We left Malabar and the east coast of Florida earlier than expected due to Hurricane Matthew bearing down upon us. We cut our journey short and returned back to our point of departure and completed our journey.
Our journey took us 5,510 miles in 148 days. We drove through 18 states as well as Canada as planned. It was a trip of a lifetime and we have so many memories of the places we visited and the folks we met along the way!
Some of our favorite memories …
Disney
North Carolina (seeing son Ray & Pam, All Star Race, Coldstone Creamery, Ride of Pride on the Harley, Bill’s cracked head)
Virginia Seeing Aunt Helen (95 years young)
Connecticut (seeing son Jr, Mary & grandson Chris; seeing son Kevin; seeing sister Jan & Greg; seeing friends Dave, Patty, Pete & Diana; seeing Bills family Mary, Cathy, Bill & Kim; camping at Hammonasset)
Pennsylvania (seeing friends Tracey & Fran; being among the Amish)
Maine (seeing son Ben & Heather & grandkids Serenity, Athena & Olivia; sleepovers with the girls; seeing grandson Nate & Heather and meeting great grandaughter Natalie; seeing my brother Bill & Kelly & families; seeing my cousin Gracie & Dave; 41st Annual Family reunion; seeing nieces Amanda & Katrina and their families; visiting with friends Pat & Leslie on Long Island)
New York (Lake George; Saratoga Race Track)
Niagara Falls both Canada side as well as US side; Skylon Tower
Ontario Canada (spending time with froggers Rick, Barb, Crackers & Bree; seeing froggers Lorne & Connie; Liftlock Boat Cruise; watching Bill & Barb zipline)
Ohio (seeing froggers Ron & Karen as well as meeting up with other froggers Judy, Ray, Bob, Marguerite, Deb & Rick; 3-way chili)
Indiana (Shipshewana and the Amish; Moonshine cocktails in Nashville)
Michigan (seeing friends Beth & Peter; Mackinac Island; Strolling the Streets in Boyne City; Petosky stones; driving car on golf course)
Tennessee (Smoky Mountains, Cades Cove, moonshine; meeting up with son Ray on Broadway Street in Nashville)
Thank you for following along with our journey. We hope you enjoyed what little we shared on this blog. It will be a trip we will remember for the rest of our lives.
Signing off for now …. until we hit the road again!
We arrived at Malabar, FL last Saturday. Camelot RV Park is a great place to stay. It’s midway between Cape Canaveral and Fort Pierce. We are right on the Indian River with great views of the water.
Our View
Yesterday we drove north to Cocoa Beach.
What’s Cocoa Beach without a trip to Ron Jon’s Surf Shop. Going to Cocoa and visiting Ron Jon’s is sort of like visiting Paris and going to the Eiffel Tower. Just something you have to do.
From there, we continued north and went to Cape Canaveral & Port Canaveral. We saw the Kennedy Space Center; however, did not have time to do the tour. Maybe tomorrow…
We then headed to Port Canaveral! OMGosh! Cruise Ships !!! That was the closest I’ve ever been to one! Beautiful! We saw the “Carnival Victory” as well as the “Freedom of the Seas”. Someday we may get to cruise.
We also went to the “Canaveral Lock”, the largest navigation lock in Florida. It was constructed in 1965 to secure the safe passage of vessels from the Banana River to Port Canaveral and the Atlantic Ocean.
On our way back from Cape Canaveral, we encountered a problem with one of our windshield wipers! A piece had come off….. repair was urgent as rain was all around us.
FORTUNATELY, we found a Discount Auto Parts store and a great employee who put us back on the road with repairs! We continued on our way and did a quick trip to Merritt Island and saw some beautiful homes.
Today we decided to take a journey south and traveled as far as Fort Pierce. We traveled mostly on A1A and stopped at many beaches along the way.
Our end destination was Fort Pierce. We saw the “National Navy UDT Seal Museum” which is dedicated to the Navy SEALS and features exhibits of equipment & historical artifacts.
Fort Pierce is known as the “Sunrise City”, sister to San Francisco, the “Sunset City”.
So, on our way back to Malabar, we had to stop at Wally World (aka Walmart) to pick up a few items… groceries, an inexpensive watch for me and a new belt for Bill …
Knowing the Woodruffs, you know that anything and everything is possible with us. Bill decides to try a “ratchet” belt versus the belt that has holes. He tried it on to see how it fit as well as to see how it worked. HE COULDN’T GET IT TO WORK NOR COULD HE GET THE BELT OFF. The more he and I tried to remove this belt,,,,, the more we laughed. I was just about to call customer service over to have them cut the dang belt off; however, Bill finally got it to release and removed it! WAY TOO FUNNY! And, yes he did purchase the belt.
We are watching the weather and direction of Hurricane Matthew almost hourly as we are currently on the east coast of Florida and in its path. Hopefully we will be able to avoid it by driving away from its path. Bill practiced his “hurricane stance” at one of the windy beaches today.
Bill and Barb ... where to next? 