I95 Road Trip - 1000 miles 3 KOAs and 4 days / WILL WE MAKE IT? 😳 | RV Travel

in this video we're road tripping to Florida I hope we make it what does everybody think you're going to have to watch and see [Music] right oh good morning it is is real early for us and today's our departure day and so we're getting things few last minute things packed up and uh walking through the checklist for the house right here all the things that I need to do like blck the make sure all the windows are locked um drain all the faucets uh turn down all the thermostats make sure things are unplugged so doing all that this morning I have to take a shower so I think I'm going to go do that and get dressed right now I'll be right back well all dressed now time to get the last stuff packed up and hit the road we should be on the we should be driving by oh less than an hour from now and we have a pretty good drive but we'll talk more about that and where we're going in a little bit once we get on the road so [Music] he [Music] hi everybody welcome back to suff travels I'm Randy and I'm Dan and that's Monty if you can see him yeah and we're starting off on our winter Adventures so this year where are we heading D yet we're headed into Florida and we'll be there for probably four months or so almost 5 months probably yeah almost 5 months and we're doing something different this year we're staying in one place yes we actually have reservations at a local uh 55 and over Park where we'll be staying for at least four months and uh it's something different for us this year uh a little bit quieter winter not so not as much traveling around um not as much drama hopefully yeah hopefully um you know as we end this year we'll open a new chapter in 2025 we'll um be healthier and less extreme for us yeah and for Monty yeah and uh so yeah we're looking forward to a little bit warmer weather we got out of our area just in time with a a storm in the forecast for later this week so uh you know we're happy about that right now we're driving through the hills of Pennsylvania where it's uh raining a little bit but at least it's not snow and uh yeah we're not seeing any snow in the forecast we hope to get down you know a little bit further south today and into some uh better weather yeah and uh you know the place we're staying we won't tell you the exact same place we're saying we're sa that for a future video but we're going to be in Central Florida and so that opens up some different opportuni there's a lot to do in Central Florida so even though we're not traveling around the different Parks I think we're going to be able to have you know a variety of things to keep us entertained and to keep you guys entertained yeah um you know we have some fun things that we want to do uh Disney World and um yeah go into Tampa maybe do some kayaking and uh paddle board um riding Randy will be doing that um definitely not any waterways where we might encounter alligators hopefully right but we'll see so we want you guys to kind of follow along with us and uh we like I said this is our first day of uh I'm planning on taking about 3 days to get to Florida um we don't have to check in until 5 days from today but hopefully we can check in early uh so follow along as we make our way down to Florida we'll give you updates as we go along okay all right [Music] I don't know if you can see me but it's about 7:00 at night and we made it to our campsite um couple issues that we'll get into I show I'll show you in the morning but uh this is the KOA in dawell um Virginia and we've got just a site for the night and then we'll be heading back on to 95 just for reference if you're ever in this area King's Dominion is like right over here but uh it's a little dark so we will get into this a little bit more in the morning well this is our campsite here at the um Kings Dominion KOA and this is our first stop for the night got here about 7:00 last night you can see it's just a pull through sight we're actually pulled in backwards because it was hard to get that level the other way I would have to I didn't really want to unhitch I would have to unhitch to get the front of the trailer down low enough so we pulled in backwards one thing I will say about this Campground um when we hitched into the hooked into the water the water pressure is so high that it blew my water filter apart so keep that in mind I think it's they got it pumped up for when the campground is full and a lot of people are using the water pressure but when they're not that full right now the water pressure is well over 100 PSI [Applause] [Music] hey guys today's our second day of driving down our trip to Florida we're currently in North Carolina and it's raining it's been raining since last night and it's rained very heavy and then it Ls up and then it's heavy again yeah apparently there's a storm system coming up the East Coast that we happen to be hitting thankfully we're far enough South that it's just rain right if we had been at home there is a winter storm war with uh quite a bit of snow expected over the next several days so this is going that way and that's what's going to make the snow we're going the other way we're going south out the South yeah and it should I think it's supposed to end tonight yeah but it's still supposed to stay cool it's actually supposed to get cold yes get down into the 30s tonight yeah so we'll be spending the night at a KOA in North Carolina yeah Lumberton it's like 17 mi from North Carolina South Carolina border right so we'll be there for one night and then tomorrow another day of driving yep yeah today's Drive was uh just under 300 miles yeah so about 5 hours driving right so not as long as yesterday but we wanted to get as far south as we could yesterday before stopping and uh actually we got stopped before it started to rain which was good yeah so today we might have to park in the rain but well we had to get up going