Thu, Nov 16:  Lake Pan RV Park, Lake Pan, Fl:  After all the ramming around we did yesterday, we decided to just kick back today.  Besides, I missed the line dancing and the knitting club which both happened last week.  We’ve both been reading the Ken Follet Century Trilogy.  I finished book 1, which Mike is reading now, and am halfway through book 2.  Three tomes which are really hard to put down.  Figured it would take all winter to read, but I’ll probably finish them before we get to the Keys.  They have all kinds of activities here—poker night, knit wits, line dancing, yahtzee, dominoes, book club, fitness walks, cooking class and on and on.  They put out a calendar every month.  They have a dinner once a month which we’re going to on Saturday.  You pay $8 and don’t have to bring a dish.  Love it!  They also put on a full breakfast every Saturday.  Good place to winter.  Mid-70s today.

Key West Harbor

Wed, Nov 15:  Lake Pan RV Park, Wildwood, FL:  Did the laundry this morning in the park’s immaculate laundry room.  Got that all folded and put away and went in search of a grocery store and a Walgreens.  Found both in The Villages.  So, Mike was able to drop off his script and we got the grocery shopping done.  All the people in The Villages use their golf carts for everything.  The grocery store parking lot was full of them.  Back to our site and put everything away and crashed.  Mid-70s here today, but breezy which makes it seem cooler.  Nights are very cool. 

Everglades National Park

Tue, Nov 14:  Tallahassee East RV Park, Monticello, FL, to Lake Panasoffkee RV Park, Wildwood, FL:  An uneventful and easy drive today.  We left at 9:30 this morning, stopped at Chiefland, FL, for lunch, and arrived here at 1:30.  We’ve never stayed at this park before and were a little leery about it.  But it’s a really nice park—very clean, organized and with really nice facilities.  After setting up we walked down to the lake.  Well, it’s a little slough off the lake, but a short boat ride to the main lake.  Stopped at the office on our way back and signed up for the Italian dinner on Saturday.  Ziti and meat balls.  They have a really nice rec center.  A lot of park models in here—older but really neat and well maintained.  We’ll be here for a week and will definitely be back.  

Sunrise on our site at Lazy Lakes last year.  Wonder what it looks like now?  We'll see in December.

Sun, Nov 12:  Tallahassee East RV Park, Monticello, FL:  Cloudy and dismal looking in the morning but cleared and sunny in the afternoon.  Took care of some chores and did some reading.  Then in the afternoon we headed to the CVS in Monticello.  I got my pneumonia shot and Mike tried to get a prescription filled.  We ended up having to go to Tallahassee at a CVS to get it filled, but were told there were no more refills.  Damn!  Had some dinner and headed back.  74 today once the sun came out.

Sat, Nov 11:  Tallahassee East RV Park, Monticello, FL:  Wanted to go back to our little Mexican restaurant in Monticello for lunch.  So we left around 11:30 and got there just before the lunch crowd.  My back was bothering me, so I took a pain pill, albeit on an empty stomach.  My stomach immediately started hurting.  We had just started eating our cheese dip and chips.  I thought food would help, but we ended up having to leave just as they brought our entrees.  I went out to the truck and waited for Mike.  Back home.  It was nice when we went in, but looking nasty when we got out.  Cloudy, windy, and temps dropping.  Low 60s.

Courthouse in Monticello.

Fri, Nov. 10:  Tallahassee East RV Park, Monticello, FL:  Awoke to sunny skies and cool temps this morning.  Decided to go exploring today.  After some breakfast we headed up Rt. 19 to Monticello and then continued on to Thomasville, GA.  What a nice town Thomasville is!  There were a plethora of antebellum homes in the historic district and the historic downtown was virtually untouched.  All the original buildings still stand and are maintained beautifully.  We parked and walked around the downtown area and had lunch at the Chop House on one of the main streets.  Joanne Woodward was born here and Jacqueline Kennedy stayed in one of its plantations after JFK was assassinated.  Before we got into town there was a huge mansion recently built with a couple of huge wings.  Wonder who lives there?  After exploring around some more we headed home.  Fixing pork chops for dinner tonight.  72 today and sunny.

Courthouse in Thomasville, GA.

Some of the Antebellum Homes

This one was built in 1833!

A little wine and cheese shop in town.

Love this old mailbox.

This shop was built in 1855.

This beautiful live oak dates back to the 1600s!

Thu, Nov. 9:  Tallahassee East RV Park, Monticello, FL:  As beautiful as the last two days were, today dawned cloudy, damp, and threatening rain.  So, we just hung out reading, watching TV, and eating the left-overs from last night’s Mexican dinner.  Played rummy for a while.  Low 70s today. 

Inside the capital dome.

Morning glory.