Florida or bust

We finally made it.  We got to our campground, right over the Florida border about 4:00 this afternoon.  We left South of the Border about 10:30 and were headed to Lake Harmony Campground in Georgia, when we had a blow out on 95.  About 1:00 the outside rear tire on the passenger side blew, luckily we were only about 1/2 mile from a rest area.  We pulled in, called the Good Sam Road Side assistance and they were to be there by 2:15.  We waited until about 2:30 when Brad called again and, oh no, everybody thought somebody was doing something when nobody was doing anything.  So we started the clock all over again.  OK now the time is 3:30 until they should be there. But, wait the guy is now on another call he can't make until 4:30.   We called Lake Harmony and explained our situation, no problem, then disconnected the car and I head south to find the first campground to pull in.  I left Brad and found a KOA about 15 miles down the road, checked in and parked in our campsite.   Back out, no grocery store, drug stores for 20 miles down 95....no I did not go.  I stopped at the gas station and got Brad some Coors Light and put it on ice.  Back to the campground to wait.  I called my dad and talked with him for about 1/2 hour when Brad finally called(5:30) and said he was heading down the road.  I called dad back with the status then went up to the office to wait for Brad.  He finally arrived about 5:45, got set up, then up to the office to order a pizza, no chicken on the grill for us tonight. 

 

Well we survived.  I have been fighting a dreadful cold and after a couple of beers settled on green tea and bed at 9:00.  We got up today and didn't head out until about noon, Brad now has a sore throat so we are both moving slow.  We finally make it out of SC and even manage to get through GA, where I did see my token armadillo and then hit Florida about 3:30.  Our camp ground is only about 10 miles inside the border, so we park, get set up and I head off to the grocery store while Brad stayed behind to hook up the grill and get dinner started (yes chicken tonight).  We finally get to eat about 6:00 and now are both just sitting here vegging, fighting these colds is no fun. 

 

Tomorrow we are heading in to Mayport Navy base, Brad first to get a new ID card and me, I'll follow about an hour later with the RV.  Wish us luck, Diane