MAr 18, 19, and 20

The days have slipped by especially without computer hook up every day. You know you are ruffing it when there is no WiFi. We have had a great trip from Mrytle Beach to Bonita Springs at Steve and Denyse's. Leaving Myrtle Beach we braved the cold and went to capris and shorts and it worked ! By the time we hit mid Georgia we were up to 22, people were cutting lawns and the trees were covered in leaves. Beautiful. Rolled thru on the 95 to St. Augustine in Florida on Wed and found a campground on the marsh. 

The next day we spent the morning exploring the historic town of St. Augustine and having some great conversations with crafts people at a historic working village. The blacksmith gave us animated discussion on Divinci and his drawings and concepts. The calligrapher was a retired history professor who liked the Irish, not the presbyterian Scots, and when he heard we were from NS he shook his head (the expulsion of the Acadians). It was a fun morning and we had a few laughs. Headed to Daytona Beach and "drove by "the speedway. It is huge !!! Found our way to the beach and "did" lunch with a few hundred of our closest friends. They all had their vehicles on the beach but we decided to leave the RV on dry land.  Fun time to watch people roll by, sun was out and the surf was up. Continued south on the 95 toward Fort Pierce, taking note of a silver alert for a 2003 red oldsmobile (stolen). Near Vero Beach the traffic was slowing down and stopped. Luckily an exit was right there so we detoured, had a scenic tour of Vero Beach and took the 70 across the middle of the state to Lake Okeechobee (2nd largest fresh water lake in US ). Camped in the biggest KOA campground in the world, clean, 9 hole golf course in the middle, friendly. The people across the road were from Ontario and had the exact same motorhome as our last one - same year, same colours, same layout. The people next to them were from St. Stephen, NB. We found out why the traffic was stopped. They found the hijacked car and had  shootout on the 95 with the State Troopers - the hijacker lost big time. 

Friday the sun came up and we were in to 24 degrees by 9am. The drive thru the center of Florida was beautiful in its own way - miles upon miles of orange groves, dairy and beef farms, sugarcane but you cannot see the lake as there is a huge dike surrounding it. You can drive up onto the dyke (much like home) but didn't want to try with the RV. Arrived in Bonita Beach in time to hit the beach for the afternoon with Steve, Denyse and Annie - that first swim is always so great but you do forget how salty the water is. Dinner at an Asian restaurant and we called it a day. Happy dreams to all.