September 17 & 18 - Saturday & Sunday

A rainy, quiet weekend. Saturday did laundry, some  sight-seeing, shopping &church at St Sylvester's where we went last year. We were planning on going in the pool after church, but it started pouring, so we played cards instead. It was really hot & humid tho. 

Sunday - rain again in the morning. Then it finally stopped and the sun came out later in the afternoon. So we finally were able to get to the beach for an hour or so. It wasn't crowded at all, especially for a weekend. I guess everyone just figured it was going to rain all day. That's Florida weather, pouring rain then hot & humid and sunny.

September 16,2016 - Friday

We woke to cloudy skies, so much for Florida sunshine! Richard decided to wash the bugs off the front windshield and the front of the  RV. On our way here to Navarre  yesterday, we encountered  a lot of black bugs hitting the windshield, I mean A LOT. When we stopped for gas we were told that they are called love bugs. Twice a year they invade Florida during their mating season. They are usually two entwined ( hence the name love bug). They don't bite or sting, but they do leave a sticky mess on the windshield . Some years they were so abundant they were  actually considered a traffic hazard. When we were at the gas station, they were flying around everywhere one even got in my hair! Luckily I was able to pull it out and not bring it into the RV. I wish I had thought to get a picture of them on the RV before Richard cleaned them off, which he had to use warm water and dish detergent and scrub them off. It was unbelievable! Being that it sure was not a beach day or even a pool day, we went to the show to see Sully, a really great movie. 

September 15,2016 - Thursday

Yesterday Richard saved the people in the campsite next to us a lot of $$. They were leaving, pulling out of their site and he noticed that they forgot to disconnect their electric & water. He yelled and ran to them. They thanked him profusely! That would have cost them major repairs to their RV, not to mention  the damage to the parks equipment. That was his good deed for the day. Then ..... We got on our way today. We drove for about 45min and decided to stop for gas while we were still in AL, because it was only $1.94 and we knew it would be higher in FL. Whenever we stop for gas, Richard always checks the straps on the car wheels on the tow dolly we are pulling. Well today he got a huge surprise.....the car windows were down and the car was running!!! He forgot to shut it off when he pulled it onto the tow dolly...we were towing it running!!!! That sure was a "senior moment"! I told him that was right up there with me putting my car in the retention pond, hitting the house & going through the garage wall on the motorcycle!  But in his defense, he does have a lot on his mind getting the motorhome ready to travel...making sure the jacks are up & locked, disconnecting the water and electric, hooking up the trailer lights and safety chains,etc. so I guess I'll have to give him a pass this time. (But I sure won't let him forget it!! Ha-ha)

Well after 4 days and 977 miles, we safely arrived at our "home" for the next month at Santa Rosa RV Resort in Navarre, FL. The weather was very hot, 90's & humid. After we got checked in and all hooked up, we spent the afternoon in the pool here.

September 14, 2016 - Wednesday

It was a very hot, humid day. Thank goodness we have a good air conditioner in the RV. Our next stop is in Sherling Lake Park in Greenville,AL. It was 181 miles about 3 hrs. We arrived early afternoon. After we checked in and got the RV hooked up, we decided to go play a round of golf. There was a course nearby. We called for a tee time, but there was a slight problem, it was super expensive $52.00 a person! That is a little out of our budget! So we found a Walmart and did some supply shopping instead. We spent the evening outside on the picnic table under the trees playing Mexican Train dominoes. Tomorrow we will arrive at our destination in FL.

September 13, 2016 - Tuesday

   The day started out sunny as we continued on our way to our next campsite in Alabama. We drove through Tenn without incident, but as we were entering Alabama, the rain started. It got very windy and was raining so hard, it was hard to see the road. We had to pull off the road ( we don't take chances when traveling, we are retired, we are in no hurry) Many other cars and trucks also were pulled over. After about 1/2 hr. It finally eased up, so we continued on. We decided to go to a Çampground we never stayed at in past travels in Warrior, AL called Rickwood Caverns St. Park. They have tours of the caverns so Richard went on the tour. It was 209 steps down to the caverns. I did not go, I never would have made it especially with my sore foot. He said it was really interesting. There were live bats hanging down there! (After hearing that, I was very glad I didn't go!!) the tour guide said they never bother anyone as long as no one bothers them. Richard was tired when he got back.he said it was a lot of walking. 

September 12,2016 - Monday

OWe woke to another great, sunny weather day. We had a fairly short distance to our next campsite called Hurricane Creek in Eddysville,KY. It was 106 miles about 3 hrs. The road leading to the campsite was very, very winding and narrow, especially in a 30ft motorhome pulling our car! I had my imaginary brake on most of the way, but of course Richard did just fine. But I realized we had to go back up that road tomorrow, it was really long too, about 12 miles!  It was early afternoon when we arrived, so Richard found a golf course nearby. I didn't golf because my ankle was still sore, so I just was his cart driver. I think it was a really hard course,very hilly but Richard liked it, he said it was challenging. When we got back, Richard decided to go take a shower in the campsite showers which were newly remodeled. He said there was a sign on the shower door to be sure close the door tight to keep out the snakes & spiders!! That is why I only use our motorhome  shower! We were really "down in the boonies" so there was no TV reception. We played cards and believe it or not I finally won!

P.S. The picture of "Superman Richard" was at one of the rest areas

September 11, 2016 - Sunday

'Well Pauper's Pride is back on the road again! We started our journey to FL on our "51st" Anniversary. We had beautiful weather and very light traffic. Our first campsite is in Whittingham, IL, a 6 hour, 278 mile drive. We had stayed here before. Our site is right on Rend Lake. There also is a golf course nearby that we golfed at the last time we were here. But it was too late to get a tee time. After we checked in, we decided to go out for dinner to celebrate our anniversary. But it is a very small town, we didn't even see any fast food places. We saw a young couple walking with their kids and asked them where we could go for a good meal. They directed us to a local "mom & pop" restaurant in the next town, just about 10 minutes away, called Bonnie's cafe. It was fairly crowded and had only one waitress, but the food was delicious real home style cooking. Being that there was only one waitress, Richard said she must be Bonnie, the owner. So of course he had to ask her... She said no this is the town called Bonnie, duh.....we didn't even notice the town name. When we were leaving we saw that there was a Bonnie ice cream, a Bonnie hardware, then we saw a sign that said welcome to Bonnie. So much for being observant!