On the Road Again

April 1, 2024

We’ve spent most of the winter getting ready for another trip out West. This time we will go across I-10, stopping to see our friends Margo, Davey and Lily in Austin TX. Then on to CA and up the coast to Oregon and Washington, then kitty corner through Wyoming, Utah etc and back to FL in November.

We’ve done some stuff to our rig including having disc brakes installed instead of electric brakes. Of course the big project was removing the old decals and oxidation, applying a ceramic finish and custom decals. Many, many hours of manual labor. Our friend and RV tech Allen Cook helped us with the high places requiring a ladder and put the decals on.

We also put in a composting toilet which means we won’t be searching for a dump station every 10 days.

This is a simple thing but will make moving so much easier – Allen made a gadget that locks both doors of the fridge so no more bungee cords or straps – hurray!!!

Vic has joined not only the Elks Lodge but the VFW and the American Legion which will enhance our boon docking ability. Along with the military bases there will be no shortage of places to stay.

We have reservations at a campground called White Oak Park in St. Charles, LA for April 7th for 3 nights. That’s where we’ll be during the eclipse. We don’t do crowds very well so we aren’t trying to be positioned somewhere to see it. We happened upon this place last year. All the sites are roomy and pull throughs. It was immaculate and amazingly $12 a night. The birding in the area is worth stopping for.

First stop is the Tallahassee Auto Museum for two or three nights with birding opportunities nearby. The museum has hundreds of classic cars. The property is several acres with a huge field available for boon docking.

We wish all our snowbird friends safe travels back to their summer places.

Hope you enjoy following along on this year’s adventures.