Sunday, November 23, 2008

Eagle in the tree across the river from us...

Pasco Winter Quarters to W. P. Franklin Corps of Engr CG, No. Ft. Myers, FL: Pulled out of Pasco at about 10:20 this morning. I drove until about 20 miles north of our exit and then Mike took over. Got set up at our new campsite and sat outside for a while. This is such a pretty area. We’re right on the Caloosahatchee River surrounded by beautiful, estate-type homes—lots of acreage with split-rail fenced pastures of cattle, horses, donkeys, and even llamas. The bald eagle made a visit to the tree across the river from us. He was here last year also. On the site next to us is a woman who has been here almost every time we’ve been here. She stays in her mini-van. I’ve heard various stories about her, but the most probable is that she rents out her home for a few weeks every year and stays at the campground in her mini-van. Not very comfortable I would think. 74 degrees here but windy which made it feel much cooler. We headed to No. Ft. Myers and picked up some groceries and bought a couple of subs and came home to eat.