Thursday March 31st, 2011
Moving Day
Today is moving day and we couldn’t have picked a worst day to leave the resort that we have been staying at for a month. The weather going through Central Florida was like a hurricane. The lightening and thunder was continuous and the rain was pouring down so hard at times that we could barely see in front of us.
We knew this storm was coming and the day before we took the time to pack as much of our stuff as we could so that all that was left were the bins that normally are hidden underneath the outside table.
Denis was outside in his yellow rain gear disconnecting the sewer, water and cable and hooking the trailer to the truck during the lull of the storm. I inside the trailer monitoring the weather network because they were giving time frames in minutes for areas that would get hit with the storm and I would yell outside to Denis that he had six minutes, then four minutes. He would rush into the trailer to ride out the tornado force winds and rain then back outside to finish. I sat out the storm in the truck (it is my job to back it up to the hitch)so Keisha and I watched the storm in the darkness of the truck while Denis struggled with the last details of hooking. Denis was soaked and although he had clothes in the trailer it wasn’t a good idea to change out of them so he started the drive towards South Carolina soaking wet.
We had to drive about 18 miles to the town of Leesburg to drop off the cable and internet boxes that we ordered for the month. Leesburg was into this massive storm as well so I knew that it would get hit by the cell around 11:22 a.m. It was 10:30 a.m. when we left Clerbrook Golf Club and RV Resort. Not good timing.
We were just going through Leesburg towards the Comcast building where we were instructed to drop the boxes off. We made a right hand turn and could not see anything. We were in a horrendous downpour of water and the wipers couldn’t keep up for us to see. All of a sudden, I see this green thing flying towards the truck. It was a tree being ripped out of the ground and it just missed us! It fell short of the truck. Had it been a taller tree it would have hit the passenger side of the truck exactly where I was sitting. Whew - talk about dodging a bullet (or a tree!).
Denis was awesome and remained calm during this episode and we dropped off the boxes and headed towards the I-95 with Georgia on our minds. The weather settled down but we still had a raining day of travelling. After five hours of driving, we decided to stop at the Wal-Mart in Brunswick Georgia. Our first impression of Brunwixk is that it's a really pretty town and it is located just south of Savanhah. The Wal-Mart allows RVs and trailers to stay overnight in their parking lot. We were asked to setup near the garden centre and the tire centre. As the evening was fast approching we were soon joined by two other trailers and a few more and RVs arrived for the night.
There is something to be said about “comfort in numbers”. In the RV world it is called “boon docking” and even though you don’t know these people we do meet and greet and get to share our traveling experiences and there is a common bonding and some comfort knowing that you are safe with like minded travelers around.
This type of camping is great when it is just an overnight stop as you travel to your destination but its not recommended nor allowed on a regular basis as you have no water or electricity.
We had to do some grocery shopping anyway so it was the perfect spot to park for the night. Most Wal-Marts in the USA have grocery stores and sell everything. We’ve been grocery shopping at Wal-Marts since Daytona Beach.
We also picked up a roasted chicken and some potato wedges and dined by candlelight.
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Destination Myrtle Beach
We woke up early on Friday and got on the road right away. The fridge in the trailer was not operating properly on the gas setting. It worked well with the electricity but there seems to be a problem just with the gas setting. this worried Denis and he didn’t sleep well and woke up tired. I slept very well and we hit the road on a sunny Georgia morning. Two hours into the drive we finally stopped at a Waffle House for breakfast. I don’t like Waffle House or Denny’s or I-Hop. I only like Country Kitchen’s partly because they are RV friendly and the food is good. But, they are not located everywhere. So when you are hungry you take what you can get. The drive was uneventful and when we stopped for gas I drove the rest of the way into Myrtle Beach. I don’t drive often but I need to once in a while just to give Denis a break when he is tired and mainly to practice. It isn’t easy pulling a trailer. I do like it when all I have to do is drive straight and this was my main goal for the day. Just drive straight!!!! Fortunately I didn’t have to turn much. It was around 2:00 p.m. when we arrived at the Ocean Lakes Resort.
I love the city of Myrtle Beach. The shopping is wonderful, the golf courses are the best anywhere in North America and the beaches are so lovely. It is clean and pretty. In my opinion, Ocean Lakes RV resort is the BEST anywhere and we have decided the next time we come down south we will stay for an extended period.
We set up the campsite today and then went to Martin's golf store. there is a kiosk at this store that will arrange golf packages for you. Spring golf in Myrtle Beach is the biggest time of the golf season. Rounds are expensive and it is better if you look at the many packages that are available that will suit the level and the amount of golf you want to play. We are here for two weeks and we decided that we will play four rounds of golf.
We also spent some time on the beach in the afternoon and spent the rest of the day just settling in. The RV park is much busier now than when we were here in January. It is great that we are just one block to the beach and we are on a concrete pad which makes all the difference when it comes to the trailer. Clerbrook RV Resort has larger lots but they are all sand based with not much grass (more weeds than grass) and it made for a dirty place as we and especially Keisha tracked everything into the trailer.
Here at Ocean Lakes, the concrete pad makes it so much easier to keep the trailer clean. We are parked away from the beach and its all good because the wind picks up the sand and just sandblasts the RV’s.
Including the regular anemities such as heated pools, laundry facilities, recreation centre, the cost of staying here includes free 70 channel cable, Wi-Fi internet access, telephone connection with free local calls (just bring a phone with you), daily garbage pick-up at your site and 24-hour security patrols and dogs are allowed on the beach but they strickly enforce the poup and scoup regualtion which is a good thing! The bathrooms and showers facilities are very clean. You can even get propane gas delivery at your site and we even saw a mobile RV cleaning and polishing service(needed because of sandblasting). They also have a RV and awning centre where you can buy RV parts they will come to your site to service your equipment if required. Finally, you can even rent golf carts to tool around the park! We will definitely return to Ocean Lakes RV Resort again.
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