Last night after I picked Kevin up from the airport (he had a quick business trip to San Diego this week) we met up with his mom and her husband for dinner at La Hacienda de los Barrios. We sat outside in the large patio area…it was warm with a slight breeze…there was a guitar player…the food was good…cold margarita…it was just perfect.
We stopped on the way back to the Airstream and got some gas (not at Buc-ee's) and added a touch-free drive-through car was onto the tab. So now the truck is clean (the Airstream is not) and today we're heading to Lafayette, Louisiana, then New Orleans, and then to Miami to hook up with Kevin's brother. Oh. Didn't I tell you? We decided to head to Miami before going home…since it's, well, not on the way at all. (Get ready with those map stickers!) I think we'll be about as far as possible from home at that point.
We'll stay in New Orleans for a few nights and then not sure of the route we'll take to Miami yet. If you have any favorite spots on the way, let us know!
Also, I thought you might like to see the photo I took last night while we were sitting in the car wash. These are our cool lighted cup holders in the new truck. And by "cool" I mean six different colors of cool. Change the color of the cup holder light to suit your mood. An important feature, don't you think?
If you need a place to stay near Tallahassee, we’d recommend Tallahassee RV Park, NOT Big Oak RV Park. The former is quite nice, well-maintained, etc. One downside is that the road in is under construction, so it’s a little messy getting in and out (but still doable). The latter is filled with a lot of shabby-looking full-timer rigs.
Thanks for the tip Jennifer!
Whoa!! So exciting…you are going to pick up at least 4 more states!
So depending on your route, we’ve got plenty of suggestions. I’m partial to St. Petersburg, FL – great little historic gem. And the largest collection of Salvadore Dali art in the world.
These are all the places we stayed in ’05/’06 minus the horrible stop in Orlando:
> Henderson Beach State Park in Destin, FL *****
> Suwannee River State Park *****
> Ft. Desoto Pinellas County Park (LOVE) *****
> Sebastian Inlet State Park – Melbourne ****
> Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area at Flagler Beach – rain storm actually pitted our trailer with salt!
> Jonathan Dickinson State Park ***
Laura, We have not been there but my daughter and her husband spent some time in Gulf Shores, Alabama and said it was great. Debbie and I will probably stop there on our way back to South Carolina. The weather in early october should be great.
Frank
Laura, We have not been there but my daughter and her husband spent some time in Gulf Shores, Alabama and said it was great. Debbie and I will probably stop there on our way back to South Carolina. The weather in early october should be great.
Frank