Bahia Honda State Park / First week

 

Sunday November 30- Its travel day and it didn't start off the best. Our water pump lost its prime. Then we went to dump and the bathroom door was locked so couldn't get in to add water to the tanks. On the road and its seems our GPS is doing something real weird. It was just a bit aggravating. We had a long, slow day of traveling. We had around 285 miles with the last 150 pretty slow going. On a good note the weather was perfect. We had been here last year so we new where we were going and our site was the same one so we knew it too. We went to our spot #25 and our parking went just like the rest of the day......difficult. What was so aggravating about it was we didn't have any problems before. Finally we got parked and began to unload. We decided to get everything out. We were going to have company and planned on having lots of fun. So if your going to have fun you have to get all your stuff out. Then just to add to our memorable day, my key broke off in the door...great. It was an exhausting day....ready for bed.

Monday December 1- A new week, a new month a new location. Well the day started off a little like yesterday. Jeff tried to get the broken key out of the lock but instead we couldn't get the door open. I was inside, he was outside. At least I had the coffee. After a little bit of messing with it we got it open. So now we are just using the deadbolt til we can get it fixed. We finished getting the kayaks and bikes down. I decided to just hang out around our campsite and read. Jeff took his kayak out and it seems to be missing a plug under his seat. Have to get one of those. I also finished up my quilt. The weather here is really nice, a bit windy but plenty warm. I guess I should say what this park has to offer...50 amp service and a water hook up on site. The shower house is really clean and good showers. The best part...location location  location. The beauty here is breath taking. A beach on each side of the park. Fishing is good. They have a little store with snacks. They offer a snorkeling trip if the wind allows. You could be happy here without leaving the park.

 Tuesday December 2- Started my day off with a
walk. It was a bit cloudy today so Jeff thought he would run to the store and the hardware store. I decided to go with. When we got home we took the dogs for a walk. As we were walking the loop we spotted some people we met last year.
Dan and Carrie are from Iowa and we met them last year at Rainbow Springs. We also saw another couple we met here last year. Isn't it a small world....Jeff found some good looking green beans at the store so that's what was for supper with ham and potatoes.


Wednesday December 3- Well nothing broke this morning, but we took the dogs for a walk and noticed Belle had blood in her urine. We got on line and looked up a vet. We called and they had us come in at 2:00. They gave her a shot and some pills, we will watch her to see if this works. They wanted to do more tests but we thought we'd try this first. Jeff worked on the kayaks a little. It seems our rudders aren't working so well. We think maybe leaving them on the carrier to long did that.  Jeff also called a Hobie dealer in Key West to see if they have plugs in store. Looks like we will be able to pick them up when we go pick up Justin and Molly.

Thursday December 4- Happy Birthday to my favorite daughter in law. Its a really pretty day today. Its kinda windy on our side. I decided to get the laundry caught up before our company arrives. Then I got on my bike and went to the other side to see if its calmer over there...it is. I came back, gathered up my stuff and headed over to enjoy the sun, sand and the sea. Jeff joined me but he brought his fishing stuff. We saw a pretty good sized stingray right close the beach. Jeff didn't have much luck fishing but he found a friend on the rock he was fishing....and when he did catch a fish his new friend was mighty happy for hanging around.

 

 December 5- Happy Birthday to me. We are going to Key West today to pick up our youngest son and his girlfriend. We thought we'd go early to stop at the Hobie store and get our plugs, which Jeff said was quite the place. We went downtown to park and walk around and look. First we had to find a spot to park this giant truck in. It took some looking but we found a spot. We headed to the airport around 4 cause we didn't want to be late. We had plenty of time so we had a drink while waiting. Its a real nice little airport. They arrived around 5:30, got there luggage and headed back to the campground. They had a long day of traveling. Before we left for Key West we put a pork tenderloin in the crock pot so we had pork sandwiches waiting for us.

Saturday December 6- Since it was dark when the kids arrived we took them for a walk to show them what the park has to offer. Then we planned our meals and got a list together for the store. We headed off  to grocery shop, also get some fishing supplies. The guys did a little fishing and us girls soaked up some sunshine. We went to a place called Boondocks for supper and to listen to some local music. We noticed they offered putt putt golf so before dinner we grabbed our clubs and gave it a go. It was a really good course and we had a great time. Our dinner was ok and I liked the band but it wasn't really Jeffs kind of music. Dan and Carrie came to listen to the band too so we visited with them a bit.

