The summer of 2017 is coming to a close, and so is our big RV adventure. We started in June, headed to Chicago, then to North Carolina, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and New Mexico. Our plans changed because of Hurricane Irma. We went to Nashville, TN and bought a car. Then we set it up so we could tow it behind the RV. Now it is time to head for home.
Athens, TN
We are ready to go. We hook up our Honda CR-V behind the RV and check everything out. This is our first time towing a vehicle behind the RV and we are a little nervous. Especially since this is our new car.
We leave at 11:50. We can see the car in the rear camera and everything looks good. We stop at the Georgia Welcome Center and check everything. All Okay.
Jackson, GA
We get a low battery alarm on our Blue Ox Patriot Braking System. This braking system sits in front of the Honda’s driver’s seat and presses the brake pedal when we slow down. It plugs into the Honda’s 12-volt outlet and wirelessly connects to a control panel in the RV. The low battery alarm means that the Honda’s battery is being drained.
We stop at a Flying J in Jackson, GA. We fill up with gas and buy a set of jumper cables. The Honda battery is not completely dead. We call High Falls State Park, a nearby campground, and they have sites available.
We drive to the campground office. It is about to close and is full of people wanting sites. We wait in line and pay for one night in a 50-amp, pull-thru site ($33 senior). We don’t need 50-amps, but there are no 30-amp sites left. She gives us a card and tells us to drive through, look for an empty 50-amp, pull-thru site, and put the card on the post.
We drive through and look for an empty 50-amp, pull-thru site. They are all occupied. We drive around again and double-check. Still no empty sites. We call the park office, but they are closed for the day. We drive around once more. We notice someone in one of the sites with the wrong type of card on the post. They took our site. Fran gets out and tells them they have to leave.
We pull into the site. The Honda battery is now completely dead. We remove one of the house batteries from the RV and use it, with our new jumper cables, to start the Honda CR-V. We let it run for 2½ hours.
High Springs, FL
We hook the Honda CR-V to the tow bar and drive to the dump station. We pull the accessory fuse from the Honda, since we drained the battery yesterday. We leave the campground at 10:50.
We stop at a rest area, eat lunch and check the Honda. The battery is at 12.1 volts.
At 1:00, we get a low battery alarm. We pull into a truck stop. We try to start the Honda, but the battery is too low. We disconnect it, drive the RV around and jump-start it with the RV.
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This campground is pretty and we see lots of deer, but the mosquitos are terrible. This is partly due to the flooding from hurricane Irma.
We set up camp and disconnect the Honda. Then we drive to Autozone and buy a lithium jump-start battery with a 12-volt outlet. We can plug the braking accessory into this, instead of the Honda. We also realize that I pulled the wrong fuse.
We get up and hook up our tow. This time we pull the right fuse. The Patriot Braking system is connected to the lithium jump-start battery.
We are on the road by 8:20. We need to find a site between here and Marathon. We call Southern Comfort RV Park, in Florida City. We stayed there in the past. We call several times, but no answer. They must be damaged by the hurricane.
We call Markham Park, in Sunshine. They have a spot for us.
Sunshine, FL
We get to Markham Park, disconnect the tow car and check-in. It is $31 for the night for a full hookup site. This is a huge park and the campsites are large and spread out. This Broward county park has a lot of amenities, including trails, boating, personal watercraft, target ranges, and remote control airfields.
We check the lithium battery in the Honda, that we used for the Patriot Braking System. It is still has a full charge.
Marathon, FL
It’s been over two weeks since Hurricane Irma hit the Florida Keys. There has been a lot of cleanup, but there is still a long way to go. We pass a lot of cleanup crews on our way down. The state parks, and many businesses are closed. Some hand painted signs tell us what businesses are open. Most places are cash only.
We get home to Marathon at 1:00. We have a lot of cleanup to do on the boat before we can unload the RV. We stay in it overnight, finish unpacking in the morning before we bring it to storage.
It has been quite a summer. We have driven the RV 9,705 miles and put over 200 hours on the engine. We have gone from Florida, to Illinois, to North Carolina, to Maine, to New Mexico, Tennessee and back.