FEBRUARY 12 - 20: Life is Good at TR

We returned to Travelers Rest Resort near Dade City on Monday, February 12  after our stay in Orlando.  There was a delay in getting into our reserved site as another RV was set up there. All of the office staff were at a volunteer luncheon so we turned the engine off, turned the generator and A/C on and enjoyed our lunch while waiting for the problem to be solved.  After about 90 minutes, the  other RV was moved and we settled into the site.  Thi is the first time this has happened to us, but the TR staff worked hard with many apologies to find the errant owners and get them to move even though we told them we didn't mind going to a different site. The big problem was that at least for the last 10 days, there's been no empty sites to speak of here.....the place is sold out for the first time in 10 years!  Hurricane Irma left a lot of damage behind throughout western and central Florida, and a campground or two near here had closed down, so TR is now even more popular than before. Thank goodness we've already made our reservatios for next year!

There hasn't been too much excitement  here lately and that's fine with us after a busy 5 days in Orlando.  We've spent time with friends in the park as well as getting some things accomplished in the RV and on the computer, and shopping for groceries.  Sunday night's free entertainment was comedian Lucas Bohn. His "Lesson Plans to Late Night" program showed the comedy side of being an elementary school teacher.  Lots of laughter from the audience rewarded him for his efforts.



Today, we visited the Government Center in Dade city to update the address on our driver licenses (our mail service has moved a short distance), retrieved the title for our paid-off car, and applied for Passport Cards.  Once again, we dealt with very friendly Florida state & county employees ( unlike some other states we've lived in) and the 3 errands only took 90 minutes to complete.

The weather has turned from spring to summer with highs near 90! At least the evenings are cool and the Florida dry season continues.  We'll be at TR until February 28 when we hit the road once again.