Thursday May 2nd 2024

A nice east breeze returned today. It made the time of bright sunshine a little more endurable. Late in the day the cloud cover thickened enough to also contribute to making the day more comfortable. Once again the temperature peaked in the upper eighties.

There seemed to be a lot of activity in the campground overnight. I woke up several times to sounds around me in the park. It is possible that I was just sleeping lighter than usual, but it sounded a lot more active than normal. In addition to cars driving around in the park around 2 or 3AM, there were odd noises and extra lights around the campground several times. I think it was just one of those nights.

This morning everything seemed normal. The only surprise was the departure of a couple of neighbors that I thought would be here long term. The number of RVs in the park has decreased substantially and many of the RVs still here are not occupied. I recall watching a similar exodus out in Arizona in 2020. That year I interrupted my travels to sit tight for the months of April and May while traveling during the COVID pandemic figured itself out. A few RVs would leave every day until the number stabilized on a mostly empty RV resort. A similar behavior seems to be happening here.

Today’s big activity was very tame by comparison to my visits to the theme parks. I walked to the shore of Lake Davenport behind the clubhouse. There are several Adirondack style chairs that are a comfortable place to watch the activity on the lake from the shade of tall trees. There were several Jet Ski boats racing up and down the lake this afternoon.