W. P. Franklin Corps of Engineers Campground, Ft. Myers, FL, to Lazy Lakes RV Park, Sugarloaf, FL:  Left this morning at 9:00.  Instead of taking I-75, we took Rt. 78 east to 80 east and then Rt. 29 south through the beautiful Big Cyprus National Preserve—which is the last refuge for the beleaguered Florida panther.  Not sure how many of them are left.  Picked up I-75 east and then turned off on I-27 south.  My back was killing me, so I pulled off at about 12:30 and Mike took over driving.  Got on the Florida’s Turnpike, gassed up at one of the service centers, and then got on Rt. 1 down into the Keys.  Worked our way down through the beautiful, turquoise waters of the Keys.  We crossed over the 7-mile bridge and put a Howard Livingston CD on and rocked on down. When we got onto Big Pine Key a Key Deer ran across the road in front of us and we almost hit it!   Pulled into Lazy Lakes at 3:00.  6 hours!  Asked if there were any sites down from us where we could turn around, and they said there were a couple on the lake side.  So we pulled down and tried to back into one of the sites down from us and turn around, but there was no room.  So, Mike had to back all the way back around the loop and we finally turned around and backed all the way in.  The problem is Craig’s motor home across from us which doesn’t allow us enough room to pull in and back into our site.  We have to either turn around or back all the way in.  Poor Mike!  We finally made it into our site by 4:20.  An hour and 20 minutes!  We weren’t set up until 5:20.  Then we headed to Mangrove Mama’s for several drinks and dinner.  We’re finally here!  Yes!  And we have full cable for the first time in a month.  We’ll let cable wash over us tonight.  69 when we pulled into Lazy Lakes. 

Bon Appetit!