Somethings Wrong - I Drove - In Georgia

We were up at 7:30 and I actually slept better. I usually have a pounding headache but this morning that wasn't true, does that mean I'm actually getting use to the moves? It still took some time to get hooked up. We're both looking forward to the RV class to learn the little things and quick hook ups. We may need to do it sometime, during storms, or floods in parks.

We were on the road at 8:50, our goal is 9:00 for every move. We're heading up I95 and Jim was still going about 40mph.

Here's the conversation on the ham radio:

Jim: I have a problem with the truck, it won't go more than 40 mph.

Me: I'll put on the flashers so people will know we're slow moving.

Jim: We'll go back to the park, drop off the rig and find a truck place if we can.

Me: Do you have the overdrive off?

Jim: (No answer: long pause...) Uh, it's in overdrive, but it won't go past 40.

We drive to the next exit (only a mile or so), at 40mph, the minimum on I95 is 45, so we were really slow. We turned off the exit and back on the road to go back to the park. About half way there...

Jim: I got it! It's still in 4WD, I have to pull off the road to set it back to 2WD.

Ahhh, so I had it right, just wrong word. It didn't hit him when I said overdrive that it was the low gear (4WD) which he uses to hookup to the RV. Ok, so we went to the park exit and back to I95 South. Whew, that was a quick fix.

An hour later we stopped at a rest stop. Jim asked if I wanted to drive. Yep, it's time to try it. I haven't been behind the wheel yet with the rig. It's a straight shot and we weren't stopping for another hour or more. I did well, but sure is bumpy. Jim's behind me and sees the view I have, the white back end of the rig. Nice change. I later pulled over at an exit and he took over.

We both wanted to eat at Cracker Barrel. We found one and I went ahead to be sure it had an RV pull through. When I got off the exit I couldn't find the restaurant. I drove down a country road, Jim following me, to find someplace that he could turn around with the rig. I finally saw a church lot off the road a bit and he turned in there to get turned around. Not easy, but he made it. After we go back on I95 we spotted the restaurant off to the right, which wasn't seen from the exit road. So, we went an hour further and found another one. That one had a bus/RV space and he did well maneuvering through the parking lot and back to I95.

I know I get very detailed about our trips, but I hope you're getting the idea that we're getting more confidence each time we head out. Jim's feeling more relaxed on the driving part, and I'm feeling more relaxed both the night before and the day of the travel.

We pulled into Inland Harbour RV Park at 2:30. Nice park in Darien, GA. So far we have found the neatest little parks. I bet they're busy in the summer, but for now it's perfect. We'll be here till Sunday morning. Tomorrow we're going sightseeing.

Here's pictures of the park:













Our full setup we take up every inch.

I'm not use to mossy trees and they fascinate me so excuse me if I have several trees.




We like this park. Nice bathhouse, laundry, asphalt pads, picnic table, full hook ups, and great wi-fi. We also have free cable, so we're not setting up the satellite dish for the two nights we'll be here.

Looks like rain, it's 62 degrees and we're loving it. We're finally warming up enough we aren't using heat at night. Trees are budding now if we can get some sun. This is great!