October 20, 2010 9:15 p.m.
Day 23 was Sept. 26
The final day!
We woke up in White Springs, Florida.
The temperature was 71 degrees.
Elevation ~100 ft.
odometer31,008.
Forgot to mention that yesterday we drove into our home state and chose a campsite at the lovely state park campground of Stephen Foster Folk Cultural Center, which is definitely a 10 campground. We have camped here before, so we knew it was good. Also, I forgot to post these pictures from yesterday afternoon when we arrived. This park is on the shores of the Suwannee River.
Okay, for some reason the Blogger server is not accepting my photos from this park. Sorry, I don't know how to resolve this. These were the final photos from the trip, too.
Well, on this, the final wake up morning of our cross country trip, we woke up in our home state. It rained heavily through the night, and everything was wet outside so we just disconnected our power and stuffed all our wet items (towels, scooters, cords, etc.) into plastic bags and hit the road as early as possible. I was immediately thankful that we had not had much rain on this trip. It was as if Florida was saying "Welcome back home, now back to reality!"
We were so eager to get home, so it was still dark when we pulled out of our campsite. We actually stopped for breakfast at McDonalds for convenience. We never do this, and one visit reminded me why I prefer our own food. Also, we traveled through 13 states on this trip and this bathroom was one of the worst - no excuse for this.
Which leads to another discover, as I state in this...
.... MAXIM: The average truck stop restroom is much better than the average McDonald's bathroom.
So there. Just in case you were wondering.
Here is the last entry I have in my travel journal:
As I write, we are near the entrance to I-4. I can even see the sign for Orlando. So incredibly close to home after so many days. We will stop for pizza and groceries, then head home. And it is only 10:48 a.m.!
And yes, return home we did, around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Our odometer reading upon pulling to our house was 31,221. That meant we had traveled 6,127 miles.
6,127 miles! And the worst damage we suffered from this entire trip was a skinned knee (Sweet Girl's) and a rock chip in the windshield. The Lord was truly gracious to us in granting us such a smooth and trouble-free vacation and we are thankful to him!
It was good to unload the van, to get all the laundry done, to work on organizing the house, and to catch up on emails. It was also good to sleep in our home bed, as opposed to our camper bed (although they feel nearly the same). The only shock I wasn't prepared for was the next morning when Self-Reliant Man had to get up and go to work. We had spent 23 days together in a row, and I missed him when he went back to work! But don't worry - I got over it. Hee hee hee!
Thanks for keeping up on our travelogue.
And now, we resume our normally scheduled blog programming.....
Day 23 was Sept. 26
The final day!
We woke up in White Springs, Florida.
The temperature was 71 degrees.
Elevation ~100 ft.
odometer31,008.
Forgot to mention that yesterday we drove into our home state and chose a campsite at the lovely state park campground of Stephen Foster Folk Cultural Center, which is definitely a 10 campground. We have camped here before, so we knew it was good. Also, I forgot to post these pictures from yesterday afternoon when we arrived. This park is on the shores of the Suwannee River.
Okay, for some reason the Blogger server is not accepting my photos from this park. Sorry, I don't know how to resolve this. These were the final photos from the trip, too.
Well, on this, the final wake up morning of our cross country trip, we woke up in our home state. It rained heavily through the night, and everything was wet outside so we just disconnected our power and stuffed all our wet items (towels, scooters, cords, etc.) into plastic bags and hit the road as early as possible. I was immediately thankful that we had not had much rain on this trip. It was as if Florida was saying "Welcome back home, now back to reality!"
We were so eager to get home, so it was still dark when we pulled out of our campsite. We actually stopped for breakfast at McDonalds for convenience. We never do this, and one visit reminded me why I prefer our own food. Also, we traveled through 13 states on this trip and this bathroom was one of the worst - no excuse for this.
Which leads to another discover, as I state in this...
.... MAXIM: The average truck stop restroom is much better than the average McDonald's bathroom.
So there. Just in case you were wondering.
Here is the last entry I have in my travel journal:
As I write, we are near the entrance to I-4. I can even see the sign for Orlando. So incredibly close to home after so many days. We will stop for pizza and groceries, then head home. And it is only 10:48 a.m.!
And yes, return home we did, around 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Our odometer reading upon pulling to our house was 31,221. That meant we had traveled 6,127 miles.
6,127 miles! And the worst damage we suffered from this entire trip was a skinned knee (Sweet Girl's) and a rock chip in the windshield. The Lord was truly gracious to us in granting us such a smooth and trouble-free vacation and we are thankful to him!
It was good to unload the van, to get all the laundry done, to work on organizing the house, and to catch up on emails. It was also good to sleep in our home bed, as opposed to our camper bed (although they feel nearly the same). The only shock I wasn't prepared for was the next morning when Self-Reliant Man had to get up and go to work. We had spent 23 days together in a row, and I missed him when he went back to work! But don't worry - I got over it. Hee hee hee!
Thanks for keeping up on our travelogue.
And now, we resume our normally scheduled blog programming.....
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