2017 RV trip to SW national parks fall (Hurricane Irma)
It was cold this morning at 49 degrees, but it was another clear, sunny day. The high today is only forecast to be 66, so the sunshine is a little deceiving. We did the few things we had to do to get ready to leave and pulled out of the campground at 10:00. Our 4 …
October 30, 2017 Manatee Springs SP to Palmetto, FL Read More »
We slept in this morning! What a treat! Bob made Sunday breakfast and we all took a walk down to the springs. It was cooler, in the 60’s, but sunny. There were no manatees in the springs even though the spring water temperature is a constant 75 degrees. The Ranger said she expected them to …
It rained a little in the wee hours of the morning as the front moved through the area. It was still overcast as we readied ourselves to leave and pulled out at 9:00. We had 297 miles to go today and we would end up in Florida at Manatee Springs State Park for 2 nights. …
It was a mostly cloudy day to start. We haven’t had a cloudy day in….forever! We pulled out of the campground at 9:30. We spotted this guy with a sense of humor reminding us that Halloween is just around the corner. The office at the campground was decorated so nicely for fall with gourds and …
We had an easy departure again today. We stayed hooked-up, so it’s just unhook the water and electric and we’re good to go. The weather continues to be bright and sunny, but windy. We had another head wind situation today. It seems that the current cold front is chasing us across the country, that’s why …
It was a cool 47 degrees this morning when we pulled out at 9:15. We stayed hooked up so it would be a quick departure. The wind had not started up yet, but it was sunny and cloudless. We crossed the Arkansas River in Oklahoma before we crossed the border. The terrain looked a lot …
October 25, 2017 Seminole, OK to Little Rock, AR Read More »
Well…. Bob set the alarm to get up to take the truck in to have it looked at by the Ford dealer. The appointment was for 7:30. I got up after he left and prepped everything for departure in the hopes that the fix would be easy and we could still leave today. I waited …
We got up with the sunrise so we could get an early start. We had 304 miles to go today–about 5 hours of driving. It will be a long day. We didn’t have much to do to get ready to leave with the truck being hooked up from last night. We got going about 8:30–a …
October 23, 2017 Albuquerque, NM to Amarillo, TX Read More »
The temperature when we got up was 31. The sun came up around 7:15 and we were hoping it would warm up quickly. We pulled out of the campground around 9:30. Only 15 minutes into our drive towards town, 2 large does came bouncing across the highway (and I do mean bouncing). Bob slammed on …
October 22, 2017 Mesa Verde, CO to Albuquerque, NM Read More »
The wind howled and shook the trailer all night. It was hard to sleep. It got down to 31 degrees last night and was 35 when I got up. We too our time getting ready to let it warm up a bit. The mountain tops in the nearby range, were snow-covered after the cool temps …