Sun - Dec 29/13

We woke and got on the road by 5:30 am. We wanted to get ahead of the congestion, especially with a full day of rain ahead.

Even at this time of day the traffic was heavy. I travelled at 55 mph most of the morning due to the rain.

As we entered GA I-95 widened to 6 lanes. I spent most of the morning in the middle lane.

Again, a traditional Flying J stop at Brunswick, GA. Charlotte picked up a coffee while I filled and we were soon back on the road.

We opted to not make our traditional stop at the FL Welcome Center for a glass of OJ. We could not have found a parking spot as they were lined up on the ramp.

We also passed on our regular stop at the Camping World in St. Augustine for the same reason.

I decided to continue on I-95 to Ormond Beach and would turn onto US-40 towards the RV Resort as I wasn't sure of the road from Bunnell. FL. I knew US-40 was a good road.

This decision lost us an hour and a half.  A few miles past the exit we didn't take we were slowed by an accident.  The 3 southbound lanes were at a standstill. A Car Transporter had caught fire. Luckily, the were able to disconnect the rear part to save the last 6 autos. The front 5 were burnt to a crisp!

The fire happened at 8:30 am closing all I-95 Southbound Lanes! It was still stop and go when we came through about 11 am. It took an hour and a half to go 15 miles.

Once on US-40 it was about an hour and a few road changes and we arrived at the Old Mill Stream RV Resort. We arrived at 1:30 pm - nice to be in before dark!

The office is closed on Sunday; however, someone is available 24 hours a day. By the time we stopped at the entrance gate someone was at the office door. Julie gave us a fantastic welcome. Long term stays receive an unbelievably comprehensive guide to both the park and the area - in ring bound booklets. I did a lot of research in choosing this park. The welcome alone was enough to know I made the right decision.

After unhooking the car, we were guided to Lot #39 and Ron helped us park - perfectly! Soon the RV was automatically levelled and the 3 slides were put out. Sewer, Water, and (50 Amp) Power were hooked up and we began unpacking and setting up. By 7 pm we had the inside under control (the outside storage will be a different story).

Since it was still raining we took the car to go directly across the road to the Pizza Hut for supper. Charlotte had wings and we shared a large Thin Crust Super Supreme Pizza! Just what we needed!

After eating we stopped at the Save-A-Lot Grocery store in the mall behind the restaurant. It is set up like Costco (box lots) - except nothing is a known brand name. Milk, bread, tomatoes, lettuce and a jug of vinegar later we headed back to the RV.

Asleep again by 9 pm -we were wiped!