Sunday October 5th 2025

This weekend’s weather has been less than ideal. The weather pattern called for brief periods of heavy rain followed by enough heat to dry the roads before another brief period of heavy rain about an hour later. Overall it wasn’t bad weather just not real outdoor weather.

Wandering around the park here at my base camp a little more evidence of activity has started to materialize. The most obvious change is the increased number of golf carts on the roads. Throughout the summer most of the golf carts sat rapped in tarps in the various yards while their owners were enjoying cooler climates. Now they are out numbering the cars on the park roads.

The organized activities that had decreased to a bare minimum during the summer are starting up again. The weekly Friday morning coffee social gathering has returned. I just wish they would find a better time for it. A gathering that runs from 7:30AM to 9:30AM isn’t going to get my attention. I’m barely awake by the time it’s over. This park must have a lot of early to bed early to rise leadership.

Another sign of activity is around the pickle ball court. The pile if leaves in the court has been removed and an umbrella for shade has miraculously appeared. Last winter a tarp surrounded the court fence as a shield from the wind. I imagine they will wait for hurricane season to end before they put that back up.

There also seems to be more activity at the dumpsters. During the summer I rarely saw anyone else dropping off their trash. The last couple of times I dropped my trash there was a bit of a traffic jam. The storage lot where the dumpsters are located is also starting to fill up with small trailers and RVs.

The official winter season here is from November first to March thirty first.