Monday, January 1, 2024 – Traveling with Rich & Julie
I spent the morning reading and writing, drinking coffee, and watching some news. We haven’t watched any news for a couple of weeks, and I thought it might be wise to catch up on what’s going on in the world.
Elvis Presley movie on television. Photo by author.
Then, I watched the 1966 Elvis Presley movie “Paradise, Hawaiian Style.” I love all of his musical movies.
Our new RV friend Alex asked if we could drive her to Gulf Breeze, Florida to look at a vehicle she wants to buy. It’s a 2000 Chevrolet Tracker.
We jumped at the chance to go for a drive and help her out.
Having Rich along was great for her as well so he could help her check everything out before she bought it. It was a good deal for the price she paid and now she will have a working vehicle to drive.
The house where the vehicle was had some beautiful blooming azaleas in the yard and of course I had to photograph them.
Alex bought the Tracker and then took us out for lunch to thank us for driving her there and helping her.
We ended up at Olive Garden which was not very busy on New Year’s Day and we were seated right away.
Rich got classic lasagna and I got chicken parmigiana. Oh my gosh, it was so good.
I know what I’m having for lunch tomorrow.
After lunch, we drove under a graffiti bridge and I got some quick photos of it.
Making new friends and helping each other out is what the RV traveling community and lifestyle is all about.
For example, another neighbor named Walt is an enjoyable character who is parked across the street and he needed some tools to work on his truck. He said his tension pulley was squeaking.
Rich was the first one to offer his set of tools. Walt didn’t have the right-sized ratchet to reach where he needed to reach, but Rich did. Having a decent socket set and ratchet is a must in the RV.
We drove past a Veterans Memorial Park and I snapped a quick photo of the helicopter on display. I wouldn’t mind stopping there sometime.
By the time we got home, it was completely dark. We sat down and watched another Elvis Presley movie. This one was titled, “Girl! Girls! Girls!”
Elvis Presley movie. Photo by author.
I could barely keep my eyes open during it and went to bed shortly thereafter.
See you tomorrow. Thanks for reading.
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