The Other Florida

The past week was spent in central Florida, surrounded by orange orchards and cattle farms (both beef and dairy).  Our motorcycle rides were on back roads with very little traffic.  All that changed yesterday when we headed for the Gulf coast and the city of Naples.  Friday’s traffic was horrible, and this is where the upper crust lives.  The affluence here makes Scottsdale seem like a country town.  So many expensive cars and huge, almost castle-like houses.

Where we are parked is called a "motorcoach resort", certainly not a "campground".  There are only motorhomes here; no trailers or 5th wheels.  It's not a place we would normally stay, but it does give us a taste of what another type of camping is.  Here is what it looks like:

We walked the downtown area yesterday, and found a farmers’ market this morning.  After shopping we found access to a beach where Naples' pier into the Gulf of Mexico is located.  While walking on the pier, Bob saw a dolphin.  Here is the beach, complete with sand castles:

 

Friday afternoon was a slow time, followed by another quiet sunset.  This was the view from our front window:

Tomorrow we will leave for the Everglades and points south from there to continue our "vacation".