Our two new best friends

We put many miles on our truck in the past three days hauling our world down to Florida. This is our second trip down here with our camper. This trip was easier for us for two reasons.

"Garda", our GPS. I am not advertising for this particular kind of navigator. We are probably the last two people in the United States to have one of these in our vehicle, but nevertheless, we certainly appreciated it on this trip. Granted, we didn't need her to tell us how to get from Wisconsin to Illinois, but she sure did help when we were traveling through Atlanta, for example. Knowing well in advance which lane we would need to get the truck and camper into before our next exit sure made our trip easier. And, it was fun to anger her by pulling off the route and make her "recalculate" her route. I am quite sure she was ready to swear at us a few times.

Speaking of exits, we also appreciated the help given us by this book we purchased at the Minneapolis Camping Show last winter. Again, I am not advertising for this particular book. There are others out there on the market which I am certain are just as helpful. Last year on our trip down to Florida, we wasted travel time because we would get off of the freeway to fill with gas only to find it was impossible for us to pull the truck and camper into a station at that particular exit. Well, no problems this year with this book as our guide. We also had to stay in hotels two nights because of the cold climate, so we used the book to find places with parking lots that were "rv friendly." Even if we weren't pulling a camper, this book would be a useful guide. It lists what restaurants, stores and scenic sites are at each freeway exit in the entire United States and Canada!


We were busy today getting settled. Tomorrow we will venture out a little bit more. Super Walmart was our only big adventure of the day. Our heads turned when we passed a vegetable stand today. And there are some state parks close by.