Awake: 5:28am Temp 44 sleep 5+43 sunny overnight @ Ocala, FL.
We leave the Wandering Oaks RV Resort & Campground in Ocala @ 10:30am…continuing I-10 south to exit-309 & Saint Catherine Road to Sumter Oaks RV Park in Bushnell, Florida; arriving about 11:30am.
Today’s Travel: 1+24 time 55 miles 9 gal used 6.0 mph 39.2 avg speed.
Although the campground is big rig friendly, our assigned parking site was a little tricky getting into; there is a water drain with grate & a sewer PVC that had to be maneuvered around on one side….plus a concrete patio with a ledge of (3 to 4) inches that restricted my turning radius on the other side. However, with the watchful eyes of Kathy & a few good hand signals, we avoided all the hazards.
This campground was a former mobile home park &, in 2002, was converted to an RV park; thus the unusual parking sites.
Finally, a place where I can freely check on my black walnuts & butternuts; there are (99) sites altogether in this campground with most of the clientèle being seniors, doing anything & everything. With chagrin, I find that my black walnuts are all….bad; after doing a random check, I had to dispose of them into the nearby dumpster. These were given to me by Pat & Frank. Maybe it’s my fault, I don’t know.
However, on a brighter note, I have found no bad butternuts yet from the crop. Further drying & flaying of the outer shell does take some time; I devoted about (2) hrs today & I am not finished yet.
Kathy & I walk the campground for curiosity & (30) min of exercise.
Then the usual TV: ABC news, Jeopardy & O’Reilly….before, during & after our dinner of: lamb chops, 4-grain rice medley & a pepper & apple sauté.
Evening DVR movie: “Destination Tokyo.” We watch ½ tonight.
Lights out: 11:44pm
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