Seems in my earlier note I was out one day..it was the 13th when we left Tybee Island, not the 14th!!
Also, forgot to mention in a much earlier note, that when we passed thru New Bern, this is where Pepsi Cola was invented in 1898.... AND... the moss from the trees in Savannah and places south was used to stuff mattresses for the early settlers. Unfortunately, the moss is home to some wee critters, chiggers (sp) that have a nasty bite. The settlers wrapped themselves up snugly at bedtime to prevent getting bitten..thus the saying, "good night, sleep tight and don't let the bedbugs bite"!! So there is a bit more trivia for you.
Anyhoo,we navigated our way off Tybee Island and out of Savannah without any wrong turns and soon were on our way straight down on I-95, then on to I-4 and into Sanford, arriving in early evening. On the way we got lots of glimpses of the ocean, and palm trees and the ever changing scenery slowly becoming very "southern" and hot again! We also had the pleasure of driving through Jacksonville in rush hour. Now that was fun..but I must say we couldn't believe how clean everything is. No litter by the side of the freeways, everything is neat and tidy and well cared for. Very impressive to say the least.
Where we were in Sanford was just a bit west of the city..more industrial area..at the Vantare service centre (very small..not like Prevost in Mira Loma or Marathon in Coburg). There was an electrical plug-in tho' so we at least had that which meant we could have the air conditioning on. We needed it too as the humidity has been quite high again. Even had to leave it on overnight otherwise it got just too muggy to sleep. Decisions, decisions..leave the air on and have the noise annoy you or no air and too hot/muggy to sleep.....
"they" spent most of yesterday doing small repairs,mostly to the exterior water systems. Dale was able to watch/participate so got to learn a myriad of things about how that part of the system works. There is no line sheet on this bus, even Vantare does not have one, so some areas we previously didn't bother with as we had no idea how things worked. "Most" of that is now history and Dale is well versed on how to work them. Also got the one drawer fixed as well that neither Dale or I could manouvre our bodies in position to fix it.
Once all that was done and after Dale had a short lie down, we went over to WalMart Super Centre to get a battery for Dale's watch and to pick up a couple of things before calling it a day. Home again, quick, light supper, some scrabble (on the computer), a little TV and to bed.
Today we went into Lake Mary to do a few chores and to find a post office; needed to mail a couple of parcels that we have been toting around for a few days. Once that was done, had lunch at the "China Buffet" and surprisingly, it was very good (and very cheap). Went for a drive around the area and then back to Sanford and a short drive around that area as well.
Once we were home again, got packed up and decided since we didn't have time to get to Orlando/Epcot Centre or any of the places that we would need a week in which to really enjoy, might just as well start the final leg of our journey. We left Sanford at 6:00 p.m. and are now parked at the rest area just few miles south of Jacksonville and the I-295 turnoff which will take us to I-10 West. Decided to have an early night and will try and leave around 5:00 a.m., tomorrow morning to keep the sun behind us for as long as possible. We'll need to stop every afternoon for a few hours until the sun sets so will mean lots of early morning driving.
So that brings our travels up to date; looking foward to seeing some new country as we cross through Alabama and Louisana in the next couple of days.
Till then.....
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