 

 

 



 

 



 

Thanksgiving / Sebastian Inlet State Park

Wednesday November 26- Its moving day.....again our Soffee was up last night, she is really starting to worry us. During the night she wont sleep and is just acting weird, then during the day she spunks back up. We are both working today with about 4 hours of sleep. It was raining when we started the process of packing up but it quit as we were leaving. Got on the road around 8:45. It rained a little but it wasn't the weather that was a problem, the traffic was the problem. It was fairly busy the whole trip. We kinda expected that with the holiday weekend. We drove 240 miles which is pushing the limits we set. The bad part was the last part of the trip. It was through town and very slow going. We checked in got our paperwork and headed to our spot. We have been here before and actually are staying in the same spot, #37. We had problems getting in, it wasn't angled at all and the site was very unlevel. It took us awhile to get set up. It was a very long day and both of us were tired. Went to bed early.

 

 

Thursday November 27- Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We have a thanksgiving like everyone else. Jeff put our turkey breast in the crock pot. I got going on the rest of the menu. The good news ......Soffee slept last night...I'm thankful for that. We enjoyed our feast and then I did all the dishes up. Since we had so much to eat thought we would take the dogs for a walk. Soffee seems to really be back to herself. That's a relief. It was really a pretty day but still a bit cool. We talked to our grandkids on facetime and that's always a great time. I worked on the blog and pictures. We had hoped to get our kayaks out this time. The weather isn't really cooperating.

 



Friday November 28-Well Soffee slept again. The sun was out but it colder than normal with some wind. Jeff worked on his fishing poles to get them ready for some fishing. This place is crazy for fishing. He also went to wash the truck and fill it for our next move. I decided to decorate for Christmas. We walked around the campground and cant believe how many people fish here. We had so much food leftover that I didn't cook all day. We watched the Iowa Hawkeyes get beat. Its suppose to be warmer and less windy tomorrow.

 

 

 

 

 





Saturday November 29- Sunshine today with temps up in the 70's. To start the day off Jeff got online and looked at our Verizon bill....its still not right. They aren't giving us enough gigs and wanting to charge us too much. Jeff gave them a call AGAIN. After spending 2 1/2 hours on the phone, I'm still not sure what if anything has changed. They are suppose to be fixing it...I think we've heard that before. We don't want special treatment, just what they told us we would get. The wind is still pretty gusty so no luck with the kayaks. Jeff went for a bike ride because there are wonderful bike paths. He said the wind was wicked. I sat outside and enjoyed the sunshine. We loaded up the bikes and the other stuff for our long trip south tomorrow.



Crooked River State Park

Monday November 24-Its moving day....and I didn't get any sleep last night. My little dachund seems to be under the weather. So we got an early start, on the road by 8 a.m. To make it better our other dog puked up this morning. I hope my day gets better...not the way I like to start my day. It was super wet outside from all the rain. Rain is still in the forecast so I guess I should be grateful there was a break in the weather. It was kind of foggy to start but that burned off. We traveled roughly 200 miles to Crooked River State Park. This was a return visit and we didn't have any reservations. Jeff checked online and there were spots available. We decided on site #57. Its big pull through. We have 50 amp service and a water hookup. We had cable available too. The laundry facilities were nice, only $.75 to wash and dry. Soffee seems to feel better so we took them for a walk.

 

 

Tuesday November 25-Another long night with Soffee, she was up all night and so was I. I know she has a tummy ache but she just isn't acting like herself. It suppose to rain today so we went to the store and put fuel in the truck. I wasn't gonna go cause I was afraid to leave the dog, but she started acting better.  When we got back Soffee was spunky so went for a walk before the rain started. I also took advantage of the laundry. We had leftovers and watched the rain roll in. Tomorrow we move on down south...Florida here we come.

 

 



 

 

 

Charleston S.C.

Tuesday November 18-We are moving....Have 260 miles to make today so we started early. We had a little glitch with the bigfoot system when we were setting up, so wasn't sure if they would come all the way up. It did not so Jeff had to use the emergency retract and that worked fine. Traffic was great until we got close to Charleston. It always seems to be busy. We were making a return trip to the RV park Lake Aire. Our site was actually right next to the one we stayed last year...K8. They had lots of rain the day before we arrived and not much gravel in our site. When we pulled in we made some pretty good ruts. The good news was our bigfoot system worked fine. We finished setting up, this park offers full hook up with 50 amp. They have internet (kinda), cable, pool, for warmer temps and laundry facilities. Thought we would make a grocery run and stock up. Again the traffic. We made a point to call some friends we had met in Florida in previous years. Last year when we were here we forgot they lived here so not this time. We made plans to get together on Thursday.

