Well, as most people would have guessed, Ken woke at 2 AM on Tuesday and asked if I was willing to get ready to leave. By 2:45 we were on our way to Florida! It was 16 degrees when we left - definitely time to head South!!!
The day's drive went very well all except for about 1 hour around DC when we were in a snow squaw! The worst part was not being able to see the lines between the lanes. But by the time we got to VA the roads were dry and soon after the sun appeared. Yeah! So, we stopped at a Denny's around 7 and enjoyed a great breakfast!
We were thrilled with the drive - not a lot of traffic and the weather was great after DC. We arrived at the St. Mary's exit on Route 95 which is only 3 miles from the border of Florida around 5 PM. A long day of driving but so happy to have driven about 800 miles. Stayed at a Baymont Hotel (our 3rd time time at this chain) and found the price and quality of the motel to be very good. Also got to have dinner at a nearby Sonny's. Another great pulled pork sandwich!
We were on our way on Wednesday morning by 9 after another breakfast at a nearby Denny's. It was 41 when we got up but got to 64 during the day with plenty of sunshine! We were at Lazydays near Tampa by 1 and then the fun began. Some of the work that needed to be done on Waldo while under warranty was completed by not everything. After some discussion we went to get into Waldo and head to Lazydays CG. Unfortunately Waldo's battery was dead. Long story short, they jumped Waldo and we got to the CG, but then it was dead again once we were in our site. They did send a mechanic to our site and we were able to discuss some of the other issues that were not corrected. It was a rather stressful and somewhat frustrating day. We headed to Exit 10, a diner here at the CG for dinner, but it was now 5:30 and we did not have lunch. Needless to say we were starved, exhausted, and mentally not too sharp!
After dinner, we finished putting everything from the car in its place in Waldo and I worked on my computer. Ken met some folks across the street and sat outside with them for about 2 hours just chatting. It helped him to unwind from a stressful day. We are just thankful to be in Florida and back in Waldo. The rest will all fall into place!
I did talk to Melissa today, our full-timing friends from Nashville. Please keep her mother in your prayers as she recently had a brain aneurysm and appears to be on the road to recovery. But she also has MS which complicates the process! Also, my sister Cindy is here in Florida and had hip surgery the beginning of November. She needs prayer for total healing and patience throughout the process. She is so limited in what she can do while in Florida. Also talked to my full-timing friend, Nancy Savage, and prayers have been answered for a solution regarding her parents living situation. Neil and Nancy will hopefully be on their way to Florida very soon!
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