Mar 4, 2013 - Leaving the Keys

We left the Keys and headed up the Atlantic coast of Florida. Thanks to Peg and Ron for a great visit. We'll certainly put Marathon and the rest of the Keys on our trip itinerary again. The ride up US1 was pleasant with sunny weather all the way up the Overseas Highway creating beautiful blue and blue-green water. In passing through Islamorada, we passed the monument to those people who died in the 1935 Labor Day hurricane. More than 300 people died in the hurricane and the cremated remains are burried in the monument. The death toll was...

Feb 12, 2011 - Ocala, FL to St. Lucie West Motorcoach Resort, Port St. Lucie, FL

Departed Ocala at 12:05 PM and arrived at St. Lucie West Motorcoach Resort at 4:15 PM. We were very glad that I remembered to bring the SunPass transponder this trip, as it enabled us to go through all toll booths on the turnpike without having to stop. This is a very big deal when driving a motorhome! The only pictures I took along the way were of the new palm trees that have been planted along the turnpike, which look like big toothpicks sticking up along the side of the highway. Eventually they'll be quite pretty, but right now they look...

Jan 22, 2011 - Long Day on the Road

After a cold night at Camp Walmart, I headed for Florida. After crossing into Georgia, I ran into snow showers. I tried to get a picture, but the snow flakes didn't show up. Thankfully they didn't last long. I saw a sign for the "Smallest Church in America" and decided to leave the Interstate (Georgia Exit 67) to see the church. It was built in 1949 by Agnes Harper, a local grocer. Ms. Harper wrote the deed for the church in the name of Jesus Christ. After Ms. Harper died, the church was maintained by Rev.G. W. Ward until he died in 1986....

Jan 16, 2011 - Randonne jusqu'a Port Ste-Lucie

Nous nous sommes rendus pour visiter Port Ste-Lucie RV Resort. Tout un resort, un stationnement derriere le Walmart et tout ca $900 US par mois. A passer. En revenant nous avons pris la fameuse route A1A de Jupiter Island a West Palm Beach. C'est de valeur de voir tout ses gens dans le besoin le long de l'Atlantique. Seulement une entree de service pour les jardiniers, cuisiniers, femmes de menage, etc. Celine et Rene n'etaient pas la, alors nous allons remettre notre lunch a plus tard :-)))))) Jupiter est une belle ville de grosseur...

Mar 21, 2010 - Port St Lucie and Stuart, Florida

We spent a very pleasant week in Port St. Lucie. We rode the motorcycle through Hutchinson Island, Jupiter, and down to Stuart to see Dolores and Jack. Dolores invited several good friends; Marge and Larry, Lynne and Marcel, Joanie and JJ, and Dorothy and Carol. A good time was had by all on Saturday.

Oct 12, 2009 - Port St. Lucie, FL

We made it to FLORIDA today ! Another travel day, leaving Savannah South KOA around 10 AM and arriving at Port St. Lucie (PSL) RV Resort in Port St. Lucie, Florida at 5 PM. It was a hot and humid travel day, with temperatures around 90. According to the news Florida is experiencing hotter than normal temperatures for this time of the year. This RV park was several miles off of I-95 in a more developed area. We were not expecting much in the way of a campsite, but we were pleasantly surprised. Although behind a mall and not far from a busy...

Apr 24, 2009 - Just Starting Out-First Trip

Well all set to go...... Started out @ 21747 miles. Drove a whooping 101 miles (Port St. Lucie) to my daughters house as she did not see the RV yet nor did I have 1. When I arrived there had my 1st. mash-up----minor. The battery in my car was dead -found out left the ignition in the on position. 1st learning mistake. Used my Good Sam ERS card & they sent some1 to jump it. I guess I got off on the right foot with them. So I stayed in the camper for the night. Other than that everything ran fine.

Feb 28, 2009 - Houseless

We are officially houseless, the closing was Friday afternoon. But this was not without incident, we had planned the loading of the truck down to the last day and a half as the furniture was removed Thursday. "Murphy's Law" was ignored and the results were a vehicle took out a power pole outside the neighborhood and no electricity, no sleep, and no packing. In addition a few wonderful neighbors stopping by to say good bye. This had us way behind schedule, however the buyers of the house were understanding and we were able to complete all...

Nov 2, 2008 - Back To Port St. Lucie

We are almost to Mark and Julia’s place in South Miami! We decided, however, to stop for the evening and relax prior to facing the traffic of the big city. We have stayed at this RV Resort before (May 2008), so decided to stop back in for tonight as we enjoyed such a nice overnight stay last time we were through here. Although it rained on us occasionally throughout the day we enjoyed our leisurely drive south along Florida’s Historic A1A Scenic Byway. The waves were high enough to entice the surfers out, despite the cooler temperatures,...

Jun 13, 2008 - Port St Lucie, FL

We arrived at the Port St Lucie RV Park on Friday the 13th for a weeks stay. There is not a lot to do except boating and fishing in the area, but the RV park was great, While out driving around, I stumbled onto the St Lucie Elks Lodge children's park. It is a beautiful little park with playground equipment, basketball courts and rest rooms. It is a joint effort between the State of Florida and the Lodge and is beautifully maintained. I also visited the St Lucie Elks Lodge and received a great reception.

May 10, 2008 - Headed Towards Fernandina Beach.

We had an enjoyable visit with Julia this morning and were very happy to have a chance to spend some time with her, albeit briefly, in their new comfortable (cool-low-humidity) apartment. We also had a nice lunch out with her at a restaurant (Taco Rico’s Tex-Mex Cafe in Coral Gables) as Mark had said he wanted us to be sure to go there; more specifically he wanted Will to taste their steak dish (which Will ended up enjoying very much). I liked all of my lunch, but I was particularly fond of the fried plantains. Yum! In fact, they are so...

Nov 21, 2007 - Port Saint Lucie and southern Florida

112107 Another pack up and we are off to Port St. Lucie, another 200 miles or so further south. Greg managed to get the trailer out of the park without doing anymore structural damage to any of the structures. This site is not as nice as the St. Augustine site, as the trailer sites are closer together and there are no trees. However, we get good internet and TV reception, the picnic tables are on concrete and the trailer pads are concrete, so there is less chance of Ginny running afoul of an unseen fire ant. There are lots of fire ants...