After the Party

Well, the trip back to see all the folks was mostly enjoyable. We left for the south on Sunday morning. I thought if we got through Atlanta before noon on Sunday traffic would not be too bad. I wasn't smart enough to check the football schedule. Atlanta had a 1:00 P.M. kickoff. Traffic was too bad!!!

Interstate 75 south of Atlanta was bumper-to-bumper, stop and go. We elected to take I-16 East from Macon to Savannah. Another mistake on my part. Interstate 16 was not crowded at all and we had a scenic and leisurely trip until we got to I-95. With the combination of traffic and road construction, there were many miles travelled at less than 10 miles per hour. By the time we got to St. Augustine, it was 10:00 P.M. A trip that should have taken less than 11 hours had taken nearly 14 hours.

We didn't miss the furnace that night. When Camping World opened, I visited the service desk and told them I realized that our appointment was not until 10:00 A.M. but that we would be in the parking lot as soon as they got ready for us. They finally took us in about 12:45 P.M. after Miss Becky had some choice words with them. Then they decided that the furnace needed a new switch that they did not have in stock. That means another 200 mile trip when they get it in to have it installed. We finally made it home around 5:00 P.M. We were cutting it pretty short since we planned to leave by 11:00 A.M. the next morning for a trip to Lake Okeechobee with some friends.