We were gone a month, from Feb 4 to March 4..and that
is quite a long time to live in our tiny little house.
Of course we spent a week in much larger quarters in
Cocoa Beach.
The place we stayed in Cocoa Beach is called
Beach Place Guest Houses and their web site is those
four words without spaces. The pictures on the site
show the places we rented; Jocks, Alice, La Virgina and
2 smaller units, #2 and #10. I didn't take any
pictures while we were there because I was too concerned
about Robert. Actually that week is kind of a blur.
The significant things, sadly, that stand out are the
trip to the walk-in clinic. Thank you Jeanne. And
the trip to the ER. Thank you Carl and Martha.
Robert was cured of all his aches and pains, finally, by
the time it was time to leave the beach. That made
the rest of the trip much more pleasant.
We had some interesting experiences finding RV parks.
We stayed one night in a County Park by the sea. We
were the only ones there and it was just a parking lot.
We were still in Florida, I think.
Another night, in Jacksonville, FL we stayed in a city
park. This was just on the edge of Jacksonville on the
John River. I think that is the name of the river. The
park had a few people camping and was very reasonable.
We soon found out, however that it wasn't very pleasant.
Three helicopters were flying over the park, the river
and the port such that there was a helicopter overhead
almost constantly. They did stop for the night, but
were at it again in the morning. It reminded me of the
lovely time in Fourmile when the helicopters were dropping
straw on the burn areas. That went on for days. This
time, at least, we could and did leave.
We spent two nights in parks in Arkansas. In each case
they were lovely parks, lots of woods and I expected to
see violets peeking through the leaves. The days and
nights were warm. The staff at the parks were really
considerate and we had the unique experience of being
told, in both the parks...find the place you like, with
or without hook-ups and come by in the morning to pay.
We were encouraged to look all over the campgrounds and
find the spot that pleased us the most. They knew we
would pay in the morning and pay for whatever site we
did stay in. The second park we opted for no utilities
which turned out to be a bad mistake. We darn near
froze..we had been using an electric blanket at night
if it looked like it was going to be cold. Of course,
the previous night we had been too hot...
We stayed our last night on the road at Scott Lake
State Park in Kansas. We have stayed there a couple
of times before. It is almost half way between
Wichita and home. It, too, is a very pleasant park.
Again, it was totally on the honor system. We never
saw anyone who worked there. But, the price was
reasonable and we were grateful for the electricity.
We arrived home yesterday afternoon. I cleaned out
anything that might be damaged by freezing, from the
VAN. Today was catch up on the bills and start doing
laundry. The living room has a pile of pots and pans
and a huge bag of laundry waiting.
