Blogs from Clermont, Florida, United States, North America - page 4

The one about catching up I packed up and left Florilow Oaks at a leisurely pace on Sunday. I did a quick stop at Wal-Mart for a few needed items, and arrived at Mikey’s field at Webster Flea Market around 2. I was the first rig there. Mikey came out and greeted me and, once again, remembered me from years past and asked where my friends were this year……Ginnie, Joanne, Judy B, and Malcolm and Ginger, have all camped there one year or another. I told him I was, sadly, by myself this year. His fee is $15 for overnight parking in a huge field, with no utilities. No electric, no water, no sewer. I am well equipped to boondock, and don’t mind it occasionally. It was reasonably warm, and with the sun out, Moya stays ... read more

We rose before the crack of dawn to go on a bucket list adventure. Ginnie has wanted to go hot air ballooning for years and this was the day! Pat has always wanted to go too so she arrived just in time to join us. Pat and I met Ginnie and we arrived at the meeting place to catch the balloon people. We then drove to another shopping center and met 5 other balloonists who were going to take off from the same field. Our outfit had a Conock camper and they towed a box trailer with the balloon and basket in it. We all climbed in the camper and as we were traveling signed our lives away. When we got to the launch field it was just cracking dawn and quite chilly so we opted ... read more

The rain came pouring down all night and the camper roofmade it sound like I was under a waterfall. It was a fitful night. In the morning the sun tried to come out, but then it rained again. Oscar and I waited til almost 11 am to go outside, I showered and got ready to meet the girls for lunch. My campground is only 6 miles away so it was easy to arrange lunch with Ginnie and Kim I made a list for Walmart to stop on the way home and met the ladies at 1pm at Oakwood Smokehouse and Grill. Of course one must have ribs in a place like this and that is what I did and was rewarded with mouth watering goodness. We had a great visit and departed about 2:30pm. After the ... read more

The one about letting my Aunt Pat know what I have been up to. My Dear Aunt Pat called me today. My Godmother. My mother’s sister, in her 80s and pretty spry for her age – she still goes to the gym when she is not bothered by the bronchitis she has now. She has not seen a blog from me in a few days, and she was worried about me. Nice to be loved so. So, Auntie, this one is for you. A very lazy week here at Thousand Trails Orlando, which is really in Clermont. The weather has been cool during the day and downright cold at night. When it gets to low 40s and you are sleeping in a metal box like I am, it’s cold. But, my space heater or my propane ... read more

The one about laziness has settled in. Another camping girlie, Kathy, arrived on Wednesday. She left the Poconos a week ago, got out before the ice came, and took a slow trip south stopping at her son’s house and to see some friends in GA along the way. The only campsite available to her was in the woods, where she generally likes to be, but this year she wanted to be near us in the main part of the campground. She checked again on Thursday and was able to move to Easy Street, just a few away from me and Ginnie. Good to have her in the neighborhood for the next 2 weeks. It has been a quietly busy week here at Thousand Trails, Orlando. The weather has not been wonderfully warm. The only time I ... read more