Since being at Rich & Joanne's home, we hung around with Arthur and Helen about every other day, meeting for lunch and/or dinner and just spending time enjoying their company.
There is so much to see and do in our area and that we DIDN'T do due to covid-19 that we decided to reserve 3 months for next year at the same site/campground. Anyone want to come down and visit?
While here we had our car serviced: new battery, battery cable, brakes, rotors, etc. We had our awning weather sensor checked out. It is supposed to automatically retract the awning when the wind gets too rough, but if it was plugged in to the control panel we couldn't operate the awning at all. Turns out that when the awning material was replaced last year due to damage from a storm, the repairmen got silicone on the connectors inside the sensor housing so we had no continuity. I removed the silicone and cleaned the connections and now everything works as it should. We also did a repair to the toilet. In a toilet there should always be water left in the bowl to prevent odors coming up from the tank. Ours had a slow leak, so we replaced the gasket and all is now well.
We almost bought a Mini Cooper S convertible. It was beautiful. A neighbor of Arthur had it for sale at their campsite. Nancy saw it and fell in love with it. I checked it out but wanted to review the ratings for that year. By the time I was satisfied with everything I was a day too late. The seller had traded it in on a used Mercedes. So close!
Our resort had mentioned that since we had paid for a month but weren't able to get there at the beginning of the month that they would find another site for us for a few days. Sure enough, on March 1st we had to leave our site, but they gave us another location for 4 days at no charge. Very nice of them.
Friday, when our 4 days were up we drove to Crystal River, FL, to meet up with Rich, Joanne, Arthur, Helen, and her daughter Denise and grandson Aiden. GA. Our reservation at our resort called for an elite site, but what a disappointment! Most regular sites at the resort had concrete pads, and we expected at least that, having an elite site and paying a very elite price. No such luck! Our ELITE site was a back-in, dirt and sand site that backed up to a pond (they referred to it as a lake). What a disappointment!
We all went to a restaurant named The Blackwater in Inglis, Fl. Someone, whom I won't name, made reservations to eat outside. But at that time of evening we were inundated with so many chiggers and no-see-ums that we couldn't remain, and there were no available tables inside for over 3 hours. We left and each group had dinner on their own. I only had 3-5 bites, but Nan y has counted over 50 on herself. The bites are extremely itchy and cause small welts on the skin. Three days later and they seem to stay as annoying and irritable as the first day, despite topical allergy medications. We both hope they clear up soon.
But on Saturday, 1/2 the group went kayaking and swimming with the manatees in Kings Bay, and the other 1/2 went spotting manatees on a pontoon boat. The manatees are such gentle creatures. Their appendages are rounded flippers but with toenails at the end, and their body tapers down to a flat tail that is shaped like a paddle. They are close relatives of the elephant. Who knew?
That is Aiden in the background
You aren't allowed to touch, chase, or disturb the manatees, but we saw some people doing just that. We should have turned them in to the Park Rangers. It's a $100,00 fine and up to a year in jail. After viewing the manatees we all went out for dinner (outside patio).Overall, it was a great day and
Today we left Crystal River and drove to Brunswick, GA. Our campsite is gorgeous.
This week we plan to go to St. Simon and Jekyll Islands and tour the rest of the area. Next week we leave for Savannah, Ga.
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