Best Western Ocala Park Ctr

... how I felt when I found that. Adrian and I felt like itching the whole night as I guess psychologically we figured there would be bed bugs too. Luckily there weren't but not the best nights sleep and that start tainted Ocala. We did find out however that it is the home of John Travolta.

On the 24th July we drove into Ocala National Forest and did a couple of trails hoping ...

... Another side trip is to Annecy France, which is just the cutest place in pictures. Going to tour Cern also. Annecy, France Cern facility and collider After two weeks, it will be back home through Amsterdam.

... a range of birds including whooping cranes and American bald eagles. Also saw a black bear, bobcat and cougars. We could not travel back on the boat as there was thunder in the air! Shortly after leaving the park we were hit with a violent thunderstorm. The TV channel gives constant updates about the storms. Could be a little unsettled for the rest of the week. However, it remains very warm and humid.

... a range of birds including whooping cranes and American bald eagles. Also saw a black bear, bobcat and cougars. We could not travel back on the boat as there was thunder in the air! Shortly after leaving the park we were hit with a violent thunderstorm. The TV channel gives constant updates about the storms. Could be a little unsettled for the rest of the week. However, it remains very warm and humid.

Today we went to our final dive site to finish the check out dives to become fully certified. Unlike the other two sites, these dives were just to swim around and enjoy so the instructors could be satisfied and we get our 5 required dives to obtain a certification card. Just the opportunity I need to play around with my Olympus 1030 SW underwater digital camera [10 MP and waterproof up to 33 ft]. The Blue ...

... did this time, since we h*d some free diving time, w*s pl*ying *n underw*ter g*me of Euchre. We bought * deck of c*rds *nd four people went down *nd pl*yed * few h*nds, complete with h*nd sign*ls, until the c*rds st*rted to disintegr*te. This w*s the beginning of our shen*****ns. Afterw*rds, while w*iting for *nother group to finish diving, * few of us c*ught * c*tfish in ...

... of "Open Houses" - a good activity for what started as a cloudy day with a few spots of rain. Of course we fell in love with one of the homes - a stucco, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house that had all the features on our wish list including backing onto a golf course. It was beautifully decorated and had many upgrades. So I guess now that we've discovered the perfect boat and the perfect house, neither of which we can afford with our "funny" money, it must be time to start coming home.

Our first trip ever in an Rv was to a Nat'l Recreation Area within 20 miles of Palatka, FL, our home town. Great place, don't get lost on the Bear Swamp Trail like we did. There are over 100 rv sites plus over 40 tent sites. The springs were very interesting, if crowded. NOTE: As of now, July 2009, they are being reworked. I hope they don't scare off the otter family that swam with us.
The camping area is spacious, particularly behind the sites.

... go on non-bipedal power. Jogna had left belongings in a cracked out hotel, I gave her and Dallas a ride and we eventually found his house ("it's near a 7-11"). I left them there and treated myself to fish and chips on a restaurant on the pier. I sketched the surf and reflected on how wonderful fresh fish and produce tastes. When I picked them up I basked in the glory of a hot shower. We drove back and a few days later I drove back to good old Virginia

... a lot of the other RVers, too. I also organized a couple of successful 'Potlucks' with lots of people and a ton of great food. When they finally installed the new inverter, we discovered that it had also damaged something with the brand new satellite system. Terry spent hours on the phone to the satellite company, the installer, and to DirectTV, trying to figure out what was wrong and what it needed, etc. The next week and a ...