Wednesday November 19- Brrrrrr we broke a record for cold temps last night. Since it was so cold decided to go to a movie. First found a craft store so I could get my supplies for my Christmas ornaments I make every year. We were running ahead of schedule and the theater was right next to a mall. Went in to get our lunch before the movie. The movie was St. Vincent with Bill Murray. It was really good. The theater was nice and clean and the popcorn...yum! When we got home Jeff made beans and ham for supper. I worked on my ornaments.



Thursday November 20- Another cold morning. I got started on the laundry while waiting for our friends to arrive. Our friends Norty and Lynda came and got us. We visited a bit and then headed to one of there favorite restaurants for lunch, The Tomato Shed Café. Its a neat little local spot....with lots of local recipes. They sell fresh vegies and seafood, crafts, and some of there soups and casseroles. Jeff really liked the she crab soup. Then they took us to the only American tea garden. We took a tour and saw how it works. Then we drove to see there home...nice... and they took us for a drive through the county park. We had wanted to stay there but was a bit nervous that we are too big. What a wonderful park. We will definitely use it if we come back to this area. They drove us back home and it was a wonderful time. A bonus on the way home I spotted the shrimp guy. Jeff had been excited about getting some more of those Super jumbo shrimp, that he got last year. The first couple times we drove by he wasn't there. Today he was...so Jeff got in the truck to go get some.






Lynda and Norty Glover.

  







Friday November 21- It started off chilly again but warmed up fast. Jeff go busy working on that 5 pounds of shrimp. Then we headed downtown Charleston to the open market. On the way we stopped at Krispy Kreme doughnuts....Hot Now. After finding a place to park and putting in our quarters, you have a limit of an hour, we headed to the market. We had fun looking around. Made a few purchases, then made our way back to the truck. The traffic was crazy so we decided to get out of there. We made some stops at Michaels, JoAnns and Best Buy. Jeff found a crazy deal on a computer but of course they were sold out. I found some more stuff for my ornaments. When we got home we took the dogs for a walk and then made a special dinner of steak and fresh shrimp.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday November 22-What a beautiful day. I told you about the great deal on the computer at Best Buy. Jeff came home and looked online to see if any other stores had the deal available. Well he found one at Summerville. Its about 30 miles away. He purchased it online so today we drove over to pick it up. While at the store we found some good deals on dvds. Since we are heading to the keys where we have zero TV we made the purchase. Of course where there's a Best Buy there's other places to shop. Looked around and had lunch there at Smash Burger. It was so good. When we got home Jeff cleaned out the inside of the truck. I did more laundry. I also worked a lot on my ornaments.

 

 

 

Sunday November 23- It started raining last night and its still raining like crazy. Stayed in all day cause it rained all day. I finished my ornaments. We watched movies. I made cookies and I finished the quilting the center section of my quilt. All I have to do is quilt the border and bind it. It was a long day but very productive for me. We hope the rain stops cause tomorrow we hit the road. Here we come Georgia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Days at 4 Oaks

Sunday November 16-Not only is it moving day, its our youngest sons birthday.....Happy Birthday Justin. We packed up and was on the road around 9a.m. As we pulled out Ron, our new friend was out waving goodbye. Traffic wasn't bad, and the weather was cool and cloudy but no rain yet. We drove some on a state highway and I'm glad we did. We saw a bobcat crossing the road. Funny thing we have spent lots of time in parks looking for them and just like that its crossing the road. We pulled into Four Oaks RV Resort and its a bit sketchy. The park is located in Four Oaks, NC. We've never been here before but it was important for me to stop. I wanted to visit a friend from a former bible study, Kathleen. Haven't seen her in  years, and wanted to meet her 2 sons. After arriving and setting up I called her to see what she wanted to do. Since this place was so sketchy and the weather was turning rainy we decided to go over to her house. She and her husband lived about 35 miles away, in Garner N.C. We had a really nice visit. The weather was getting cold and it was getting dark so we headed back. The good thing about this RV park was it was right off the road. We had a full hookup, with 50 amp service. They provided internet and cable too.

Monday November 17-It was still chilly outside. We decided to go out for breakfast. We headed out to Bob Evans, but noticed the Waffle House and both decided that sounded good. After eating I noticed a outlet mall so we went to take a look. After a bit of shopping we headed back to the resort....HAHA. Jeff helped me work on the blog. We had leftovers for supper. I made cookies, and we went over our trip route for tomorrow. Next stop Hollywood, S.C.

