2017-6
High Springs, Florida
White Springs, Florida
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| October Bend (PPA park) |
Before heading out midweek, I'm getting a chance to visit a dear friend in White Springs Florida. John is a premier artist concentrating on painting the many natural springs scenery. We shared stories about a recent friend who has passed on remember all the good times we had when I joined a Florida camping group. Setting me on a course that would eventually lead me to become a full-time Rv-er.
Needing to get my truck tires rotated
under warranty work, I also spent the money to get new shocks for the
truck. Something I should have done quite some time ago. What a
difference good functioning set of shocks can do for a 13 year old
truck. Feels like a new truck again. Well worth the $600.
Rv-ers tip: Along with common
maintenance on your motor home or towing truck, replacing the
air-filter can improve mileage considerably. It's a reminder to
myself as well to have this maintenance done more frequently, as I'm
now getting a couple more miles per gallon. Spend a little money to
save a little money.
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| Heading out from October Bend Rv park |
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| US-41 (from N Michigan to S Florida) |
Distance traveled: 111 miles
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| long leaf pines and sawgrass |
As it turned out, my next campground
was even closer to John's house, so we took a day trip to a state
park I'd never gone to before, called, Gold Head Branch state park.
It's in a very rural area of Florida I'd never visited before. This
is one of Florida's early state parks and consists of a deep ravine,
a shallow lake that at the time is almost nonexistent and lots of
long needle pine trees interspersed over grass and sandy terrain.
Nice campsites and cabins, many built by the CCC's years ago.
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| Cabins built by the CCC's |
It was a journey we took to remember a
friend, David, since this was the last place he saw before passing on
to the other side. Viewing the cabin he last stayed at, I'm sure his
last days were filled with serenity and the quiet beauty of the area.
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| my good friend, John Sterpe, artist, songwriter |
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| Gold Head Branch State Park |
I've mentioned this before in past blog
reports but I'll mention it again, I am once again traveling along a
section of US-41. It has special meaning to me as the road goes
through my hometown of Houghton Mich and ends in southern Florida.
Every time I travel on a section of the highway, I feel that much
closer to my hometown in Michigan as well is my sister Ann who still
lives up there. Tomorrow I will travel to my next destination, The
Stephen Foster State Park, and I'll be traveling the entire length on
US-41. So Ann, if your out and about tomorrow driving on US-41, know
that I am on the same road as well.
Distance Traveled: 30 miles
Goodness, not very far after all, all
along US-41. All set up by 1pm, but the a/c 30 amp service kept
kicking out. Rangers replaced the breaker switch, but the a/c kept
knocking the service out. Finally disconnected the inverter/charger
and the power is staying on. I use the batteries/inverter to run the
refrigerator while on the road, and I've noticed the charger goes
into overdrive to recharge the batteries, even though I have solar
panels. It apparently uses a lot of juice. So with that off line,
all seems to be working fine. I'll gradually turn on the electric
water heater and the fridge over to electric and see if all is
working. Till then, I think I'll let the a/c do it's job at the
temps are hoovering around 86 degrees today and a tad bit humid.
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| can you believe these fine folks parked in front of my truck and camper, as I was told to park here to wait for my campsite to open up. ps they parked in a handicap site without having a sticker |
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| painted on an upright piano |
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| inside the carillon tower |
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| a diorama depicting one of Steven Fosters songs, and me in the reflection |
I'm at the Steven Foster State park and
will be here for the week, so I'll write a bit more about that in the
next blog report.
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