Lazydays delivers the bus

We got up at 5:30am today in order to get to a doctor appointment in Tarpon Springs at 8:00am.  The scheduler made it very clear that they didn't want me to be late and strongly urged me to be on time.  We actually got there around 7:20am and stopped at a Bob Evans for breakfast.  There weren't any customers to speak of and we got excellent service and were out of there in time to make the appointment.  That was when it started to go down hill.

Once we got there and filled out the 20 pages of forms and entered my name and other information about 8 times, we settled in for my turn to see the doctor.  Evidently the doctor requires me to be on time, but he doesn't practice what he preaches.  I finally got out of the doctors office around 10:30am with both eyes dilated.  

In short, he said I was doing well and didn't have a detached retina.  That was what I wanted to hear.  It seems a number of people have the lightening flashes in their eyes and they do go away over time.  I have to see a doctor when we get home to make sure it doesn't get any worse.  Well, there went our morning.

Lazydays called to say the motorhome was ready and to bring our old MH over to the check in and transfer area.  We had some minor things to do and had lunch before we left the campground.  The guy who does the pre delivery inspection (PDI) showed up quickly and went over all the features of the MH.  Our first PDI on our 1995 MH took about 15 minutes and we were out of there.  This PDI took about 3 hours and we still don't understand how all this stuff works.  I do know how to drive it, so that is the most important thing.

We started transferring our stuff to the new MH and stopped about 8pm since we were worn out.  There is a big dent in the transfer and we hope to finish up by Saturday morning.  Hope is the key word.  It is unbelievable the amount of stuff we had in the Southwind MH and now we are trying to find places for all the valuables.  

The motorhome has a computer installed in the dash, along with a GPS and super backup cameras with side cameras.  I was checking it out tonight and Gerry snuck up on me and took a picture.  The computer has a Celeron CPU and a 40gig harddrive.  It's hard to believe that it is only 4 years old and is so underpowered.  It does give me something to play with.

Yes, Judy the sun was up at 6am.  What a horrible sight for my sore eyes.

Linda, we aren't morning people and if we are up that early, there is a problem.  

Not so LazyDays

We got up early today to enjoy breakfast at the LazyDays in their breakfast/lunch room.  I was looking forward to a nice cup of coffee, scrambled eggs and sausage.  What I got was a small roll, coffee and cold cereal, plus a small yogurt.  It was fine and we enjoyed the breakfast.  They said eggs and sausage would be on tap for Saturday morning.

We went back for lunch and then started looking at motorhomes in earnest.  They don't have near the large stock of units they had in previous years, but there were still a number to check out.  We checked out new & used, gas & diesel units and actually found three that we may be interested in.  Two diesel units and a gas one.  We were trapped in a MH for a long time due to a tropical downpour that lasted 30 minutes or more.  Ron K, you should have been there helping us check these units out. 

We haven't talked price with anyone yet and will go back on Saturday to see if we can come up with a great deal.  Who knows, we may actually find a unit we can afford and live with.  I wish I could be optimistic, but it seems they don't have the great deals out there anymore.   

After spending all afternoon checking out MHs we decided to have dinner at Cracker Barrel, however that didn't work out.  There were more people waiting outside to get in than there were people inside eating.  No problem.  We would find another place.  We went over I-4 and it was a huge parking lot.  Ooopss.  Turn around and head back to a Bob Evans and had their $9.99 three course meal.  It was more than enough food and Gerry brought half of hers back to the MH.  I managed to finish mine, but it really filled me up.  I guess I will have to cut out the large house salad next time.

As you may guess but now, I am bushed and taking it easy.

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.