Glennville, GA to Titusville, FL -- April 20 - 27, 2023

Glennville, GA to Titusville, FL -- April 20 - 27, 2023

On Thursday, April 20 we drove to Country Oaks Campground in Kingsland, GA.  We would return to this campground. The dreaded sulfur water wasn't bad at all!  We did some cleaning,  drove by our old house and did a Walmart run.  Here's a picture of our site.

Friday we had lunch with our former pastor and his wife, Vernon and Linda.  It was a great time of visiting and fellowship.  I forgot, as usual, to take any pictures.  After lunch we drove around the area to see what had changed, and there was a lot.  There are twice as many people in the county and a lot more traffic.  However, it's still not as bad as Charlotte. While we were there the weather was beautiful, temps in the high 70s, a nice breeze, no bugs and no humidity.  That's unusual.

Saturday we stayed home, and Sunday we went to the church we used to go to when we lived there.  We went out with a few people that were there when we lived there.  We had a really nice time.  Again, I didn't think to get any pictures until after we left.

On Monday, April 24 we left Kingsland and went to Stagecoach RV Park in St. Augustine. We were welcomed to Florida by the iconic sign, and a trip over the 'bow-tie' bridge.  I don't know the official name of the bridge but that's what we used to call it.

Stagecoach RV is a nice park with full hookups. The only downside to it was that it was near a busy road and I-95 so there was quite a bit of traffic noise. I thought I had taken a picture of our site but I don't see it. 

On Wednesday we took the St. Augustine Old Town Trolley Tour, which is a hop on, hop off trolley.  We stayed on the trolley for the full 1-1/2 hour tour and then took it to the St. George Street stop and got some lunch. 

Here are the old city gates and St. George Street.

The trolley also took us by Flagler College, which used to be The Hotel Ponce de Leon that was built by Henry Flagler in 1888.

He also built the Hotel Alcazar in 1889. These hotels catered to the rich people that came to spend the winter there.  Our tour guide said that the cost for the season would be $9,000 in today's dollars.

Then we walked to Castillo de San Marcos and looked at the old fort. It was finished in 1695. They did some improvements on it in the mid 1700s and it has served the Spanish, British and Americans well.

There are 22 stops on the trolley tour and although it was a little pricey I think it was worth it.

That evening we met friends Mike and Patti and step-brother John for dinner and visiting afterwards at Mike and Patti's beautiful home.

Wednesday while she was out running errands Patti stopped by to see the 5th wheel and we had a really nice visit.

Thursday we drove to Manatee Hammock Campground in Titusville, FL.  Our check-out time in St. Augustine was 11am and check-in time here was 2pm, so we stopped at Buc-ee's to kill some time. We were going to stop at a rest stop for lunch but it was too hot and humid so we ended up at Arby's.

We haven't had a chance to walk around the campground yet, and there's a thunderstorm coming so will decide later if it's somewhere we would return.  However, there is a view of the water through the trees as I sit here and type.  We're hoping to be able to see a SpaceX launch or two while we're here.  Here's a picture of our site.

That's all for now!  Roving on...

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth".

Genesis 1:1

Out West, 2021

 Home to Biloxi, MS

March 28 - April 1, 2021

We left home on a windy Sunday, March 28 a little after noon, and after a quick stop back home because I forgot my prescription sunglasses.  Fortunately we were only 1/2 mile away when I realized it.

Our first stop was at a Boondockers Welcome in Augusta, Georgia.  It was out in the country and quiet.

It would have been faster to get down to I-10 if we went through Atlanta but John hates towing the 5th wheel through there.

Our stop on Monday, March 29 was at a Harvest Hosts location in Fort Valley, GA.  We parked next to the strawberry field, and bought some peach jam, pecans, and strawberries in their little store.  We were parked in the parking lot next to a highway and it was a busy two lane road, all day and night.  The weather was beautiful!

But before we got there we stopped at Buc-ee's.  I thought they were only in Texas but we saw the sign and had to stop.  I think it was a much smaller store than in Texas, but still very busy.

Tuesday, March 30 we traveled to another Boondockers Welcome location in Prattville, AL.  Our host was very friendly and had a beautiful back yard with a creek that ran behind the property.  It rained in the evening but was gone by morning.  We had a peaceful night's sleep.

The weather was heating up, there was a wind advisory, storms were expected, and a utility stop would be nice, so on Wednesday, March 31 we went to Wind Creek RV Park in Atmore, AL.  It was very nice, with concrete pads and full hookups for $37.50.  I-65 was near but didn't bother us.  We had a thunderstorm late afternoon into the evening, but the sun was shining in the morning.

Thursday, April 1 we had a windy drive to another Harvest Hosts location on a golf course near Biloxi, MS.  We had lunch in their restaurant and it was awful (April Fool's day - it was good!).

Here is the view from the back window...

and the view from the side window.

Before on our trips we've always driven right through Mississippi because it's a fairly narrow state.  This time we decided to stay in the state so we could get our MS sticker on our map.

We still have a few more states to go and will hopefully take care of some of those this year.

Tomorrow we head to Louisiana for a few days to sit out the Easter weekend, and then to Texas to see the Johnson Space Center.  After that who knows, we'll just be...

Roving on...

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth".

Genesis 1:1