Blog posts associated with our RV trip
We drove into Big Bend National Park, stopping at Panther Junction (23 miles) for gew-gaws and bird-watching advice. Elevation change from 4000 ft down to 2000 ft at Rio Grande Villages (another 20 miles or so). Had lunch on whole … Continued
Extremely long day of driving. We left Garner SP, taking US-183 to Uvalde, then again on 90 west. We stopped at Del Rio for lunch at El Patio: Mexican food mildly/ flavorfully spiced. Got cash at the ATM and diesel. … Continued
Underway at 0922 CT. Refuel at Uvalde TX, then westward. We saw the first cactus approximately 50 miles east of San Antonio. Lunch at R-BBQ (brisket) in Sabinal. Huge sandwich and tacos. I-10 through San Antonio, then 90 West. All … Continued
Broke camp, filled propane tank, headed west on I-10. Drove through downtown Houston; we’ve never seen so many Jersey barriers in our lives! Along the way we had breakfast bowls at a Waffle House. The overage (huge bowls of food) … Continued
Woke early due to the shift in time zones. Coffee and a day in place. Walked over to the Bass Pro Shop and spent an enjoyable 90 minutes shopping. Looked at a Yeti 24 wine cooler; a Lodge grill to … Continued
We ate a quick breakfast and were on the road by 0814CT. We rode I-10 west nearly to Baton Rouge. We stopped at the Alabama border for a map (shifting to Central time zone), somewhere for diesel and some rest … Continued
We woke to heavy mist and cardinals chirping. Ochlockonee is really a nice SP. We headed to Niceville to visit Aunt Sue and Uncle Bruce. Sopchoppy is known for its Worm Grunting Festival and associated King/ Queen of the festival. … Continued
Dropped the rental car in Sanford, and then headed to Sopchoppy/ Ochlockonee SP. “O clock o knee.” Driving direction was north on I-4 to westerly roads. Much kinder than the interstate. Lots of state forest and a huge section west … Continued
2/18: After coffee and breakfast, we completed the SunPass setup and put the rental car on it. Jim worked on Chatham Cares matters for an hour. Then drove to the Villages Pharmacy and picked up the Amazon package we had … Continued