On the road again...

After Christmas in Tennessee, we hit the road towards Florida. Glenn is the planner of our trips, and he started using the app RV Life Trip Wizard. This app allows him to plan multiple trips by inputting fuel stops and where we will be staying each night. I love that I can check the app to see where we're stopping, whether it’s at Love’s, Pilot, Flying J, or TA. Truck stops are fantastic when we are hauling our RV since all the stalls have diesel, and most also have DEF. When traveling with our rig, our diesel and DEF levels deplete quickly.

I enjoy looking up our next campground to see what amenities are available. After leaving the last campground, I checked our next stop: Moody Air Force Base, Grassy Pond in Lake Park, GA. However, their website stated they were closed due to damage from Hurricanes Idalia and Helene. We quickly found an alternative at Casey Jones RV Park in Lake City, Florida. Although it was a longer drive, it took us into Florida. Thankfully, when I called the park, they had a site available. When we crossed into Florida, we saw the welcome center with the sign stating Free Citrus Juice.  Of course, we had to stop and give it a try.  The welcome center is huge!  We got to choose between Orange or Grapefruit juice.  The lady gave us 3 orange and 1 grapefruit (me) and it was delicious.  The area was massive and full of brochures for every town and activity possible and had fun statues that represent the state. 

We also stopped at another welcome center because this one said they had baby gators!

Fresh from our quick rest stop at the Welcome Centers, we approached Casey Jones, just off the main road.  Upon checking in, the owners of the property were friendly and welcoming; they escorted us to our site.  All the sites are very close to each other, open space, and no protective areas.  All sites are pull-thru (my favorite) and full hook-ups (another favorite). After getting set up, I did not want to cook and we noticed a Wendy's and Little Caesars pizza nearby.  We decided on Little Caesars.  We walked over and ate inside the restaurant: friendly staff, full menu, but very sparse inside with only a few tables and chairs, but it was hot and hit the spot.

We had a nice, easy night. The next day, we packed up, hooked up, and headed out to TTO!

Authors

Kristy Westfall