Florida

It was another driving day for us. Hoping to have learned a lesson from our last road trip, we set out earlier this time. I must say that we are getting pretty good at packing up - we've certainly had some practice the last few weeks!
Would you believe that in 10 hours, we drove through 4 states; Louisiana (where we started), Mississippi, Alabama, and now Florida? The bayous and swamps have given way to drier ground with lush green everywhere, and tall deciduous and pine trees.
When we drive, we tend to stop every few hours to stretch and walk Max - it's typically 30 min to an hour which does makes the trip a bit longer.  Some of the rest stops have walking trails and picnic areas nicer than some parks in Ontario.
We stopped at the Florida Welcome Centre for lunch. Got some great pictures, one they did in the welcome centre, with an alligator! (In case you are wondering, the gator wasn't real).
Better luck with traffic this time with no big delays (so Karl didn't need to threaten Suzie).
The park we are staying at is Emerald Coast which bills itself as the best RV park in America. I did a quick tour in the dark, but so far, I am impressed. There are 2 heated pools and a hot tub, 2 small lakes with trails around them, (one has paddle-boats and a dock for fishing- catch and release), there are 2 activity rooms, an exercise room - well equipped, and Karl just came back from his walk to say that there is a pet wash! Anyway, I think we'll be comfy here for a few days.  Lots of plans for checking out the beach to soak up some sun and gather the courage to wander back north next week (... if we feel like it!).
Tomorrow is Easter and we have found a church right next to the park which we plan to attend.
Hope all of you have a great day with your families - in one way it's sad not to be there with y'all, but you are in our hearts and we'll see ya soon!