On February 27, 2020, we set off from Toronto to the Florida Keys. An evening crossing of the border meant a quick wait and our first night was at a rest stop off the New York State Thruway in an Angola parking lot where we grabbed a bit of sleep.
Day Two was a bit of a driving marathon, booking about 1,300 kilometres, but we took restorative stops in Camp Creek in West Virginia and Lake Norman State Park in North Carolina. We stayed the night in another rest stop near Savannah.
By Saturday morning we were in Florida! We still pushed hard on mileage (700km), but had a great walk and swim at Rainbow Springs State Park and made it to St. Pete to meet with friends for a boat tour and dinner.
We boondocked at a spot beside the sea that we learned about after bumping into a fellow Travato owner.
Then it was moochdocking with our dear friends Paul and Jane at their condo in Longboat Key. We were treated to a ride in their boat.
And one more 500km push, which included a quick business meeting in Miami, and we were in Key Largo, the first of the Florida Keys.
A day at John Pennekamp State Park and then another 160 km of keys and bridges to Key West itself. We spent about four days on the Keys before it was time to start picking our way north.
We made stops in the Everglades, New Smyrna Beach, Daytona Beach , Tomoka State Park, Washington Oaks State Park, Little Beaver State Park in West Virginia and then a long drive to get home with a quick stop in Lake Arthur in Pennsylvania.