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OUR TRAVEL DAY WITH AN UNHAPPY ENDING

Arriving at:
Little Talbot Island State Park
Jacksonville, FL

TRAVEL DAY - 135 miles

SALT SPRINGS RECREATION AREA
to
LITTLE TALBOT ISLAND STATE PARK

A pleasant country road drive away from the Interstate

Using our Garmin RV770 GPS to plan our travel routes is really taking the chore out of the last minute decisions on which way to arrive at our next destination. The night before, in the comfort of sitting at the dinette table, all the routing decisions are made. We can avoid the Interstates and choose a more desirable small town, country backroads kind of experience for our travels. It really makes our travel days more enjoyable.

Today's trip was going along just as planned. A short section of I-295 to get around the top of Jacksonville was the only Interstate on the entire route. Once off the highway we had a lovely 15 mile drive along the waterfront of the St. Johns River until we arrive at our campground. Just as we are pulling up to the ranger station to check in it begins to pour down rain, like it does every afternoon in Florida during the summertime. We wait it out for a few minutes and then run for the office. After all the paperwork is done and rules are explained the first he says is we have to make a U-turn because the entrance to the campground is across the street. The day use area has the nice pristine beaches and picnic areas along the coastline and the campground is tucked away on the other side of A1A, surrounded by inland waterways and marshes. Equally as beautiful in it's own way.

We input our gate code and gain access to the campground. This is where things start to go bad. I notice the road in is very narrow (maybe 15 feet wide) and we encounter many turns with blind corners to navigate. I start to think what happens if we cross paths with someone pulling a trailer who is trying to exit the campground. How will we find room to pass each other and more importantly, who has the right of way and who has to back up their trailer to let the other person pass?

Just as we come around another corner there is a three way split in the road. The campsites are divided into sections so we travel down the road to the far left which includes our campsite, number 40. All of the roads are now obviously one-way and are maybe 10 feet wide with trees and bushes lining both sides and very tight turns . At one point our trailer is six inches away from scraping against this large pine tree on one side and thick thorny bushes on the other. We finally come around a corner at get a look at our site. There is no way to get any trailer into this site, approaching it from this direction, no matter what size it is. We will somehow have to make a U-turn and come in from the opposite direction. Luckily there is a boat ramp and parking area just two more sites down from us where we can get turned around.

Fortunate to have this turn around basin next door

Keep in mind this whole time it has been pouring down rain, my mirrors are just about useless to see out of and each time we get out of the truck to evaluate whether or not to continue inching forward we are attacked by a swarm of hungry mosquitoes. When we got to the clearing around the boat ramp I put the truck in park and just sat still for a while, it was then I seriously considered just throwing in the towel and search the surrounding area for another campground.

Snuggly fit into our campsite #40

We are supposed to be here for a week to visit with Tricia's friend, then leave the day after the Fourth of July to head into Georgia. Guess we will somehow have to make this work for us. After several tries we manage to get the trailer into the site, leveled, unhooked and plugged into the electricity. The whole time we were relentlessly being attacked by the mosquitoes.

I have an idea, let's get out of here and get a drink and some early dinner. We passed several waterfront restaurant/bars on the way here, one of them must have some good food and cold drinks. Still raining, we sat inside the restaurant looking outside, watching the St. Johns Ferry crossing back and forth across the wide mouth of the river.

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SALT SPRINGS RECREATION AREA (FL)

GPS: 29.35694, -81.73194
13851 Highway 19 North
Fort McCoy, FL 32134
(352) 685-2048

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3 nights on campsite #32
at $19.50* per night
* = Lifetime Senior Pass discount

SCORECATEGORYCOMMENTS
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 scenery Concrete walls around the spring head take away from the natural beauty
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 privacy No division between sites and fairly close together
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 cell signal Barely usable without a booster
1-2-3-4-5 free wifi None
1-2-3-4-5 campsite size Good size and deep
1-2-3-4-5 electric Solid 50/30/20
1-2-3-4-5 water On every site
1-2-3-4-5 sewer On every sight
1-2-3-4-5 table/fire ring On every site. Also a stand up grill.
1-2-3-4-5 showers Push button handles gets you 7 seconds of hot water
1-2-3-4-5 toilets Flush toilets
1-2-3-4-5 laundry Within 10 miles of park
1-2-3-4-5 security Gated entrance to the park and closed after sunset
1-2-3-4-5 quiet nights No disturbances here
1-2-3-4-5 wildlife Otters playing in the spring early in the morning at sunrise
1-2-3-4-5 park staff Very pleasant and helpful
1-2-3-4-5 activities Swimming and snorkeling in the cool spring. Silver Glenn spring just 10 miles south.

