Thursday January 19th 2017

It was another nice day in west central Florida. It topped out just below 80 as a sunny day with a south wind. Nothing to complain about.

After getting up early yesterday to go to the RV show, I slept in some this morning. It turned out to be a day to recover from the crowded, noisy, congested activity of the show. The longer I’m living this life style, the more I seem to dislike crowds. I’ve never been extremely social, but crowds and activity haven’t stressed me like yesterday’s crowds did. Maybe it’s some Fuddy-Duddy disease.

Today’s flower picture

I stayed home all day. One of the things I did was check out the items I was contemplating buying at the show. Based on my Internet searches, it turns out that the prices at the show were nothing special. For a couple of the more expensive items I can buy them mail order with free shipping for about the same price and not have to pay Florida Sales tax. Some of the other items were cheaper at Walmart. At this point I don’t think I’ll be going back to the show for another visit.

The campground has its own noises that don’t get on my nerves like the crowds at the show. Here its gas powered golf carts that need new mufflers and the train across the highway. At random times during the day a train’s horn starts sounding in the distance. It gets repeated several times each blast a little louder until the train passes by. Then it fades away as it repeats past the campground. The actual train doesn’t make as much noise as the horn for all of the grade crossings.

Today’s Pelican picture

I haven’t heard the train at night. It is pretty quiet here between 10PM and about 6AM in the morning. The biggest noise at night is the late returning fisherman on the river. The sound of the outboard motors as the boats go up the river can be startling when I leave the windows open over night. Particularly on weekend nights I’ve heard them until about one in the morning.

I knew about the highway and train tracks before I booked here. They add character to the resort. My preference for state park like settings is just affirmed. .