Thursday, March 20, 2014

Jonathan Dickinson SP, Jupiter, FL, to Clerbrook Golf & RV Resort, Clermont, FL:  Left Jupiter at 9:30 this morning.  We got on the Florida Turnpike just north of Stewart.  Stopped at one of the service plazas for lunch and then Mike took over driving.  We arrived at Clerbrook and were set up by 2:00.  We noticed a large police presence along the turnpike through Orlando.  We figured something must be going on.  Turns out President Obama is in town speaking at Valencia College.  Thankfully we didn’t get involved in any traffic shutdown or diversion.  Back to Clerbrook.  When we signed in at the office they told us we now need a box hooked up to our TV in order to get cable.  That wasn’t true last year, but whatever.  I didn’t want to bother for just 4 days.  We have a lot of digital channels.  But it was a moot point because when Mike went to hook up the cable, both the outlets in the box at our site were taken.  He went back to the office and told them that and returned our box.  No comment there.  Now he’s really ticked off.  Went back and told them we’d at least like to have a picnic table at our site.  Shortly after that, one was delivered.  So, we have very little shade on our living side and we can’t put the awning down because it got screwed up after we left the Everglades.  Almost couldn’t get it back up.  So we probably won’t put our chairs out.  And no cable.  And we’re here for 4 nights.  I’d just as soon move on.  But we can’t be in a big hurry to leave, since it’s still cold where we’re heading.  Low 80s today.

Some of the sites in here have these beautiful live oaks dripping with Spanish moss.