December 16'th Apopka, Florida

Were in Apopka for Christmas and we have met some great people here. Most are snow birds and a few residents. There are allot of kids here so Lexi is a happy camper this stop. It has a restaurant and store here so not to bad for us. The day we pulled in they had a Christmas party for the children so we have been pretty busy since we pulled in. With all the kids here Lexi wants to be at the park first thing in the morning. I keep telling her normal kids are still sleeping at that hour. It's pretty cold out right now and the nights are even colder so I have the electric heater plugged in. I guess the cold is helping me to get more into the Christmas spirit though. It's hard to get the Christmas feeling when it's 80 out, at least for a Michigander. But the day after I want warm weather again (PLEASE).

From our family to yours,
Have a Merry Christmas & a safe and happy New Year.

2010 here we come!

December 14'th - 16'th Jetty Park

On the way there as we went over the bridge we started to hear a sound from the engine (it sounded like a belt). After we settled into our spot we found it was the fan belt to the alternator that broke and shredded. Our back neighbor was nice and wonderful enough to drive Eddie over to a place to pick up a new one, so were all good now. I'm so grateful he is able to fix everything so far that needed it. He is my superman.
The beach was amazing and a blast. Dolphins playing and riding waves all around us. The weather was perfect for those couple days and we took advantage of it by being at the beach. Lexi and I were there by 9am and we found the sand there is pretty good for building sand castles.
Krista went out a bit from shore and was finding hugh clam shells. We decided these were way to big to be made into practical necklace or earrings. So now we need to get crafty and find a use for them.
Body boarding was great fun with the boogie boards and Lexi found that the waves were big enough to flip her over if turned sideways.
We had a hugh tree over our RV that dropped the most gorgeous red flowers on our yard. I want one of those if we get another stick house. Have to find out the name of coarse and a yard to put it in. I hope to come back here again some day.

December 7'th - December 14'th Ocala RV Resort

This was a 1 week stop to get our bearing's and get everything done. It was supposed to be relaxing and a fun place to stop. The resort was a bit ran down and the pool was heated with a solar cover (not warm enough). The ants were all over their ancient playground and there was a slide that you could not slide down. It was walking distance to cracker barrel (plus) and it did have a ok clubhouse. Was not worth their price they charged.
Will not stop here again.

December 4'th - 7'th Manatee Springs State Park

WOW! We saw 3 manatee right away. I have been waiting to see a Manatee in person since I was 12 years old. This stop meant allot to me personally. Then we saw an armadillo by the sink hole that has divers in it most of the time.
Lexi was looking into the sink hole while I read the info board to her and then she was scared witless. A head with a mask popped up out of the green algae of the water. The diver felt really bad about scaring her and she was leery of that place for a while. I spent the whole day explaining divers and their gear to her and why they are under the water.
The birds there are everywhere. The nature shots I took were amazing. The natural spring is so warm there but the girls would not go in (the temp. outside was not warm at all).

November 30'th - December 3'rd Mexico Beach, Florida

We were only going to stay here for a couple days but a bad storm came through so we sayed a bit longer. The storm took out the WiFi so of course that put me back on keeping up my posts. The days were to cold and wet to enjoy the beach so we stayed inside and I caught up on laundry. Not to fun!

November 28'th - 30'th Grayton Beach State Park

We had a great time playing and walking the beach there. The dunes were beautiful and the park was just a great place to stop and visit. The sand was white and fine as sugar, the girls had a blast and it wore Lexi out by the end of the day. We stayed in the older section but some had a pond in their back yard, still if we ever stop there again we want to stay in the newer section with slabs (and less sand being tracked into the RV).

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