Rattlesnake!

Fri, Mar 18, KOA, Naples, FL:  Can’t believe it’s been a week since I last posted. We had to leave the Everglades after two days. We couldn’t get water into the tank easily. Besides, it was really hot. We ended up at Miami Everglades RV Park--an Encore Park. Had our Canadian friends over for a very simple dinner on Monday. Mike wanted to play shoes with them on Tuesday, which was interesting since they all spoke French. Then they invited us over for a sumptuous Chinese dinner on Wednesday. What a meal! Esther and Gerald made wonton soup, egg rolls, and coconut shrimp—all delicious. Charlie and Johanne made Chinese spareribs, fried rice, and broccoli beef. We left on Thursday and are now at the KOA in Naples. After we got set up we gathered our laundry and headed over to the laundromat. Put a couple of loads in the washer and then sat in the truck—Mike to make a phone call to an RV dealer and me to read my latest book. After we were out there for about five minutes, Mike tapped me on the shoulder and then pointed to the road in front of us. One of the biggest eastern diamond back rattlesnakes we’ve ever seen was crossing the road. I got out to take a closer look and alerted the people in the park model across from the laundromat. A guy came out and said, “are you sure it’s a rattlesnake?” Take a look at his rattles, I said. Yep, it’s a rattlesnake all right, he said. It slithered under the screen room (aka lanai) of a park model. This thing had to be at least 8 feet long. I’m thinking more like 10. It sure got everything stirred up around the park. I would not want to be the people living in that park model.

At Charlie and Johnne's site waiting for shoes to start.

Pretty Molly.

Mike and Gerald

Johanne and Molly over at Esther and Gerald's site.

Mike and Gerald

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