Settling In

What a ride!!  We missed the snow (heard there were one foot drifts on our driveway!) but had to deal with the remnants of the ice storm that hit Atlanta.  I couldn't believe how bad the interstate was 2 days after the storm!  Our freeways would be in better shape DURING the storm!  Huge amounts of ice still on the road and chunks missing so it was "ice road potholes".   At one point, we heard the truckers ahead of us were sliding sideways on a sloping curve!  Yikes!  Glenn could feel the front end of the motorhome sliding a little, but managed to keep it under control.  Had no choice!  The ramps were even worse and I can't imagine the side streets if the freeway was that bad!  Friends we met while working at Amazon.com were caught in the storm in Calhoun, GA.  They spent 2 nights in a motel and when the finally got on the road, we were just a short distance behind them!  It was nice because they could call and warn us about conditions ahead.  A ways south of Atlanta, the roads cleared up and it was smooth sailing to our destination - Clermont, FL.  Our last evening on the road, we stopped and had dinner with Sandi and Dave, our "lookouts".  It was fun to catch up with them at the Cracker Barrel near Valdosta, GA.
We continued on after dinner, stopping to top off the propane tank and fuel tank.  Spent the night at the Florida Welcome Center then made it to the campground by noon.  We didn't park in the our usual section of the campground, which is in "the woods".  Love that area, but there is a lot of vegetation between the sites and Glenn was afraid he'd need to be crawling around the motorhome, fixing the levelers the weren't working when we left home.  Turns out, they do work!  We think the switch is going bad so it may need to be replaced.  We have a nice site, close to the lodge and pool and a great view of the sunsets.
Thursday, Glenn made the trip to Sun City Center to visit his stepmom, Dorothy.  She will be 102 this year and not doing too well.  He didn't spend the whole day as planned, he could see his visit was tiring her out.  I spent the day putting things back in order in the motorhome and adding to Glenn's "honey-do" list.  A lot of little fix-ups need done including putting the pocket door back on it's track.  Seems the rough ice road jiggled it off!
Yesterday we attended the Tampa RV SuperShow.  We met up with Sandi and Dave for lunch and had fun checking out the latest RV's and the supply vendors.  As you went to the various parts of the show, you could collect Mardi Gras beads.  When you had all six colors, you could get in the "money booth".  It was a booth with fake dollars and a blower.  When you were zipped in the booth, they turned on the blower and you had to catch as many dollars as you could in 15 seconds.  Not as easy as you'd think!  Between Glenn and I we caught $25 dollars to spend at the Camping World booth.   We ended up with 2 folding side tables for outside and a collapsible trash can for only $2.11 out of pocket.  Not bad!  Debra and Butch had given us their tickets to get in so we didn't do too bad for the day.
We also joined Escapees, a camping group we've heard about for years.  They have many events and a campground system plus discounts to many other campgrounds.  We'll try it for a year and see if we like it and use it.
Today we are planning to finished "setting up" our site and maybe even play some water volleyball if the water in the pool isn't too cold.