Back to Tampa then off to Myakka State Park FL

September 7 - 14, 2016 - Lazy Days, Tampa FLSeptember 14 - 22, 2016 - Myakka State Park, FL

This time, we are in the bays for about a week to change out the braking system and at the same time, decided to have our yearly maintenance done.  Once we had the correct braking system installed, we've been trouble-free.  

It was pretty uneventful.  We walked the dogs...

Then we set off to Myakka State Park for a week..

Watch our for snakes and alligators!

and Buzzards who will peck your tires

Canopy Walk

I went on the Canopy Walk which is a bit scary as I'm not a fan of heights. I walked the bridge holding on to both sides but obviously did not climb to the top of the tower.  This walkway, completed in 2000, is the first treetop walkway in North America.  It is suspended 25 feet above the ground and extends 100 feet and the tower soars 74 feet tall.

  

The tower.

Bird Walk

Another day I went to look at water birds...

Sarasota Beaches

Some scenes around the park...

I visited my friend Jill in Nokomis FL one afternoon and it was so good to see an old friend after  so many years.  We connected as if we'd never been apart and she and her husband Gus had dinner with us at the campsite before we left.  He is an artist and now tattoos to express his creativity.  We also connected with him right away - such an interesting person!  They have the most awesome trailer that has everything you need.  It's smaller but  I never felt claustrophobic in the least and I hope they can use it real soon and meet up with us on the road! We also invited our neighbors over for home-made crab cakes and I think everyone had a great time.  I really fell down on the job and wish I had taken some pictures but for some reason, I didn't.  My only regret, sadly.  

So long Myakka, it's been real.

Next stop - Ocala Park again 

then on to Pensacola RV Park..

On Our Way To Mission TX!

December 5, 2015


Saturday we pulled out of Guadalupe State Park and headed on down toward Mission TX for the next month.  What a beautiful park.  Too bad the weather didn't cooperate.  It was cold and rainy for most of the time, so we had little time to sit outside.  We did spend Thanksgiving with family nearby and that was a bonus!

We traveled as far as Alice TX and stayed in a Walmart parking lot for the night, a first for us. We met some nice folks who were also on their way to Mission TX.  In the morning we picked up some trash in the area before we made the last leg to south TX.

  

 whole lotta nothing, but we did see this cloud along the way.

Once we got to Mission, we managed to get into our space and the best space it was!  Right at the entrance to the birding park on the edge of the park.  It was a great place to walk the dogs, check out the birds and one day I saw dozens of green birds fly over. 

I found out they are green Parakeets. So beautiful!  

  

I checked out the place and it had a great clubhouse and amazing kitchen! 

We were parked right next to a bird sanctuary and one little bird decided to torment the pets... 

Ants getting ready for winter.

I've gone to a lot of grocery stores, but never saw this.  I've enlarged it - can you guess what they are.

Pig heads. You won't even find these at Wegmans!

Or this? I never did find out.  In south Texas, the grocery stores have a lot of food I've never heard of. Some of it is Pennsylania Dutch, like intestines (stuffed tripe) and brain (sweetbreads), but the rest, I'm not familiar with.

Ok I'm done for now.  Signing off for now.  Be back tomorrow with more from Mission TX!