Friends and Family Tour 2017


September, 15, 2017, Friday, Cincinnati, OH  We received word last night that power had been restored to our community.  We left the safety of Katie and Franks house to travel home.  Josh and we left about the same time but Josh traveled much faster.  No need to wait on us.

We were certain that we would not have gasoline problems until we got to Macon, GA.  As it turned out, the only scarcity we encountered was around Gainesville FL.  That station only had 87 octane.  We stopped in Stockbridge at a Walmart for a few hours.  I started driving around 10pm and drove until we got to the welcome center across the Florida border.  We slept for about 3 hours there and then headed for home.  We arrived at 11am Saturday morning.

Our villa was just as we left it except for the remnants of melted ice frozen on the floor of the freezer.  Most of the debris on the property was gathered into piles.  3 Queen palms between us and the lake were blown over along with a line of debris marking the high water mark from the lake.  We were fortunate to have them blow toward the lake rather than toward the building.   The roof and windows were still intact.  We were very fortunate.

The results of the trip are as follows:

Days away:          82

Miles driven:        6621

AVG MPG:           14.6

AVG MPH            50

Gas used:            504 gal

Gas purchase:     $1102

This concludes the Friends and Family Tour 2017.  We had a wonderful time with all our friends and family.  Can’t tell you where or when but definitely,

SEE YA OUT THERE!

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