Black Bear Campground - Day 2

9/11 - Never Forget

The pitter patter of the overnight rain subsided and after the overcast skies of Saturday morning gave way to the sun in all its blazing glory, I set things up outside and proceeded to get in another few chapters of reading.  In the afternoon sun, the temperature rose to 99°. As predicted, the skies opened up once again around 4:00 pm and for the rest of the evening and overnight, a downpour. No problem, says I. So the better part of the day was spent indoors accomplishing my favorite activity.....that of booking and locking in dates for my "2016 Winter Adventure."  So far, what follows is the first half of the journey. Next up, the return trip. I'm banking on the fact that this winter will not be anything like last year. The Farmer's Almanac states otherwise: :-(

"According to the Farmers’ Almanac, the winter of 2015–2016 is looking like a repeat of last winter, at least in terms of temperatures with unseasonably cold conditions over the Atlantic Seaboard, eastern portions of the Great Lakes, and the lower peninsula of Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, most of the Tennessee and Mississippi Valley, as well as much of the Gulf Coast."

So, with that being said, here's my future:

DATE	DAY	CAMPGROUND & ADDRESS	TRAVEL TIME
1/16/16 thru Leaving 1/17	Sat thru Sun	Bay Shore Campground 4228 Eastern Neck Road Rock Hall, MD 21161	From Cross River, NY 237 miles - 4 hours
1
1/17/16 thru Leaving 1/18	Sun thru Mon	Holiday Trav-L-Park 1075 General Booth Blvd Virginia Beach, VA 23451	From Rock Hall, MD 237 miles - 4 hours 38 min
1
1/18/16 thru Leaving 1/19/16	Mon thru Tue	Cabin Creek Campground 3200 Wilmington Hwy Jacksonville, NC 28540	From Virginia Beach, VA 218 miles - 4 hours
1
1/19/16 thru Leaving 1/24	Tue thru Sun	Hunting Island State Park Sea Island Parkway St. Helena Island, SC	From Jacksonville, NC 343 miles - 5 hours 21 min
5
1/24/16 thru Leaving 1/26	Sun thru Tue	Nova Family Campground 1190 Herbert Street Port Orange, FL	From St. Helena Island, SC 290 miles - 4 hours 20 min
2
1/26/16 thru Leaving 2/1	Tue thru Mon	Space Coast RV Resort 820 Barnes Blvd. Rockledge, FL 32955	From Port Orange, FL 64 miles - 1 hour
6
2/1/16 thru 2/3	Mon thru Wed	Manatee Hammock Park 7275 S. US 1 Titusville, FL32780	From Rockledge, FL 20 miles - 22 min
2
2/3/16 thru 2/10	Wed thru Wed	Elite Resorts at Citrus Valley 16246 Citrus Parkway Clermont, FL 34714	From Titusville, FL 66 miles - 1 hour 11 min
7
2/11/16 thru Leaving 2/18	Thu thru Thu	Disney Ft Wilderness Campground 4510 North Ft Wilderness Trail Buena Vista, FL 32380	From Clermont, FL 18 miles - 32 min
7
Total 32 Next, the trip home		Stay tuned for the homeward bound trip

I also decided to bake that bread in my slo-cooker. Results were very satisfying

This will eliminate one problem I faced with last year's
nasty weather in the south.  No more frozen water hose.
Good till -40°