Wednesday, April 4 – We awoke in Frog City RV Park in Duson, Louisiana, after a night of heavy rain and severe winds predicted. Thank goodness the heavy winds never arrived, but we sure got the rain. Luckily, it had stopped around 6 a.m. The roads were drying up before we headed out. We stopped to fill the fuel tank at the gas station out front of the RV park and jumped on I-10 heading through Lafayette and then on to Baton Rouge, LA. We passed through Mississippi and into Alabama where we stopped at Wilderness RV Park in Robertsdale, AL.
We haven’t seen the water this high ever.
Even between the divide highway.
Crossing the mighty Mississippi River.
Wilderness RV Park is okay for a quick overnight stop. We really wouldn't want to spend much time here. Most of the residents are here for work or to spend their retirement in the back woods of Alabama. There are numerous trees which might make it difficult to get satellite reception. We asked for a site in the open area, so we had no trouble getting the satellite to connect. The streets here are gravel, and the sites are grass with a little gravel. We have a FHU site with 50 amp electric (30 amp is $2 less per night) for $19 with the Passport America 50% discount. The sites are fairly close together, but we are only here for one night.
Site #14
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Tomorrow we head into Florida and plan on stopping around Tallahassee. We are slowly inching toward our final destination of Amelia Island which is off the coast near Jacksonville, FL.
Thursday, April 5 – We left Robertsdale, Alabama, early this morning heading to our next destination, Beaver Lake Campground in Quincy, Florida. We knew we would be there earlier than the official check-in time, but that has never been an issue in the nine years we've been on the road.
Guess there is always a first time! The lady at the gas station where we were to check in told us we would have to wait about three hours to check in. No option to pay an early check in fee and no room for discussion. Paul was a little upset and told her it was time to reevaluate her business plan. We told her we would stay elsewhere. Interestingly, there were only two RV's in the campground, and two additional RV's pulled into the station as we were leaving. Guess they don't want or need the business!
We checked the Tallahassee Elks Lodge, but they were full and other area campgrounds were above our price range. So what started out as a short drive day turned into a long-drive day as we decided to simply push on to our final stop in Yulee, Florida. The drive was uneventful. We have to say that I-10 through Florida is wonderful to drive. What a difference a day makes.
We are at the Bow & Arrow Campground in Yulee, Florida, which is about 20 minutes from John’s house, Paul’s brother, on Amelia Island, FL. The rate is $185/week and this is no Florida resort! The campground is a typical “dated” campground that has seen better days! The roads are paved but narrow, and the sites are all pull-thru and gravel with FHU 50 amp electric. There is the Florida mandatory swimming pool, WiFi, laundry facilities and a little grass between close-together sites. Luckily we are in Site #1 which is an end site giving us a little more room. There are large shade trees so, if you want satellite TV ask for a site in one of the first two rows. We are here for six nights. Stop back and see what fun the Weaver brothers have.
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Thanks for stopping by. Hope to see y’all back real soon. Have a great day!
Good to see you made it all the way. Sometimes it worth it to just drive the extra mileage. That's why we did the 442 miles to Bluff. If we had stopped, we would have just sat at the campground. So, if the drive is easy, why not go for it...once in while!!
ReplyDeleteNow you are settled in for a while and relax a bit enjoy the weather, much better than here in Ohio, wish we were there too.
ReplyDeleteWe have stayed at Wilderness a few times a CTC membership park for us $10.00 a night, nothing fancy like you said, but we do enjoy the area.
That's the kind of campground we stay at when we visit Jim's family in Roanoke. It would be okay for an over night but we make it work for the week we're there. Not many places to stay. I really don't understand the inflexible stand of some parks. If they were full and trying to get people out maybe I could understand it. But usually that's not the case.
ReplyDeleteWe drive that 18 mile bridge several times a year. Have done it since 1988. First from NJ to SW Louisiana now from Alabama to SW Louisiana, a much shorter trip. Will do in again on April 20th. Hope water is not so high it affects the welcome center where we plan to overnight.
ReplyDeleteDon't blame Paul at all for getting upset. What happened to keeping the customer happy?
Glad you are settled for the week. They go so quickly.
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you made it through the storm OK and have arrived in FL. Have fun.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that lady...so independent!!! I'm glad you all decided to just keep traveling. I know it was tough but worth it to have it behind you!! Enjoy your week visiting Paul's brother....I bet they can have some fun!!
ReplyDelete11 years on the road and had to wait to check in once and we have been to a lot of rv parks. I will never understand that policy. If they are full and you have to wait for someone to leave, that's different.
ReplyDeleteWell that is crazy that they wouldn't let you check in early! Especially when the campground was virtually empty. Haha, I would have told them they needed to reevaluate their business plan, too—although I probably would have told them they were ridiculous, which isn't nearly as diplomatic as what Paul said. :-))
ReplyDeleteI cannot believe you were not allowed to check in early...talk about being inflexible. Given the number of RV bloggers out there, it wouldn't take long for a park like that to get a nasty reputation. Glad you made it safely. LuAnn
ReplyDeleteWe've never had a check-in early issue either. We have been surprised at how full many of the parks are now. It's the snowbirds moving north.
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