Itching to go

tugboat95 · 03-14-2015, 10:52 PM

I'm sitting on a tugboat in the ice filled Hudson River. Been a long cold tough one. I'm itching so bad to get home its killing me. Cause on April 3 me and my son are headed to Key Largo for a week of scuba diving. A spent the last week I was home finishing up maintenance on our new (to us) tow vehicle and getting the TT ready. Only thing left to do is flush out the water lines. Been a really cold winter offshore, and I am so looking forward to some palm trees 75° water and few lazy days of sunshine. Got a real bad case of channel fever right now and still got 17 more days on this steel monastery.

Is anybody else ready to stretch out and hit the road?

oldmanAZ · 03-14-2015, 11:26 PM

Yup... all that.

chrisb · 03-15-2015, 04:45 AM

ya buddy, where are you working on the hudson

robkelly · 03-15-2015, 05:04 AM

Very ready to hit the road, especially now that we've opened up the TT again. First trip out is April 17, and it can't come soon enough...

NY RVer · 03-15-2015, 05:58 AM

Where is your first trip to, robkelly?

robkelly · 03-15-2015, 06:10 AM

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Where is your first trip to, robkelly?

First time out is to the Boston/Cape Cod KOA in Middleborough, MA - only about 20 miles from home, but wanted to stay close for the first trip. A couple of other short trips to the Cape and CT planned before heading to MN & KY in early June

NY RVer · 03-15-2015, 06:20 AM

I've been in and out of the TT this past week, after finally warming up a bit here in the Northeast, and can understand the itch. Trying to plan a trip for mid to late April, and can't decide between Nashville or Florida. Wife and I just want to get away a bit to relax, but some site seeing would be ok also. Been to Florida many times, just not with an RV.

tugboat95 · 03-15-2015, 06:31 AM

ya buddy, where are you working on the hudson

Been running heating oil from Perth Amboy up to Albany. Just took us off of it. Currently I'm sitting in the Kill Van Kull in Bayonne NJ waiting on a barge to go bunker a ship out in the harbor. Lots of ice in the river this year. Took this picture 4 days ago.

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NY RVer · 03-15-2015, 07:01 AM

Only ice you'll see in Key Largo is in your glasses! Enjoy!!

Dirtfan · 03-15-2015, 07:10 AM

We went and visited our 28BHBE yesterday, campground doesn't open until the last week of April here but it is getting closer

NY RVer · 03-15-2015, 07:14 AM

Dirtfan, nothing like the sweet smell of a 28BHBE on a March morning!

tugboat95 · 03-15-2015, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by NY RVer

Only ice you'll see in Key Largo is in your glasses! Enjoy!!

Thanks I plan on it. Been a hard winter and I'm over it.

izzyshouz · 03-15-2015, 07:30 AM

Robkelly- When you guys go to the cape, when do you typically go over the bridge? Late at night? early morning? I'd love to camp on the Cape but the idea of the bridge and traffic have kept me from doing it. (We go the White Mtns and Maine coast from NH)

gcloss · 03-15-2015, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tugboat95

I'm sitting on a tugboat in the ice filled Hudson River. Been a long cold tough one. I'm itching so bad to get home its killing me. Cause on April 3 me and my son are headed to Key Largo for a week of scuba diving. A spent the last week I was home finishing up maintenance on our new (to us) tow vehicle and getting the TT ready. Only thing left to do is flush out the water lines. Been a really cold winter offshore, and I am so looking forward to some palm trees 75° water and few lazy days of sunshine. Got a real bad case of channel fever right now and still got 17 more days on this steel monastery.

Is anybody else ready to stretch out and hit the road?

Cannot wait myself for our first trip camping. Where in Key Largo are you scuba diving? A couple of years ago my son worked at the a scuba place in the Keys for the winter.

robkelly · 03-15-2015, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by izzyshouz

Robkelly- When you guys go to the cape, when do you typically go over the bridge? Late at night? early morning? I'd love to camp on the Cape but the idea of the bridge and traffic have kept me from doing it. (We go the White Mtns and Maine coast from NH)

I generally work from home, and start very early on Fridays so we can start the weekend a bit sooner. We're generally over the bridge by 3:30 or 4:00. There is usually a bit of a backup, but nothing major.

safetylady · 03-15-2015, 12:08 PM

We are also looking forward to the beginning of camping season. We camp up the cape from April through October. Took a ride to the campground today. Lots of snow needs to start melting.

We also have to wait for the new camper to be built and delivered.

Paintinfool3 · 03-15-2015, 05:09 PM

I am ready for the warm weather and camping to begin... Got a trip to up the creek campground near pigeon forge tenn planned for April 19th... First long journey ... Well sort of long but long to me over 500 miles from fort Wayne in ... With the new tt being 39 ft long and 10000 pounds plus it ought to be an adventure but what's life without an adventure or two

tugboat95 · 03-15-2015, 07:13 PM

Right now we have two days of diving 2 dives each day planned. We are with Rainbow Reef. We will be doing exclusive reef dives with no wrecks. Open to another day or two of diving but we are gonna play it by ear. We also plan to spend one day looking for alligators in the Everglades. Other than the two days reserved we plan to do the rest of the week off the cuff.

fielro · 03-15-2015, 07:34 PM

Can't wait to get the camper hooked up....

chas111 · 03-19-2015, 10:28 PM

I have been out once already! Trout fishing. Ready to go again.

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