Saturday July 10th 2021

Today’s weather was better than it could be, but not as good as it should be. It was cloudy morning and a threatening afternoon. From about 1PM on there was thunder in the air. Clearly storms were in the area, just not overhead. In the early evening a few short duration showers arrived.

This morning I set out to explore some of the trails in Fontainebleau State Park. Parts of the trail were difficult to navigate around the puddles that blocked most of the trail. I had to play hopscotch between rocks and high spots without slipping on the mud to follow the trail before I found a nice boardwalk out into Alligator Marsh. I didn’t see any gators in the marsh, but there were plenty of wildflowers and a few birds.

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After making a stop at the beach to checkout the across the lake, I returned to my RV home. The view across the lake was a little better than yesterday, but still very hazy. I did manage to spot a sailboat well out into the lake under full sail. The retreat to my RV home was driven by the sounds of thunder. While I didn’t see any approaching thunder clouds, the rumble was clear. I spent the remainder of the day close to the cover provided by my RV home.

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The state park is very active this weekend. While it isn’t full, there are lots of families here enjoying the park. I suspect most are from close by. Many arrived late yesterday and have been in party mode since they arrived. Some have even had a number of day visitors. It is all good times, nothing is out of control. Tomorrow is likely to be a mass exodus day.