Ponce De Leon, FL - HH

Tuesday - A slightly longer drive day to a farm within Harvest Hosts. They have five sites with power and water. We just hooked up to power as we have plenty of water. We are staying for two nights before heading for our destination near Old Town, FL. We picked up some eggs, a small coffee cake, and pickled vegetables at their store. The sites are dirt & gravel and the driveway was narrow and bumpy. But no issues with the rv though the Jeep was disconnected for the drive in. 

I also discovered another worn part on the tow bar. I’ll check it out tomorrow to see how serious it is. I noticed at one of our rest stops that one arm was locked at full extension. 

Wednesday - The rain started last night after midnight and continued on/off for most of the day. A drip started from one of the roof vents. I pulled off the inside trim ring and it may be coming from the sealant around the vent or further towards the front of the RV. Possibly even the condensation drain from the AC/heat pump.

Baton Rouge, LA

Monday - After a low temperature of just above freezing, we headed east at around 10am. The weather was nice with a high in the mid-60s (°F). Heavier traffic on I-10 with a fair amount of road construction. Our overnight stop is at a Cracker Barrel on the eastern side of Baton Rouge. 

We had dinner in the restaurant and, in my opinion, the food “quality” seems to have gone downhill. One thing that hasn’t changed is the game on the table. Something to do while waiting for your order. We didn’t park in the RV parking spots as we would’ve had to disconnect the Jeep to fit. But the parking lot was pretty empty. 

Winter Weather in Livingston, TX

Friday - At noon, it is only 49°F. I reconnected the water and filled the fresh water tank (through the water softener) to 85%. I'll disconnect it tonight as I really don't want to damage the water softener. 

Saturday - Today was pretty cold with a low this morning of just below freezing. Tonight’s low is forecast to be in the mid-20s (°F) and it barely rose to 44°F with lots of sunshine. We are planning to head out on Monday as there is a warming trend in the forecast.

On Wednesday’s drive, I wanted to take a toll road to make sure our transponder worked plus I was curious what the toll would be for the motorhome towing the Jeep. We were charged the truck rate. The trip on 99 around Houston came out to $44. Pretty pricy. The good news is that the transponder works. Just in case we want to use it in the future. (I’m thinking of future east coast trips)

Livingston, TX

Wednesday - We left the SKP park around 10:30 heading east after several weeks of delays. Hopefully, we didn’t leave too early as another cold front is in the forecast. We arrived at the Escapee park in Livingston, TX, around 4:30pm. It was a nice, relaxing drive. It’s nice to be on the road again in the class A. 

Thursday - Clear and sunny and has warmed up to the mid-60s. Warm enough to sit outside. We walked over to the mail forwarding office to sign up for the scanning option. This is the location of our mail forwarding service. 

Due to inclement weather forecast to arrive this weekend along our route through Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and northern Florida, we decided to hang around here for several more days. Below freezing temperatures, with heavy fog along the I-10 corridor is something I’d rather not deal with. By Monday, the warming trend is forecast to begin. 

One of the other VEs lives here in Livingston at the Escapee park and stopped by to visit.