We arrived at Collier Seminole State Park at about 3:30 on Wednesday after leisurely 212 mile drive across the state. As we walked around the campground on Thursday, we saw an old Aliner with a design we hadn't seen before. The license was from Ontario, but there was no one around, so we're not sure what year or model it was, but it had to be among the first of the breed, manufactured in the mid 1980's.
We've seen evidence of Hurricane Irma all over the area. Lots of houses and commercial buildings with light to heavy wind damage, but I guess the worst damage was caused by the storm surge.
The campground here has more trees than Long Point did, but it's still kind of like camping in an urban area. The other, smaller loop where the Aliner was, had much thicker vegetation. We were going to try to get a site there after seeing it last time we were here, but the campground was closed for renovation last year and we weren't sure what they did to that area. Turns out, it would still be the preferred area for us. The sites are more secluded and too small for the big rigs.
On Friday, we walked the trail in the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The refuges is about 35,000 acres and virtually surrounds the state park. There are several pictures of the wildlife we saw there.
Saturday, we went to visit our camping friends, Lynn and Forrest who have a condo that's about 15 minutes from the campground. They spend most of the time at their home in Virginia, but like to come down here for a few months each year. They took us on a tour of the area, including Marco Island where we ate lunch. After lunch, we split up. The girls went to tour an open house that included a bunch high end (2 to 4.25 million bucks) houses while Forrest and I drove down to Everglades City to see a presentation about the Florida "cracker" cattle keepers.
Forrest and I beat the girls home, so we took a short nap before they got there. We stayed for dinner. We had quiche that was the best I've ever had. After dinner and some conversation, we headed back to camp. Thanks, Lynn and Forrest, for a great day!
We've seen evidence of Hurricane Irma all over the area. Lots of houses and commercial buildings with light to heavy wind damage, but I guess the worst damage was caused by the storm surge.
The campground here has more trees than Long Point did, but it's still kind of like camping in an urban area. The other, smaller loop where the Aliner was, had much thicker vegetation. We were going to try to get a site there after seeing it last time we were here, but the campground was closed for renovation last year and we weren't sure what they did to that area. Turns out, it would still be the preferred area for us. The sites are more secluded and too small for the big rigs.
On Friday, we walked the trail in the 10,000 Islands National Wildlife Refuge. The refuges is about 35,000 acres and virtually surrounds the state park. There are several pictures of the wildlife we saw there.
Saturday, we went to visit our camping friends, Lynn and Forrest who have a condo that's about 15 minutes from the campground. They spend most of the time at their home in Virginia, but like to come down here for a few months each year. They took us on a tour of the area, including Marco Island where we ate lunch. After lunch, we split up. The girls went to tour an open house that included a bunch high end (2 to 4.25 million bucks) houses while Forrest and I drove down to Everglades City to see a presentation about the Florida "cracker" cattle keepers.
Forrest and I beat the girls home, so we took a short nap before they got there. We stayed for dinner. We had quiche that was the best I've ever had. After dinner and some conversation, we headed back to camp. Thanks, Lynn and Forrest, for a great day!
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