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My Trip from Sun City, CA. to Ridgecrest, CA in 1999
By way of Dade City, Fl.
I took Nick to the airport late friday to go up to Tony's for Laurie, then the next day headed East on I-10, with my first
stop at Joe and Mela in Tuson AZ. Spent the night there in the moterhome. Up the next morning and went to Church just
a block or so from Joe and Mela's. Back on the road after mass before mid day and making it to Van Horn, Tx., before
stopping for the night. Monday morning heading east on I-10 then took TX-290 then I-35 north to Round Rock north of Austin.
Stop at Steve Cook(Cookie)'s and his family for a visit and stay the night. Up early to head out, it was foggy out so going
was slow, took hwy 79, 95, 290, 77, 71 to I-10 at Houston and on to Lake Charles. I park the motor home at Automotive
Maintenance for two nights the went by Franks house to have dinner with him and Jan before heading East later that night.
Cross over the Missippippi River and thrught the state of Missippippi, Alabama and into Flordia by sun up. Stopping in
Pensacola at a church where I parked the motor home for friday night. Late Sat(10PM) hooked the truck and headed east on
I-10 to Holt(River Edge RV park) for the night. The next morning checked out of River Edge RV park and heading East on
I-10. By about 3:30PM I turned out of I-10 onto I-75, made it to TTN Orlando by 6:30PM. Stay at TTN until Thrusday when
I drove over to Margie and parked the RV. Kathy had ask if I could make her some name, so I got the wood and cut them out.
Stayed at Margie and Jimmy until the 2nd of Dec when I returned to TTN Orlando where I worked on Kathy's names. Finished
the name and headed to Dade City to take them to Ralph and Paula then headed back by the way of Lakeland to see Joan and
her kids. She had just got work and was sleeping but did visit with Janet and Fred before getting back to TTN. The next
day I drove to Dot and Jerry's in Melboune for the day. Leaving TTN the next day(Monday) north up US-27, hwy 441, I-75,
> I-10, hwy 221 to RPI-Pride Resorts(Country Lakes) Quitman Ga. I parked the RV and took the truck to go the Atlanta to
visit with Cinda and Ben. I spent the night and the next day and leaving late to return to RPI-Pride Resorts. Spent the
night at Pride Resort then left and headed sorth to I-10 westbound for Pensacola. Got to Doug,s by mid afternoon, visited
and spent the night. Leaving early(5AM) the next morning to make it to Lake Charles by mid afternoon and parked the motor
home at Automotive Maintenance. Stayed in Lake Charles for three night then early out(Westbound) on the 13th of Dec, was
at Texas state line 5:58AM. In less the 24 hours I got 150 gallons of gas, stop to eat 4/5 times and made one stop to get
some sleep before reaching the state line of Texas/New Mexico at 4:38AM. Driving all of that day until 5PM when I reach
TTN Palm Desert. Stay there two night and leaving late afternoon for Wilderness Lake for a week then onto Ridgecrest by
the 21th of Dec...............
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"Dan"
-TRIP LOG 1999-
Fri 11/4/1999 clubhouse pizza, took nick have pizza
Fri 11/5/1999
Fri 11/5/1999 airport, took Nick to the A/P to go to Tony's
Fri 11/5/1999 23:17 call Tony to see if Nick got there, he did
Sat 11/6/1999
Left Laurie's to head out for Florida
7:05 Altimart 39.48 1.269 $50.00, (25464.2 RV mileage)
7:05 Altimart 16.895 $21.44, (25464.2 RV mileage)
7:48 Sun city, waiting for the fog to lift, (25465.2 RV mileage)
7:48 Sun city (40902.1 Blazer mileage)
7:54 leaving Sun City parking lot
7:59 McCall > I-215 (25466.1 RV mileage)
8:18 I-215 > hwy 60 (25484.2 RV mileage)
9:18 I-10 @ Plam Desert (35539.7 RV mileage)
9:23 I-10 @ Washington Exit (25544.3 RV mileage)
11:13 state line AZ (25648.9 RV mileage)
12:13 time change (25648.9 RV mileage)
12:20 rest area, call laurie to let her know that Nick made it to Tony's,(25653.5 RV mileage)
14:33 Exit # 114, to get a map (25762.4 RV mileage)
14:55 leaving love's(exit #114) (25762.7 RV mileage)
15:17 I-10 @ Phenix (25783.7 RV mileage)
16:45 Flying J(Eloy) 97.4 1.149 $111.95
17:19 I-10 > exit# 223 (Tanorange) Joe and Mela (25887.6 RV mileage)
17:40 at Joe and Mela's (25898.1 RV mileage)
22:00 back from Joe and Mela's, got some sleep
Sun 11/7/1999
7:03 move the motorhome to go to chuch
11:15 leaving the chuch area (25902.5 RV mileage)
11:24 >>> I-10 (25906.6 RV mileage)
12:50 rest stop(Texas Canyon)5079 ft.,got a drink,(25980.2 RV mileage)
14:00 state line NM., hi winds (26050.5 RV mileage)
14:55 Continnal Divide 4585 ft.
