Searcher: Brrrrrrr.....The U P or Florida??

Well, here goes! We are all set up for camping and in O'Leno State Park in north central Florida. I pushed Richard out the door so I could scrub the floors of the motor home this afternoon and he sorted and organized all the storage compartments of the rig. We are one of a very few brave campers in this northern park tonight. A ranger just came by to instruct us to remove the hose from the water line outside and to let the water drip from the spigot as it is supposed to get down to 20 degrees here. We are somewhat protected in the heavily wooded area of this park but are keeping our fingers crossed that lines do not freeze. Little heater aimed to our pipes under the sink in the kitchen.

It feels really good to be out of motels and into the motor home regardless of the temperature. Motels are all beginning to look, feel and smell the same. It is good to be out of them at last as we continue our way down to the Florida keys. As we left the motel in Lakeland, Georgia yesterday we decided to slow down, get off the four lane highways and take the Blue roads the rest of the way down. Charles Kuralt, the travel journalist once quoted "One is now able to travel from coast to coast on the major Interstates of the United States and never see a thing". So true! As we began yesterday we took a breath and slowed down, relaxed and stopped frequently to take photos, visit with local people and ask questions about Spanish Moss which is draped on most of the Live Oaks of Florida. We learned that it doesn't kill the trees as had been rumored. However, it is home to the southern Chigger which is a little red tick like bug that burrows under a person's skin and causes all kinds of problems. As we drove we came upon a couple of local farmers selling produce, and, oh yes..boiled peanuts. I purchased a bag of regular and a bag of Cajun peanuts. Once again I ate too many but, oh my, are they good!