Louise broke her hip on January 5th and had surgery the next day. It's now been more than six weeks and she has been released by her doctor. She is walking very well, but sometimes still finds it more comfortable to use a walker. We both feel she is well enough to continue our trip to Florida, so on Monday we left the campground near Chattanooga and headed south.
Unfortunately, this leg of our journey led no farther than Atlanta, where we had some unfinished business with an RV repair company. This week they are replacing our damaged awning and mechanism and doing some other repairs. We hope they will be finished by Friday, as we are due to arrive at a campground at Wauchula in southwest Florida on Monday. Meanwhile, we are staying with a lifelong friend in Fayetteville, just south of Atlanta.
As you know if you've been following this blog, we had hoped to spend at least three months in Florida this year. If that had worked out according to plan, I would probably have undertaken to photograph and write a Backroads and Byways of Florida book. Now, with so much time lost, I'm thinking I most likely will not attempt it. It would tie up a lot of time, and at age 84 one has to be careful what one commits to. But it would be a lot of fun!
Not, however, so much fun for Louise, who does not enjoy driving around with me when I'm working on a project. I leave early, work until there's not enough light for photography, and don't take much in the way of breaks. I usually eat cheap and on the run. Fun for me, but not so much for Louise.
But we'll see. We agree that we want to get around and see some places and things while we're in Florida, and I will probably grab a few pix as we go. Maybe enough for a start on a book?
Maybe. We'll see.
Photograph and text copyright 2022, David B.Jenkins.
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