rest area eat and drink
15:14 leaving rest area
17:00 state line TX., the sun just about ready to set (26214.2 RV mileage)
17:03 I-10 @ El Paso (26217.5 RV mileage)
17:50 Love's 42.052 $50.00 visa-RV-gas
17:50 Love's 37.079 $44.09 visa-RV-gas
18:28 back on I-10
19:20 time changeCST)
20:20 Van Horn, called Aunt Polly and Laurie/Jr, (26353.6 RV mileage)
22:00 rest area, eat and rest, (26367.6 RV mileage)
Mon 11/8/1999
6:25 leaving rest area
7:10 I-10 @ I-20 (26399.7 RV mileage)
8:13 I-10 > Ft Stockton, get milk (26467 RV mileage)
8:34 walmart (26470.1 RV mileage) eat
8:41 Ft. Stockton > I-10 (26473.1 RV mileage)
9:46 East of the Paco (26539.2 RV mileage)
10:55 rest area, to dump the tanks (26604.6 RV mileage)
11:39 leaving rest area (26604.8 RV mileage)
11:58 Exxon(Snoma 37.72 1.299 $49.00 (26611.2 RV mileage)
return to Exxon to get the gas cap
12:11 Exxon again (26615.2 RV mileage)
13:25 I-10 > hwy 290 (26692.1 RV mileage)
15:10 , stop to eat (26786.7 RV mileage)
15:40 hwy 290 > I-35 (26808.1 RV mileage)
16:15 I-35 > hwy 79 >country club rd
master >left > T > Left -cookie house(third house?)
Tues 11/9/1999
7:15 left cookie, foggy and turn right instead of left and have to unhook the truck
>> hwy 79
hwy 79 > hwy 95 @Taylor (26854.7 RV mileage)
hwy 95 > hwy 290 @ Elgin (26870.5 RV mileage)
9:40 Gilling 65.274 1.149 $75.00 (26900.9 RV mileage)
9:59 Gilling > hwy 290
10:03 hwy 290 > hwy 77 (26901.3 RV mileage)
10:23 hwy 77 > hwy 71 (26920.6 RV mileage)
10:49 hwy 71 > I-10 (26946.5 RV mileage)
I-10 @ Houston (27012.2 RV mileage)
12:24 rest area eat
12:40 leaving rest area
13:07 State line LA (27132.9 RV mileage)
14:32 I-10 > I-210 (27157.2 RV mileage)
14:38 I-210 > Kirkman (27164.6 RV mileage)
Automotive Maintenance (27166.3 RV mileage)
Thur 11/11/1999
15:19 move to Frank's (27169.3 RV mileage)
22:13 leaving Frank's (27172 RV mileage)
22:18 hwy 14 > Leagen > I-210 (27173.4 RV mileage)
22:21 I-210 > I-10 (27175.5 RV mileage)
Fri 11/12/1999
0:22 I-10 @ Missippippi River (27294.6 RV mileage)
0:30 I-10 > I-12 (27300.1 RV mileage)
1:42 exit # 65, rest / change fuel filter (27365.1 RV mileage)
5:30 win dixi (27365.4 RV mileage)
5:51 I-12 > I-10 (27385.1 RV mileage)
5:58 State line MS (27391.4 RV mileage)
6:28 sun just came up
7:12 State line AL (27467.9 RV mileage)
8:18 State line FL (27533.6 RV mileage)
8:24 Florida Wecoming station (27537 RV mileage)
9:12 leaving wecoming station
9:25 at a church parking lot (27545.5 RV mileage)
Sat 11/13/1999
23:00 hooked the truck up to go
23:49 racetract $50.00 (27547.2 RV mileage) gas
23:54 Pensacola > I-10 (27548.7 RV mileage)
Sun 11/14/1999
0:28 I-10 > exit # 11(Holt) (27582.7 RV mileage)
