Called Back: New York to Florida in four days...

Well, our New York adventure ended abruptly with yet another family issue.  I received a call from my mother's living facility to return NOW to St. Augustine, FL.

Trumansburg
Rainy AM for an exit

So, we packed up Thursday morning in 48 degree weather to head south.  This was with bittersweet emotions, knowing we were needed in Florida, yet knowing we left jobs undone at the Grassroots Festival as it started.  However, we could not delay any longer...

Truck and trailer
ready to roll

Returning required four long days on the road.  Now some folks can drive that 1100 miles in two days but not us.  With the travel trailer in tow, two cats, and two retired adults... life can go a little slower.

Yes, we need to dump the tanks from time to time
This is the campground in Virginia

Realizing I-95 is not always the best route, even though the mapping programs push that option for a total of 1058 miles, we varied the route just a bit for a total of 1187 miles.  I mean, you just can't believe on I-95 the distance can be driven in 14 hours.  

View from our campsite
Haymarket, VA

So we journeyed down the 'back-roads' including Hwy 29 and Hwy 15 stopping the first night near Haymarket Virginia at the Greenville Farm Family Campground.  The campground was located conveniently on Hwy 15!  And it was a clean, spacious, and treed area.

Our campsite was among these tall trees

Early the following morning we packed up which didn't take much effort as we never "unpacked", emptied our tanks (above), and headed out for more adventures.

On the road again

We were past the New York and Washington DC parts of the country so it was time to get back on I-95.  Leaving the small roads behind we bit the bullet and boarded the interstate.  This was a long day of driving with the reward of returning to Medoc Mountain State Park in North Carolina.

Medoc Mountain campsite as seen
from inside our home

 It was good to return to Medoc Mountain (a previous post) as the park is beautiful, a bit remote, and quiet this time of year.  There were few campers giving you the feeling the entire park was just for you... and the other half-dozen folks in the campground.

Since no one is around,
can't I get off this leash?

After a peaceful night with no rain and bright stars... yes we are often up around dawn to walk the cats and star gazing is a suitable hobby ... we were back on I-95 heading south.

Early morning cat walk

This day the miles rolled by quickly.  We made the typical stops for gas, food, bathroom breaks, and cat walks but there simply isn't much else when traveling I-95... unless you hit the dreaded traffic jam.  This time we were lucky and the traffic flowed easily.  Amazingly we had driven all the way to Savannah.  Checking the computer for a private campground I found Savannah Oaks RV Resort on the Good Sams Club website.  The description was reasonable so we gave it a try.  It was not my favorite campground but it worked for the evening and it had a clean laundry facility which came in handy.

The best part about the campground?  It was adjacent to the Savannah Ogeechee Canal Museum & Nature Center sponsored by the Savannah Ogeechee Canal Society.   You can read about this in a separate post.

Now it was a short trip to Anastasia State Park in St. Augustine where I was able to secure a campsite for a few nights.  Upon arriving there were two important tasks:  checking on my mother and taking a beach walk.

Anastasia State Park
St. Augustine Beach