Our first stop was an RV rally in Orlando, FL, about an hour's drive from home. We spent 3 nights at the rally which was being held at the State Fairgrounds. While we enjoyed our time there, we were anxious to get going, so we left the rally a day early and headed out for New Orleans.
The trip to New Orleans is too long to make in one day, so we had to find a place to stop along the way. Since our youngest daughter, Abby, lives in New Orleans, we have made this trip a number of times, and are familiar with many of the campgrounds around the halfway point. Instead of taking the time to set up camp at a campground, we elected to "camp" in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant near Pensacola, FL.
There are a number of businesses that welcome RVers to stay overnight in their parking lots. It's win/win for everyone because the RVers get a free place to stay while the businesses get customers. Besides Cracker Barrel, some of the other places that welcome RVs are Walmart, Cabella's, and Flying J gas stations. We prefer Cracker Barrels because they tend to be quieter and because we can get a tasty inexpensive dinner there as well as breakfast the next morning. Beacuse we are "self-contained" we are able to heat and air condition our rig, take a hot shower, cook, watch TV, and have all the comforts of home right there in the restaurant parking lot.
After a restful night and a tasty breakfast, we headed for New Orleans. Our sweet girl, SiSi thinks that when I climb into the passenger seat, her rightful place is in my lap. She is the biggest lap dog I have ever seen!
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