Awake: 7:12am Temp 66 sleep 6+35 sunny overnight @ Fort Lauderdale, FL.
We each have our coffee & a Kathy muffin for breakfast, then shrink the bus & leave the Yacht Haven RV Resort @ 9:28am... going west on US-84 to I-595- to I-95-north, then north on US-27-to State Road (15) to US-441 arriving in the town of Pahokee, FL @ 10:50 am.
Today's travel: 74 miles 1 hr 50 min 12 gal used 6.2 mpg 40 mph avg speed
This campground (Everglades Adventure RV & Sailing Resort) is right on Lake Okeechobee, (Seminole for "Grassy Waters"),the 2nd largest fresh water lake in the continental United States with (730) square miles (467,000) acres of fresh water, teeming with natural wildlife.
Before checking in @ the office, K & I drive our Suzuki south along the lake where all the RV's are parked. I was curious & thinking: "How will we fit our coach in such small campsites?" And Kathy was thinking out loud about the same time: "we can't stay here; the sites aren't long enough; we'll have to start making phone calls for another campground....but 1st, we'll get our money back!" "Hey!" I said, "I made a lot of phone calls to find this campground & we should look it over more carefully & maybe we'll find a site we can fit into.
Down the long road a little further, a turn-around had what looked like a bigger campsite. I got out of the car, paced it off in feet, & checked the electrical box for (50) amps, then suggested to Kathy that this site # 82 might work.
Back @ the office, the lady had our paperwork all printed up & there on the sheet was: site # 82. After parking the coach & extending the slides, etc., Kathy tells me she likes it here. Our view out our front & side windows across this fresh water lake is beautiful!
I was curious about our motorhome roof & what debris has contaminated the white look after our (10) day parking @ Fort Lauderdale. What I found I didn't like: soot, grunge, dirt, muck, etc. We had some strong winds during our stay in Lauderdale & I brought some of that stuff up here to Pahokee. So I cleaned the top of our motorhome off by hand using only clean water. (3) hrs later, I felt much better about our roof.
Meanwhile, my sister Corinne calls from Lilly, PA & later, my sister Mary Jo calls from Lodi, CA. All is well with both sisters & that's always nice to hear.
Dinner: Tilapia fish, asparagus, brown rice & some leftover Italian sausage.
Tonight's movie: "Bang the Drum Slowly" with Michael Moriarty, Robert De Niro, Vincent Gardenia, Phil Foster, Ann Wedgeworth, etc. Touching study of (2) professional baseball players on fictional N.Y. team drawn to each other under unusual circumstances. Outstanding performances by (2) leads (Moriarty-- as hustling star pitcher & De Niro as simpleton catcher). 1973. Hmmm, we weren't that enthused over this story; not recommended for non-baseball enthusiasts. But, the song is hauntingly beautiful!
Lights out: 11:33pm
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