Changing places

It's the life we chose ...  apparently.  We left our beautiful site at the Bella Terra Resort in Foley amidst rain, wind and cold weather.  We'd convinced ourselves it was just crummy luck having such rotten weather for such a long spell and thought if we headed somewhere else, we could leave that mess behind.  Thinking back I had the awning down only about 4 hours and grilled out only twice in 10 weeks.  So we gathered up our collection of mildewed garments, water-logged spirits and, along with our Iowa friends Jim and Carol and their coach, headed east to mid-state Florida.  We broke up the trip with an over-night in Lake City and arrived in Clermont at the Citrus Valley RV Resort.  Well guess what!  We sort of got a break on the weather this time.  No wind!  However rain is in the forecast but think the temperatures will be higher.  So far the place looks great and our Canadian friends Dave and Ann are to thank for us being here in the first place.  They left Bella Terra a few weeks ahead of us and gave a good review of the place.  It was great to see their smiling faces when we arrived. Sharon and I cannot get over what great friends we've met on this trip.  Making new friends is better that winning the lottery.  Well okay ... it's about the same.

We pulled into our spaceous corner lot; brick paved and very large.  After setting up, Jim, Carol, Sharon and I decided after a gruling 140 mile drive from Lake City, we'd check out the local resturants.  After about 20 minutes driving around I soon concluded this is not a good spot to be if you want to lose weight.  Way too many places to pull up a chair and chow down.  It will be a struggle here not to gain.  But try we will.
The venue change is quite marked as Foley and the Gulf Shores area was mostly a seasonal area with Spring thru Fall being the busy times.  Clermont is a totally different situation.  Only about 8 miles from the Disney complex, the entire area is thriving year-around.  Lots of shopping and things to do.

So we'll be here a month or so before heading elsewhere.  No big  plans ... just poking around looking for interesting places to see and hopefully, soak up some warm weather.

We do have especially good news to share as our son Steve and his wife Jenny are expecting their first child in September.  The entire family is elated and we know they'll make great parents.

Still livin' the dream.

Phil