Everglades National Park, Homestead, FL, to Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Jupiter, FL:  Left the Everglades this morning at 10:00 after stopping at the dump station.  Took Florida’s Turnpike north past the urban sprawl that is greater Miami and after a little more than two hours of driving we stopped at the West Palm Service Center for something to eat.  We’ve been looking forward to this stop for a year now, since the last time we stopped here we had sandwiches at the “Earl of Sandwich” which were excellent.  Imagine our dismay when we discovered the whole place is shut down for renovations.  Go figure.  The only other eating establishment there was Nathan’s.  So, I had a hot dog and Mike had a burger.  Back on the road with Mike behind the wheel and it was only about 20 miles to Jupiter.  Got there and were set up by 3:00.  Then off to Hobe Sound to do the laundry and grocery shopping.  Now we’re good to go for the rest of the week.  Pretty cloudy here and VERY windy. Left-over pork chops for dinner tonight.  81 today.

Pretty wild flowers in bloom--Pine Land Trail, Everglades.