6/16-6/19 Cedar Key

 Sunday morning we left about 8:00 headed for Cedar Key.  It was an easy drive with no problems. We got set up at the campground and it was hot. Not much breeze blowing. We went in to Cedar Key to just look around and see what has changed since our last visit.  On our way in I saw smoke in the cedar break.  The fire department truck met us going out to investigate. There was still some construction repair from the last hurricane to hit them. There were lots of people out and about. On our way back you could see there was in deed a small wildfire. Later we heard that it was started by lighting. Anyway they were able to contain it. That evening we went to a small place out of town to eat. Mostly locals and it was good. Monday we went and walked around town checking out the shops. That evening we ate at Steamers . Its on the water and was by far the best food we have had on our trip. Tuesday we went to Crystal River so Susan could go to a quilt shop which was highly rated.  Cooper and I just did a little sight seeing during this time. 

6/12-6/15 Fort Desoto

Fort Desoto is a really nice campground. There are a lot of sites and stays mostly full. It feels private as all the sites have trees/vegetation between them. Its all sand roads and sites.  We have enjoyed it here. Wednesday we drove around St. Petersburg and had lunch at Shrimpys. It was a nice little bar/grill. I had another grouper sandwich and Susan had shrimp .  We enjoyed that place. After that we went to Walmart and restocked up on groceries. This had been an unusual trip in that I haven"t cooked much. We have been eating out everyday. The seafood has been awesome so far.  Thursday we went and visited Joel/Teresa for awhile. They took us out to lunch at a place called Hooking A'int Easy. It was a small off the beaten path and so good.  Susan and I had our usual, grouper and shrimp. Another excellent meal. Friday I stayed in camp and did chores while Susan and Teresa shopped all day.  We broke our seafood fest that evening and I went and picked up some pizza. Saturday morning was very still and muggy. It was the first time the "no see um's" really were bad . The park was once again filled up .  We went and drove the beach road in St. Pete. Lots of people out and about.  We picked a place to eat called Crabby Bills. It was a nice place with great views of the gulf. It was the first time I was disappointed with the food on this trip. It was average at best and I wouldn't go back. We headed home and just chilled the rest of the evening. I did load my truck because we are headed out in the morning, time to move on.

Hooking Ain't Easy

Crabby Bills

Crabby Bills

Crabby Bills

Grouper sandwich at Shrimpys

Shrimpys

6/9-6/11 2024 Fort Desoto

Sunday morning we left about 8;30 am heading for Fort Desoto. We had an pretty easy drive for the first two hours. I had planned on driving back roads and come into Fort Desoto from the south so I would miss coming thru Tampa Bay.  One of the roads I planned to use was shut down due to fires so we had to change our route. The traffic thru Tampa was about 10 mph but we finally made it.   Fort Desoto Campground is a beautiful place. Our site is nice and long. The roads are narrow but mangable. After getting set up, Susans good friend Teresa came and picked us up and carried us back to her condo. She is about 3 miles from us on Tierra Verde.  Her and Joel have a beautiful place on the water. Teresa had cooked us a great supper and I pigged out.  When we got back home I went straight to bed as I was very tired. Monday morning we got up and chilled untill Teresa picked us up. She gave us a tour of St. Petersburg and then we had a late lunch. That evening I picked up our chairs and outside things as we had a little tropical moisture heading our way. We were right on the edge of getting a little rain or a lot of rain.  During the night we got some heavy rain but by morning it was just off and on drizzle and that continued thru out the day. We just got a couple of inches but starting about 10 miles south of us they were getting 8-10 inches,  During the morning I went to check out the old historic fort and museum in between the rains.  That evening we went back to Joel/Teresa's for supper and just visited. We had a really nice time. 

6/6-6/8 Melbourne Beach

 Thursday was another nice day. Alex & Vicki picked us up at noon and we headed down to Vero Beach. We at lunch at the Riverside Grill on the Indian River. Another good meal and visit. When we left there we went to the Sebastian Inlet. That is a cut where the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River meet. The water was very nice. We watched boats and jet skis navigate the inlet. There are times when that inlet can get pretty rough. When we got back home we just chilled. The park is beginning to fill up again for the weekend. Late that night we got some rain for the first time this trip. Friday we just chilled at the trailer all day. Cooper and I went on several walks. The park is filling up with the weekenders. We got a pretty good windstorm but no rain late that evening. Lots of canopies, tents, grass mats were blown thru out the campground. I had all my stuff put up but it amazes me how some folks don"t watch the weather.  Saturday morning it got hot pretty fast. We gathered all our laundry and went to Alex/Vicki house. Started washing clothes. They took us to Melbourne ro a little pizza place for a great lunch. Then we went and finished washing clothes and just visited. This our last day here , moving to Fort Desoto tomorrow. Its located near St Petersburg on the gulf side.  We had a really good week here.

6/4-6/5 Melbourne Beach

 Tuesday morning was another nice morning. About noon Vicki/Alex picked up us and we went to lunch at a kinda Cuban themed restaurant. It was very good. I got a special they were offering which was a fried green tomato blt wrap. Really liked it. I would go back for sure. After that we went to a quilt shop for Susan. We got back home around 5. I was pretty tired. There was going to be a starlink launch at 10:30 pm at the space center but I couldn"t stay up.  Wednesday morning we stayed close to the trailer. I put some shoe racks for Susan around the base of the bed and then had to fix one of the curtain valance on a big window. We went to the beach around 10:30 am so we could watch the manned Boeing Starliner launch. Even though we are about 35 miles away we got a good view. We pretty much had the beach to ourselves. After that we just went home and chilled the rest of the evening.

Boeing Starlink

All thats left

This guy fished by our trailer everyday