Sunday, January 13, 2013

A spectacular sunset.



Just a quick post about tonight's sunset. It was spectacular after a spectacular day. Clouds started moving in from the west and the sky turned red. Red sky at night, shepherd's delight. Whatever that means.
Amended as per comment below: Red sky at night, Sailor's delight. Here is something I found on the internet about the saying: Origin of the Rhyme







Saturday, January 12, 2013

Please be patient with me

I am trying to learn how to use Blogsy on my iPad. Somehow I managed to publish my latest blog post 5 times! Some of the posts had all 4 photos that I added, but some had only 2. Not sure what is going on but, rest assured, I will get to the bottom of this mystery!

Friday, January 11, 2013

Fleas in Florida!

I know that the South West is freezing at the moment, and the middle is wet, but over here in Florida we are having somewhat of a heat wave. AND WE LOVE IT! The temperatures have been in the 80s (upper 20s Celsius) during the day for the past week, a little cooler at night. The down side of this heat is that the fleas are like the locust plague of Egypt! Poor Timmy was infested with them, so much so that we had to go to the vet and get some tablets (Capstar), which will kill them. We have also bought flea spray and powder for inside the RV, special shampoo and a flea collar. Timmy is now flea free for the time being. We do give him the Advantage Multi liquid between his shoulder blades once a month, but that does not seem to keep the fleas at bay. If there are any readers who can give a word of advice, we would appreciate it.

Today we took a drive up to the Markets in Marion. A huge flea market, which has just about everything you could possibly need. Michael watched Timmy outside while I got lost inside, literally. I had to ask a few people how to get out. I came out with some tie downs, some small clamps, some suction hooks, a faux shammy, and a jar of orange blossom honey. The place was absolutely packed with people looking for that special something.

We also went to a another flea market further north which was a collection of other people's junk. What Michael calls a "real" flea market. Anyone for a tow hitch? Or maybe some old clothes that never even made it to Goodwill Thrift Store....or maybe they came from Goodwill!

One of the aisles inside the Market in Marion. Crowded!
Junk flea market
Tow Bar anyone??

Definitely not Christian Dior.


Tuesday, January 08, 2013

Off to Three Flags, Wildwood.

As we were getting ready to leave, our new friends from Rolling Ridge came over to Bee's to get some propane and we were able to see them one more time before we left. 

Jim and Jan
Jan took a photo of us. Timmy did not enjoy being held and almost fell out of my hands!
We have moved on to Three Flags RV Resort in Wildwood. Another 10 days of free camping! Love it! Our site is #52 in the first section of the park. A nice open view of the southern sky for the satellite dish, a press of a button and we are getting all the satellites. We are on the second site in the row and so far have no-one in front of us. The sites are wide and long. I think I am going to like it here.

Site #52
Looking down the main road
Wide open spaces
Lots of space around the RVs
Large firepit
Long term campers
Mini golf
Panorama of the pool area
Enjoying the lovely warm evening
The view from the RV



Monday, January 07, 2013

Moving on again.

Tomorrow we move on, having been here for a week. We were here under our Coast to Coast membership (at $10 a night), which only allows a week at a time. So we are now going to a Thousand Trails campground. This time we are going to Three Flags in Wildwood.

After a week here, I must say that we have enjoyed a very relaxing week. Every week, on  Tuesdays,  they have a Chicken Dinner, which is quite famous in these parts.  But as the Tuesday that we arrived was New Year's Day,  there was no Chicken Dinner. We did, however,  get to partake in the fish fry on Friday. It is an "all you can eat", but we were only able to have one helping. Then on Saturday we went to the Bee Hive for the Ice Cream Social. $1 each for a huge bowl of ice cream, chocolate sauce and a sprinkle of nuts.

Campers starting to gather for the Fish Fry.

Corn fritters, apple sauce, coleslaw, fries and fried Alaskan Pollock
When we were at Orlando we met a couple from Montana, Jim and Jan. They were there in a motorhome on their Thousand Trails membership, but they also have a fifth wheel and a site at Rolling Ridge Resort, across the road from Bee's. We were very happy to be able to spend  an afternoon with them. Rolling Ridge is wholly owned by the site owners in the park. It is a lovely resort, with paved pads, very neat and clean. The sites have been developed and landscaped by the occupants. There are sites available for rent from the owners as well.   Sites rent for about $450 a month not including electricity.

Michael, Jim and Jan walking the fur babies around Rolling Ridge.