30 April 2024
A guaranteed way to make it rain is to wash your car. Another way is to add water to your pool. I did that yesterday to the pool and this morning it poured down rain, then rained a second time and it looks like we are due for some more. The weather report did not include any rain chance last night but when I looked this morning it was at 55%. The rain at least added a little safety factor for when I’ll be away and Denyse will not have to add water when she cleans the pool.
Since Denyse is doing my pool, it must mean I’m on the road again! I’ll leave tomorrow sometime around 10 am and drive the Turnpike to I-75, then I-75 to I-10 to Quincy, Florida, just west of Tallahassee. It’ll take me around 7 hours with pit stops.
The next day I’ll be staying at Roosevelt State Park in their “lodge.” I miss the old lodge where there were lots of parties on the lower level. There was always some event going on there when I was a kid. It had a classy feel to it. It was like stepping back in time.
The lodge that replaced it looks nice but reviews say it is dated and needs improvement on the infrastructure.
Somewhere in making reservations, either through a conversation with cousin Jimmie or with the park itself, I found out rooms 106 and 107 have been recently renovated. I chose 106. There is supposed to be a small kitchenette in each room. The old lodge did not have rooms to rent. The addition of the word “Harris” comes from Carl Harris who was the park manager for years.
I’ll be there three nights and visiting with Archie, Tanis, Jean, Roger, Jimmie and Stephen. From there, I’ll roam about for a while before I head home. I have no idea how many days I’ll be gone. What will determine the length of my trip will be how well I feel driving 7 hour days. The Jeep is comfortable but I don’t know if I’m up for that long of a drive. I’ll find out tomorrow.
After physical therapy today, I’ll stop at a grocery store to pick up some snacks for the trip and then gas up the Jeep. Then I’ll start loading the Jeep with most of my luggage and stuff and save the really important stuff (laptop, iPad, iPhone, insulin) until tomorrow. I’ll be posting regularly every day on the trip.
Stay tuned!
I can’t wait to see you.