Leaving Mississippi, heading West

So after a very long, warm, sticky month We are leaving Mississippi tomorrow. (WoooHooo!)

We met a bunch of nice people here, went to a great church, and enjoyed the respectful attitude of most people here in the South. We got to put our feet in the Gulf of Mexico, grabbed some of the white sand, and found out the reason there are no surf shops around this part of the country.... It's the same reason they're are none in Idaho.... No waves!

So here's our basic itinerary for the next phase of traveling:
Here to Shreveport, Louisiana
To Childress, Texas
To Albuquerque, New Mexico
To Williams, Arizona
To Bakersfield, California
To Corning, California
To Crescent City, California
We will travel about 400miles each day, some days more depending on how we feel, but we only have the car dolly for 8days, so we will see how things will go. Both Shanesta and I will be sharing the driving, and we will be Boondocking at truck stops or Walmarts along the way. I'm not sure about updating as we travel, it depends on service, and how tired we are.

I ask that you pray for us, that we remain safe and that God puts His hand of protection around us and our bus and car while we travel. Thank you all for your prayers so far, please continue!

God bless y'all, talk to y'all later

2/3/18 Santa Maria RV Resort Mississippi

Hey y'all!

So we didn't get to update last night's stay because of horrible connectivity, but we spent last night at Island Retreat RV Park in Gulf Shores, Alabama. It was a nice park fairly close to Gulf of Mexico beaches. They give veterans discounts so it was only $33 for the night, which was good!

Tonight, and for the rest of the month we are at Santa Maria RV Resort in Gautier, Mississippi. It looks to be a former resort where the Rich-n-Famous would have stayed prior to Hurricane Katrina. The 5000+sqft lodge has been ruined and I'm not sure if they have the income to re-build it any time soon. However, the staff are extremely nice and very helpful when we were selecting a nice level spot for our stay.

We are just down the road several miles from the beaches, which is good, but we did a little exploring today, and found out that we won't do any surfing here or anywhere on the Gulf (unless there is a storm with wicked winds). That's a bummer. Oh well, we are here for a purpose.

Well gotta run for tonight, we have to find a church for tomorrow, and get to bed. God bless y'all!

2/2/18 Walmart in Live Oak, Fl

Hey y'all!

So as the name says it, we spent the night at Wal-Mart in Live Oak, Fl. (Not very Florida-ish.... No sand, No palm trees.... Just Fl licence plates) Harry, the Walmart CSM whom we asked permission to spend the night, was really nice and friendly. Apparently lots of people spend the night here, So there was no questioning. Here's our neighbor this morning.....

Really nice bus, though it looks factory made. We are thinking band, or race car/truck driver due to the big trailer. They have the money to idle all night long, so they are doing pretty good at whatever it is they do!

So today we're heading father West. Where we will stop, who knows, but we will be stopping for the month in approximately 30gallons of fuel (We have a full tank right now, but don't like getting below 1/2 tank when traveling) plus an additional $50 worth of fuel.

We found out that the bus uses $70+/- worth of fuel going the same distance as $20 worth of gas in the car..... Sheesh!

Ok, well we are off. Please continue praying for us as we travel. Thanks and God Bless!