Last Sunday we packed up our camper, our car and our dog, and left lovely Edisto Island, South Carolina and took off for sunny Florida. It was getting just a little too chilly in South Carolina! We arrived on night # 1 in St. Augustine and spent the night luxuriously in a LaQuinta Inn. The next two nights we spent in Ft. Pierce, Florida visiting two friends that we met while we were in Texas. They are workamping at Ft. Pierce at one of the nicest RV parks I have ever seen. It was so good to see Jim and Monica and hope to see them again while we are in Florida.
We spent night #4 in Stuart, Florida with Tom's sister and her husband. We love seeing Margaret and June. They are the youngest 88 and 90 years olds that we know. Margaret (88) takes no medications for anything. She is amazing. We also got to see Tom's niece, Jeannie and her husband Greg. We had a nice but short visit.
Last night we arrived in Key Largo. It was a short three hour drive from Stuart and an easy one on the Florida Turnpike. The weather was great and so was the drive. Coming over the bridge into the Keys is such a wonderful experience as the colors change into vivid blues and greens and the water begins to look like the Carribean. We pulled into John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park with our car, truck and 37 foot camper.As soon as Tom backed into the camper space, the serpentine belt in the engine of his truck broke. This could have been a disaster if it had happened on the road. This belt charges the battery, enables power steering, cools the engine with the water pump and supplies electricity to the truck through the alternator. The truck basically can do nothing without the belt. It could have happened on the turnpike, a bridge or any number of places. Again, God was in charge of the trip and kept us safe. We can have the truck fixed here. I am ever so grateful that He watches over us, always....
We have a few days to settle in and we start work on Tuesday. Our workdays are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Every weekend is a four day weekend. How lucky are we? The other workampers here are really nice and I think we are going to have a really nice two months.
I am including some of our first pictures Hope you like them.
Ibises
Glass bottomed boat
Sunbathers
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We spent a wonderful week between Christmas and New Year's last year right around the corner from there! Every picture is beautiful! Our God is amazing, protecting you while you drove! Trying to convince Roz and Perry to come to the Keys in January for a week! We will have to stop by if we come your way. Sounds like this side do heaven.
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