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Tuesday March 1, 2016

Manon and Patrice are ready to roll.

So am I!

Manon is traveling with me in the MH. She wants to see and feel what it is like to travel in a MH.
She also has a job to do. She is replacing Michele on the camera! She has done a great job.
What is this umbrella? It is a nesting platform for some kind of bird.

We are less than an hour from Labelle and we are stuck in traffic for more than 45 minutes.
Sometimes we move 100 feet and stop again.
When it finally moves again, we could not see the cause of the stall.

The things we see on the road!

A quick stop at Flying J for some gas and propane, it should take no more then 30 minutes...
It was hell! It took forever. Patrice had to go and wait for us on the truck side of Flying J.

Back on I-75 North and the road is good. We are getting closer to Mayo!

Patrice waiting next to us for the light to change!!!

We are getting closer!

Less than 2 km and a nice bike path, this is nice!

It was a good traveling day even with the traffic jam. Manon enjoyed the trip in the MH.

Wednesday March 2, 2016

No photos today!
Michele is the expert with the camera, not me!
We continue setting up for the next month.
We took a bike ride in the park and had a look around the RV Park.
The RV Park is nice and at $360 + electricity for a month, it is great.

Thursday March 3, 2016

Patrice and I went to Mayo to have a look around and fill the gas tank of the car. It is a small village.
After lunch, we drive to Live Oak to check out our next RV Park and do a little shopping.
Once we are back home, I finally take some photos of our sites.
One of the street.

Manon and Patrice's place.

My home!

A view from the back street!

The temperature is around +25°C during the day.
We had a very short and noisy thunderstorm in the evening. We had some more thunderstorms during the night.

Friday March 4, 2016

Brrr! It is on the cool side this morning, +8°C.
I am getting the ribs ready for tonights meal. Manon and Patrice are coming here for supper.

With the ribs in the slow-cooker, we go back to Mayo with Manon this time.

The grocery store!

Part of the main street.

An old building and it will be restored eventually.

In small, old villages, you usually see old gas stations. This one is a Bait & Tackle store now.

This one is a Thrift Store now.

Once we are back home, we decided to go and find the caches along the bike path.

The two pros!

This one is a nice cache!

TADA!

I received some news about Michele from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
She is very busy with Gabriel and Jeremy!
As we can see, she is very busy!!!

We found 17 caches and rode our bike for 13 km.

Saturday March 5, 2016

The nights are still on the cool side at +6°C, but the days are warm at +24.

We are having breakfast at the restaurant in the Park.
We are walking there.

The restaurant and cottages are in the shaded area of the RV Park. It is close to the Suwannee River.

Some of the RV sites and cottages.

The restaurant!

The inside.

Convict Spring was a remote camp for convicts in the 1900s.
Right now, the river is 5 or 6 feet higher than normal and the spring is flooded.

On the right is the restaurant and on the left are some of the rooms/cottages you can rent.

The Suwannee River.

After a good breakfast, we headed home.

We are in Perry to visit and more shopping, Perry is at about 40 minutes from our RV Park.

We found 5 caches today.

Sunday March 6, 2016

We have a lazy morning, but we are back on our bikes and on the bike path going west this time.

We were wondering what was harvested from this field.
We finally found out, cotton.

We rode our bike for 16 km today.

Monday March 7, 2016

We have a small problem here at this RV Park.
At night, the armadilos keep digging hole looking for food.
It is dangerous to twist an ankle when you walk around.

A tour of the RV Park. One of the street in the Park.

The giant gazebo!

Every Friday and Saturday a musician plays some music and sings for the enjoyment of the RVers.

The laundry room, washrooms and changing room for the pool.

Some different views of the pool area.

The water in the pool is not as warm as the pool in LaBelle, but it is good when it is hot outside.

Tuesday March 8, 2016

Another 30°C + today!
We are out on the bikes to find the last three caches of the "Suwannee River Rendez-vous" series. They are at the RV Park.
The last one gives us a hard time, our GPS are going crazy making us go around in circles.
I took a photo of flowers!

