Hooked Up and On To Florida

We found Edgewater to be a bit soiled on the outside but to our surprise there were no signs of mice or rodents and our ant traps were full as they had done their job. Everything was working. After spending our first night in the travel trailer, we made a Tuesday morning trip into Valdosta to stock up on supplies.  We then hooked up and headed into the Sunshine State.

The sun was shining so we did not go far before pulling over into a comfortable RV park near Lake City, FL.  It was not fancy but it had level pull-through sites, spotlessly clean restrooms, and 64 clear cable channels that we were looking for with the Bowl games coming up.

Today (Wednesday 12/31) is our grandson, Eli Hollenbeck's first birthday so we want to send him warm Birthday wishes from Florida.  Here he is last summer with Grandma Karen.



 

 

 

Day 3: 1220 Miles and 24 Chapters later....

On Monday we left the Comfort Inn at Athens, TN about 8:30 AM and jumped back on I-75 southbound.  It was cloudy and rainy but the temperature was already in the 50s.  The drive through Chattanooga and Atlanta was crowded but seldom stop-and-go.  About 3:30 we finally arrived at Valdosta, GA where Karen's baby sat waiting for her.  (see Edgewater below)

 

Our trip had taken 1220 miles so far.  Along much of the way we had listened to a book-on-discs that Bill had recently received as a birthday gift.  It was "UnBroken" by Laura Hillenbrand.  It is a fascinating true life story of an American soldier before and during WWII.  It may now be playing in a theater near you.

 

Day 2: Kokomo to Athens, TN

On Sunday we got an early start from our Comfort Inn, and continued on south.  We drove past Indianapolis and Louisville through dark and rainy weather.  We hit I-75 near Lexington, KY and were surprised at the high volume of traffic on this Sunday afternoon.  Perhaps it was people going home from their Christmas vacations?  Anyway, it was often stop and go for our first 200 miles south through Kentucky into Tennessee.  We pulled into another Comfort Inn at Athens, TN just in time to watch the Lions get beat by the Green Bay Packers.

Off to Florida on December 27, 2017

We started our 2015 Travel Trailer Adventure on December 27, 2014 by driving from Frederic, MI to Bill's sister Kathy's house near Vicksburg, MI to attend an annual family Christmas party.  We had little snow up north and none was present when we arrived down state.  Besides Bill's three siblings, we got to see six of our nine grandchildren as well as two of our three children.  It was a fun party with lots of food, presents, and cheer. 

This is our youngest Grandchild, Iggy.

 

We left the party around 6:00 PM and drove to Kokomo, IN where we spent the night at a Comfort Inn.  It was snowing there when we arrived at our motel.