Bonus Points:

No bonus points here.

Additional comments:

This is the only USFS campground inside Ocala National Forest with electric hookups. There are two second magnitude springs within ten miles of each other to enjoy, Salt Springs and Silver Glenn Springs (no campground here).

Our Dining Out Experiences:

Read Two Peas And The Pod ..'s review of Square Meal on Yelp

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TECHNOLOGY IS AWESOME, WHEN IT WORKS

Arriving at:
Salt Springs Recreation Area
Salt Springs, FL

TRAVEL DAY - 85 miles

RAINBOW SPRINGS STATE PARK
to
SALT SPRINGS RECREATION AREA (USFS)

An beautiful scenic drive through Ocala National Forest

Today's drive was a breeze compared to our previous travel day through the St. Pete/Tampa Bay area. We are headed for the Ocala National Forest were we have been several times before. Once we made the turn north on to SR19 at Altoona we were traveling on a portion of the Florida Black Bear National Scenic Byway.

We were well aware the the cell phone coverage inside the forest is spotty at best. For this reason I spent three hours on Saturday learning how to program our new Garmin GPS unit we purchased before leaving on our journey. Up until this point we have been using our cell phones and Google or Apple maps to navigate THE POD to it's new home. The GPS performed flawlessly and we arrived safely at Salt Springs Recreation Area for a three day visit.

After checking in at the ranger station I suddenly realized that our usual practice of Tricia getting out of the truck and guiding me in backing up the trailer into our site was not going to work today. We planned for this before our trip started by purchasing a pair of Midland 2-way Radios to use for just this scenario and for use while hiking out in the woods. Of course these were buried in the back seat of the truck somewhere and were still new in the box and not charged up. In other words, useless to us today. Once parked and set up they were the first thing we located and put on the charger for next time.

You may be wondering, didn't we order THE POD with the fancy bluetooth wireless backup camera option? Well yes we did. It worked perfectly at the dealership when they were demonstrating everything to us on our walk through just before taking delivery on the trailer. That was the last time it worked. To be fair I won't mention the brand of the backup camera just yet, I mailed the monitor portion of the system back to manufacturer and they are sending me a new one based on my describing the symptoms I was experiencing. Time will tell if that fixes the problem.

While we are on the topic of failures. We also purchased a TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) unit for the trailer tires. The little remote sensors screw onto each valve stem and report the air pressure and temperature for each tire as you roll down the road, critical information when tires get older or you roll over something and puncture a tire. Each sensor has to be programmed separately and while the first two went fine the third one just won't work, and you can't program the fourth one until the third one is done. This will be my next project to straighten out with the manufacturer.

Also on the list of failures is my little weather station I purchased. It has guess what, wireless sensors to report to a wireless base station, that has to connect to your computer though an ethernet connection. So while I could set it up and collect all the data into the base station, I have no way at the present time to get the data out of the base station. I future trip to Best Buy to purchase a small router should solve this problem fairly easily.

With all theses problems I still have not tried to set up our wireless leveling system we purchased for the trailer. Just not ready for another failure right now.

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RAINBOW SPRINGS STATE PARK (FL)

GPS: 29.05.202, -82.25.027
18185 SW 94th Street
Dunnellon, FL 34432
(352) 465-8550

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4 nights on campsite #50
at $30.00 per night + tax

SCORECATEGORYCOMMENTS
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 scenery Not a lot of shade on the campsites but trees surrounding the campground
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 privacy We had one of the few sites with bushes and trees around us
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 cell signal Useable but slow. We had to break out our booster for the first time
1-2-3-4-5 free wifi None we could find
1-2-3-4-5 campsite size Most will fit a 40 foot rig. Ours was a 103 foot pull through.
1-2-3-4-5 electric Solid 50/30/20
1-2-3-4-5 water On every site
1-2-3-4-5 sewer On every site
1-2-3-4-5 table/fire ring On every site
1-2-3-4-5 showers Hot and clean with good water pressure
1-2-3-4-5 toilets Clean flush toilets
1-2-3-4-5 laundry $1.25 wash & $1.25 dry for 45 minutes
1-2-3-4-5 security Gated with a security code
1-2-3-4-5 quiet nights Well off the main road outside the park
1-2-3-4-5 wildlife Squirrels and many song birds
1-2-3-4-5 park staff Friendly and helpful
1-2-3-4-5 activities Wading and a 2 hour tubing run down the Rainbow River. Canoeing and kayaking also available.

