Day 31
Well, pretty much a typical travel day, if there is such a thing. Up early, get the morning routine done, and hit the road around eleven. We hadn’t been underway for long before we stopped for fuel, which is usually some kind of adventure. Today was no exception. We pulled into the truck fueling area at a truck stop and Geri went into the building to give them our credit card. When she came back, she said that the cashier had asked her how much fuel we were buying. She said she didn’t know. The cashier said that they had to have a maximum sale value, or they couldn’t start the pump. So, Geri said $100. She came back to the pump, where Don was waiting to pump the fuel, and told him what had happened. He said we were going to need more that $100 worth of fuel, but he started the pump and started fueling. When the pump reached $100, it stopped. So, Geri had to go back into the cashier and tell her we wanted another $100 worth of fuel. Don started the pump again, and we finished filling the tank. Then Geri had to go back in to the cashier and get the credit card. She wasn’t really happy about this.
After the fun of fueling, we headed north again on I-95, through Jacksonville and into Georgia. Don said that Georgia must have gotten some early stimulus money, because they were rebuilding the highway for almost the entirety of its route through the state. It was a little windy, and the combination of wind gusts, traffic diversion cones, and ditzy drivers kept Don mumbling the whole time. We got to our new RV Park around the middle of the afternoon, and Geri got us checked in. We could only get part of the way to our site, though, because they were digging a trench across the road to where we had to go. We had to wait for a long time before they had the trench covered up and we could get across it. When we got to our site, Don got us set up quickly, and we got into the truck to go into Savannah. We made it to the Visitor Center just a few minutes before it closed, but they managed to grab the maps and brochures they were interested in. Then we took a quick ride down the cobblestone street alongside the river, which is very pretty, and headed back to the RV Park. When we got there, Geri made my dinner, then took me for a nice walk around the Park. It’s very pleasant here, with lots of trees and some very nice people that like dogs. Don had dinner almost ready when we got back, some chicken with rice and wax beans and capers. Got some very good plates and pots. Don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, but you can be sure I’ll let you know!