The time for our spring trip has finally arrived. We left home this morning at 9:30 a.m. It took longer than expected to get away because I had to load the bikes onto the Jeep, check the air in the RV tires, and fill the water tanks that were left empty because of the temperature. It was a bright sunny morning as we headed East on I-80. We utilized our Delorme Street Atlas on our computer to plan our route to Florida. The route planned for us today had us going I-80 East to I-74 to Peoria where we picked up I-55 toward St. Louis. We then by-pass St. Louis 20 miles to the east where we picked up I-64 south. We are spending the night in Mt. Vernon, Illinois at our favorite interstate campground – Wal-Mart. Wal-Marts are really a great place to stay. They are usually open 24 hours, they are very well lit and there are usually half dozen or more campers around you. Often, while Kathy is making supper, I will do some shopping for groceries or last minute items. Tomorrow, our plan is to head to Nashville, which is only a couple of hours away. We are going to visit Opryland Hotel so Kathy can see how it has grown since she was here over 10 years ago. Our plan then is to head down to Atlanta, where we plan to spend tomorrow evening.
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Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Key West 2007 On the Road Again
The time for our spring trip has finally arrived. We left home this morning at 9:30 a.m. It took longer than expected to get away because I had to load the bikes onto the Jeep, check the air in the RV tires, and fill the water tanks that were left empty because of the temperature. It was a bright sunny morning as we headed East on I-80. We utilized our Delorme Street Atlas on our computer to plan our route to Florida. The route planned for us today had us going I-80 East to I-74 to Peoria where we picked up I-55 toward St. Louis. We then by-pass St. Louis 20 miles to the east where we picked up I-64 south. We are spending the night in Mt. Vernon, Illinois at our favorite interstate campground – Wal-Mart. Wal-Marts are really a great place to stay. They are usually open 24 hours, they are very well lit and there are usually half dozen or more campers around you. Often, while Kathy is making supper, I will do some shopping for groceries or last minute items. Tomorrow, our plan is to head to Nashville, which is only a couple of hours away. We are going to visit Opryland Hotel so Kathy can see how it has grown since she was here over 10 years ago. Our plan then is to head down to Atlanta, where we plan to spend tomorrow evening.