Bonus Points:

No bonus points here.

Additional comments:

NOTE: This campground has it's own entrance on SW 94th Street (as listed above), make sure you do not go to the Main Entrance for Rainbow Springs State Park on 81st Place Road as listed on most web searches.

We had friends drive over from Jacksonville Saturday morning to do the two hour tube float down the river and enjoy a BBQ together. After lunch we all went down to the river and cooled off in the 72 degree water for about an hour before they had to head back home. We had some good times and created some great memories during our stay here.

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NO U-TURNS ON THE INTERSTATE!

Arriving at:
Rainbow Springs State Park
Dunnellon, FL

TRAVEL DAY - 141 miles

FORT DESOTO PARK
to
RAINBOW SPRINGS STATE PARK

Not the route we had planned to do!

Well we all know you can plan all you want, but sometimes it just doesn't turn out that way. That is the case with the route we took today from Fort DeSoto Park to Rainbow Springs State Park. We weren't on the road more than ten minutes when we came to the first major intersection and a decision had to be made. Take I-275 South, back over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and around the major metro areas of St. Petersburg and Tampa, OR take I-275 North right through the heart of both downtown areas. Well, when we were passing by Tropicana Stadium I realized I turned the wrong way and we were committed to taking the north route. I considered getting off at the first exit and reentering the highway going the way we planned, but we were already downtown and the traffic on the exits was nearly at a stand still, not a scenario I wanted to be towing a 28 foot trailer in.

We had no choice but to keep pressing on down the highway. Cars were frequently changing lanes left and right immediately in front of me. Some trying to get off at their exit and then others just getting on to speed off to whatever destination they needed to be at. I was just getting comfortable when the lane that I had been traveling for the last ten miles suddenly became an EXIT ONLY lane. Last minute lane changes in heavy traffic while towing a trailer is not a good combination to deal with. We then approached a fairly long bridge and the traffic improved and I thought the worst was over. Nope, we just survived the downtown areas of St. Petersburg and were now approaching downtown Tampa. All of this is going on around 10AM on a Thursday morning, not exactly the height of rush hour, but bad enough.

Once outside of the Tampa downtown exits we found ourselves on I-4 East and a short time later were exiting onto US301 North. This intersection is at the northeast corner of the Tampa Bay Fairgrounds, the exact location of where we ordered our Airstream just four months earlier. Every January they host the Florida RV Supershow, the largest RV show in the country.

Once off the Interstates and onto the two and four lane backroads I felt at ease. The first forty miles of this trip was mentally taxing to say the least, the last hundred miles will be much easier going. Passing through small towns like Zephyrhills, Lacoochee, Bushnell and the beautiful Floral City, thing were getting back to normal. Then when passing through the town of Inverness things got a little weird. While rolling through town at 45MPH, out of the corner of my eye I see a large pink elephant wearing wire rimmed eyeglasses, with eyes that were all lit up. It was there and gone so fast I wasn't really sure what I saw. So when we got to our destination I did what everyone would do, I looked it up on the internet and sure enough there it was. It was listed on RoadsideAmerica.com, check out the link if you don't believe me.

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FORT DESOTO PARK (FL)

GPS: 27.634954, -82.718089
3500 Pinellas Bayway South
Tierra Verde, FL 33715
(727) 582-2267

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3 nights on campsite #204
at $35.00 per night + tax

SCORECATEGORYCOMMENTS
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 scenery Waterfront sites, sea birds, fish jumping in the bay
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 privacy Sites close together but good foliage between them
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 cell signal Good AT&T and Verizon
1-2-3-4-5 free wifi None we could find
1-2-3-4-5 campsite size Sites are very deep but tight quarters maneuvering around the campground loop road
1-2-3-4-5 electric Solid 50/30/20
1-2-3-4-5 water On every site
1-2-3-4-5 sewer Two free dump stations on your way out
1-2-3-4-5 table/fire ring Yes but no ground fires allowed
1-2-3-4-5 showers Hot water but tiny and needs updating
1-2-3-4-5 toilets In every campground loop
1-2-3-4-5 laundry In every bath house building
1-2-3-4-5 security Gated with pass code after sunset
1-2-3-4-5 quiet nights Very peaceful
1-2-3-4-5 wildlife A few raccoons and lots of birds and fishing
1-2-3-4-5 park staff Very pleasant
1-2-3-4-5 activities Beaches, kayaking, bicycling, fishing, old fort to explore and ferry tours to nearby islands.

