Leaving Clerbrook - Feb. 2018

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Tomorrow is another moving day, we have enjoyed our time here, as always.  It was nice being parked across the street from one of the clubhouses so was able to walk over to the activities.  Wednesday night I played bingo, no win but did run into an RV friend, Ruth Ann, met her a couple of years ago through other RV friends.  We enjoyed having Ruth Ann and John stop by for a visit the other day so we could get caught up.  Bingo again tonight so maybe, just maybe, it will be our time to win.

The park hosted a health fair which we also enjoyed.  It was a full house with local vendors in the health fields.  Came home with a bag of handouts.  Also enjoyed a lunch while we were there.  Plenty of door prizes were given out, sorry to say neither of us had our name drawn.

We took a ride over to Winter Garden, FL.  Took in the railroad museum and the local Heritage Museum, both were free but only open in the afternoons.  Enjoyed the railroad museum, they had on display several pieces of the dinnerware from different railroads, the menus were fun to check out and so many railroad items on display, they have done a nice job on this museum.

Also got a visit from Janice and Dave, more RV people that we met through other RV friends, it is wonderful how big the circle of friends on the road grows.  Then went over to their place and played Rummikub. it was a fun game to learn.

Len was a dog walker one day for some people we met at out last stop, they had to be gone all day and the dog needed to go out while they were gone.  Bristol didn't care to view Len walking a dog and then having the nerve to walk the dog down to "HIS" house.  Joe and Sue then wanted to take us out to dinner so we enjoyed a nice meal at Texas Roadhouse.

We are headed back to Peace River on Tuesday, looks like eight or more couple we have met while RV'ing are all going to be there, know it will be a fun time. 

Already have some plans made for our next stop so looks like we are going to be busy.

Clerbrook Golf and RV resort February 2018

Totally forgot to make a post on our trip out the other day, we took a drive through Lake Apopka North Shore Wildlife Drive. 

Lake Apopka is in the headwaters of the Ocklawaha River. At approximately 48.4 square miles in size, Lake Apopka is the fourth largest lake in Florida and receives water from spring flow, rainfall and stormwater runoff. The lake was identified for cleanup under Florida’s Surface Water Improvement and Management Act of 1987. In 1996, the Florida Legislature passed Chapter 96-207, Florida Statutes, furthering its previous mandate to clean up the lake by providing funds to buy additional agricultural lands north of the lake.


The former farmlands make up the Lake Apopka North Shore, a restoration area where the St. Johns River Water Management District’s major activities include marsh and floodplain restoration and the creation of a marsh flow-way that filters Lake Apopka’s waters by circulating lake water through restored wetlands, returning cleaner water to the lake. The wildlife drive is along a portion of the former farm fields.

These public lands help protect water quality and storage, indigenous floral and faunal species, cultural resources, and provide natural resource-based recreational opportunities.

Enjoyed seeing many gators in the wild along with several species of birds.  The drive was just recently reopened as it was hit hard by hurricane Irma. Several access road in the park were still closed.  It is an 11 mile drive with few pull outs so everyone just stops in the middle of the road when they see a gator or a bird they want to take a picture of.  I was more interested in the gators and they did have some large one.  Packed a lunch and found a wide spot in the road so we could set on the tailgate of the truck and enjoy our lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

Clerbrook Golf and RV Resort

Arrived here on the 13th of February, our site is directly across from one of the clubhouses so easy walking distance to bingo playing. 

Friends Sue and Joe are also here in the park.  Many of the sites here are occupied by permanent residents but there is also plenty of room for us that travel. 

Last Friday we went to Golden Corral, best deal is in the timing.  Friday night special is shrimp and prime rib, two of my favorites.  The trick is to get there before 4 and pay for the senior lunch then enjoy the Friday night supper special.  They do have a excellent salad bar and some of the best crab salad I have tasted.  Len spied the ham, just didn't know that gets removed when the prime rib comes out, next time I am sure he will have a slice before they take it away.  It was a good meal and we were stuffed by the time we left, but that happens when you do a buffet.  They also have a place called Oakwood that does a full rack of baby ribs with 2 sides for $13.99, as you can tell we have been there before.

Monday was my regular blood work routine, use to be every 3 months but doc backed off and it is every 4 months now.  Kidney isn't any better but not any worse in the last 5 years.  Hope it stays that way.

Len took the bike out for a ride Monday afternoon while I did laundry.  He was going to check out some museums but being President Day they were closed, so we will check them out tomorrow.

Weather has been beautiful, nice and hot, in the 80's.  Humidity has been bad on some days so the air runs a lot, nice to have my blanket handy at times.

Will  update as we have things to add.

Three Flags, cont. 2/2018

Hit one of the local flea markets Saturday, Market of Marion in Belleview.  Hadn't been to this one before, most of the flea markets around here are pretty good size.  Wasn't really looking for anything special, mostly just looking.  I did find a vendor that was selling t-shirts for $5 so picked some of those up, really cute with some bling on them..   Hit another flea market today in Webster, it is only opened on Mondays.  Have been there a couple of times and it is larger than the other one we went to.  Both of them were also selling fresh produce that looked really good and better prices than the grocery stores.

Have played bingo at the clubhouse a couple of times, I did manage to win a game the other day.  Then we played card bingo (with a deck of playing cards) and didn't win any of the 11 games they played. It was a light sprinkle when we walked down to the clubhouse and a little heavier when we came home, then got some really heavy rains early in the evening.  Weather has been in the low 70's.

Len has the motorhome scheduled for some work to be done Wednesday.  They told us that Bristol is more than welcome in the waiting area while we wait for some work on the brakes.  Really not sure he will like that as most of the times there are dogs in there too.  We will take him in with his cage and see what happens, may end up setting in the truck with him.

Will add more later.......