Wow, we have officially been workampers for one week. That was quick!

We really wanted to write some blog entries while we were clearing out the house but we were so busy we just didn’t have time. It was quite an effort! We spent about 6 weeks getting the house ready. Deciding what to keep, selling off furniture and household items we couldn’t take with us. Thankfully, with Facebook Marketplace you can sell just about anything! What remained was left to College Hunks Hauling Junk (P.S. – according to Candi, yup .. they really are HUNKS!)

Then it was time to leave and head south. The trip was uneventful and a great drive. The first night we stopped at South of the Border on the way down. The true definition of ‘tacky’ … it was GREAT!

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From there we headed on down to St. Augustine and rather than try to get to our next “home” that night, we decided to stay at St. Johns RV Park so we could pull in to our destination fresh the next morning.

Did we say paradise? We pulled into the Welaka Lodge and Resort the next morning and our jaws just dropped. The place here is beautiful, and we love our campsite! It’s a very, very small park – only 18 campsites and 8 cottages. The people here couldn’t be more friendly. It’s a bit remote, the nearest grocery store is a half hour away in Palatka. However, we DO have a Dollar General store nearby (fondly known as the “Welaka Mall”).

We think we hit the jackpot on finding our ‘first gig’ as workampers!

(click on the photos below to open in gallery view)

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