get going today in the rain so and here's my just say hello hey buddy say hello he he's not speaking very much right now if there was a reason he would be speaking but you know but he's a strong silent type he just likes to look out the window and you know kind of check out where we are right in case there's any cows seen cows we haven't seen any no haven't seen any at all so there our update for today yep we're give you a little couple shots of the KOA when we get there and and or either today or tomorrow morning check back with you tomorrow okay see you guys later bye oh [Music] oh good morning everybody this is our starting our third day of our road trip to Florida and we're in Lumberton South Carolina and this is a Lumberton KOA and we spent the night here it's right off of I95 in fact you can hear I95 in the background traffic a little bit um it's a KOA Journey which to me represents koas that are designed more for overnight as opposed to a destination or holiday type uh KOA where it's near someplace where you want to be to spend a vacation um I'm a little mixed on this one the KOA is nice enough but I thought the pricing was a little high for what you get and from that perspective what I'm saying is that uh we paid over 60 about $65 a night for our site for an overnight site which the previous night we spent 35 37 uh for that campsite for overnight and I feel that that's more in line with what you should be paying for a campsite especially in December when it's really off seon I mean you don't have access to the pool there's really not a lot of things here that you can do that you're getting for your money so from that perspective I'm kind of questioning why this is a a $65 uh campsite it's just it was 30 amp electric I maybe 30 amp 30 amp and 50 amp electric uh water and sewer um which be honest with we didn't even take advantage of the last two water or SE uh but anyways it was convenient it was off the road it it fit in very well with our breaking up our driving time um for the day and reality was yesterday it just rained all day we're driving all day and and rain sometime pretty heavy so being able to get off the road at a reasonable time in the afternoon when we did was good and it happened to be that the rain finally broke about the time we stopped driving so that was good now today is sunny but cold it got down to uh 32° last night but today looks to be a sunny day and I think the temperatur is going to get up into the 60s we will hit the end of J Georgia today we won't quite make Florida but we got a camp another campground set up for tonight that we'll share with you later and then we're get into Florida um on uh Friday so that's an update for today we'll talk more once we get on the road [Music] stop at bi oh of course you have to stop at bies when you go buy one even if you don't need any gas but it's a good chance to fill up on whatever you do need and pick up some food and uh walk your dog yeah one thing I've learned with our truck with it having a smaller gas tank is always makes sense to fill the truck up when you uh stop and as opposed to just trying to run it to empty all the time if you have got a half a tank put a half a tank in it then you your next driving time can be a little longer if you need it [Music] [Music] back on the road today we're heading in to into Florida I guess well we're not going to quite make it to Florida we're going to make it right to the Georgia Florida Line okay it sounds like a group I know um and then we have a short drive tomorrow to our c that we're going to be staying in for the next 4 months we've changed our reservations a little bit since we will be a couple days early so we're going to you know right now we're on 95 95 south you're in South Carolina and we getting close to the South Carolina Georgia Board right it's sunny bright Sunshine after rain yesterday bright Sunshine uh currently 58° we did hear that where we live in uh New York state they're having a snowstorm with wind and extreme cold temperatures schools are closed roads roads are bad with high winds so you know we're certainly glad that we got out of there just in time for this most recent snowstorm yep and we had a we had a fun stop today yeah today we stopped at uh Buy's location in Florence South Carolina if you've been to buckus before you know that it's a fun place to stop not only for gas but mainly to go into their store and um their store is huge so a wide variety of just about anything you're looking for and uh picked up our lunch and some snacks uh a couple treats for the dogs and a magnet something I haven't picked up before which I'm surprised and uh it's always a fun stop and they do have a nice area a big area at that location to walk your dogs or you know if you have another kind of cat or whatever kind of P you have so we did that got the dogs out for a little bit and uh let them do their business and then you know had our got them got back on the road so yeah we have about 2 more hours to drive today and then we'll stop for the night and uh continue our journey tomorrow yep yep tomorrow we should hit Florida right and then like I said we are the park we're staying in um I think we've said before this is a a new thing for us this year we're staying in one location for several months and uh after last year or after earlier this year um we decided to stay a bit closer to home and be a little more settled you know just you know if there's something needed some type of uh medical issue that either one of us or the dogs experience we will be close to um the facilities we will need so that's what we've decided to do this year just to be kind of on the safe side and uh yeah a little more cautious yeah so we're doing something different this year by staying in one place and it's something we haven't really done hardly at all before think we did do 2 months a long time ago but yeah we haven't really stayed one place but