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We made it back to Pensacola!

We spent 3 1/2 weeks in Gulf Breeze and Pensacola and just left a couple of days ago.  A lot happened over those days, so I'm gonna do my best to remember.

St. George Island State Park

St. George Island State Park is in the Panhandle of Florida and after a longer than expected drive, we made it.  The park was on the far eastern side of the island and pretty far removed from the community.

Fort Wilderness Disney

We met a family back in Savannah, GA that assured us that the Disney Fort Wilderness was worth the stop so we decided to make a reservation for a few days.

Lake Louisa and the Magic Kingdom

We planned our time at this particular state park because our good friends the LaPointes were going to be in Orlando.  We met them for their last day at the Magic Kingdom and it was so great to see them!

Highlands Hammock State Park

I have some catching up to do.  I haven't written on here in a few weeks and there have been a few relocations since then.  Last time I wrote we had just the south part of Florida and it seemed like there was an imaginary line that we crossed over around Lake Okeechobee that went from warm weather to less warm weather.  It was still warm, but not shorts and tees anymore.

Yes and No

It seems we are moving fast these days.  It has been tough to find places to stay in Florida this time of year, so we've just been taking the spots we can get.  We are working on our boondocking skills, but not quite there.

We spent the last 5 days or so at Jonathan Dickinson State Park.  It was just north of West Palm Beach in a great spot along the coast.  It was very windy out there, but the breeze was welcomed most days because the temps were pretty warm.  It's great that we were able to get a spot there because it was so close to my brother and sister in laws place and we were able to visit with them everyday of our visit.

Wild Horse

We spent the last 5 or so days in Payne's Prairie Preserve State Park, Florida. 

The not so cool things about RVs

There is so much to learn about the world of RVs, it's crazy.  And since we have a fifth wheel, there is even more things to worry about, from the truck that tows it, to the hitch, to the king pin, I have to know about the car's gross vehicle weight, front axle, rear axle, pin vertical weight, the fifth wheel base weight and carrying capacity, total tow capacity and gross combined vehicle weight!  I am probably even forgetting some other things.

Spanish Moss and Sudoku

We have had a nice week in Savannah, GA.  

Great Biking and a Pretty Lake

We are one the road headed to Savannah, GA. and leaving Poinsett State Park in South Carolina.  The park was very nice with lots of cool trails that we explored on our bikes (some walking our bikes :)) There was a very nice lake down by the ranger station.

Rain!

We just left Raleigh, NC.

The weather was not very cooperative for outdoor activities, so the girls and I went to some of the science museums that we have access to through our Franklin Institute reciprocal membership in Philly. The downtown area of Raleigh seemed nice and the museums were awesome.

Colonial Williamsburg

We spent the past five days in Williamsburg, VA and stayed at the Anvil Campground. Pretty small campground, but very nice and clean.  We are still learning so much about RVs.  The staff was so nice, giving us a bigger space to park and helping us out with the hook ups.