No rain today, Feb 3rd, lots of sunshine, and the temperature hit 68. Yeah, baby! Throw these fleece jackets in the back seat! Beth drove, and, thanks to our guide book, I entertained her with stories of Civil War battles and other significant historical events that happened along or near our route on I-75. Well, I thought I was entertaining, anyway. We also learned a lot about cotton and peanuts and peaches, and saw lots of monuments along the roadside, including deactivated guided missiles, old Titan rockets, a collection of old military aircraft, and oh yeah, monuments to peanuts and peaches. At a Winn-Dixie just north of the Florida line we finally bought some groceries, then made a quick pass through the quarter car wash to blow all the road gunk off the truck and trailer.
We finally arrived at Fort DeSoto park about 4:00 PM. After getting all set up ASAP, we went for a quick bike ride before dark. What a nice park; every camp site is separated from its neighbor by palm trees, there’s nice bath houses with washers and dryers, bike trails, and a camp store. Many of the sites back up to the water, and some campers have small fishing boats pulled up on shore right behind their sites. We’ll be here for two full days, and tomorrow we’re going to check it out more thoroughly, including the North beach, rated one of the top 10 beaches in the country.
We reset the truck’s mileage computer when we left home, and for you r-Pod people that that may be following our trip blog, average MPG for the trip down in our 5.3L extended cab Chevy pickup was exactly 12 MPG.
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| Our Campsite at Fort DeSoto State Park |
We reset the truck’s mileage computer when we left home, and for you r-Pod people that that may be following our trip blog, average MPG for the trip down in our 5.3L extended cab Chevy pickup was exactly 12 MPG.
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| Me at Fort DeSoto, trying to suck in my gut. |
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