Third Trip South (TTS) plan
Today Jett and I leave South Hero, VT, and start our trek south, to Ft Myers Beach, FL. It will be a journey of just over 2,000 miles and will take 26 days. we will spend 6 nights in MA, catching up with family and friends, and 5 nights in the DC area, also catching up with family. That part of the trip – MA to DC – will be a simple reversal of our trip north. Nothing new there. But after that we will hit a few new places:
- Natural Bridge, VA. It is just one night, but I have always been interested in this stop. Probably just the name – “natural bridge” – but it sounds interesting.
- Asheville, NC. Seeing the Biltmore estate and the western NC region is on my bucket list. We have the time to take a pretty significant detour to make this happen. 3 nights.
- Charleston, SC. We are looking forward to having 3 more days to explore one of our favorite cities. And we will be staying in one of our favorite RV parks, with the huge dog park. The dogs are looking forward to this stop, too.
- Jacksonville, FL. Jacksonville may not be at the top of the list of Florida destinations, but I think there is enough there to keep us interested for 3 nights.
- Titusville, FL. This is near Cape Canaveral, which I have never visited. And it is an area of the east coast of Florida that I have never explored. 3 nights.
Then on to our new Florida home for the winter – Gulf Waters RV Resort. We loved the Seminole Campground, but decided to try a new, more upscale, park this year. It is expensive, but, hopefully, will be worth the price.
Of course, this will all be done using our repaired truck. The first hop down to MA will be nerve-wracking. I will be listening intently for any unusual engine sounds and hoping against hope that the engine doesn’t blow up. It should be fine, but I won’t be comfortable until we complete that first hop unscathed.
Wish us luck.