We finally found the last cache. It was 10 meters from ground zero. Ground zero is the point where the cache is supposed to be located!

The water level of the Suwannee River is still going down and this gives the spring a chance to clarify the water in the spring.

The two panels indicates where the water level of the Suwannee River was in 2009 and 2014!

Even if it is very warm, we are out with the truck looking for caches...
One of the caches brings us to one of the oldest cemetery in Florida. The Ruben and Rebecca Charles cemetery.
It is a very interesting story.

We think it is very important to maintain these old cemeteries because of the historical value.

A few kilometers from the cemetery is another cache.
It is located at the Charles Spring.
Our GPS are going crazy again, but our talent helps us find it in no time.

I am invited for supper at Manon and Patrice's place.
We are having chicken and veggies and it is very good, so good that I had to have another plate full.

A good day!

Wednesday March 9, 2016

When we came in here, we drove by Branford and noticed it had a Publix grocery store.
Off to Branford for some caching and shopping.

Our memories played trick on us. No Publix here, but we did find a few caches.
Being so hot, we are wearing our short pants, but we do have closed shoes on.
All of the caches are in the bush and boy did we get scratched legs.

Once back home, we spent a few hours in the pool.

Thursday March 10, 2016

Another day in the 30s. We are on our way to Mayo and we take the back roads to get there.
Every where there is a herd of cow, horse or sheep, you have a donkey to protect the herd.

Another late afternoon at the pool.

Friday March 11, 2016

No photos today!
We went out for a bike ride of 8 km in the heat.
We spent an hour listening to a musician/singer at the gazebo.
We went to the park bingo after supper. It is a very simple and fun bingo.

Saturday March 12, 2016

Happy Birthday Manon!

This morning we are in Lake City to visit the flea market.
It is a small flea market, but OK.
To celebrate Manon's birthday, we have lunch at Guangdong, a Chinese buffet type of restaurant.

The food was OK, no more than that!

After lunch, we decided to check my email to see if our orders had arrived at Walmart from Walmart.com.
Everything has come in! The only downside is that the Walmart where we will pick up our orders in Gainesville, one hour away from here!
What Patrice has ordered from Walmart.com. A 10 inch tablet/laptop and synthetic oil for his truck. The difference in prices between the Canadian and American prices is unbelievable, even with the exchange rate we have right now.

Here is what I ordered, Some synthetic oil and a new tablet because I dropped my old one and broke the front glass!!!

Why did we buy at Walmart.com?
First, the choice is larger that the store and you get free shipping to the Walmart store you want for free.
Another plus, you can get some refurbished items for cheaper.

You can do the same at Walmart.ca in Canada, but the prices are more expensive than the US.

Sunday March 13, 2016

We had rain most of the night and this morning. The camera was in the car, so no photos of the rain!
After the rain, the sun is out!

Manon and Patrice are over for supper, we are having corned beef brisket sandwiches.

Once our bellies were full, we watched some TV.

Monday March 14, 2016

This morning, we are having a brunch at Patrice and Manon.
The chefs at work!

It was a very very good brunch!

My BBQ really needs a cleaning.

After the brunch, we went to Mayo at the local car wash with the BBQ and one more chair that needs a good cleaning.

The before and after photo. I may not look like much difference, but let me tell you, it sure did make a difference on the BBQ and the chair.

Back at the RV Park, we went to the river to catch a few rays and a few beers.
It is spring break and there are many families on holidays here at this time.
Here is one family having a good time with the rope on the tree over the river.

It was a good day!

Tuesday March 15, 2016

Today is caching day!
Shortly after 9 am, we are on the road to Steinhatchee and the gulf coast.
We stopped a few times to look for caches.

One of the cache is located by the boat launch on the river Steinhatchee in Steinhatchee!

This little baby Fiddler crab was crossing the road!
He made it!

Coming back from a cache near the coast, Patrice was startle by this snake. We are not sure what kind of snake it is, but hey, as far as we are concerned, they are all bad...