I got a long distance shot of his head, not real clear but from the size of the head I am guessing it was over 10 ft.
A quick trip to pick up my Avon order, and place a new order .
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
May 11,2011
Gil saw a 10 ft. gator in the river this morning. He ran back to camp to get camera, by the time we got back to the canoe launch to take a picture the gator had moved up river quite a distance.
I got a long distance shot of his head, not real clear but from the size of the head I am guessing it was over 10 ft.
Temp's reached 95 here today. Did very little outside
A quick trip to pick up my Avon order, and place a new order .
I got a long distance shot of his head, not real clear but from the size of the head I am guessing it was over 10 ft.
A quick trip to pick up my Avon order, and place a new order .
Monday, May 9, 2011
Evening Walk
Our evening walk had a little excitement. Buddy discovered his first Armadilla. Was humid while walking tonight. Glad we are back in the camper with the AC running
Bring the Blog to Date
We have been super busy. Over 200 hours between us the month of April.
Cutting up fallen trees on trails, super blowing the fire lines for a prescribed burn. Gil has worked on the generator at Dylans. Hopefully a good shot of carburetor cleaner will finish this job off.
Painted the restroom doors, they sure look better. Scrubbed the restroom floors with small scrub brush, pine germ residue left on floors have made them look very black and nasty. 1/2 cup bleach and water is all that is needed on these floors. I have used this and mopped them 2x a week, just now after all my scrubbing and rinsing the floors are beginning to look clean.
Dylan dropped off the fire truck. For us to paint any removable part with a bright orange stripe. With it being so dry, I worked fast and furious ( 7.5 hours) to get all painted/marked, just in case they would need the truck for a fire. I will tell you, that is a lot of stripes to hand paint on small parts. No, it is not picture perfect nor does it look like a artist painted them, alas they are marked and visible from a distance.
We had a Easter get together here at the park. Looked like the visitors had a great time hiding eggs and enjoying our clean park.
We also had a large family reunion here. We made sure restrooms was well stocked with supplies, and plenty of garbage cans available. The family enjoyed the park and let us know how much they appreciated the extra effort we put out to make their visit here easier for them to enjoy.
Daily cleaning up the park.trails and repairing what we can repair. Picnic tables all had very loose bolts and Gil tightened them all up 48 bolts per table he states.
Buddy just loves going for a ride on the Gator, some times he just runs beside it and gets his daily jog in. We are cruising at a whopping 1 mph, so he can do this. He really enjoys the extra time we are spending with him.
Dozer, Dylan's dog has started visiting us later in the evening. He knows to climb up the camper steps and paw at the door, then back off the steps so I can open it up. He marches in, gets his treat and a quick drink leaves some slobbery kisses and off he goes to explore more of the park.
Stephen Foster Park had a nice exhibit this past Saturday May 7th. Several different displays ( forging, quilting,soap making, snakes and leather working and a small civil war display.
The gator quit running on Woodpecker trail,Gil had to walk to Ranger Gary's and get the Polaris to come get me, so we could tow it back to Ranger Gary's( Little Shoals). We drove over to Stephen Fosters let Dylan know about the gator and walked around a little bit with Buddy, then home to get showers and dinner before the big event that night.
Saturday night Stephen Foster also had their monthly coffee house. What a treat. We really enjoyed that. Several people came to sing and play instruments, read poetry, and enjoy coffee and dessert. What great people to volunteer to entertain so many folks on a Saturday night
Sunday, was Mothers Day and we went for a ride over to the Okefenokee Swamp Park, it was closed due to fires. SO we drove up to Humbletown and then over to Valdosta. I really enjoy riding like that, seeing the back country . Going through the little towns/bourghs and admiring the older homes and the carpentry on them.
Today, we spent playing catch up. I did the restrooms here at Big Shoals while Gil went to the other restrooms( cleavus's) and maintained wood pecker trail and rd one today. I gave Buddy his weekly bath and spent a bit visiting with some wonderful folks from Brunswick,Ga. They knew my cousin who used to be sheriff over there years ago,
The temperature is steady on the incline today, can feel the heat quick while outside. I had to come inside and cool down for a while. Had lunch and a short rest. After our dinner later this evening we will walk Woodpecker Trail and give Buddy a longer time to sniff around.
Cutting up fallen trees on trails, super blowing the fire lines for a prescribed burn. Gil has worked on the generator at Dylans. Hopefully a good shot of carburetor cleaner will finish this job off.
Painted the restroom doors, they sure look better. Scrubbed the restroom floors with small scrub brush, pine germ residue left on floors have made them look very black and nasty. 1/2 cup bleach and water is all that is needed on these floors. I have used this and mopped them 2x a week, just now after all my scrubbing and rinsing the floors are beginning to look clean.
Dylan dropped off the fire truck. For us to paint any removable part with a bright orange stripe. With it being so dry, I worked fast and furious ( 7.5 hours) to get all painted/marked, just in case they would need the truck for a fire. I will tell you, that is a lot of stripes to hand paint on small parts. No, it is not picture perfect nor does it look like a artist painted them, alas they are marked and visible from a distance.
We had a Easter get together here at the park. Looked like the visitors had a great time hiding eggs and enjoying our clean park.
We also had a large family reunion here. We made sure restrooms was well stocked with supplies, and plenty of garbage cans available. The family enjoyed the park and let us know how much they appreciated the extra effort we put out to make their visit here easier for them to enjoy.
Daily cleaning up the park.trails and repairing what we can repair. Picnic tables all had very loose bolts and Gil tightened them all up 48 bolts per table he states.
Buddy just loves going for a ride on the Gator, some times he just runs beside it and gets his daily jog in. We are cruising at a whopping 1 mph, so he can do this. He really enjoys the extra time we are spending with him.
