Awake: 7:02am Temp 39 sleep 7+38 early rain…then sunny overnight @ Bushnell, FL.
After Kathy awakens, I climb the telescoping ladder & find thin melting ice on the roof & slides. Using my telescoping brush, I scoop that cool disgusting debris off promptly.
After a small breakfast & an engine warm up with the circulating hot coolant, we say our goodbyes to Rosemary & Gary, La Donna & Butch & others & wish them all safe & happy travels.
We leave the Sumter Oaks RV Park @ 12:11pm, following Saint Catherine road (CR-673) east to US-301, then south to US-98, southeast to US-27 to CR-360 & arrive @ the Lakemont Ridge Home & RV Park in Frostproof, Florida @ 2:22pm.
Today’s travel: 2.4 hrs 90 miles 16.6 gal used 5.4 mpg 33 mph avg speed.
As we meander our motorhome into this clean & well organized campground, we wonder where in the dickens that (1) camping site that they talked about for us might be? In the office, the clerk talks with Mr. Mike about our rig being too big & heavy to have us park where they originally thought; then she asks us if we would consider parking adjacent to the office with a full hookup on level asphalt. Hot diggity! “@ the same price” I ask her. “Yes of course” and no tax. This corner is like the nucleus of activity; people always milling about.
Maneuvering & backing into our parking site was not one of my best & many eyes were watching; the 2nd attempt was good but due mostly to the efforts of Mr. Mike & Kathy. I will admit, it was tricky…but that’s no excuse. Now that we are parked & settled in, we love our corner space & Mr. Mike tells us: “Stay as long as you like!”
Next, we walk (30) min around part of the campground; this is new to us with some big territory to cover so we’ll take our time & do another section tomorrow.
Dinner: Ahi Tuna with balsamic glaze, brown rice pilaf, stewed tomatoes & mixed salad.
We finish the movie: “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” with Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery, Gene Raymond, Jack Carson, etc. Madcap comedy of Lombard & Montgomery discovering their marriage wasn’t legal. One of Hitchcock’s least typical films, but bouncy nonetheless. 1941. For us, the comedy just wasn’t that funny & the madcap scenes were perhaps too nutty, wacky, silly, etc. But hey, don’t let us talk you out of seeing what could be: a lost Oscar winner.
Lights out:11:48pm
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