How Time Does Fly

We have had 6 mostly-quiet days since we last posted, but they have been so boring it is hard to remember what we did.  We left the Keys on Wednesday, avoiding Florida’s tollroad and Miami’s notorious traffic by taking FL#997 north from Homestead to US27 and then northwest to the shores of Lake Okeechobee, or at least close to the shores.  This lake is the 7^th largest in the country, but exceptionally shallow, with an average depth of only 9 feet.  When we were close to it, all we saw was a dike which surrounds it.  The dike was originally installed, and later raised, to protect residents from the flooding that has happened when storms push the water surface over its original banks.  There is controlled release of its water now, which flows south into the Everglades.

We took a day off on Thursday for laundry and some looking around the area.  There is not much to see or do except for fishing which is what most winter visitors do here.  On Friday we continued back to central Florida, to an area west of Orlando and north of Tampa, where we booked into an Escapees park for the next 8 days.  The central part of the state has more citrus groves than we have ever seen, but up here there is more rolling land with forests and cattle.  We have even seen some logging trucks.

Sunday was our social day, where Paige made her lasagna and Bob made fresh bread.  Our Nomad friends Nancy and Dave came here for lunch and chatting.  At the risk of upsetting our northern friends, I will say we sat around outdoors on our patio area, but I won’t get into specifics of temperature (except to say it was very pleasant).

Next Friday we will go to a Nomads Florida Get-Together where we’ll see many other Nomads.  We’re looking forward to this event.  We will stay here until next Saturday, when we move to our next work project, only 65 miles away in Williston. 

Stay Tuned for more exciting adventures.