8:10 leaving River Edge RV park $8.00 (27584.7 RV mileage)
8:16 exit #11 > I-10 (27586.5 RV mileage)
11:05 time change (EST) (27700.6 RV mileage)
11:15 rest area (27701.9 RV mileage)
11:22 leaving rest area
11:52 Flying J, too crowed (27732.1 RV mileage)
12:00 back on I-10 (27733.6 RV mileage)
13:10 I-10, going very slow (27756.5 RV mileage)
13:23 I-10, road work (27762.7 RV mileage)
13:36 rest area (27776.2 RV mileage)
14:29 leaving rest area
15:25 I-10 > I-75 (27836.9 RV mileage)
15:47 I-75 @ hwy 41/441, 39.417 1.269 $50.02, try to call TTN (27857.9 RV mileage)
17:22 I-75 > exit # 66(Wildwood)
17:38 Fl-44 > hwy 27(alt) (27954.9 RV mileage)
17:41 hwy 27(alt) > hwy 27
18:24 hwy 27 > TTN (27991.6 RV mileage)
TTN-Olando space A64 (27992.5 RV mileage)
Thur 11/18/1999
8:39 leaving TTN
11:04 hwy 27 > hwy 50 (28006.5 RV mileage)
11:45 hwy 50 > 301 > Dade city
at Margie
Fri 11/19/1999, went to get so wood to make some names for Kathy
Sat 11/20/1999, cut out the names
Sun 11/21/1999, went to mass and breakfast with Margie and Jimmy at 52, then went to Melda
Mon 11/22/1999, 10:57 Flying J(Tampa) 15.006 1.199 $17.99 (214.9 41173.5 Blazer mileage)
Thur 12/2/1999
10:15 Changed oil in Motorhome, did not changed filter (28051.9 RV mileage)
11:39 leaving Margie (28051.9 RV mileage)
11:51 Fl-41 > I-75 (28055.8 RV mileage)
12:00 I-75 > Fl-50 (28064.1 RV mileage)
12:35 Fl-50 > US 27 (28095.1 RV mileage)
12:58 US-27 > TTN (28109.9 RV mileage)
Sat 12/4/1999
8:58 going to Dade City with the names for Kathy (100.2 41537.9 Blazer mileage)
9:01 TTN > US-27
9:13 US-27 > Fl-50 (113.5 41551.3 Blazer mileage)
9:55 Fl-50 > I-75 (150.1 41588.2 Blazer mileage)
10:02 I-75 > Fl-41 (155.4 41594.1 Blazer mileage)
Fl-41 > St Joe Rd
10:15 leaving Ralph and Paula (161.6 41599.4 Blazer mileage)
St. Joe Rd > US-301
10:30 US-301 > US-98 (171.2 41609.1 Blazer mileage)
US-98 @ US-92 in Lakeland (196.3 41634.1 Blazer mileage)
11:30 at Joan's place, Fred, Janet and the kids, but Joan was sleeping, (207.4 42645.2 Blazer mileage)
11:53 US-98 > US-92 in Lakeland (208.6 41646.5 Blazer mileage)
12:32 US-92 > US-27 (230.6 41668.6 Blazer mileage)
12:40 US-27 @ I-4(racetrac) 13.834 1.259 $17.42 (238.2 41675.9 Blazer mileage)
Sun 12/5/1999
6:10 going to Dot and Jerry's in Melboune (43.2 41719.1 Blazer mileage)
6:17 US-27 > hwy 192 (46.6 41722.6 Blazer mileage)
7:29 hwy 192 > I-95 (113.1 41789.1 Blazer mileage)
I-95 > exit # 72
7:40 parkway > Park villige
19:00 leaving Jerry's (122.3 41798.3 Blazer mileage)
19:08 >>> I-95 (127.1 41803.1 Blazer mileage)
19:11 I-95 > hwy 192 (129.8 41805.9 Blazer mileage)
22:30 US-27 > TTN (198.7 41874.4 Blazer mileage)
