2015 Feb 17-20 - Oscar Sherer, Relatives, Arriving at Hillsborough River State Park

On Tuesday, Mac & Jan from Decatur stopped by to see the camper. They are wintering in Port Charlotte, about thirty miles away. We went to lunch at Casey Key Fish House. The food was good, but it was just a bit chilly at our outside table.

Wednesday, we met Art, Jo, Ray, and Sheila at Pincher's Crab Shack in Lakewood Ranch for lunch. After lunch, we walked around the shopping area for a while. On the way back to camp, we stopped by and had a beer with Art while Jo was out somewhere.

That night, we roasted some hot dogs while the raccoons tried to figure out how to share our dinner.
Thursday around 11;30 Sheila called and said that a bunch of Marsha's cousins, most of whom live in the Chicago area, were going to be at her house that afternoon. So, we drove back up to Lakewood Ranch and spent a few hours visiting with all of them.

We got back to Oscar Sherer in time to spend some time listening to music played by anyone who wanted to join in. There were some pretty good musicians in the group. After the music, we went back to camp and sat around the fire with some new friends we met there.

Friday morning, we got up and got ready to hit the road. After a visit to the dump station, we made the 87 mile drive to Hillsborough River State Park. We got there at 1:00, so we had plenty of time to get set up and run in to Zepherhills to grab a few supplies before taking the 5:00 tram tour around the park.

We ate a light dinner and settled in for the night. Big plans for tomorrow!