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Cypress Trail RV Resort
This is my first ever review of an RV resort where we are residents. I will keep it brief as I can’t possibly be completely objective. In a nutshell… we like it! How so? Let me count the ways: A very nice community center with ballroom and kitchen. An “omni” room with pool tables and … Continue reading
Tripus interruptus
English translation from the Latin: interrupted trip. Yes, for the fourth trip in a row (the transatlantic cruise, TN4, TS4 and now TN5), the trip has not gone according to plan. The truck is not the problem this time; as with the transatlantic cruise, the problem is Jett’s health. She has not been well for … Continue reading
St Augustine
I planned to spend the better part of a day in St Augustine and planned to do the sightseeing with Jett. Well, that didn’t happen (for reasons that I will explain later), but I did get to make a short trip there this afternoon. Total sightseeing time: 60 minutes. Not enough, but enough to give … Continue reading
TN5 Hop 1: Fort Myers FL to Flagler Beach FL
227 miles via FL 31, US 17, FL 557, I-4, I-95 and FL 100. Cumulative tow miles: 227. Truck miles: 237. Cumulative truck miles: 237. This was not a fun hop, primarily due to I-4 through Orlando. I think I-4 and I-84 in CT are competing to be our “least favorite” interstate. Both are very … Continue reading
Smacked with the palm
No, not the palm of the hand; the royal palm. This morning, while having my second cup of coffee, I was startled by a loud BANG! My first thought was that a bird flew into the side of the RV. But when I stepped out to look, I saw no dead bird. Or anything else … Continue reading
Prepping for the schlepping
We are 12 days away from the start of the Fifth Trip North (TN5). I have abandoned all hope of getting more work done on the shed – including getting the air conditioner installed – but still have a long list of tasks to be completed before we go. I have already done some of … Continue reading
Flowering palms
I was doing some site cleanup yesterday – removing dead fronds from our palm shrubs – and noticed that they are all “flowering”. Not that a palm produces flowers, but they all go through a reproductive phase. Some had pollen-covered “antlers” growing from their stems. But one had pods of what looked like bananas, split … Continue reading
Playing out the string
The park is about half empty now. All activities have ceased. The weather is hot and humid. It seems like we are just waiting until we leave. In sports terms, we are “playing out the string” – not accomplishing anything other than passing time. This feeling is supported by the lack of progress on the … Continue reading
Skirt! (a start, anyway)
A finishing touch on our shed (which is far from finished) is putting a “skirt” around the bottom to hide the underside ugliness. It is strictly cosmetic and not vital in any way, but it is also pretty simple and the idea of paying a guy $580 to do it (that was the quote I … Continue reading
The cost of climate control
No, I am not talking about fixing global warming; I refer to the cost of getting heat and air conditioning in my truck. If you recall, the blower failed – with the mode of failure being that it wouldn’t shut off – in Tennessee on our way south for the winter. I have been driving … Continue reading