Let The Warmth Be with You

This was kind of like sailing! After watching the weather for several weeks, we saw what appeared to be an opening in the weather, just a day after we originally planned to go. Although we had to change our route, going several hundred miles further West to travel around one system in time to avoid the next system coming through, we figured we should have clear weather for most of the journey South.

So, we were off - well sort of off. While hitching up, we ran into a problem with our jack. The folks at Outdoor Travel were super and immediately sent a crew out to fix the problem so we could get underway. Outdoor Travel gets top marks in our book - excellent service. They even had our trailer dug out after a snow storm so we could leave.



That first day was cold. We hoped to camp at a KOA near Auburn, Indiana, but did not get to Auburn until dark - and did I mention it was cold? - not a good night for our first night aboard. We booked into a local motel and it was good see our rig from a very warm room.







We had our first night aboard in Nashville, Tennessee right next door to the Grand Old Opree. We would have liked to stay and see the sights but the weather was closing in the next day so we had to continue South. Besides it was still cold. However, with our trusty heater, we were toasty warm through the night - the extra insulation in this trailer does make a difference.


Our next stop was Forsyth, Georgia where we had a lovely site by a pond -- and the I75:)












After four days on the road, we reached our first major stop, Williston Crossing in Williston, Florida. We had an excellent trip with mostly sunshine all the way. Our plan was to stay at Williston Crossing for nine days to get our new trailer sorted out (and finally buy groceries). The park is only three years old and in a great setting.















Now it was time for some serious remodeling.


















And a little stir fry!













The trailer grew for the wax job.













We even got time to update the blog.













And finally for a little R&R. Next we are off to explore the State Parks in Southern Florida so have a good week, keep warm and stay tuned.

What's In A Name?

One of the tough things in life is naming something. It does not matter what it is. When the time to attach a name actually arrives, you begin to realize the importance of the naming act. It is a defining act - both for the something and for you. And you will have to live with that name for you have given that something structure.

So how did we come up with the name "Been Wandering"? Well, in fact, the "wandering" part was relatively easy. Our last sailboat was named "Vagus" which is Latin for "The Wandering" - a very apt description of our travels and travel philosophy (and my sense of direction - J). However, "Vagus" was often confused with a place better known for slot machines. On the plus side though, we also got to know a number of people from the medical profession (See Vagus Nerve). So Vagus was out and wandering was in.

Now the "Been" part was interesting and was mainly solved by searching for names still available in the blogspot listing. Since we will already have "been" somewhere prior to posting , we thought "Been Wandering" fit. And nobody had as yet appropriated it.

We plan to update this site with postings and hopefully lots of pictures on an approximately weekly basis during our travels. Providing of course, we can find internet facilities.

Our first Wander will start in about two weeks when we will head South for warmer weather. We hope to do a quick run south far enough to camp, then slow down. We will be primarily exploring State Parks in Southern Florida through February and March, and then head back up the East coast in April. So much for plans.

So we hope you enjoy the site. If you have any comments, please click on the comments icon and we will try to answer them when we have internet.