Cedar Key is a wifi hot spot! 25 miles is not too far to go to get some good wifi on a nice sunny day, especially if you know it might be the last full day in Florida!! The good folks of Cedar Key are almost done remodeling their very nice city park - complete with a sandy beach right on the gulf. (There were signs about Horseshoe crabs nesting there & sure enough – there were 2 good-sized crabs right there!) There is new sod and a very nice new picnic shelter so we tourists could sit in the shade and do our emails! Of course we had to walk the block long section of old rickety buildings that house boutiques, gift shops and ½ dozen restaurants. When we were here last with Bud and Carol we had a seriously yummy seafood dinner in the restaurant upstairs on the end. This time H and I tried out the one upstairs in the middle, which was painted purple, chartreuse and hot pink! Pretty good seafood sampler! The brand new fishing pier is built out of cement and steel so no hurricane will take this one out like the last one!
Back at Manatee Springs, we took our last walking tour of the park- the springs were full of teenage bodies and as we walked out to the end of the long boardwalk we saw the herd of deer, down among the cypress knees, yellow flowers and fresh new swamp grass. What a treat to stand above them and they didn’t even seem to care that we were so close. At our camp spot, sweet little CJ said she was worried about us being gone all day so I grabbed my wildlife book and we tried to see how many of the animals she could identify.
Friday morning, CJ picked out a heart shaped potholder for her mom to have as a gift from me and then we shared our goodbye hugs and wishes for both of us to have a safe trip home. We drove thru the quarter car wash to get the top layer of gray dust off of the Jeep and front of the trailer, walked thru the ½ empty flea market, stopped at Wal-Mart for milk and bread and then headed up the road. Suwannee River State Park was full so we crossed into Georgia just after noon. Just as the cold front was heading to Florida!! The sky grew dark, the headwinds picked up and the temps dropped over 15 degrees!
We’ve parked for the evening at General Coffee State Park, just east of Douglas, off Rt 441. This park has lots of up and down winding roads and comes complete with an antique farmstead that was fun to walk thru and check out the restored cabins, barns and corals with sheep, goats, donkeys, lots of fancy chickens and ducks and 2 VERY big ugly hogs.
Someone parked close to us here in the park has unsecured wifi and we are “borrowing” some!
