Now wait a minute – I started writing this blog entry at 11pm on the 23th – I know it says the 24th above, but it’s a 23rd entry!

We made it to Florida – 1578 miles completed and we land in Kissimmee at the Tropical Palms RV Park! Wow, what a long ride down. Let’s back up a tad and post some pictures!

The front leg to the fifthwheel broke….now, I don’t mean, physical damage broke, but inside, something broke, something disconnected between the motor and the leg. The motor turns fine, you can hear the motor running, but the leg doesn’t seem to budge up or down. So, unfortunately, this leg detached from whatever was holding it up in the leg shaft and the leg fell free to the ground on 495 in Massachusetts at 65 mph. So here’s what the pictures look like from that episode!

This is how we are temporarily holding up the leg….

This is what the pad (underneath) looked like that was riding the 495 turnpike at 65 mph – yikes! The damage could of been alot worse if we would of hit a minor bump.

Then we had problems with the bike rack set up. The plate under this hitch starting bending with the weight of the bicycles. I think with a little reinforcement – it will be good to go again. The plate started off straight and just with the bouncing around of the bicycle on I-90 in Massachusetts, it ended up crushing the plate….That’s our project number #2 after we order new parts for the fifthwheel leg……never a dull moment……

And after all that, we needed a break and I see that we aren’t the only ones!

And yet again, another break down the road…..as you can see there is no bike rack on the front of the fifthwheel…the bikes are inside the RV for now…….

Last night we made it to South Of The Border on the border of North Carolina and South Carolina. This is a very tiny, little town right off the highway. There’s not much here except for one campground, two gas stations, a couple of restaurants, and souvenir shops galore! It’s a convenient place to stay just off 95.

So we made it to Kissimmee tonight and it’s time to relax a bit. I can’t believe it was 80 degrees here at 6:30 tonight! What a pleasant surprise that was! A little on the muggy side. Today we stopped at Subway and decided to skip the Truck Stop food for a while. Ugh. I’m exhausted and we are here at the RV Park until Saturday when we will be moseying along to a new destination with new stories and new experiences. HEY, don’t rush the week here….we are in Kissimmee – let’s enjoy it! We are planning to hit Old Town right next door to this park and maybe a major theme park…..I’m not telling ya – you’ll have to check my blog to see what I’m up to! Have a great night and thanks for checking in on me!

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