Clerbrook Golf and RV Resort, Clermont, Fl: Really cold last night. Stayed inside all morning waiting for it to warm up. When we finally ventured out it wasn’t too bad if you weren’t in the wind. Went for a walk and then sat outside reading for a while. Pork loin roast, southwest style mashed potatoes and vegetable for dinner. Tomorrow morning we have to get up early and get to the RV repair place by 8:00 to get our broken leaf spring replaced. After that we hit the road. Hopefully we’ll get out of there early enough to drive to Tallahassee at least. Low 70s today.

Clerbrook Golf and RV Resort, Clermont, FL: We had scheduled a RV detailing outfit to come in and wash/wax our fifth wheel. They showed up at noon and I left to get my hair cut. They did the best job. They washed it, then put on a cleaning compound and used buffers to rub it in to get the oxidation out. And then they waxed it. Two Mexican guys. They worked their butts off. Cost $450 and Mike gave them each a $20 tip. Hope the owner pays them a decent wage. I walked over to the “post office” here in the park and swapped two of our books for two of theirs. They have a pretty organized library. This is a huge park of over 800 sites. There are a lot of park models and some people in RVs who live here year around. There’s an 18-hole golf course and two pools. For a commercial campground it’s pretty nice. After raining all night, it finally cleared at noon today. Nice day, but really windy. Supposed to go down into the 40s tonight. When will this cold weather end?

Peaches

Clerbrook Golf and RV Resort, Clermont, FL: Cloudy this morning. Supposed to rain. So we headed out to do our laundry. Got that finished and put away and then did the grocery shopping. Went to Friendly’s for a late lunch and as we were coming back it started raining. Got the groceries inside and it really let loose. Lots of lightning and thunder. Spent the rest of the day inside. Played aggravation for a while and then watched TV.

Sunset in the Keys

Clerbrook Golf and RV Resort, Clermont, FL: A really nice day, but we basically did nothing. I couldn’t sleep last night but we should have at least gone for a bike ride. There’s a really nice paved bike path near hear. Mike wanted to (he said) but I just wanted to be a slug today. Took a walk later in the afternoon and then Mike grilled up the chicken breasts that had been marinating all day. Had left-over four-bean salad and a vegetable with it.

Morada Bay--Marathon

Long Point Camping Park, Melbourne Beach, FL, to Clerbrook Golf and RV Resort, Clermont, FL: Left Long Point this morning at about 11:00. Headed north on A1A and then west on Rt. 192. Took us over an hour to get through Melbourne and West Melbourne, but then it was a pretty easy drive through rural Florida on a limited access four-lane highway. Picked up Florida’s Turnpike just outside of Kissimmee and it was only another 20 miles to Clermont. When Mike had the window open I kept hearing a clanging noise of something metal dragging on the ground. When we got to our park we stopped and found out the leaf spring on the driver side of the fifth wheel broke in half. It seems Florida’s Turnpike is in a constant state of repair or modification. We went through a section of really rough road and that must have been the culprit. We have an appointment to see an RV dealer on Wednesday. We went to Ay Jalisco for dinner. When we left this morning there were large, dark threatening looking clouds. But by the time we arrived in Clermont it was sunny and 80. YES!

Sea World

Our pretty little site--Clermont RV Resort

The poor yorkie getting a bath

Ruby, the African Grey

The Conure (sp?)

Clerbrook RV Resort, Clermont, FL: Got going late this morning. Our neighbors from Michigan, Bill and Wanda, were outside bathing their yorkie, so we went outside to watch. Took some pictures of their parrots. The conure bit Mike, but he deserved it. We headed to Sea World since our entrance fee to Discovery Cove included a free pass. Walked around there all afternoon. A beautiful place. Had lunch and went to the Shamu show which is always good. Back home and had a light dinner. Hit 85 today.

Clerbrook RV Resort, Clermont, FL: Got really chilly last night—50s. But it warmed up quickly this morning. Had the heat on for a while though. The guys were supposed to be here at noon to clean and wax the fifth wheel, but they called and said they’d be late. They showed up around 1:00. We sat outside reading until they showed up, then went inside while they cleaned. It didn’t take them very long. After they finished up we went biking around this huge park. There are 1225 sites here and there’s an 18-hole golf course in the middle. There are three pools and Jacuzzis. There are a lot of permanent sites here—both park models and RVs. It’s a really nice place. We kept hearing this bird near our site today and it turns out two sites over there is a couple from Michigan with 2 parrots and 3 dogs. They had one of the parrots outside and we stopped and talked with them for a while. One of the parrots is a small red/yellow thing that makes a lot of noise. The other is an African grey. Don’t know how they do it with 3 dogs and 2 parrots in a RV. Had left-overs for dinner. Think it hit 83 today. It’s supposed to be 85 tomorrow and partly cloudy so I made a reservation at Discovery Cove. Looking forward to it. Hope the weather holds.

Jack checking out one of the boats at the SEAL Museum in Ft. Pierce

Sebastian Inlet SP to Clerbrook RV Resort, Clermont, FL: Left Sebastian Inlet at around 11:45 and drove north on A1A to Melbourne and headed west on Rt. 192. After getting through Melbourne it was clear sailing. I just set the cruise control at 60 and enjoyed the scenery. We passed through a lot of “old Florida”—large areas of scrub and cattle ranches and then through some wetlands with large clusters of cypress trees just greening out and some abandoned citrus groves. The road was really good—four-lanes—and hardly any traffic. About half way to Kissimmee was the little subdivision of Harmony. It’s supposed to be a green community. Started encountering traffic again at St. Cloud but got on the Florida’s Turnpike just outside of St. Cloud and headed north. Clermont is northwest of Orlando and our campground is about 5 miles north of Clermont. We’re staying at the Clerbrook RV and Golf Resort and it’s kind of in the country. It has an eighteen-hole golf course and all the amenities. Lots of live oaks dripping with Spanish moss. Pretty place. Mike called and made an appointment tomorrow to have the fifth wheel washed and waxed. Have cable TV here so we’ll probably watch TV until we’re comatose. Had dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Clermont.