Reclaimed Conner, the trailer, at
Bridget's then had a great lunch-time visit with homemade
apple-squash soup and tea. Programmed Cincinnati into the Marco, the
GPS, and it steered me toward Detroit which will make it a much
shorter day when I cross the border in the morning; normally, I cross
at Fort Erie and wind my way down to Hwy#95. Gave the good news to
Cindy and we decided to meet near Indianapolis which will be easier
for her to reach.
The weather is currently below freezing
so I decided to hole up in Windsor at the Budget Inn where for Cdn$50
I get to sleep in the warmth and cross the border at a decent time
plus use the Internet to find an easy meeting spot for Cindy and I.
After getting hassled by another
obnoxious border guard, I drove through Michigan, Ohio and into
Indiana before Storm decided to blow another sparkplug. Found a Cuban
refugee who came by boat to Florida forty years ago; fixed Storm
using the blown parts – cost $20 :). Continued on and got to the
motel half an hour before Cindy arrived.
After a shower and leisurely breakfast
we set off into Kentucky, Tennessee and ended up staying the night in
northern Georgia. On the way Marco, our Garmin, diverted us East and
saved a ton of time since the highway in front of us had been shut
down. Had an inexpensive, but really good, dinner at a Mexican
restaurant that ended up being packed by the time we finished our
meal. Listened to the Chatanooga Choo-choos overnight.
Another leisurely breakfast was
followed by a drive to southern Georgia where we couldn't find a
hotel but saw lots of cotton fields, so we continued on into northern Florida where another
EnonoLodge came to our rescue in time for the Michigan football game.
Pizza, salad and wine was the recipe during the game.
Pushed off fairly early the next day
for Ocala National Forest (one of my favourite haunts in Florida)
Alexander Springs where they finally gave us a campsite for three
nights. Although the campground full sign was displayed there was
lots of campsites available – weird way to run a campground though
the camp managers (aka hosts) kept the campground and associated
bathrooms immaculate.
There was no mosquitoes but lots of bats.
After a leisurely three days we are
headed to Tampa to share Thanksgiving with The Burke's... Stay tuned
for the next blog.
Tidbits:
- Diesel is US$1.00 more expensive than gasoline.
SPOT:
- Budget Inn 1830 Division Rd, Windsor, ON N8W 1Z6 2018 11 14: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=42.26228,-82.97501&ll=42.26228,-82.97501&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
- Red Carpet Inn 1117 E Main St Greenwood IN 46143 2018 11 15: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=39.61283,-86.08139&ll=39.61283,-86.08139&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
- EconoLodge 1507 N Tibbs Rd, Dalton GA 30720 2018 11 16: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=34.79426,-85.00620&ll=34.79426,-85.00620&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
- EconoLodge 168-270 SW Florida Gateway Dr, Lake City, FL 32024 2018 11 17: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=30.17917,-82.68961&ll=30.17917,-82.68961&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
- Ocala National Forest Alexander Springs 2018 11 18-20: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=29. 07734,-81.58194&ll=29.07734,-81.58194&ie=UTF8&z=12&om=1
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