Thursday April 7th 2016

After a breakfast of pancakes with orange juice and coffee at the campground, I got on the road about 10:30 this morning. I didn’t have a long distance to travel, just across the state of Georgia.
The weather was great for most activities, but not for travel in a high profile vehicle. There was a 20plus mile an hour wind from the West North West. Right into the front corner of the Motorhome. This turns out to be harder to handle than yesterdays wind from the East that hit broadside to the Motorhome. I am still learning how the Motorhome handles in various conditions. I’ve only driven it a little over 3000 miles. I don’t want to start adding after market shocks, sway bars and steering stabilizers until I have a good understanding of what I really need. I have read many internet discussions on the handling of the Ford F-53 chassis and what can be done to improve it. There is also a school of thought that load balance, weight and tire pressure can fix most of the problems. Time will tell.

Site 14 at the Point South KOA

I am staying at the Point South KOA in Yemassee SC. This RV park is about midway between Savanna Georgia and Charleston SC on Interstate 95. This was the best I could find near Charleston for 4 days. I’m about 50 miles away. I’ll drive into Charleston tomorrow and Saturday to see the sights. Sunday I may go back to Charleston or possible Savanna for the day.
I stayed at this campground last December on the way to Florida so I knew what I was getting. It is OK for a night or two. If we get heavy rains there could be mud issues, but none is forecast while I am here.
The difficulty in finding campgrounds is new to me. While I always knew there were a lot of snowbirds going back and forth to/from Florida, I never really appreciated the impact that has on finding places to park a Motorhome. Perhaps the fact that the smaller units I’ve had in the past could be fit into a greater number of sites minimized this issue. I need to plan the remainder of my trip north more thoroughly.