Taking Flight Breakfast this morning at 8:30 so the least I could do is be there on time. Kat made a delicious casserole with bacon, eggs and cheese and all 25 of us really enjoyed it. I was signed up to go on a trip to a state park not far from here but I didn’t have a great night’s sleep and I have been tired so I thought I’d stay home, clean the inside of the camper and just take it easy. The day was hot and sunny so I put up the awning for shade and was inside when all of a sudden there was a gust of wind and the awning was flopping around like crazy. I went out and knew something was wrong. It turned out that the wind had bent the ... read more

Flight Home The day was gorgeous but the mood was glum. Not quite that bad but sad anyway. Dee was going home today and I was going to miss my camping buddy and Oscar was going to be depressed for days. We tried to beat the cleaning people in the bathhouse but didn’t make it. So we puttered around camp a little, starting to pack up then when we saw the cart leave we bolted for the showers. And a glorious shower it was. We took Oscar for a walk and Dee did the dishes and packed while I put the outside things away, disconnected the water and closed the outside doors. We saw some people we met and said our good-byes to them. The next stop was the dump station where all went well and ... read more

Chill out day When I opened my eyes this morning I looked out the big back window and saw the sunlight coming up over the water. It was an amazing sight. Picture We enjoyed coffee outside watching the birds and the changing light. This is a great campground, lots of wildlife, privacy, quiet and stars. Did I mention the restrooms? I had the best shower of my camping career this morning, hot, lot of water pressure and clean environment. Simple pleasures of life. Breakfast was my favorite food, especially camping, oatmeal, walnut pancakes. They were exceptionally good this time and filled us for the better part of the day. I asked Dee what she wanted to do and she said read my book for a little while. We got our chairs in the sun, bottle of ... read more

Groundhog Day Phil predicted an early spring, I’m really lucky, I’ve got summer now. Temps in the 70’s. We were up bright and early today to attend the practice session of the Lipizzaner Stallions. I went last year so it made me eager to see them again. We drove 45 min through orange groves and cattle ranches to the farm in the middle of nowhere. They have 30 horses on the farm, a couple of rescues, but mostly stallions and breeding stock. They have no babies this year because of the economy and enough show stock. Maybe in a year or 2 they will start breeding again. It was a wonderful show, we all enjoyed. Our friend Joanne arrived on Fri for a visit and is staying with Ginnie for week. So there were 5 of ... read more

Can’t believe I haven’t posted for several days. They have just gone by so fast, just nice relaxing lazy days. I have walked in the campground, taken some pictures, and kept an eye on the river for native critters. Today I was rewarded with my first sighting of “Old Stumpy”. They kept saying there were 2 alligators in the river that sun themselves in the afternoon but I haven’t seen them, maybe it wasn’t warm enough. Today it reached 82 (sorry all you northerners) so I collected camera, lenses, tripod, sunglasses and hat and dragged Oscar to the river to see if we could get lucky. We did . Old Stumpy was on the opposite bank and it took me several minutes to spot him he was so well blended in to his surroundings. He even ... read more