Mon 12/6/1999
7:58 leaving TTN-Orlando, Fl (# F-72) (28111.4 RV mileage)
8:55 Speedway 39.093 1.279 $50.00, drove under and broke the aft A/C cover off, (28121.6 RV mileage)
10:30 US-27 > hwy 41/441
hwy 41/441 > I-75
11:02 I-75 northbound (28211.4 RV mileage) rainning
11:19 rest stop, eat and called pride RV Park to say I am on my way, (28227.6 RV mileage)
11:37 leaving rest stop
12:25 I-75 > I-10 (28282.1 RV mileage)
13:00 I-10 @ lee 1.399 $20.01 cash-RV-gas
13:32 I-10 > Fl-221 (Geeenville) (28335.7 RV mileage)
13:53 state line GA (28351.4 RV mileage)
13:59 Fl-221 > Pride resort rd (28356.1 RV mileage)
14:12 RPI-Pride Resorts(Country Lakes) Quitman Ga.(# 21)($10) (28358.3 RV mileage)
14:53 leaving with truck to Atlanta (198.8 41874.7 Blazer mileage)
Fl-221 > 76/333
15:38 hwy 76 > I-75 (234.6 41910.6 Blazer mileage)
16:03 14.185 1.179 $16.72 (256.9 41932.9 Blazer mileage)
Tues 12/7/1999
17:51 I-75 southbound (171.4 42105.4 Blazer mileage)
18:25 Jacksonville GA 11.432 1.099 $12.56 (203.1 42135.9 Blazer mileage)
18:45 I-75 > I-675 (22.5 42161.9 Blazer mileage)
19:02 I-675 > I-75 (39.9 42175.9 Blazer mileage)
20:25 I-75 > exit #19(walmart) (133.6 42269.6 Blazer mileage)
20:57 exit# 19 > I-75 (135.7 42271.7 Blazer mileage)
21:18 I-75 > hwy 37 > 76 (158.3 42294.2 Blazer mileage)
hwy 76 > hwy 221 (186.2 42322.1 Blazer mileage)
22:00 RPI-Pride Resorts (192.3 42328.3 Blazer mileage)
Wed 12/8/1999
9:52 leaving Pride Resorts (28358.3 RV mileage)
10:03 >>>> hwy 221 (28360.5 RV mileage)
10:08 state line Fl (28365.2 RV mileage)
10:25 hwy 221 > I-10 (28380.1 RV mileage)
11:14 I-10 > exit #27 (28429.5 RV mileage)
11:36 Flying J(Midway) 50.005 1.269 $63.88 (28429.8 RV mileage)
12:06 rest stop (28459.4 RV mileage) eat
12:29 leaving rest stop (28461.2 RV mileage)
11:34 time change(CST) (28463.7 RV mileage)
12:33 rest stop, try to check e-mail(no go) (28507.1 RV mileage)
14:25 racetrac(Pensacola) (28614.4 RV mileage) gas
14:59 at chuch
>>>>US 98 to Doug house
Thur 12/9/1999
5:00 leaving Doug house
8:55 state line LA (28788.9 RV mileage)
9:01 I-10 > I-12 (28794.9 RV mileage)
9:45 I-12 > exit #40 (28840.4 RV mileage)
pilot 50 1.199 $59.95 (28840.9 RV mileage)
11:02 I-12 > I-10 (28881.1 RV mileage)
11:25 rest stop (28902.5 RV mileage) eat
12:20 leaving rest stop
13:34 35 mile from Lake Charles (28969.2 RV mileage) started to rain
14:10 I-10 > I-210 (29004.9 RV mileage)
14:17 I-201 > Enterprise blvd (29010.7 RV mileage)
14:24 Automotive Maintenance (29011.5 RV mileage)
Mon 12/13/1999
4:37 going to get gas
Circle K(Lake Charles) 42.408 1.179 $50.00 (29013.1 RV mileage)
5:20 leaving Automotive Maintenance (29014.5 RV mileage)