Bonus Points:

No bonus points here.

Additional comments:

This was our second county park visit this month. The first was in the Miami area and this one is near Tampa/St. Pete and yet they both seem to be in need of some simple maintenance. Broken locks on the bathroom stalls and missing clothes hooks in the shower stalls. Simple and inexpensive things to repair.

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DESOTO NATIONAL MEMORIAL

8300 De Soto Memorial Hwy
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941) 792-0458 x105

Welcome sign at the front gate
A view of the entrance to the Manatee River
A shaded boardwalk creates a short portion of the Memorial Trail
The view from DeSoto Point at the quarter mile marker
A distant view of the Memorial Cross
Zoomed in closer you can just see the top of the Holy Eucharist Monument to the right of the cross
More of the shaded Memorial Trail
Trench dug to drain the area of excess rain water

We weren't quite sure what to expect when visiting a National Memorial site. We weren't expecting anything as grand as a National Park or National Monument, but still a special place to be set aside for preservation. That is exactly what you will find here at DeSoto National Memorial. Most of the evidence of what this location was like back in the 1530-40's is long gone. To make up for that fact the National Park Service has set up a visitors center where they show a twenty minute documentary of DeSoto's 4 year, 4000 mile journey exploring the entire southeastern area of what would later become the United States. In the winter months they hold reenactments here in a little village they have created.

During our visit the temps were in the 90's so we opted for the movie and a short half mile walk around a trail in the woods. We could see the actual memorial site but didn't walk the entire mile long route to get up close. A lot of the local residents seem to use this trail as an exercise path and the entire walk is dog friendly.

for more info visit
DESOTO NATIONAL MEMORIAL
website link
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VISITING WITH FAMILY

Arriving at:
Fort DeSoto County Park, FL
11 feet above sea level

TRAVEL DAY - 153 miles

ORTONA SOUTH COE PARK
to
FORT DESOTO COUNTY PARK

No avoiding the Interstate today, but it did take us over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge!

Today's move was our longest to date, 153 miles across the heartland of southwest Florida. Half of the trip was on four lane divided highway, similar to an Interstate, but with stop lights and intersections. The other half was two lane roads which traveled through small towns like Arcadia and Myakka City, reminding us of why we avoid the Interstates and the hustle and bustle of bigger cities like St. Petersburg.

The one highlight of today's route was going over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge that spans Tampa Bay. The bridge is a little over four miles long and 430 feet high. It was designed and built by the same team that did the Seven Mile Bridge in the Florida Keys which we traveled over last month. One odd fact is the Seven Mile Bridge is only 6.765 miles long?

Our reason for zig-zagging across the state of Florida is to visit with family and friends one last time before leaving on our journey to explore the other states in our nation. Tricia has two aunts and a brother who live in the Tampa/St. Petersburg area and they are all coming over to our campsite for an afternoon BBQ and a tour of THE POD, our new Airstream.

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ORTONA SOUTH CAMPGROUND (FL)

GPS: 26.78722, -81.30861
2410 Dalton Lane SW
Moore Haven, FL 33471
(863) 675-8400

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4 nights on campsite #21
at $15.00* per night
* = Lifetime Senior Pass discount

SCORECATEGORYCOMMENTS
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 scenery River view sites and wide open spaces
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 privacy Nicely spaced but no division between sites
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 cell signal Good signal both AT&T and Verizon
1-2-3-4-5 free wifi Around the laundry area
1-2-3-4-5 campsite size Big rig sized pads
1-2-3-4-5 electric All sites have 50/30/20
1-2-3-4-5 water All sites
1-2-3-4-5 sewer Free dump station on the way out, $20 on the way in
1-2-3-4-5 table/fire ring A covered table and stand up grill on every site
1-2-3-4-5 showers Hot water but only semi-private dressing area
1-2-3-4-5 toilets Flush toilets but no ventilation
1-2-3-4-5 laundry Separate building
1-2-3-4-5 security Gated with a combination lock after sunset
1-2-3-4-5 quiet nights Not a peep
1-2-3-4-5 wildlife Rabbits greeted us each morning in our campsite
1-2-3-4-5 park staff Friendly and helpful
1-2-3-4-5 activities Fishing in the river is the main activity and watching the boats go through the locks here

Bonus Points:

No bonus points here.

