08-16-08 Saturday (Off with(out) a hitch))

We got up fairly early this morning. We disconnected from the shore lines. Jim connected the Cherokee to the RV. I connected the Even Brake to the Cherokee brake pedal. In the RV I couldn't get the monitoring system to power up. We found out it the power outlet (12V (like a cigarette lighter))) had no power! We looked for fuses for the chassis oriented items but couldn't find a panel. I took out all the owner's manuals and started looking it up. The book mentioned a panel under the instrument panel and we still couldn't find one. We almost went to Radio Shack to buy a power converter. Jim then remembered from looking at a different RV that the panel is literally under the instrument panel. He pulled up on the panel (where the speedo and displays are) and sure enough it was hinged with a little prop rod. We found that the 12V wasn't even connected. Jim had to get a tool or 2, but got in connected. We're on our way!







We met Morgan and Ann at Perkins for lunch, where they surprised us with a care
package. Homemade cookies, Atlas (packaged cute) , banana bread and lots of gift cards for restaurants. Jim must have complained about my cooking! Ann brought a small jar of peanut butter to put on pancakes. It was so good with butter, peanut butter and syrup. YUM! She likes crunchy, I would have preferred smooth. Next time I'll just ask Perkins for peanut butter (the server said they have it).


The drive to Inverness, FL was fairly uneventful. We saw a deer and the same ole surrounding we've seen tons of times prior.


While in motion, we lock the cats up in the bedroom. We decided to let Clea out. She jumped on the dash and walked back and forth, meowing. Jim said he could see right over her. She was panting. It was funny. Especially when we approached an underpass, she'd think it was going to hit her and then flinch or jump off the dash. I have a video of it. She eventually settled down and laid on the dash, enjoying the sights.







For the 2nd time, the GPS has screwed up directions. This time, using a Point of Interest I uploaded (I won't trust them anymore), we needed to make a right turn but it snuck up us and Jim missed it. He tried to turn into a parking lot, but wasn't able to clear a pole. The rear end of the RV and Cherokee stuck out in the road. He tried backing up but as he knew, the Cherokee wouldn't cooperate. We clogged up a lane for about 10 minutes while we rushed to disconnect the Cherokee from the RV. One disconnected we decided not to reconnect, I'd just drive it and lead the way. We got lost, the GPS took us on dirt roads, neighborhoods, etc. I looked up the campground website and plugged in the coordinates directly to the GPS and suddenly we were 10 miles away whereas previously 1 miles. What a mess.


As we approached the campground a good span of the road was a horrible dirt road with tons of holes. I didn't mind it in the Cherokee but Jim wasn't having such a good time doing 3-5 MPH. We arrived about 15 minutes before closing. We set up all but the screen room, relaxed a little, and then we cooked. Delicious porkchops on the grill. We went to the pool for a while and then back to more relaxing in the RV. The campground seems nice. Large beautiful oak trees all over. Looks like the entire place is shaded by them. The concrete pads are all colorfully stamped with nice designs. Tomorrow we'll need to go to the grocery store for some supplies. We've been told a Winn Dixie is about 6 miles away.