being Central Florida I think there's a lot to do right we're kind of central between Tampa and Orlando so you know we'll have many chances to go to Disney or surrounding attractions and see whatever else there is yeah just a chance to go get around and explore Florida would be fun take a some it' be fun to just get around and explore Florida so because we're doing something different I think our videos are going to be a little bit different so one of the things that I want to put out to you guys who watch our videos is what do you want to see in our videos first of all are you familiar with Central Florida if you are CU there's some places that we should visit while we're there and also because we're not going to be traveling to different parks and such with the trailer so much our videos will change and that you know it be more you know what we do and not our so much of a video on our travels so expect a little bit of a change there so if there's anything you want to see in these videos let us know and uh in the comments and we're trying to incorporate them as we make changes this year right we're always looking for new places to go and see um you know activities to do and uh yeah cuz we've never really explored the State of Florida so um yeah see bits and pieces but we've never we don't spend more than a couple months there at the most you know to spend pretty much the whole winter there will be pretty pretty different it'll be different um you know the weather will be different than our West I'm sure we might have some cooler temperatures or rain probably more rain although we did have quite a bit of rain when we were in San Diego it was unusual for them yeah but the winters we spend in in uh Phoenix area yeah we've hardly had any rain yeah and it's been you know pretty mild temperatures so you we kind of brought cloes for all temperatures really yep and um we never know what to expect all right well let's keep going like you said we've got a a little less than 2 hours to our our next KOA um it seems to be a KOA journey and we got you we're spend the night there and then we'll roll in the Florida tomorrow morning right so I hope you will continue to go along with us yeah and we'll see you tomorrow [Music] a [Music] our final stop on our trip down to Florida is at the Jacksonville North St Mary's KOA it is literally on the Georgia Florida Line um I think Florida's a mile away that way the state line is this is a it's a typical KOA I mean the sites are a on the narrow side obviously we're here when it's not too busy so you don't feel like you're packed in next to your neighbor um offseason the swimming pool and everything's empty and no swimming but it does have a dog park and and they do have sites with dog parks on them for your dog so you can have a private dog park if you'd like cost on this one was a little expensive this one was $67 a night um and I think that's a little bit steep for offseason sure you don't have a lot amenities but they do offer breakfast um they had this morning uh waffles available and then on the weekends they have waffles and bacon and such a little bit more uh with the breakfast so I didn't think that was too too bad to include that at least at least you're getting a little something extra for that and they did have you could get a breakfast sandwich or something else if you wanted and they had a uh evening menu with pizza and Sandwiches and Such that you could order and they'd actually bring it right out to your campsite if it so those were a couple nice little perks for this Campground um I think you should be able to tell there's some background noise um we're literally right on the expressway I95 I can see the traffic running back and forth and there's not a lot of noise protection here so you hear do hear the traffic though we didn't hear it that much inside the trailer thankfully so we it was fairly quiet when we were relaxing and sleeping tonight this past night but uh they can here you know if you're outside it's it's pretty noisy they do consider this a KOA holiday and to me a holiday means it's more of a destination Point there's something in this area that you'd want to come to and spend time or the campground has a little bit more to offer the pool was a little bit more deluxe it did have a water slide um but I don't really see a lot more to designate this a holiday versus a journey uh KOA there's really not a lot of uh kid activities here or anything um Beyond just a normal playground and mini golf and I think the mini golf is only nine holes well we're going to finish off our trip to Florida Today it um we're hit Florida in couple minutes once we get going and uh we'll talk to you then [Music] oh a [Music] oh [Music] [Music] [Music] well everybody we've made it to Florida so we're going to end the video here and you all will have to stay tuned for our F future videos where we take you along on what exactly we're going to be doing while we're in Florida we'll have Many Adventures Disney World um things in Tampa Central Florida Central Florida the uh Florida super RV Show we're going to be there for that so make sure you you uh check those videos out when they come in January and we also may have a couple surprises we haven't decided definitely on what we're going to do but we have a couple things in mind yeah yeah we've got a lot of stuff I think we can do while we're down here and we're going to try to make the most of it so definitely if you haven't subscribed to our Channel what should they do please subscribe to our Channel we would greatly appreciate it Zephyr travels leave us a comment tell us what youd do if you're when you're in Florida and until the next time right we'll see you guys down the road okay bye bye let's not waste time oh take this slow we've got miles behind us but miles to go so let's just break this down to the simplest [Music] truth you and I as one will always be better than two oh