Richard & Sylvia's RV Adventures

Day 7 - Thursday, March 8, 2007

Travel Day….. Tampa, FL to Kingsbay Naval Base, GA. 250 miles

After saying goodby to Alexia yesterday evening we got an early start leaving around 8:30 am.  Before we made it off the base Richard remembered we left the Y-splitter for the water hose connection still connected back at the campsite; oh well, we’ll have to pick up another one at the next Camper’s World we come to. 

It was pretty uneventful trip until the near end……. 

Gas prices in Florida were running around $2.55 per gallon, much higher than we were paying in Virginia when we left.  We knew that gas would be around $2.35 per gallon once we got to Georgia.  So watching the gas gauge move toward empty as we drove through Jacksonville, we pressed on to try to get the last 20 miles or so to the Georgia border so we could take advantage of the cheaper gas….

Well you guessed it… We really ran out of gas just as we were crossing the bridge over a river that was the Georgia border!!  We coasted down the hill off the bridge to just the beginning of the exit ramp to the gas station; pulled over with no power; and put on the emergency flashers.  Richard walked up the hill to the gas station and found them extremely helpful.  They provided a 5 gallon can of gas and even drove Richard back to the RV insuring that the RV stared up before driving off.  We did drive on up to the station and put in another 75+ gallons. 

Lesson Learned:  Do not drive the RV with the gas gauge below empty just to save a couple dollars in gas!!  Total savings after tipping the gas station man: $10.00… lesson learned regarding how far can you travel once the needle is in the red: Priceless.

The Kingsbay Naval Base was only another 6–7 miles from the station.  We made it in here around 2:40pm.  After getting set up we took Lucy for a walk around the Lake. The air was scented with Pine needles and the absence of noise was deafening. It was a perfect ending to a somewhat exciting day. 

posted by Richard @ 9:16 AM