Monday, November 3, 2014

Final Updated 2015 Itinerary - And Last Blog Entry

On October 23rd, I sketched out my anticipated, planned itinerary south beginning January 19th and returning February 22nd; a total of 35 days and a drive of 3,263 mile.  Well, it is now as complete as it's going to be with all reservations made and deposits paid.  All reservations complete, that is, except for one stop (2/12th - 2/15th) that I cannot reserve until December 1st.

I think I will make this my last post as tomorrow is my last day.  I will introduce a new blog post on the evening of January 21st, 2015.  It will contain this same chart below and we'll go from there.  Have a safe and warm winter; stay healthy and happy and let me be the very first to wish you and yours a Happy Thanksgiving, a holy Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

DATE
DAY
CAMPGROUND & ADDRESS
TRAVEL TIME
1/19/15
1/20/15
Leave 1/21
Mon
Tue
Wed
Cherrystone Campground
1511 Townfield Drive
Cape Charles, VA 23310
From Cross River:
369 miles - 6+ hours
2 days



1/21/15
1/22/15
Leave 1/23
Wed
Thu
Fri
Lanier's Campground
1161 Spot Lane
Holly Ridge, NC 28445
From Cherrystone:
261 miles - 4 hrs 41 min
4



1/23/15
1/24/15
1/25/15
Leave 1/26
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Hilton Head Harbor RV Resort
43 Jenkins Road
Hilton Head Island, SC 29926
From Lanier's Campground:
327 miles - 5 hours
7



1/26/15
1/27/15
Leave 1/28
Mon
Tue
Wed

Nova Campground
1190 Herbert St.
Port Orange, FL 32129
From Hilton Head Harbor:
268 miles - 4 hrs
9



1/28/15
1/29/15
1/30/15
1/31/15
2/1/15
2/2/15
Leave 2/3
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Tue
Elite Resorts at Citrus Valley
16246 Citrus Parkway
Clermont, FL 34714



From Nova Campground
85 miles - 1 hr 30 min
Ray & Kathy
Craig & Trish
Vicki & George
15



2/3/15
2/4/15
2/5/15
2/6/15
2/7/15
2/8/15
Leave 2/9
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Mon
Del-Raton RV
2998 S. Federal Hwy
Del Ray Beach FL 33483

Enterprise Rent-a-Car across street
2805 S Federal Hwy
From Elite Resorts:
194 miles - 3 hours
Jim & Missie
Scott & Kori
Norma
21



DATE
DAY
CAMPGROUND & ADDRESS
TRAVEL TIME
2/9/15
2/10/15
2/11/15
Leave 2/12
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Key Largo Kampground
101551 Overseas Highway
Key Largo, FL 33037-4546
From Del Ray Beach
112 miles - 2 hours
GPS=Samson Road, Key Largo FL
24

Return Trip

2/12/15
2/13/15
2/14/15
Leave 2/15
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Carefree RV at Daytona Beach
(OR Nova if not available)
4601 S Clyde Morris Blvd
Port Orange, FL 32129
(OR Emerald Shores Hotel)
From Key Largo:
311 miles - 4 hrs 45 min

Make reservations 12/1/14
27



2/15/15
2/16/15
2/17/15
Leave 2/18
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Roger & Wendy
11 Orchid Lane
Bluffton, SC
From Port Orange, FL:
259 miles - 3 hrs 45 min
30



2/18/15
2/19/15
Leave 2/20
Wed
Thu
Fri
Lakewood Camping Resort
5901 S. Kings Hwy
Myrtle Beach, SC 29575
From Sun City, SC
178 miles - 3 hours 30 min.
32



2/20/15
2/21/15
Leave 2/22
Fri
Sat
Sun
Holiday Trav-L-Park
1075 General Booth Boulevard
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
 
From Myrtle Beach, SC
358 miles - 5 hours 45 min.
34



2/22/15
Sun
Winnie Storage
853 Rte 35
Cross River, NY
From Virginia Beach, VA
429 miles - 7.5 hours
34 days

 Four States
3,263 miles driven

Yes, I know.  Lot o' Luck.  I am not thinking (yet) of the variables and unforeseen circumstances that go with this detailed planning.  I do know they exist so I'm going into this blind:  Weather (beginning with January 21st), Road Conditions/Detours, and Breakdowns just to mention a few.  Perhaps I should entitled this post: "Suggested Itinerary" and not tempt fate or Murphy.....but then we shouldn't go through life with that negative thinking with its "what if's" and "supposin's"; we'd never accomplish anything.  Better to go with the flow and hope for the best but anticipate the worst.  Simple.



2 comments:

  1. "Last Blog Entry???" I hope that's not like the "Final Trip." Hey, we miss you down here. I re-re-revised my itinerary. Now, I have us going on the Cape May Ferry and over and under the Chessapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

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    1. Great; I have so enjoyed planning the route and securing sites with deposits. I can say my trip is "written in stone." Just 73 days left for me. I looked at the Jim Witt's Long Range Forecast that comes with the Hudson Valley Weather Calendar. For the dates I'm leaving (1/19th-22nd) "Increasing clouds, then heavy snow, strong northeast to northerly winds." So you can see there may be changes....even in the stone. That's what's in store.

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