Do You Believe In Miracles?

March 27, 2010

Day 1 Summerville SC to Monticello FL

348 miles


Somehow we got everything pulled together and managed to hit the road by 11:00 this morning. A minor miracle.

We have been thinking of selling the house but one of the worst things about listing is living in a 'fish bowl' and always having it show ready. Ugh. We are NOT that neat! So we decided to list it while we are away. That meant getting it all spiffed up in two weeks...decluttering, remodeling and cleaning...REALLY cleaning and staging. The last thing I did before we left was to take pictures of the entire house, because it will never look this good again!

Oh yes, and on top of all that prepping the RV, taking the dogs for their yearly check and shopping for the redecorating and the RV supplies. Not to mention, stopping the mail, newspaper, cancelling the cable, pre-paying bills, arranging for 90 days worth of prescriptions, visits to the doctor, hairdresser...well you get the picture. Then packing it all into the RV.

By the time we climbed into the darn thing we were walking around like Michael Jackson in Thriller.

And so we begin our trip.

The weather cooperated, sunny and cool. We rode I26 to I95 south to US84 south of Savannah. The traffic was extremely heavy for a Saturday, which surprised us. The state road was much less traveled, and a nice break from the interstate. Thankfully it was pretty much uneventful, except for the poor, large, black bird that crashed into our windshield near Jessup Ga. First day and we killed something already!

This route took us through mostly rural areas, small towns, some charming, some, um...not so much. Pecans seem to be the crop of choice, we easily drove past a bizillion pecan trees...so why are they so darn expensive? We were pleasantly surprised with the beautification of the downtown area in Waycross, very nice.

The both of us were grouchy, tired and hungry and glad to settle into a campsite at a KOA just east of Tallahassee on I10. I had to laugh when we pulled up to the office and saw this camper in front of us. Reminded me of a dear friend in Fairbanks.

For some reason this KOA did NOT have WIFI. I didn't even bother to ask when I called, because they always have WIFI and CABLE. Except for this one...

Tomorrow head west toward the panhandle beaches.

Sorry, readers...I am way too exhausted to be clever, witty, or even form a proper sentence. It will come.

I need sleep....