Except for the part where I slid through the red light on the Statesboro bypass! They apparently have the light rigged so that any yahoo pulling up from a side street triggers a sensor and causes the absolutely shortest yellow light I've ever seen!
I DO NOT RUN YELLOW LIGHTS WHEN DRIVING 14 TONS OF FUN! So I got down hard on the brakes when the light changed. The road was wet, the ABS was working its computer-controlled gluteus off, and we're sliding through the now-red light. The dual air horns scared the bejesus out of the lady stopped on the side street and she didn't even twitch until we were clear. It won't work out that way every time. I think I'll change the policy about red lights on 55 MPH bypasses. At least it'll make for a more spectacular demise of any compact driver no patience! I just hope it's some pimpled up puke in a "tuner" with the loud muffler and non-functional three-wing spoiler on the back. It'd be nice to cross his eyes right in mid-beat of a 130 decibel rendition of "Let the bodies hit the floor!" by "the Drowning Pool"!
Back to the happy part. This Holiday Rambler is wonderful! We pulled a full load towing the Prius on the dolly with two kayaks, two bicycles, my Segway and all the other techno-heroin it takes to keep me from terminal ennui and got an honest 9.6 miles per gallon of diesel. I've had cars that wouldn't do that!
And it is comfortable, quiet and easy handling.
One of the reasons I have no concerns about my health and reactions to stress is that I can drive this rig through the construction mess on I-95. At one point I had a semi-truck passing me with concrete barriers snugged up tight on both white lines and a flashing sign warning of narrow lanes. Micky was not a quiet participant!
Oh, and did I mention the 20 knots of gusting crosswinds and rain? Yeehaa!
I think we'll go home up I-75!
I am so jacked up about Sport Pilot, I'm about to wet myself! The FAA (Federal Administration Administration) says there are only 3238 Sport Pilots total (not counting Private Pilots flying only as sport pilot) and 542 instructors. That means if I succeed, I'll get a historically low numbered ticket. Think what it means to have one of the first 5000 or so. Cool!
We're at a nice RV park in Woodbine, Georgia called the King George. We're using our discounted rates as members of RPI (Resort Parks International) and paying $10 a night! Clean, if soggy grounds and a nice fast Wi-Fi. Hey, I've paid more for a connection alone at a motel! If you plan on using your RV/motorhome/camper more than just a weekend or two you really need to calculate the deals at http://campgroundmembershipoutlet.com/ we've already made our annual fees back with three weeks free in Orlando and now this.
Tomorrow, we drift down to Winter Quarters Manatee River RV Resort down in Bradenton for the next two weeks.
I told Micky that if asked say we're travelling on business. "What business?" "We're retired, and professional about it!"
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