Additional comments:

Overall a very well maintained campground and with the Lifetime Senior Pass discount it is very affordable.

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WE KEEP SHEDDING WEIGHT!

Arriving at:
Ortona South COE Campground
Moore Haven, FL

TRAVEL DAY - 126 miles

LARRY AND PENNY THOMPSON PARK
to
ORTONA SOUTH COE PARK

No Interstate miles on this move. Yeah!

When we plan our route the day before moving day there are a few things we always try to avoid, some we have control over and some we don't. What we do have control over is avoiding Interstate Highways and toll roads. We're in no hurry to get to the next campground because there seems to always be several hours between check out time at one park and check in time at the next. Plus you never get to SEE anything when you're speeding down the Interstate and everyone else seems to be in such a rush. Yep, it's definitely the less traveled back roads for us.

The things we don't have control over is the weather and traffic. Rain and especially wind are not safe when it comes to towing a 27 foot trailer behind your truck. We try to control the traffic by avoiding rush hours and large cities at any time of the day. Generally we travel between 10AM and 2PM which also avoids having to back into a campsite in the dark.

A few days before we moved the trailer we had our third and final yard sale at our friends home. The last of our household items that we were storing at their home went out into the driveway at 6:30AM and by 9AM we were done, mostly because at 9:15AM it started raining. All of the GOOD STUFF was sold and what was left we happily donated to their favorite charity for pickup. Several items from our truck and trailer were added to the items for sale, namely a couple of EXTRA chairs, a chop saw?, an old style battery jump starter, a 3 ton floor jack and our other 10x10 canopy, the one that didn't get broken. All this stuff sold and as a result we netted $506 and shed another 240 pounds.

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LARRY AND PENNY THOMPSON COUNTY PARK (FL)

GPS: 25.602, -80.3937
12451 SW 184th Street
Miami, FL 33177
(305) 232-1049

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7 nights on
campsite # Pod 8-Site 1
at $170.00 per week + tax

SCORECATEGORYCOMMENTS
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 scenery Lots of green area but many long term older rigs here
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 privacy None between sites and tightly packed
1-2-3-4-5
6-7-8-9-10		 cell signal Strong, this is in an urban area
1-2-3-4-5 free wifi Good signal and supplied by Miami Dade County
1-2-3-4-5 campsite size Pie shaped and very tight in the front
1-2-3-4-5 electric Good 50/30/20 service on every site
1-2-3-4-5 water On every site
1-2-3-4-5 sewer On every site
1-2-3-4-5 table/fire ring Tables on every site but no ground fires allowed
1-2-3-4-5 showers Good pressure and hot showers, but older and not well maintained
1-2-3-4-5 toilets Flush toilets centrally located
1-2-3-4-5 laundry Located in the bath house buildings - $1.50 wash or dry
1-2-3-4-5 security Patrolled nightly but no locked gate
1-2-3-4-5 quiet nights Slept well with no disturbances
1-2-3-4-5 wildlife Squirrels, raccoons and rabbits. A good variety of birds too.
1-2-3-4-5 park staff Friendly and helpful
1-2-3-4-5 activities Walking trails and located close to two national parks. Zoo Miami is right next door.

Bonus Points:

No bonus points here

Additional comments:

With an affordable $565 a month rate it appears the campground attracts a lot of long term or even semi permanent residents. The swimming pool located inside the campground was closed during our stay here in June??? Outside in the 270 acre park is a swimming beach and water park with slides, but it appears to be closed and abandoned. I didn't ask but I suspect the county is unable to supply the funds to support these amenities.

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BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK

Biscayne National Park
9700 SW 328th Street, Homestead, FL 33033
5 feet above sea level

BISCAYNE
NATIONAL PARK


Today's activity: video tour

Welcome to Biscayne National Park entrance sign
Showing a little more detail of the three dimensional brick work
The view from the visitor center second floor
Bronze art found around the visitor center

Our second national park today and once again we have visited here many times before. This park is all about the bay at the northern end of the Florida Keys. They have all kinds of water activities here including sailing, snorkeling and paddling, all provided by Biscayne National Park Institute. We have enjoyed the snorkeling trips here at least three times in the past that I can remember and once, back when I owned my own boat, camped on Elliot Key. But today we went into the visitor center and watched a 30 minute video all about the park and surrounding area. One thing we also did was get my Passport to Your National Parks book marked with the cancellation stamp from this park.

for more info visit this
BISCAYNE NATIONAL PARK
website link
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