Places
PCL2 Day 1: Embarkation
Carl and I spent Friday night as guests of his friend Tom in Ft Lauderdale. Tom has a lovely mid-century house in a quiet neighborhood and a lovely new Mercedes S580 in the garage. He gave us a tour of Ft Lauderdale Saturday morning, which gave me a better sense of the city than my … Continue reading
Sparky and Son, movers
I helped my son empty out his storage unit in Ocala last week and move it all to his new rented house in North Fort Myers – a 3-hour trip each way. Add in about 3 hours of loading and unloading the U-Haul truck and what you have is a very long, exhausting day. His … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 20 – Ocala FL to Fort Myers FL
210 miles via US 27, FL-64, US 17, FL-70, FL-31 and FL-80. Cumulative tow miles: 4188, Truck miles: 381. Cumulative truck miles: 5911. The extra truck miles were due to refueling and chores in the Ocala area. I opted to take some back roads rather than the longer-but-faster (usually) I-75 route. I don’t like I-75 … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 19 – Dade City FL to Ocala FL
64 miles, almost all on US 301. Cumulative tow miles: 3978. Truck miles: 127. Cumulative truck miles: 5530. The extra truck miles were due to refueling and a bit of touring of central Florida. This was a short hop. So short, in fact, that I had to kill some time in the parking lot of … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 18 – Tallahassee FL to Dade City FL
226 miles via I-10, US 19, US 98, US 27, I-10 and US 98 (again). Cumulative tow miles: 3914. Truck miles: 235. Cumulative truck miles: 5403. The extra truck miles were to refuel. The RV GPS was pretty annoyed with me on this hop. Rather than taking the longer-but-faster route (I-10 to I-75) I opted … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 17 – Robertsdale AL to Tallahassee FL
224 miles, all on I-10 except for a few miles at either end. Cumulative tow miles: 3688. Truck miles: 332. Cumulative truck miles: 5168. The extra truck miles were due to a sightseeing trip north of Robertsdale and a refueling stop at Buc-ees. It terms of navigation it doesn’t get any easier than this. Traffic … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 16 – Vicksburg MS to Robertsdale AL
264 miles via I-20, US 49, I-59 through Hattiesburg, US 98, a zig-zag route through Mobile (I-65 and I-165 plus some local streets) and I-10. Cumulative tow miles: 3464. Truck miles: 297. Cumulative truck miles: 4836. The extra truck miles were due to the tour of the Vicksburg battlefield, but also trips to the casino, … Continue reading
Vicksburg National Military Park
I expected Vicksburg to be a highlight of the TS7 and I was right. It wasn’t what I expected, but it was a really fine Civil War battlefield. So what was unexpected about the battlefield? Two things: it was more rural (I expected it to be right in Vicksburg but the visitor’s center and driving … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 15 – Omaha AR to Vicksburg MS
369 miles, almost entirely on US 65 (about 20 miles on I-20 into Vicksburg). Cumulative tow miles: 3200. Truck miles: 281. Cumulative truck miles: 4539. The extra truck miles were the refueling trip in Omaha. This hop included a refueling stop in Pine Bluff AR. It was a very long day – about 6.5 hours … Continue reading
TS7 Hop 14 – Lee’s Summit MO to Omaha AR
Yes, there is an Omaha in Arkansas. I was surprised, too. 224 miles via I-470 (south of Kansas City), I-49, MO-7, MO-13, I-44 and US 65. Cumulative tow miles: 2833. Truck miles: 308. Cumulative truck miles: 4158. The extra truck miles were primarily due to a not-very-interesting auto tour of the KC area. You probably … Continue reading