Onto the 'Real' Florida




 

May 20, 2021


Packed and ready to go.  Trailer was easy to hook up and stow everything.  Our trip would take us down I-75 for about 60 miles, then west on a 4 lane Georgia highway.  Pretty straight forward.  The road west took us through Albany.  That was a surprise.  For the past couple of years, I have been working on Dad's military career.  I knew he was stationed at Turner Field in Albany.  I just thought it was NE of Augusta.  Nope, SW Georgia.  

Since we were going to go through Albany, I thought about driving by their old house.  I have the address.  That was until I experienced the traffic in the area.  Dragging a 26 ft trailer into streets unknown gave me the chills.  So we just kept going.  

Because we chose the state routes and not freeways, we had less traffic traveling at normal speeds.  Much less knuckle biting, but longer.  As a matter of fact, the ETA changed from 3:30 pm CDT to 5:15 pm CDT.  This has happened before.  Perhaps the Florida panhandle is part of the Bermuda triangle.

May 21, 2021

Things are good. I forgot an issue we had just before packing. I checked the Ohio homestead for any intruders and was unable to “see” my camera. It was off line. Checked Alexa same result. Checked my network and it was also off line. First thing I thought was electricity. Had the town check it out and they determined I still had power. Found the culprit, Spectrum, our Internet provider was down. Small scare. 

We had a great meal outdoors tonight. Chicken fingers, green beans and mashed potatoes. Life is good. 

Part 1 Florida Mini-Trip 2021

Part 2 We're off to the South.

Part 3  Arrived Georgia 

Part 4 Ahhh! Southern Living

Part 5 Onto the 'Real' Florida





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