Friday September 15th 2023

Here at the campground the weather was very similar to the last few days. It was very humid with the high temperature reaching the mid nineties. Elsewhere in the region is wasn’t as nice. I was driving north of here along Tampa bay when a shower developed over the bay and moved inland. Other than being an outdoor adventure killer it wasn’t a problem. The storm moved inland quickly and it dried out equally as quick, but I was already well on my way back to my RV home. It never rained here at the state park.

The park staff and outside contractors were very busy in the park today. It looks like half of the camping loop I’m staying in is closed for electrical work. This morning a couple of guys with a jack hammer broke up all the concrete around the base of the power pedestals on sites 16 to 30. They also dropped off a cardboard box with a new power pedestal at each site. This afternoon an electrical contractor started working on replacing them. As the campground started to fill up for the weekend, those sites were not used. Even with fifteen sites out of the mix, the campground doesn’t seem to be full.

The other construction in the park that I had already discovered made progress today. Concrete was poured around the pavilion in the day use area. They didn’t use a classic cement truck, but rather a truck that seems to mix on demand in smaller amounts. Tonight the area is surrounded by construction warning tape.

At the boat launch area they made progress replacing the cement ramp leading to one of the floating docks. The concrete is getting replaced by an elevated wood ramp. I wonder what happened to the concrete. I don’t recall any issues when I was here last spring.