Places
Tomoka State Park
Another day, another state park. This one, Tomoka State Park in Ormond Beach FL, is larger and has a wider variety of recreational activities than the Bulow Creek State Park. Florida apparently thinks it is better because it charges $4 to enter. The park encompasses the site of an ancient Timucuan Indian village, documented by … Continue reading
Bulow Creek State Park
We have a TV problem at our new campground. No OTA stations and the funky cable system, which requires a cable box (free) doesn’t seem to work either. So we are facing 2 weeks with no TV – a period which includes the finale of Big Bang Theory. This is not good. And it is … Continue reading
TN5 Hop 2: Flagler Beach FL to Flagler Beach FL
10 miles via FL A1A, FL 100 and Old Kings Rd. Cumulative tow miles: 237. Truck miles: 293. Cumulative truck miles: 530. The truck miles were accumulated in my trip to St Augustine and various shopping trips in and around Flagler Beach. Plus two trips to the hospital. Once again, this was not the hop … Continue reading
Cypress Trail RV Resort
This is my first ever review of an RV resort where we are residents. I will keep it brief as I can’t possibly be completely objective. In a nutshell… we like it! How so? Let me count the ways: A very nice community center with ballroom and kitchen. An “omni” room with pool tables and … Continue reading
Tripus interruptus
English translation from the Latin: interrupted trip. Yes, for the fourth trip in a row (the transatlantic cruise, TN4, TS4 and now TN5), the trip has not gone according to plan. The truck is not the problem this time; as with the transatlantic cruise, the problem is Jett’s health. She has not been well for … Continue reading
St Augustine
I planned to spend the better part of a day in St Augustine and planned to do the sightseeing with Jett. Well, that didn’t happen (for reasons that I will explain later), but I did get to make a short trip there this afternoon. Total sightseeing time: 60 minutes. Not enough, but enough to give … Continue reading
TN5 Hop 1: Fort Myers FL to Flagler Beach FL
227 miles via FL 31, US 17, FL 557, I-4, I-95 and FL 100. Cumulative tow miles: 227. Truck miles: 237. Cumulative truck miles: 237. This was not a fun hop, primarily due to I-4 through Orlando. I think I-4 and I-84 in CT are competing to be our “least favorite” interstate. Both are very … Continue reading
Smacked with the palm
No, not the palm of the hand; the royal palm. This morning, while having my second cup of coffee, I was startled by a loud BANG! My first thought was that a bird flew into the side of the RV. But when I stepped out to look, I saw no dead bird. Or anything else … Continue reading
Prepping for the schlepping
We are 12 days away from the start of the Fifth Trip North (TN5). I have abandoned all hope of getting more work done on the shed – including getting the air conditioner installed – but still have a long list of tasks to be completed before we go. I have already done some of … Continue reading
Flowering palms
I was doing some site cleanup yesterday – removing dead fronds from our palm shrubs – and noticed that they are all “flowering”. Not that a palm produces flowers, but they all go through a reproductive phase. Some had pollen-covered “antlers” growing from their stems. But one had pods of what looked like bananas, split … Continue reading