Safely arrived

Well, we are here. Yippee!
Travelling went well.The drive to Manchester went well when we actually got going. We had just driven round the corner from home, when I looked to see if my backrest was in the car, as it wasn't in the house. No sign of it. So we turned round and went back home. 45 minutes later we still couldn't find it and so set off again. Eventually, we worked out that I had left it in the pub,at Hutton-le-Hole, where we had had lunch the previous Wednesday. After our late arrival at the motel, Terry phoned the pub and they had got it. We arranged for our daugher Helen to go down to collect it.Thank goodness as it's quite an essential piece of equipment for me. Fortunately, we have another backrest in the USA - so I've purloined it - Terry will have to do without!!
The flight to Orlando went without any hitches and we arrived on time to collect a hire car. We made it out of the airport 1 hour and 10 minutes after landing. We drove to Summerfield wondering if all would be well with the trailer and truck.We were very relieved and pleased to discover that all was well with them both.Dusty and dirty on the outside, but perfect inside. The guitar and mandolin seem to be fine too. One or two hornet's nests in the doors of the truck but they were easily got rid of. No ant infestation this time - thank goodness. We are so very grateful to Jim and Connie for storing our rig under their pole-barn, where it has been somewhat sheltered from the fierce Florida sun and the torrential rain.
Yesterday and today have been spent in unpacking, ironing all the creases out of out stored clothes, shopping for food, washing the outside of the truck and trailer, buying a new mobile phone and getting connected to the internet. We have now got a data card and so will be able to access the internet wherever we can get coverge, which will be infinitely preferable to driving round to find an unsecured network - sometimes not successfully. Terry is a very happy bunny!!!
Today has been hot and sunny - up in the 80's. It is so nice to feel hot - after the dreadful summer we have had in England. It's very liberating to be in sleeveless tops and shorts and not muffled up in warm clothes. Long may this continue!
Tommorrow, we are going to Istachatta to stay overnight with Marilee (we met at Soggy Bottom) have a meal and join in a session with the Back Porch Pickers, Marilee's Bluegrass band. We are looking forward to this. We have decided to go to Soggy Bottom, a Bluegrass group, this weekend as Terry really enjoys picking. Then we are heading North towards Georgia on Sunday.