Miles and Smiles

Thursday, February 13

We got an early start (glad to leave the Walmart parking lot).  As we were driving through Mobile, Alabama, we encountered a tunnel that went under the downtown area, helping to avoid rush hour…kinda cool! 

Then, we saw the gulf in the distance…what a welcome sight…we have driven from the desert to the gulf on I-10 in just a few days.  We watched the sun rise over the water, and then smiled and cheered as we finally hit Florida!

The sun finally came out and stayed bringing a little bit of warmth along, but it was also very windy which provided plenty of challenge as we drove across I-10. We saw several Indiana license plates going across I-10, and we figured they took an alternate route, avoiding 65 through Atlanta.

It was still chilly all day.  We decided to go south and cut across, and took the turnpike which is a toll road.  The toll was a hefty $9!! We ended up at Winter Garden RV Park in Winter Garden Florida for the night. (near Orlando). The park is full—lots of snowbirds and a few full-timers.  We got one of the last available spaces, but unfortunately there are lots of hanging cypress trees, which Jim had to dodge as we tried to get parked.  Those trees also play havoc with the satellite dish (translation:  limited tv shows tonight!)

It’s been a long trip…We have covered 2,100 miles since we left Arizona on Sunday!  Daytona is only 65 miles from here, and the track doesn’t open to motorhomes until noon on Friday, so we will be able to sleep in, and still have time to wash the vehicles, do laundry and get ready to enter the track.

The Lundcruiser is purring along, but we are more than ready to get to Daytona and stay parked for the next 10 days!