Dale & Patti Schumacher's Travel Log: Home Sweet Home

The Patti and Dale Schumacher 2015 Fall Color Tour is complete. We arrived back on Holmes Beach, at Nana and Papa's Beach House on Monday; November 9, 2015 after 78 days on the road. What an adventure. And, we'd do it again. In fact, come April 2016 we're headed WEST, for that final State - Montana. This may be a six month trip, including a trip to Denali (Mount McKinley) Alaska.

We left Savannah late on Sunday morning. We were having a bit of a problem with our tow dolly lights and needed to stop by a U-Haul store for a replacement part. No big deal; but not an easy task on Sunday. The narrow streets of Savannah were not designed for a motorhome, towing a van. All's well that ends well. This trip has given Dale an opportunity to rekindle some of those home improvement and mechanic skills he once had. LOL

Our initial plan for the day was to meet friends from Orlando in New Smyrna and spend a couple of days RVing together. Because we were late to the party, detained by the beauty of nature throughout the Appalachian Mountains, that opportunity passed us by. It was raining. So, we opted to stop off in Palm Coast for one night and finish the trip on Monday. We wanted to backflush the septic and sanitize the fresh water storage, so we parked at the Sun N Fun RV Park in Sarasota for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights. But, we slept at the Beach House each night, actually leaving to park "Dorothy I" in storage early Wednesday afternoon.

What a great trip. We saw things we'd never seen before; some things we'll likely never see again; and, friends we hadn't seen in awhile. And, we're still talking civilly to one another. Looking forward to the next trip: Spring and Summer 2016. Follow our Blog and enjoy the trip with us.