Weather 79F/25C Sunny and warm at night 65
There are some bad storms in Texas and New Mexico so we are thinking we will stay in the top of Florida for the next month; so last Monday we moved east to Carrabelle Beach RV Resort. We have a great spot and you can walk on the beach here for miles, still that white snowy sand.
Before we left home we bought a GPS that was special for RVers, and we gave her a name "Lola". In theory Lola is supposed to keep us out of trouble, you have to load in your height, width, length and weight and voila she will give you the 'safe' route. I know, I know its just like a computer which means it is usually the operator. So on the way here Lola said we need to take County Road 67 and I'm thinking we should take the State Road 65. Turns out CR67 is a narrow, no shoulder scenic route! Lola what the he** are you doing??? We met a few transports on corners where all Billy could say was "hang on". I had to close my eyes a few times... it was too tight for comfort and we only had 60 miles of it. Good grief. Moral of the story is that as the operator I have now loaded in an extra foot on all our dimensions and guess what Lola says then, she wants us to take a U Turn on CR67 do not proceed...and go to State Road 65. Darn it Lola now you tell us.... so the larger than us size is staying in her all the time!
RV'er Tips to share:
1. Outsmart Lola with your bigger size. That will definitely keep you safe!
2. Camper's Daily Diary - date, weather, mileage, expenses, notes, where you stayed - I am a constant note taker and this keeps my thoughts organized. You can get it at camping world.
3. My pantry - brought all my baking stuff with me, just in smaller quantities. Today I'm making cookies ! yeah !
4. Single electric burner - Get the electric one since you can plug in at your site and the $'s are included in your nightly hookup. If you use a propane one you are using up your supply which you will have to replenish. This outside burner is so handy - you can fry outside without getting your kitchen all messy. Kids remember when we were on the boat having breakfast outside? It is so good.
When we moved in the motor home Billy did not bring his big gas powered leaf blower - and you are wondering "why would he want to have it with him?". It also doubles as his blow dryer for the Harley. Hilarious but true. So the day before we left I got him a Motorcycle Blow Dryer - No kidding!!! You can buy anything these days. Yesterday he washed the bike and out came his new toy,,, you could hear him chuckling all over the park. Priceless :)
The night we got here there was a Trike Rally and BBQ so we felt at home and a couple of the RVers here loaded their trikes on the back of their pickups to pull behind their motor homes, Billy was quite intrigue with this setup. The weight would be a big drawback though as they total out at about 9000 lbs. phew that's a lot to pull.
Before we left home we bought a GPS that was special for RVers, and we gave her a name "Lola". In theory Lola is supposed to keep us out of trouble, you have to load in your height, width, length and weight and voila she will give you the 'safe' route. I know, I know its just like a computer which means it is usually the operator. So on the way here Lola said we need to take County Road 67 and I'm thinking we should take the State Road 65. Turns out CR67 is a narrow, no shoulder scenic route! Lola what the he** are you doing??? We met a few transports on corners where all Billy could say was "hang on". I had to close my eyes a few times... it was too tight for comfort and we only had 60 miles of it. Good grief. Moral of the story is that as the operator I have now loaded in an extra foot on all our dimensions and guess what Lola says then, she wants us to take a U Turn on CR67 do not proceed...and go to State Road 65. Darn it Lola now you tell us.... so the larger than us size is staying in her all the time!
RV'er Tips to share:
1. Outsmart Lola with your bigger size. That will definitely keep you safe!
2. Camper's Daily Diary - date, weather, mileage, expenses, notes, where you stayed - I am a constant note taker and this keeps my thoughts organized. You can get it at camping world.
3. My pantry - brought all my baking stuff with me, just in smaller quantities. Today I'm making cookies ! yeah !
When we moved in the motor home Billy did not bring his big gas powered leaf blower - and you are wondering "why would he want to have it with him?". It also doubles as his blow dryer for the Harley. Hilarious but true. So the day before we left I got him a Motorcycle Blow Dryer - No kidding!!! You can buy anything these days. Yesterday he washed the bike and out came his new toy,,, you could hear him chuckling all over the park. Priceless :)
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