Week Two starts off with a bang! We went on a caravan adventure with our new Korean friends Sunny and Yun Choi to the DuPuis Wilderness area. It is a Florida forest--nice drive on 7 mile road ending in pond--no animal spottings.
On the drive we heard a thump and saw the Chois pull off the road behind us. Thinking they needed some help, we turned around to "save them" only to find that one of our solar panels had blown off our roof and they stopped to pick it off the road. It was done for but Sunny boosted Pete up to the roof to get a look. The guaranteed glue job didn't hold but no real damage to the RV and other panel looked fine.
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| Inspecting the damage |
The next day the OTHER panel falls off as we were driving and is hanging off the roof by the wires. Tomorrow they will both be re-placed and bolted and glued on for good when we visit the Thomas' in Marco Island. So fortunate that the original installer Lew, was close by in Naples. Timing is everything!
We went to the Taylor River Water Reclamation area 7.5 miles north of the KOA on 441 and walked on a gravel road to ponds where 15 alligators saw us. They were about 18 feet from us lying by the pond sunning their gorgeous 6 foot bodies. The two mile walk around the pond was beautiful! As we were driving by we saw some cabins for rent called "Journey's End". Given the average age of the tourists, I don't think this is a good advertising ploy!
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| Ahhh, that sun feels sooo good |
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| That gator is pretty close |
Mardi Gras was a big party at the KOA starting with a parade of decorated golf carts throwing candy and necklaces. The dance was great fun and I got to try out some moves from my line dancing classes. Janel had us all laughing with her crazy stories.
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| Sunny, Janel, Yun, Carol |
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Wednesday we were off to Marco Island to visit Bob and Fran Thomas. They have the most beautiful condo overlooking the ocean that you could imagine. Gorgeous sunsets! They fixed a great lunch and gave us an island tour followed by a lobster dinner at one of their favorite places. We visited the Naples historic pier which was beautiful. Amazing parking meters that texted us when our meter time was up and we could add minutes right through the phone!
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| Carol, Bob, Frannie |
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| Naples pier |
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| Could almost touch him on pier |
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We were looking forward to having my sister Linda come to visit her friend Janel for the "KOA Okeechobee RV Experience". Her plane was delayed so long that it didn't make sense for her to come for two days. Hopefully she can come next year to zoom around in a golf cart and learn pickle ball!
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