Tripometer – 15,560 mi
Gas Gauge – 1239.387 gal
Location – Tomoka State Park, Ormond Beach, FL
Lodging – $25
Cans of OFF – 4
We woke this morning no warmer today than we have been for the past few weeks, highs today are to be in the mid 50s. There’s only so much further south that we can travel! On the other side of things, we’ve arrived in a sandy place with palm trees everywhere. We must be getting closer!
Today was a boring day as Kelly caught up on the work she’s missed having poor cell signal the past two days. Paul put some work in on catching up with the LessInTents blog. Being a tourist in a fantastic place like New Orleans has put him tremendously behind. The truck and trailer also got a thorough cleaning despite the persistent queasiness.
For dinner this evening we sought out a restaurant with a good salad selection. For some reason finding a proper salad without something fried or a thick French sauce is almost impossible in New Orleans. On the trip from the campground to dinner we passed through a neighborhood in Ormond Beach with some huge and beautiful homes on the water. Ormond Beach is only a 15 minute drive to Daytona Beach. We suspect that some of the wealthy business owners and celebrities from Daytona Beach must have come to Ormond to put some distance between themselves and their work. After a green dinner and a couple of drinks we headed back to the trailer for a quiet evening.
Special Note: As we’ve gotten closer to the declared end of our trip, several of our friends and family have suggested that we might as well stay where it’s warm until spring. As tempting as that sounds, we’re both getting weary of the road. As Paul likes to say recently “All we want right now is a couch large enough to stretch out on.” We both think it would be a blast to celebrate Christmas on the beach so we’re currently thinking we’ll be returning home somewhere between Christmas and New Years.