Left for Tampa, Florida after the holidays. After being away on holidays for the past 4 years, it was nice to be home with family and friends.

Got on the road heading south to warmer days and nights. Thumper couldn't get going fast enough. Traffic was not bad across the Tappan Zee Bridge across Route 78W to I-81. We stopped for the night at KOA-Harrisonburg, VA (have stayed here before).

Nights still cold. Up early and on our way still on I-81 to I-77 south. Lots of traffic. All the years on these highways, we have never been in this amount of traffic. We figured it had to be holiday traffic.
   Despite the heavy traffic and construction, we made it through Charlotte, NC into Fort Mills, SC (KOA-Fort Mills) for the night. We are all tired, but at least weather is warming up!!!
  It is now Friday, Dec 30, 2016 - traffic is heavy I-77 to I-95 south. We are crawling into Georgia (I-95 only two lanes each way in southern S.C.); Lots and lots of traffic through Georgia and into Florida.

  Trying to get to the I-295 bypass in Jacksonville was a nightmare. Forgot about football games and snowbirds (Skip and I now officially 2 snowbirds). We turned off 295 bypass onto 301 west to Tampa.
  We pulled inot the Dixieland Music RV Park for the next couple of nights. Nice small campground. Good place to spend New Year's Eve.

Went to local farmer's market for oranges and veggies, Already had a pork tenderloin - good New Year's Eve dinner.
  Happy New Year 2017 to everyone - On the road, heading to Bay Bayou RV Resort in Tampa (North Tampa really) for the next 2 months.