The intent was to be up early and be on the road before the
20 – 30 mph winds started. H chose to
drive south/southeast on RT 41 to the crossroad RT 29 and head north. Then the winds started battering us. The
gusts were stronger when the roadsides opened up from the scrub woods to open
cattle pastures or farm fields. On
Sunday the winds were not as strong at Camp Florida RV Resort but still way too
strong to put the awning out! Each day
that followed we saw the winds lessen and lessen until we finally were able to
get that awning unrolled.
That Sunday evening, the TV news brought word about a
monster wildfire that was ravaging the Picayune State Forest. In our last blog I mentioned our scenic
trip that ended up taking 4 hours to get out of - that was the Picayune
forest!! The rectangle of land that is bordered on the north by east/west I75,
on the west by Collier Blvd, on the south by south/east RT 41 and on the east
by RT 29 is/was that dry wooded area. The northern half of that area – 7600
acres have now been destroyed by this “man made” caused mass of flames and
fueled by the 20-30 mph winds. After a week of fighting this out of control
wildfire it was still only 50% contained.
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| Bud and C winter home |
We HAD to stay at Camp Florida! H had a “package” being delivered to Bud’s winter home and H
wanted to get it and start playing with his new toy. H is now a registered, licensed drone pilot. Once all the winds settled down he made good
use of the sunny weather to practice his flying prowess! Now we have lots and lots of pictures of the
top of the trailer with us standing next to it! Our neighbor from that park also wants one of his own now! D and his wife J have the same first names
as one of my sons and of H’s daughter!
What an easy way to remember them by!
And these great folks are from Michigan!
Camp Florida is a lovely RV Resort set in the rolling hills
of south central rural Florida. There
are activities everyday and all day. The large heated salt-water pool sits next
to the lake and across the parking lot from the activities building, which, is
next to the shuffleboard, tennis and boucie ball courts! There are enough hills in the park to wear
out your legs if you attempt to go up and down them too many times in the day!
