Exit 10

We got on the road today a little late, but we weren't in a hurry.  It was only 150 miles to our next destination.  Yep, Exit 10 on I-4 in Florida.  I imagine that won't mean a lot to some of you, but to others they will recognize the significance of it immediately.  We pulled into the camground and were assigned a camping spot that looked too small for us.  Well, we made it and are now hooked up and running both a/c to help cool down the unit.  It takes a while to get it cool when it's 96 degrees outside.

The previous campground had the hot wire and ground wires reversed and I told the manager about it on the way out.  His comment was that a professional had wired the park recently.  He should have looked for references before he contracted with the guy.  Our auto transformer prevented any damage and we were fine. 

We intentionally took secondary roads to see what the countryside looked like.  Lots of water, pine trees, roadside pubs, green fields and few towns.  It was a pleasant drive until we had to take on some fuel to get to the next stop where gas was a lot cheaper.  The small gas stations aren't the best place to get into with a 37ft motorhome and tow car, but I found one that we fit in.  Barely!

We finally had to get on I-75 for the last few miles and ran into a lot of construction.  No problem, it will be finished the fall of 2015.  It seems they could build a new highway quicker than that.

Back to Exit 10.  In case you haven't figured it out, we are presently at LazyDays RV Campground.  Gerry wanted to see what they have in stock and is anxious to buy a new motorhome or possibly a used diesel MH.  We were surprised to see how little stock they had parked on the hillside by the campground.  The last time we were here there must have been 1200 used units there.  Not this time, 15 units is more like it.  Now we are wondering how many units they have on their other lot.  We shall find out early next morning when we take advantage of their "free" breakfast & lunch.

Free isn't exactly how I would describe it, since we prepaid for them in the campground cost of $42.50 a night.  The first time we stopped here many years ago it was in the $18 a night range.  The campground is beginning to show a lot of wear and age.  Our electrical box cover fell off when I opened it.  They do provide free wifi (dropped out twice on me in 10 mins) and cable tv.  We had all that last night for half the price.  Of course, location is so important.  We will only be here a couple nights and then move on.

I don't mean the above to be a rant, just an observation.  If we didn't think it was worth it, we wouldn't have stopped.