Friday January 13th 2017

I succeeded in getting up a little earlier this morning. I’m still not back to my normal wake up time, but it’s a start. The day started sunny and ended cloudy with the threat of rain. The temperature peaked at around 80 degrees.

The central theme of my day was goofing off. I didn’t leave the campground all day. I watched TV, read and did some more internet travel planning. The details for the next few months are still in the vapor state. They need to become jello soon.

I’ve been in this area for a month now. This week I’ve been in general living mode as opposed to perpetual tourist mode. I’ve already experienced the low hanging fruit type of activities. I need to travel further to find interesting things to do, but the traffic is horrible. It discourages the just drive in a given direction and see what’s available style touring that I like. I feel like I need a specific destination in mind before I brave the heavy traffic. The St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Tampa areas are all good candidates for full day excursions, but I want specific places to visit in mind before I set out. Museums, Aquariums and Zoos are possible destinations, but aren’t high on my interest list at the moment.

The hand full of sites that turn over at this campground are all full for the weekend. It is interesting that even in the middle of snowbird season the weekenders are from the local area. Judging by tonight’s revelry they appear to be here to party. It’s not over the top or even disturbing. It is just a change from the daily norm of moving inside when it gets dark.

This is one of those blog entries that reflects what I’ve been doing and thinking, but isn’t all that interesting to a broad audience. It provides a record for me and helps remind me that I need to get out and see the area.