{"id":7,"date":"2021-12-27T16:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themuellerfamily.org\/htr\/?p=7"},"modified":"2022-03-03T19:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T19:13:21","slug":"florida-day-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themuellerfamily.org\/htr\/2021\/12\/27\/florida-day-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida – Day 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

12\/27\/2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The adventure begins<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I plan to blog and video tape our RV adventures on our family page for our kids and grandkids but until then the blog begins here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On December 26th Frank went to Costco and filled the RV with gas and purchased a GoPro camera so we would be ready to head out and record our adventures on December 27th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have spent the last month getting the RV ready so that it would be comfortable for us to eventually live in full-time. Living in an RV is all about organization. We discovered bins are great for keeping stuff together and like every family we have to have our \u201cjunk drawer\u201d or cubby where we can throw keys and odds and ends. Bins are also a quick and easy way to move things out to the RV and put them away in one step. Everything has to have it\u2019s place. For now we are sticking with paper plates and plastic utensils but once we pack up our home we will switch to silverware and dishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Using paper for now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Storage in the fridge<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Pantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Closet space<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

New adventures in our RV calls for a map of the states we will visit along the road. We started the map blank even though we have already been to most of the states over the years so we can chart where we go in this RV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adding states to the side of the RV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Monday, December 27th:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have been sick almost a week but are on the road to recovery so we decided it was time to head out. We had made a few reservations for campgrounds heading toward Florida and had Baton Rouge booked for tonight. Our plan is to keep our drives short with breaks about every two hours to explore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We left home at 10:30 am and pulled into our campsite around 5 pm. We hit some winds today while driving that wore Frank out a bit more than planned so we were glad our trip was so short. My role for now is Navigator as Frank prefers to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We took our first break around 12:30 pm in Sulphur, Louisiana. We had planned to visit the Creole Nature Trail and have lunch and enjoy a nice walk. But with the holidays the gates were locked so instead we found a cement pad near a grassy area and pulled the RV in there. We got out and walked around for a bit and the next thing you know we had RV\u2019s on either side of us also stopping for a break. We had set a trend. One of the RV\u2019s had a horse trailer and during our lunch they took the horse out to exercise them and we got to watch them run in circle on their harnesses while we ate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then it was on to Baton Rouge. We hit our first bad traffic about 20 miles from our campground while crossing over the Mississippi. That added an extra half hour to the drive. So we were glad to see the Baton Rouge KOA and meet the camp hosts there. They told us they have been full time RVing for 20 years and have spent the last 18 years moving around working at different campgrounds. Their favorite was in upstate New York in the finger lakes region and just like that we have another spot to add to our places to visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Got our RV set up and made spaghetti for dinner then we enjoyed a nice long walk around the campgrounds and watched the stars come out. Then back to the RV to relearn how to play Canasta. It was a game we use to play with my mom when we were first married. Then we spent some time this evening trying to learn how to use the GoPro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iPads and TV seem to take a back road to the scenery and the adventure. We have enjoyed more time talking together. Got a call from our sons Franklyn and Bill were able to share the day with them. Bedtime comes early after a long day so off to sleep and it is not even 10 pm. Tomorrow is another adventure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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