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Florida vacation – Days 2 and 3, Ocala FL
On the evening of Day 1, my son and I went around and around about how to best spend Days 2 and 3. He was in favor of going to Busch Gardens in Tampa; I thought that would be too tiring and expensive – I preferred Homasassa Springs Wildlife State Park which I thought would … Continue reading
Florida vacation – Day 1, Orange MA to Ocala FL
My older son, Anthony, has been begging me for years to bring his daughter, Liliani, to Florida to visit him (she lives in MA with her mother). But timing, finances and the pandemic have made that difficult. As an added problem, Liliani, who is 15 now, had never flown before and was not comfortable with … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 2 – Wildwood FL to Tifton GA
203 miles, almost all on I-75. Cumulative tow miles: 395. Truck miles: 271. Cumlative truck miles: 463. The extra truck miles were due to the trip to Ocala to have dinner with my son. This hop was about as simple as it gets: get on I-75 (the entrance ramp was less than a quarter mile … Continue reading
TN7 Hop 1 – Ft Myers FL to Wildwood FL
192 miles almost entirely on I-75. Truck miles: 192. Much to my surprise, I exited my Florida home site exactly as planned – 11am Sunday April 11. As always, I held my breath for the first 20 miles, hoping that the GMC would not throw a shoe. It didn’t. Rusty and I made it to … Continue reading
Catching you up with my sedate home life
Not much has been happening for the past month at my home site in Fort Myers, largely due to the ongoing pandemic. However, there were a few things worthy of note. First, I took the truck into my favorite local mechanic to replace a light (two actually needed replacement) and, on a whim, asked them … Continue reading
Got it!
I remain convinced that my opportunity to get a COVID-19 vaccination in February rather than March was an administrative error. I was worried, up until the moment when I presented my ID and it matched a name on the list, that I would be sent home with a message to “come back next month.” But … Continue reading
A thaw in the long, cold COVID winter?
Recently I attended an event at my resort – an outdoor concert with a food truck. I was able to get dinner (a cajun fish po-boy – messy but good) and listen to some very nice music. It was almost like the old days. Still lots of social distancing and some masks worn, but it … Continue reading
Very good news and kind of good news
Today, within 15 minutes of each other, I received 2 phone calls that I have been awaiting very anxiously. The first, from the Quabbin Pines RV Resort in Orange MA, confirmed that they do, in fact, have a suitable site for me for the summer. A few details – like picking a site when no … Continue reading
Shutout #4
Today, for the fourth straight time, I was denied an appointment for the COVID-19 vaccine. I should mention that the shutout occurred on the Publix supermarket site, which, along with the Florida state site, seems to be the only source of vaccine right now. I think that is rather odd – why Publix? Why not … Continue reading
WOW (softball edition)
We won our softball game today, 20-19 in extra innings. This victory was a minor miracle as we were outplayed and beaten badly for 5 innings . We were down 17-9 after 5. But we held them in the 6th, then scored 5 to make it 17-14. They added one in the 7th but we … Continue reading