Florida

I know.  I know.  It's about time that I write. 

Yes, we did make it safely to Florida from Virginia.  We left Sunday morning and arrive here early Tuesday afternoon.   Monday morning was the worst for driving.  Heavy rains and wind.  We pulled into a truck stop for about 1/2 hour to let the worse part of the storm pass.

I think the worst part of the adjustment to Florida so far is the heat & humidity.  We left fall temps and arrived in mid-summer type conditions.  Hard for these "ol" bodies to get used to the humidity again. 

Here's where we're going to be until May 1.  Because of the sand & shells, we now have a new carpet and our reclining lounge chairs are sitting out under the awning.   Work is going well.  It's been easy & kind of boring all at the same time.  Sandy works from 4 - 8pm Monday thru Friday in the office. 

We've met a few of the workers and some of the campers staying here.  Most stores are fairly close.  There's a grocery store within 5 miles (Winn-Dixie) and a super Walmart 8 miles away.  The "Villages" are about 15 - 20 minutes away.  The Villages are little town centers for senior living.  They have music or some sort of entertainment every night in there park centers.  So far we've gone to the Villages about once a week.  The Walgreens pharmacy is there, a large citrus stand, Russell Stover outlet store, and some very nice restaurants.

Thanksgiving week I'll be working Wed night, Fri night and all day Saturday.  The lady that works on Saturday is taking my shifts so she can spend Thanksgiving with her daughter.  We're thinking of taking a trip to the Gulf on Monday.  It's about 45 minutes away.  Hope to do some birding and check out the other amenities.

Our second or third day here we rented a golf cart for the season to get around in.  Took a drive down to the lake and here's what we found.  No, haven't seen any alligators.

Sand Hill Cranes

Great Egret.  They've named him Charlie. 

The Spanish Moss is hanging from the trees everywhere.

We'll be having a campground potluck for Thanksgiving dinner.  The park is providing turkey & ham.  Hopefully, we'll get to meet a few more people.  Sharon will be picking up her fishing license this week so she can do some fishing down by the lake.  We're hoping that she'll get to try her hand at some salt water fishing while we're here.  The lake has bass, catfish and pan fish in it. 

Until next time.