Evacuation Season

Our original travel plans called for a 9/7 departure to start a two week getaway in the van. With the development of Hurricane Irma in the Atlantic, on track for landfall in South FL, we hit the road on 9/6. So did everyone else. We covered 291 miles in 8 hours. That's 37 mph on average. Ugh. Stressful and annoying heavy traffic.

Unable to at least get out of FL, we pulled off short of the state line near Gainesville. In fact, our fave State Forest, Paynes Prairie, off of I-75 had plenty of sites available for the night. We were set up before 5pm with a well-deserved cocktail and hot shower. Grilled salmon, quinoa, asparagus and coleslaw was served at camp for dinner. Love our tiny home and almost forgot the woes of the day.