5:25 Kirkman > I-210
5:33 I-210 > I-10 (29022.7 RV mileage)
5:58 state line TX (29047.2 RV mileage)
8:40 rest stop eat
8:54 leaving rest stop (29195.4 RV mileage)
exit #698(TTN exit)
10:11 rest stop(MM#658) (29268.2 RV mileage) eat
10:23 leaving rest stop
exit #632 love's 1.269
11:15 I-10 > hwy 46(exit#607) (29318.2 RV mileage)
11:30 hwy 46 @ I-35 (29328.7 RV mileage)
12:00 hwy 46 @ hwy 281 (29351.7 RV mileage)
12:24 hwy 46 > hwy 87 (29372.1 RV mileage)
12:30 Boerne TX 50.006 1.199 $59.96
12:43 hwy 87(exit# 537) > I-10 (29374.7 RV mileage)
14:07 picnic area (29452.8 RV mileage)
14:24 leaving picnic area (29453.1 RV mileage)
16:44 west of the paco (29583.3 RV mileage)
17:55 I-10 > Ft. Stockton (29646.4 RV mileage)
18:14 50.006 1.209 $60.47, add a qt of oil, (29651.4 RV mileage)
18:21 Ft. Stockton > I-10, almost pulled out in front of a truck pulling a fiftwheel, (29653.5 RV mileage)
18:46 rest stop (29676.7 RV mileage) eat
19:31 leaving rest stop
20:20 I-10 @ I-20(exit# 187) (29722.5 RV mileage)
21:09 rest stop, cleaned up and rest, (29764.7 RV mileage)
Tue 12/14/1999
2:41 leaving rest stop (29774.4 RV mileage)
3:32 I-10 > exit #37 (29870.3 RV mileage)
Love's 50.001 1.229 $61.45 (29870.9 RV mileage)
3:57 exit#37 > I-10
4:03 El Paso (29874.1 RV mileage)
4:38 state line MN, Flying J (29908.8 RV mileage)
5:42 rest stop
5:50 leaving rest stop (29969.9 RV mileage)
6:34 rest stop (30011.6 RV mileage) eat
6:53 leaving rest stop
7:04 continnal divide(4585 ft. (30021.1 RV mileage)
7:57 state line AZ (30072.2 RV mileage)
9:54 Tusion (30184.2 RV mileage)
10:55 I-10 > exit#319 (30242.7 RV mileage)
Citgo 83.867 1.21.9 $102.23 (30242.9 RV mileage) visa-RV-gas/eat
11:50 exit# 319 > I-10
12:11 I-10 @ I-8 (30262.8 RV mileage)
15:33 rest stop, eat/ check the oil, (30456.6 RV mileage)
15:57 leaving rest stop
16:03 state line (30461.7 RV mileage)
15:03 time change(PST) (30461.7 RV mileage)
16:57 I-10 > Washington Av (30566.4 RV mileage)
Thur 12/16/1999
15:04 leaving TTN-(Palm Spring)#69 (30566.9 RV mileage)
15:11 Washington Av > I-10 (30567.9 RV mileage)
15:55 I-10 > hwy 60 (30610.4 RV mileage)
16:15 hwy 60 > I-210 (30628.2 RV mileage)
16:34 I-215 > Newport Rd (30648.6 RV mileage)
16:41 TTN-Wilderness Lake (30651.5 RV mileage)
Tue 12/21/1999
17:14 Weeden Field(Nick practice), change two fuses (30656.5 RV mileage)
17:39 I-215 @ hwy 60 (30676.9 RV mileage)
17:48 I-215 @ hwy 91 (30683.2 RV mileage)
17:58 I-215 @ I-10 (30687.6 RV mileage)
16:15 I-215 > I-15 (30701.6 RV mileage)
18:57 pilot 38.492 1.299 $50.00
19:33 leaving pilot
20:54 Johanesburg (30787.8 RV mileage)
21:22 Albertsons(RC) (30807.1 RV mileage)