JACKSONVILLE, FL: Hanna Park

Wet weather was forecast for yesterday, so Hank emptied our tanks in the sunshine on Monday. Yesterday, it was raining lightly by the time we started the rest of the departure process at an early time for us.  We were all finished and running off the generator by 9:30.  Our checkout time was 11 A.M. and check-in time at Hanna Park, an hour away, wasn't until 1 P.M., so we weren't in any hurry to leave.  We pulled away about 10:45, and although it continued to rain for the whole drive, the I-95 traffic was not too bad.

We arrived at Hanna Park at noon and were allowed to check in early.  That's a good thing, because the site they assigned us was too unlevel for us to use, even with an automatic leveling system and boards for under the jacks We scouted some other sites, returned to the office where they gave us a list of the few unreserved possibilities for large RV's, and we did some more scouting, before deciding on a very level, long site that was available. After another trip to the office to update the staff, we moved to site 241 and were all hooked up by 3:30.
3 1/2 hours to get set up is very long, but at least the raiin had stopped and we were able to get an alternative site during a holiday week at a very busy campground.

We've stayed at Kathyrn Hanna Park several times in the past.

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 This large Jacksonville-owned park sits on the ocean next door to the Mayport Naval facility.  The large, wooded campground is on the inland side of the property and is just a small part of the recreational facilities available. Hookups are good, over-the-air tv reception gives us many stations and there's strong signals for our Verizon Jet Pack.  This is not a good park for satellite TV users because of the abundance of trees.

We are in this area to visit with Karen and family for the next week.  After arriving at the Steele residence and saying hello to  Karen and Samantha, we received a wonderful surprise - Kathy was also visiting Karen thanks to a few days of "me" time as a gift from her husband, John.   Sean was away on business and Montgomery was still at college. We enjoyed a delicious dinner as well as catching up on family news.