Kitty Hawk/ Kill Devil Hills

Sunday November 9-We got on the road around 9:30. We had lots of pretty fall colors, I thought most of it was gonna be gone but we were pleasantly surprised. We went under a tunnel and over a bridge to Kitty Hawk we go. When we arrived Jeff was surprised by all the commercialism. So there was much more to offer. We pulled into OBX campground and our site #18. We had 50 amp service, water hook up, sewer, internet and digital cable. That made Jeff really happy. After we got set up, which was super easy. We went to the visitors center to see what we must see. The people that manned the center was super friendly and helpful in showing us what this area has to offer.

Monday November 10-It was really a nice day today, It was sunny with a blue sky. We decided to head to Jockey Ridge State Park. Its known for there sand dunes and constant breeze. Jeff had researched this area and one of his things to do was to hang glide off the sand dunes. We checked in at the hang gliding school. They had a couple in the class and so we wanted to hang around to see what kinda gliding you get to do.  While we were waiting we walked to the dunes and hiked on up. It was quite the trek up them giant hills. The pictures don't do them justice. There were lots of kite flying and the view was incredible. It wasn't too long before the hang gliders showed up. We sat and watched them awhile and we both decided it wasn't for us. They really keep you on a short leash, Jeff had a grander idea of what his hang gliding would be. The cost was $109.00 which included your training and 5 glides. While we were there we ate alot of sand and figured out with wind that sand goes everywhere.

Tuesday November 11- Happy Veterans Day to all those who have served to protect our country. It was a bit cloudy today so we started off the day with breakfast out. Everyone had put excellent reviews on this breakfast restaurant. The name of this place....Stack'em High. Really kinda different you grabbed a tray and went through a buffet style, you could pick up your beverages, fruit and dry cereal. Then at the end you places your order and they brought you your food. There was a really friendly atmosphere here. Our food was great and the place was interesting to say the lease. After this we drove to the Wright Brothers Memorial. To honor the veterans they had free admission today. I think the normal fee is $4.00 a piece. First we went through the visitor center and got caught up on just what 2 accomplished. It was really interesting even to me. They even had full scale reproductions of the 1902 glider and 1903 flying machine. The pavilion has films, education programs and exhibits. It was very interesting. We also visited the gift shop...really a good one. Then we headed outside to walk up to the memorial. Thats when the rain started. We looked at the flight markers and the reconstructed Hangar and Quarters workshop. We got back in the truck and drove up to the actual memorial. Its located on the hill that they took the glider off for the first time. The rain was coming down pretty good so I was happy to have an umbrella. A wonderful day inspite of the weather.

 

Wednesday November 12-Well today was suppose to be the pick day, but that weather man was completely wrong. It was super foggy. It was suppose to lift by noon....wrong again. We got tired of waiting for the weather to change so we set out. First stop Duck Doughnuts...they customize your cake doughnut order. So you order then, they make your doughnuts...they were amazing. Then we headed down to check out Bodie Island Lighthouse. Its located on NC 12 a few miles south of the entrance to the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It was closed so we could only enjoy it from the outside, but we both thought it was worth the trip. On the way home we stopped for lunch at a little bar/restaurant called Fish Heads. It was right on the ocean but since it was still super foggy we couldn't see the water but we could hear it. As we were pulling into the campground the fog started to lift and the sun came out for about 20 minutes then clouded back up. I have never seen fog linger for so long.

Thursday November 13-Today was a stay at home day. We have been so busy being tourists that I decided I needed to get some cleaning done. I started on the refrigerator. Jeff was outside when a lady walked by and stopped to visit. We ended up talking to her for quite awhile. It was kinda nice just hanging around here today.

Friday November 14-Brrrrrr its really cold and windy today but we weren't gonna let that stop us. We got in the truck and made our way up NC 12 to Currituck Beach Lighthouse. This one was open and you could walk up the steps. The admission was $8.00. We stopped at  the visitor center to see about driving on the beach and seeing the wild horses. The conditions weren't favorable for this today so maybe next time. We were both glad that we went to the lighthouse, the inside of it was really neat. The views from the top were breathtaking. It was a little breezy up there but we stayed long enough to get pictures and memories.When we got home our refrigerator was beeping. Our surge protector was showing high voltage. After a bit that was fixed.

Saturday November 15-Today all we had planned to do was go out for lunch. Both Jeff and I felt like a steak so we saw that they have an Outback close so that is where we went.  We filled up the truck for a travel day tomorrow. Remember that lady I said we met, well we made plans to get together for a drink and visit. They, Cynthia and Ronnie came to our place first then we went to look at there motorhome. We had a great time visiting and learning about places they have enjoyed. We also plan to get together in February when we will both be in Florida. Next stop we have to make is to see a special old/young friend. Four Oaks here we come.