Wednesday morning was cold and foggy. Took time to ride around the island and then hooked up the “mobile motel” and headed south again. Florida before noon! Our next island was Amelia and we passed both of the Talbot Island State Parks where we had stayed before. There were not too many campers parked at Hugenot County Park, which is sandwiched between the ocean and the St Johns River on the north side of Jacksonville Florida. WINDY and GREY! The naval helicopters stationed across the river did not stop swooping low and loud over our camper till after 10pm that night.
The weather forecast for Thursday was thunderstorms, high winds and possible tornados so we were up and gone early. The storm hit as we were exiting St Augustine and heading southwest to the Ocala National Forest. We watched a twirling gust of wind that whipped leaves and road dust on the far side of the road but other than some wind and rain, we traveled thru the cold front with no other problems. The “forest” was sunny and the roads were soon dry. And our camp spot in Salt Springs was ready for us!! Unfortunately we found out that the spring area is closed for repairs.
Friday was sunny and cool so we went exploring other campgrounds between the forest and Ocala. Stopped in to see Dick and Sharon to set up plans for our move next week and then headed back home. We now have our fishing licenses and hopefully we can put them to good use soon! H was taken aback because the cost has gone from $30 to $47!
Temps today were in the low 60’s and should make it to 70 on Saturday after a very cool night tonight.
