On the Road at Last

The coach at Sumter Oaks RV Park, Bushnell, Florida.

May 24, 2016

Our journey started late–we left the house about 4:30 p.m., having spent the previous two days loading and organizing the coach. Organizing wasn’t finished but it was time to get on the road or we’d be setting up in the dark. Jane got her first opportunity to drive in the rain but stopped at the next service plaza: A traffic alert warned that the Turnpike northbound was closed ahead. We later found, thankfully, that the message was old and the accident causing the closure had been cleared. We proceeded to Bushnell (east of I75 and a few miles south of the Turnpike’s northern end). On the way we learned an important lesson: Signs are generally placed before a turn is required. We saw a sign for our campground and turned. Early. We found ourselves on a narrow road with no clear way out for our 58 feet of RV and car. While we pondered our options, a police officer on his way home stopped and offered to lead us to where we could return to State roads. 45 minutes and more 90 degree turns than we could count later, we pulled into our campground and set up, for the first time, after dark.