Florida Delights

We really like the Florida state parks. They are well run, not too expensive, have electric hookups at each site, bathhouses are roomy and clean and they feature some special natural feature. We spent a night at Florida Caverns State Park. Then we went on to St George's Island S .P. before heading to Disney for a few extraordinary days with our friends Art and Beth, who are now cast members and who take us around and give us the inside scoop. The Disney campground is a bit $$$ but exceptional in amenities; and one can get to all the Disney attractions on buses, boats, or trams. We love how Disney runs the parks and manages all the guests. Another favorite campground is Fort Desoto below St Pete beach. Our site was roomy, screened for privacy with lots of palms and other plants and looked out onto the inlet. There are many birds, even a flock of ibis which strolled into our camp; and what with the raccoons who skulk about at night, it's a wonderful place. I can ride my bike to the fort and also the North Beach which gets listed as one of the top ten beaches in the country. Then we drove across the state to Jonathan Dickinson S.P. (eagles, alligators, osprey, long legged birds). Yesterday, we spent our anniversary with our friend Ann who now lives in Palm Beach Gardens. What a great location she is in. For the next three days, we are at what is possibly our personal favorite park: Jetty Park in Port Canaveral, another county park. We will maybe be able to see a satellite launch tomorrow evening. Last year the potential launch was scrubbed and I sat ALL day saving the best possible viewing position; but it was scrubbed at the last minute. Here's hoping... We will be able to see the many kinds of boats and ships, especially we like the cruise ships and most especially, the Disney ships. Only another week and we will be home to deal with the rest of winter. I am hoping for no more snow as we have been quite spoiled down in the South.