Our RV Travels

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Thursday, March 26, 2009

Back in Tennessee

Well, we have had a busy few weeks. While in Sarasota, we visited friends and family in the area. We also ate several delicious meals at the Moose Club and some of the fine Amish restaurants in the area. While visiting great nephew and family in Englewood, they took us to a fine restaurant that he had decorated for supper also. On Saturday the Club had a Fund Raiser for Hospice and we were asked to move away from the building as was our neighbor. We had hardly parked when a police car, 3 fire engines and an EMS vehicle arrived. This was followed shortly by the Emergency Helicopter. Shortly later 2 ambulances arrived and a person was moved from one to the helicopter which then departed. The area where we had moved to was the landing area for emergency flights, so we had an interesting day.

After winding up in that area, we moved back to Homosassa, shopping at Camping World, having lunch at Lazy Days RV and dumping tanks at a Flying J along the way. While in Homosassa, Cal's son Merle and myself repacked the trailer wheel bearings and inspected the brakes. We also joined 2 groups of friends for meals at local restaurants as well as taking Cal and his family out to eat. As usual, we attended services and Bible Study at nearby First Christian Church.

From there, we moved to the Shrine Club RV Park in Macon, GA where we visited with Loretta's son Steve and family. They only live about 3 miles from the park. Steve and I went to a nearby Camping World and got a new shroud to replace the damaged one on our Air Conditioner which we installed.

Our next move was here to Circle P Farm near Lynnville, TN. However, the weather deteriorated along the way. We stopped at a Wal-Mart in Pell City, AL, but it only got worse. So we spent the night in the lot there. I guess it was a good thing as our fueling stop was Flying J near Birmingham. And we heard that a tornado had touched down in that area overnight. We arrived here at Loretta's daughter's farm to find that our parking area was very wet and while getting parked after several times became very muddy also. However we got close enough to hook up electric and get set up.

We have engaged in some R&R here as well as working on computers. I have copied some Video Camera tapes to DVDs for a friend as well as several for ourselves. Last Saturday we rode with Bill, Sharon and Diane to grandson Marc's in Murfreesboro for 1st birthday party for Great-grandson Bennett. While there a heavy storm came in with some light hail, torrential rains and winds. There was a power failure, but no Tornado I think even though a semi truck or 2 were blown over nearby. We returned here to find little evidence of any storm. Then yesterday we were under Storm Warnings again. Tornado's did touch down near Nashville and other places north of here. We did get a lot of rain with flooding in the low areas. Today we went to Pulaski, but I decided to avoid Minnow Branch Road as I expect it is under water if not washed out again.

Not much more to report at this time, but do have to go to Columbia Monday for doctor appointments and 2 new tires for truck.

All for now
GOD Bless
Andy and Loretta
Andy@W2UCZ.com
Loretta@W2UCZ.com


Friday, March 06, 2009

In Sarasota, FL


PARKED AT GLENN AND SUE'S NEAR ARCADIA, FL


Well, it seems I have gotten behind again, HI.  We had a great visit in St. Cloud with Dick K2EY and family.  In addition to some maintenance tasks on rig,  we toured the area some including an evening in Old Town Kissimmee at a motorcycle rally.  Loads of great and many unusual bikes and trikes.  The Orlando Hamcation went on during our stay there, but we didn't attend, nor were we able to attend the RV Service Net rally at Christmas, FL.  Loretta wasn't up to walking much at that time.  

After about a week, we moved to Arcadia, FL to visit our SKP friends Glenn and Sue.  It was good to get back to their place on the Peace River.  I didn't have Internet connection there, so went to WiFi Hotspots in Arcadia and at their daughter's nearby.  In addition to shopping trips, we checked out some of the eating places, some of which were new since our last visit 3 years ago.  An old time favorite, the DeSoto Restaurant had been destroyed by the last Hurricane and moved.  They had remodelled the building and the new restaurant is very nice.  We went there several times including trips with Glenn and Sue, and daughter KK and her husband Shawn.  We also got in on Steak night at the Moose Club with neighbor Jerry and Michael.

Wednesday, we moved to the Moose Club in Sarasota (only 55 miles), but closer to friends and family near the coast.  This is one of our favorite stops and we have already taken in several meals there.  In fact tonight was Steak Night and I don't know as we have ever had better steaks which were very reasonable.  Today we visited Ham Radio friend Jean K3OAU.  She and her husband used to own a Ham Radio store in York, Pa and we travelled the Hamfest circuit with them at the time we had VHF Communications.  We plan on visiting friends and family in South Venice and Englewood also from here.  In addition, we are both scheduled for blood tests and have made appointments at Quest Diagnostics nearby for next Tuesday.

As of now, we expect to move back to Homasassa, FL next week to visit many friends in that area before returning to our home base in Tennessee.  It sure is good to see fuel prices coming down - we fueled in Arcadia before leaving at $2.o95/gal and I see the price at one of our favorite fueling stops in Georgia is below $1.90.  Some better than over $4.00/gal which we were paying about 6 months ago.  Maybe we can afford to travel a bit more this year.

One thing we are thankful for:  there has been a pretty rough winter where we came from in Western New York.  And last week there was almost a foot of snow at our Base Location near Pulaski, TN.

All for now
GOD Bless
Andy and Loretta
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Loretta@W2UCZ.com