Today really is March 12th, a beautiful sunny day
as we pull into Myakka River State Park. It is 50 degrees in Hull with yet another
storm bringing a drop in temperature of 26+ degrees. Myakka is one of my
favorite FL State Parks and it would be so wonderful to hop on a bike and go
explore all there is to see but several of my friends back home have commented
about seeing photos but no stories so it is time to catch up!
This first part of the trip “leaving Dodge” was all about
getting out before the next storm crippled us. A 7 a.m. departure got us to NJ
before getting into a little bit of snow but not enough to stop a 505 mile run to
the Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, MD. Another 568 miles brought us to Savannah, GA
for the second “cold” night with a 26 degree morning. Day 3 we finally felt as
though we had arrived when we pulled into Huguenot Memorial City Park in
Jacksonville, FL. Warm, sunny, beautiful beaches, dolphins, fishing and
skimmers skimming. Although I don't understand why, we were definitely off season for this park as there were
only 6 of us in a campground with 60+ sites. The first day was bliss. The
second equally so except that there was quite a bit of helicopter activity coming from Mayport Naval Station across the St. John River. Googling revealed a nationwide security exercise,
Solid Curtain/Citadel Shield that was to last 10 days. For the remaining 24 hours,
we felt very safe!
