TN4 Hop 1
We have traveled I-75 many times before – and I traveled the 50 miles between Naples and Ft Myers twice a week all winter to play softball – so there was nothing new here. The weather was nice (and hot!) and the traffic was only moderate (one of the advantages of waiting until May to head north). We stopped at a rest area for about 20 minutes but otherwise made the trip non-stop. It was an easy trip and well-planned with respect to fuel: the low fuel light lit up just as we exited I-75.
The most interesting part of the trip was the rest stop. I took the opportunity to check tire pressures. Our truck tires have a maximum pressure rating of 80 psi and the RV specifies no more than 110 psi. I filled the tires yesterday to 75 and 100 psi, respectively, thinking that even with heating the pressures would not go over the max. Wrong! The truck tires were all running at about 82 and the RV tires ranged between 115 and 120 psi. So I let air out of all the tires, bringing the truck down to about 78 and the RV down to about 108. I will check the pressures again in the morning, when they are cold.
We are spending the night in Wildwood at the Three Flags RV Campground, an RV park with no cable TV and no over-the-air reception. Break out the Perry Mason DVDs! We still have most of Season 8 to watch.
Seems like a pretty nice campground otherwise, but we don’t require much for an overnight stay.