Since we aren't traveling on the Florida Turnpike, we headed south on Michigan Avenue to US-192 and then east to Melbourne where we got on I-95 south.
Somewhere around Holopaw which is east of St. Cloud on US-192 we found a place to pull over, so Mike & I could switch places and I took over the driving. We had encountered some love bugs up to that point, but the farther east we went the love bugs got thicker and thicker.
The swarms of love bugs eventually were so thick it sounded like rain hitting the windshield. Once we got on I-95 the love bugs weren't as thick and Mike checked The Next Exit and there was a rest area just 12 miles away.
I pulled into the rest area which was near Palm Bay about 11:00. I COULD say there were a LOT of love bugs on the front of the RV, but I think a photo or two would say it better.
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| From May 2011 |
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| From May 2011 |
Mike got out his cleaning supplies and cleaned the windshield the best he could.
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We decided to go ahead and fix a quick lunch while we were at the rest area. We were back on the road a little after 11:30. We stopped at a Flying J near Ft. Pierce to get gas in the RV ($3.839 a gal) and fill the propane tank ($2.99 a gal). At Lake Worth we exited I-95 at 6th Avenue South and went west to South Congress Avenue and south to the entrance of John Prince Memorial Park.
We arrived at John Prince at 2:15 and checked in. We are in site #98 which backs up to Lake Osborne. We have full hookups (50 amp) and the campground has free Wi-fi with a good signal.
Our son Fletcher drove up from Fort Lauderdale and got here about 4 p.m. and spent a few hours visiting with us. There was a good breeze blowing off of Lake Osborne and it was real pleasant sitting outside.
We didn't take any photos of our campsite today, we'll do that tomorrow.
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