Heading South Fall of 2018

Ultimately I will be spending the majority of the winter in Tucson, Arizona, but first I headed  to Boca Raton, Florida for a very special event. My twin second cousins are celebrating their coming of age, 13, there with B'nai Mitzvot (Bar and Bat).

I left Silver Dove on November 17th. I crossed into the USA at Sarnia. On this trip I planed on driving not more than 400 miles each day. My first night I stayed in Florence Kentucky at the Cracker Barrel restaurant. I enjoyed the drive through southern Kentucky, it is hilly (as opposed to flat or mountainous) with pretty scenery.

The second night I stayed in Adairsville, Georgia at a campground I found through a new club I had joined called Passport America. It offers sites at 50% off the usual rates, generally in the off season and/or for short stays, which worked out well for me. Some locations want cash only though, which I don't generally have much of with me. I was put on to the club by the manager of a park I will stay at later on in the trip. The membership fee will be easily paid for in a few stays, so well worth it at this time. At this park I met up with a nice couple from Florida who were headed north. They had a nice little white dog who enjoyed sitting on my lap and having me stroke him. 

I spent some time with them in their R-pod trailer (not something I usually do, but I felt at ease with these folks.) They arrived after the office was closed and didn't have any cash. We agreed that they would give me a check and I gave them the $25 cash they needed for their one night stay. (The check didn't bounce.) While here, I was able to clean some of the mud off the trailer I had accumulated in Appin. 

The following night I stayed at the Cracker Barrel in Lake City, Florida. While eating breakfast I met a nice couple from Nashville who were heading to Key West in their 5th wheel. 

The following two nights I stayed in Jensen Beach, Florida, at the Ocean Breeze Resort, another property from Passport America. I wasn't sure I would ever want to leave there. The entire park was top notch. It had a combination of park models and RV spots. It is the first place I have stayed that had a full size gas Bar-B-Que on every site as well as a nice table and chairs, as opposed to a picnic table. They had a pool and activities as well. It was walking distance to the downtown area, which was very quaint with shops, cafes, bars and restaurants. There were also several golf courses in the area including Eagle Marsh which I played the morning following my arrival in the area. 

Typical hole at Eagle Marsh

I had allowed myself an extra night on this journey in case I ran into any bad weather along the way and had to slow down my progress. I definitely didn't want to be late arriving in Boca. Thankfully everything went smoothly and as originally planned. 

I arrived in Boca Raton right on time around 2:00 on Thanksgiving Day afternoon. I had called the resort in advance and they informed me they would provide a place to park my truck and trailer while I stayed there. Their security people met me when I arrived and helped get me situated. The parking spot was very close to the outer end of their entrance driveway. I disconnected the truck from the trailer so I could shuttle some of my other relatives around during our stay.