Saturday October 22nd 2016

This campground is a different place when the weekend campers arrive. I woke up this morning to loud music, kids at play and loud conversation. It was only 8AM, but it got worse as the day went by. From noon to 3PM, there was a party for the end of the summer term for the long term residents complete with DJ. I think this is a bit of a party campground.

To get away from the DJ, I went grill and grocery shopping. I need to replace my propane gas grill. It’s ten years old and showing its age. I wasn’t very successful finding a new grill. The big box stores like Home Depot, Walmart and Lowes have limit stock on hand. They are using the space for Christmas decorations. The Camping World has grills on display just not what I’m looking for. The old grill will last awhile more so, I will continue looking.

I got back to the campground with my groceries as the DJ was finishing his set. It really didn’t look like many people attended the party. Many of the long term residents that have kept their RVs here since May will be leaving for during the higher priced winter season. That season begins on November 1st.

It was loud

It had a license plate so it must be street legal.

This evening I walked up to Old Town to observe the crowds at play and check out the cars at the Cruse-in. Every Saturday night since sometime in the 1990s, Old Town has held a classic car show and parade. For some reason, according to the PA announcer, tonight had a particularly heave turn out of cars and spectators. It maybe because of the weather. For the first time this fall in Florida, the temperature got low enough that I had to put on a sweatshirt.

There were many restored cars on display. The majority were muscle cars from the 1960s and 70s, but there were a fair number of cars from the 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and some later years. The Halloween holiday spirit was on display. Zombies, witches and spiders were popping out of the engine compartments of cars and trucks. Also in tune with the season, I think the roar of some of the engines would wake the dead.