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This is our first time at this Escapee park, although our site was a very large pull through FHU it was only 30a and at $31 pricey. It was only a 35 mile tow but we wanted to check the park out. It's a 10+ minute ride to civilization. Bev came down from Ocala (40 miles) on Friday after we did the laundry in Bushnell. We went out to a German restaurant for ludin (lunch/dinner), Judy and I split veal schnitzel which was pretty good.
We were very close to the Florida National Cemetery so we drove through it. There were several funerals in progress with Veterans performing the ceremony including 21 gun salutes. It opened in 1988 and encompasses 513 acres.
It has been hot, high 80s and very humid. We waited until the Saturday evening cool down and washed the truck. Neither of us slept very well Saturday night.
We have never been to Ocala and my sister Bev moved there a year ago so we made the short trip there to see her. We spent 3 nights at Ocala Sun RV Resort, which is just a nice campground, but they did have a nice pool that Judy used for her water aerobics, she really enjoys them. We visited the evening we arrived and the next two days. Bev took us out to eat at Swampys and that's where the picture of Bev and Judy was taken. We got to check out her Florida home and she really likes it down here and is staying. Her only future trips to Michigan will be short visits.
On Thursday 10/1 we made the 230 mile trip to St Augustine. We chose a Passport America campground for $24/night and it was a dump. We selected it as the best of some bad options.....and we were cheap! Others were twice the price, too far away or had too many trees which give our rooftop dish problems. We lucked out as the ground was firm so we didn't get stuck, they have had LOTS of rain lately.
Sunday we went with Clayton & Pat to Daytona and made a stop at the flea market. It's a huge place so we did only 2 buildings as it was close to the 3pm closing time. Clayton and I both bought new belts, exciting huh?
The beach was closed due to the wind and waves. We also saw Kim & Tom one evening too. Judy and Kim went out the next day in Kim's 1965 VW beetle, Judy got to drive as it's a manual transmission and Kim had hurt her arm so couldn't shift. They also tried unsuccessfully to get onto the beach.
PS.......HELLO JEAN!
With Clayton driving we had to stop at an Eagles for a drink.
We drove through St Augustine as I got another picture of Castillo de San Marcos.
We had a good time with Clayton and Pat and our visit with Kim & Tom. Tom was volunteering at a golf tournament so we didn't see much of him but Clayton & Pat kept us bust running around. We got to play poker two or three times and had burgers one evening at Kim & Tom's new investment, a home on the St John's River that they are fixing up.
Judy was happy....she got to drive Kim's restored VW on Daytona Beach. She remembered how to drive a stick shift, Kim looks like it might be windy!
