2015 Feb 10-11 - Lake Griffiin State Park & Blue Spring

We finally got away from Ft. De Soto State Park after a very nice couple from Georgia caught us at the dump station and wanted to know all about our camper. They have been looking at them online, but had never seen one in the flesh. We spent about an hour in "show & tell" mode before leaving the park.

We arrived at Lake Griffin State Park in Leesburg, which is just a few miles from The Villages where Tim and Pat, our old friends from Charleston, IL have a winter home. We called them and they came by the campground for a visit before the four of us went to the Oakwood Restaurant, their favorite BBQ joint. It was delicious.

On Wednesday morning, we went to McDonald's, where I had no trouble sending email (unlike my experience at Ft. De Soto), before making the 45 minute drive to visit old friends, Dave and Jeanie. Dave and I were grade school classmates in Pennsylvania and our fathers worked together in Charleston/Mattoon, IL!

After a brief visit at their house, we went out for lunch, then on to Blue Spring where the daily Manatee count was 237! They come to the spring, where the water is a constant 72 degrees, when other waters in the area get to cold.

We got back to camp around 6:00. Marsha wasn't feeling well, so she took a nap while I found some neighbors to visit with.