Saturday August 26th 2023

The actual temperature today was shown at 100 degrees today. The humidity wasn’t bad and there was a little breeze so the feels like temperature was “only” 111 degrees. Walking outside wasn’t uncomfortable, but doing the few outside setup tasks I had remaining was very sweat inducing. By the peak of the temperature I was hibernating in the AC.

This campground isn’t very full. There were about fifteen campers here last night and about twelve tonight. I was here about two weeks later last year and it had more visitors. There don’t seem to be any out of state travelers here right now. When I checked in yesterday, it was a self service activity. I found my packet of material and signed a register before occupying my site. The gate was not staffed even though they seem to have there full contingent of work campers.

Walking around the park today, I saw lots of changes. They have done lots of little maintenance tasks like repairs to steps and railings. The vegetation along the side of Lake Seminole has been trimmed way back. It is possible to reach the water in a lot more areas. There were also a lot of nice wildflowers in bloom and a few birds making noise for attention.

I’m not sure what the next few days are going to bring. I may need to move somewhere on Monday. A tropical system is anticipated to form in the Gulf of Mexico. Right now it is still an area of investigation, but once it forms it will move quickly north in the gulf. It seems to still be a guessing game on the path and intensity. Right now I’m on the far west side of the bubble of uncertainty. That would be fine for a tropical storm or maybe even a cat 1 hurricane. Any track further west toward me or more intense hurricane means I need to move. Monday morning seems to be the decision point, unless park management has other ideas.