986 Miles

Well we made it, actually we made it here five days ago. But with visiting mom and setting up our site and getting to know the campground its now almost a week later. We left Waller, Texas on Sunday November 1^st.and stopped at Pioneer Acadian Village Campground and RV Park Breaux Bridge,Louisiana. The second night we made it to Pelican Palms RV Park Milton,Florida. You can read my reviews of these two campgrounds at http://www.rvparkreviews.com.

By the time we would usually stop on Tuesday evening we found ourselves only about 80 miles from mom's house. So we kept going, of course sleeping on a regular bed will do that to a person. Wednesday by noon we were heading south on I-75 again with another 85 or so miles to get to our final destination. That destination was going to be home for the next 3 ½ months. And there it was a small brown sign signaling that we had made it to Sand Hill Scout Reservation in Brooksville, Florida.

1200 acres of natural Florida woods as our backyard. Yes it is nice, and quiet. There are ten 30 amp and water hookups under some trees and about 24 parking spots with 110 electric and water in the parking lot. The reason for all these sites is that each January Hernando Historical Museum Association and the North Pinellas County Scout Sertoma Club sponsors an reenactment of The Brooksville Raid, the event is one of the largest Civil War reenactments held in Florida.

One nice thing we found when we got here is that the Hernando and Pasco County Sheriff's Departments use the shooting sports range almost daily. What's not to like about feeling safe. Other than that we are the only ones here during the week except for the ranger of course that lives on site.

Unlike the campground we left in Texas where the nearest shopping of any kind was 30 miles away, here all we have to do is drive a couple of miles east or west out the gate and you can find anything you could want. In other words, if you can't find it here; than you don't need it. Its not that we are in the middle of suburbia, well I guess we are. But let me say this. The camp was here when state road 50 was just a little more than a paved road. Today its 6 lanes of traffic.

We are set up behind the administration building at the only 50 amp site on the property. We're pretty much in the center of camp and you can't hear any road noise at all. In closing here's the view from our steps. Not to shabby if you ask me.

Safe Travels, And I Hope To See You Down The Road.

Getting our Fix

Well we have completed our commitment at Lonestar Jellystone in Waller, Texas as of Saturday Oct. 31st. and are making our way to get our grand kid fix for a few months.  I won't make this a review of Yogi Bear's Jellystone just yet.  Make no mistake I DO  have some things I want to say about our experience while we were there the last eight months.  But this is not the time to do that.

I will say as we finished up our first workamping gig, this is a great lifestyle. Yes we both worked forty hours every week we were there but that was our choice.  Nobody made us do it.  We had a goal to make as much money as we could.  See I'm not retired yet so I still need to make a living. Don't get we wrong, workamping should never be done as a career. You'll never get rich. But under the right circumstances you can be comfortable.  

As far as our grand kid fix, we're spending the next few months volunteering at a Boy Scout camp to cover our campsite fees.  That way we can spend some time with all our girls and the rest of the family.  We also plan on going to the big RV show in Tampa.

Then on our way to the next workamping gig in The Smokey Mountains we'll stop in Atlanta so Barb can see her family.  That's right we are headed to Yogi in the Smokies for another eight months.  It just don't get no better than life in the Smokey Mtns.

T.T.F.N.

Safe Travels And I Hope To See You Down The Road