January 23, 2014 (Thu) Moore Haven, FL (4) 48/74° - The bicycles came off the front of the motor home today. After lubrication all around they were ready for a nice long tour. But we weren't! The ride down to the near loop, about 1/4 mile, was easy - the wind was at our backs. Coming back muscles burned! It's been a long time. Several rides down there during the day didn't help, in fact, it became harder each time. The long ride out to the main road will have to wait for a few days.
One of the few down sides of this campground, learned through reputation not experience, is that water hoses tend to develop tiny holes if left lying on the ground. They are caused, we are told, by nine ringed armadillos looking for a drink of water. They have learned that those long skinny white things contain plenty of water if they bite into them hard enough. A walk around the campground reveals many ingenious ways to keep hoses off the ground. We use a cheap flamingo lawn ornament.
January 24, 2014 (Fri) Moore Haven, FL (5) 46/67° - We were a little surprised that it wasn't as cold as we expected this morning. That said, it was a long cold walk down to the shower house - the wind had a sharp bite to it. And coming back with wet hair, well....
The water here tastes terrible and getting worse! Chlorine? We don't remember it being a problem in the past so we think it may have something to do with the hole occupied by two men in hard hats out in back of the rest room/shower/laundry facility. We decided that it was time for another away trip to buy some water, so off we went, east this time, to Clewiston. In the Walmart we got 4 gallons of spring water and a rain coat for Mark. At the CVS Pharmacy we got Joy's pain prescription refilled. At the tiny Chinese buffet that we'd rejected in the past, because it was so small, we got a surprisingly good lunch. Back home we're chilling out waiting for it to warm up. This is the south after all!
January 25, 2014 (Sat) Moore Haven, FL (6) 50/76° - The day started with some activity on the canal but after a couple of westbound power yachts, one on the large side, the other a medium sized one eastbound, we thought the waterway was going to be busy - it being Saturday and all. But we haven't seen anything else since. The gate allowing access to the dam, closed since we got here, was open this morning so we gave some thought to taking advantage to cross over to the locks and watch the boats up close. Lack of boat traffic and down right laziness discouraged us.
It's been a travel day for many of the folks here - travel meaning leaving for other parts as opposed to moving from one site to another which is a favored pass time in this park. Our neighbors across the way pulled their large fifth-wheel trailer out and left about mid-morning. In the afternoon a grey pickup backed a large fifth-wheel into the site. The rig and its owners looked so much like those that left this morning that we thought at first that our previous neighbors had come back, but these people are from Ohio not Ontario.
January 26, 2014 (Sun) Moore Haven, FL (7) 55/74° - The service plan that we have for our cell/smart phones allow us unlimited voice and texting (a welcome change from our previously severely limited allowance) but we are limited in our data usage. At home where we have an almost constant WiFi connection the minimum (1GB) is way more than enough. But on the road where there is seldom or no WiFi connection available we've been running through our allotment really fast. Yesterday morning Verizon kindly sent us an alert (not so kindly at 2:30 am in the morning) warning us that we were running low. We could have bought another block of usage but it seemed pointless since there were only 4 days left before it is automatically refreshed. So we drastically reduced our internet access. Our smart phones have a way to shut off data usage while still being able to use the phone and to text. (It's hard to believe that we used to live like that all the time!)
January 27, 2014 (Mon) Moore Haven, FL (8) 58/84° - We're kind of timid when it comes to trying out new restaurants. Even at home where there are plenty to choose from and plenty of time to make up for mistakes the next time. It's probably the risk of spending good money on bad food more than anything else that keeps us in our rut. The Chinese buffet in Clewiston turning out to be a positive experience probably gave us the courage to try the tiny "authentic cuisine" Mexican place in Labelle this noon. It's new, three months I think the young waitress (and we suspect the owner) said, and as far as we could tell authentic as advertised. It probably would have to be to survive in a heavily Hispanic area like this. It was quite small, maybe a dozen tables serviced by one waitress. A short bar, just opening up as we were eating, occupied the end of one room. The portions of food were not gluttonous but everything tasted very good, although a little different than the Tex-Mex we are use to. While we may or may not go back to the Chinese buffet, we probably will go back to the Mexican restaurant. It's a definite keeper.
January 28, 2014 (Tue) Moore Haven, FL (9) 58/83° - The last day of internet use restriction! Tomorrow we find out what's been happening in the world.
When we rode our bikes out to the main road the other day a teenaged bovine stood at the fence watching us go by. It would have made an interesting picture - if we'd had a camera! He was gone when we rode out the next time - with a camera. In fact all the wild life along the road had found better grazing somewhere on the back range. Camera shy? This afternoon a youngster, who apparently didn't know any better, was so anxious to have her picture taken that she walked right up to the fence. Her mom wanted a contract but she settled for bragging rights.
Q091391 Ortona South Campground #50 w/e $12 A+
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