We picked up our RV yesterday, and hit the open road after 2 weeks in Orlando. We went east, out to the coast where we saw the space shuttle launch (see Mike’s separate post!) and had dinner with our friends Kelly, Jeff and Wyatt. We even enjoyed pumpkin pie for dessert!
After dinner we decided to make some headway into our trip south so bundled the boys into the RV and set off into the dark. The shuttle had launched 3 hours before yet there was still gridlock – amazing that so many people had come out to watch it. We did some tricky back street driving (especially tricky in a 30 ft vehicle) and avoided much of the traffic.
After nearly 2 hours of driving we were all exhausted so pulled into an all night rest stop to spend our first night in the van. The truck rest stops are patrolled by armed security guards so we felt pretty safe (although the boys were scared of being shot if they went to the toilet in the night!) Not a great night’s sleep – besides a cranky Aidan with temps of 39.2 degrees, we had huge trucks coming and going all night. So an early morning and off we went, on the road again…
Karen
Hi Karen. Were you using your GPS and how effective was it? Could we have photos from inside the RV?
ReplyDeleteHi Eric, we have been using a Tom Tom with USA and Canada maps which I bought on ebay before we left. It has been fantastic! We will take some photos of the inside and post them for you. Hope you are both well, Karen
ReplyDeleteThanks Karen. We used our "Garmin" GPS seriously when when had to make a trip to the Childrens Hospital in Sydney recently to pick up Rodny, Sally and Luke. Blows me away how it works and how responsive it is if you miss a turn :-)
ReplyDeleteTruly soaking up the American culture if you are calling it an RV! Sure looks like a Campervan!
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