Dozer, Dylan's dog has started visiting us later in the evening. He knows to climb up the camper steps and paw at the door, then back off the steps so I can open it up. He marches in, gets his treat and a quick drink leaves some slobbery kisses and off he goes to explore more of the park.
Stephen Foster Park had a nice exhibit this past Saturday May 7th. Several different displays ( forging, quilting,soap making, snakes and leather working and a small civil war display.
The gator quit running on Woodpecker trail,Gil had to walk to Ranger Gary's and get the Polaris to come get me, so we could tow it back to Ranger Gary's( Little Shoals). We drove over to Stephen Fosters let Dylan know about the gator and walked around a little bit with Buddy, then home to get showers and dinner before the big event that night.
Saturday night Stephen Foster also had their monthly coffee house. What a treat. We really enjoyed that. Several people came to sing and play instruments, read poetry, and enjoy coffee and dessert. What great people to volunteer to entertain so many folks on a Saturday night
Sunday, was Mothers Day and we went for a ride over to the Okefenokee Swamp Park, it was closed due to fires. SO we drove up to Humbletown and then over to Valdosta. I really enjoy riding like that, seeing the back country . Going through the little towns/bourghs and admiring the older homes and the carpentry on them.
Today, we spent playing catch up. I did the restrooms here at Big Shoals while Gil went to the other restrooms( cleavus's) and maintained wood pecker trail and rd one today. I gave Buddy his weekly bath and spent a bit visiting with some wonderful folks from Brunswick,Ga. They knew my cousin who used to be sheriff over there years ago,
The temperature is steady on the incline today, can feel the heat quick while outside. I had to come inside and cool down for a while. Had lunch and a short rest. After our dinner later this evening we will walk Woodpecker Trail and give Buddy a longer time to sniff around.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
April 16,2011
We have had a exciting week.
Had my stapels removed,Tuesday. Wednesday we went to Ft. McCoy to get mail,then to Anthony to get truck tittle and then to Ocala to take care of personal stuff.
Stopped in at Verizon in Gainesville and bought a modem for the internet. Back to Big Shoals with all of our new purchases.
We stopped at a RV store and bought a few supplies we needed.
made a quick dinner and then off for short walk around the park which Buddy enjoys.
Friday we saw heavy smoke. Walked down to the river and someone was burning the other side, just didn't let us know about it.
Above are a few pictures of where we are. Loving it.
Had my stapels removed,Tuesday. Wednesday we went to Ft. McCoy to get mail,then to Anthony to get truck tittle and then to Ocala to take care of personal stuff.
Stopped in at Verizon in Gainesville and bought a modem for the internet. Back to Big Shoals with all of our new purchases.
We stopped at a RV store and bought a few supplies we needed.
made a quick dinner and then off for short walk around the park which Buddy enjoys.
Above are a few pictures of where we are. Loving it.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Day 2 in camper
We had the pleasure of having our 2 delightful grands( Bryan and Nicholas)spend the night.
Up early this morning to a pancake breakfast and chocolate milk.
Gil took care of buddy, while I took the boys down to the heated pool. They played in the water for over 2 hours. I dragged them out and brought them up to the camper for lunch and a much needed nap.
After our nap we had to go back to the pool,oa where the boys had a great time again.
Bryan found a friend to play with and Nick wanted to be bigger so he could play to.
Mason still sick with fever and no fluid intake all day. Hope fully blood work shows the reason for him being so miserable.
Tonight we had a simple dinner( sandwiches), both of us are tired and ready for a early night with good rest.
Off to Big Shoals State Park tomorrow.
Will post as we get internet service.
Up early this morning to a pancake breakfast and chocolate milk.
Gil took care of buddy, while I took the boys down to the heated pool. They played in the water for over 2 hours. I dragged them out and brought them up to the camper for lunch and a much needed nap.
After our nap we had to go back to the pool,oa where the boys had a great time again.
Bryan found a friend to play with and Nick wanted to be bigger so he could play to.
Mason still sick with fever and no fluid intake all day. Hope fully blood work shows the reason for him being so miserable.
Tonight we had a simple dinner( sandwiches), both of us are tired and ready for a early night with good rest.
Off to Big Shoals State Park tomorrow.
Will post as we get internet service.
First Night Out
First night out in the camper, we stayed in a local RV park.
Got pulled into our site and starting setting up camp. Things was going pretty good. Hookup's was easy.
We discovered 10 ft of sewer hose was not enough hose at all.
Of course, the grace full self I am, I had to slip on the top step of camper and sliced my right ankle about a inch long and fairly deep. What a mess, I ruined a great pair of leather sandals from all the blood. Probably needed to have stitches,altho I just pressured and butterflied the cut.
Got pulled into our site and starting setting up camp. Things was going pretty good. Hookup's was easy.
We discovered 10 ft of sewer hose was not enough hose at all.
Of course, the grace full self I am, I had to slip on the top step of camper and sliced my right ankle about a inch long and fairly deep. What a mess, I ruined a great pair of leather sandals from all the blood. Probably needed to have stitches,altho I just pressured and butterflied the cut.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
White Springs, Fl
April 3rd 2011
We will be camp hosting at Big Shoals Day use area.
We will be here from April till the end of June.
During our stay, I will be taking pictures and posting.
We are excited to begin this adventure in our life and look forward to the
many new friends we will meet and share stories with over nightly campfires.
Stay tuned for many exciting adventures and funny stories
Gil and Deb
We will be camp hosting at Big Shoals Day use area.
We will be here from April till the end of June.
During our stay, I will be taking pictures and posting.
We are excited to begin this adventure in our life and look forward to the
many new friends we will meet and share stories with over nightly campfires.
Stay tuned for many exciting adventures and funny stories
Gil and Deb
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