The morning started out clear and 8.6C (47F) as we packed
up.
It warmed up to 14C (57.2F) by the time we pulled out of the
park at 10:00 , heading south-west
towards Dade City 10:40 , we came across our first
toll booth ($1.50). 9 minutes later was the second toll booth ($2.00). A brief
seven minutes later the third toll booth appeared ($2.00). We went through the
final booth ($3.00) four minutes later, whew!
It has been said that you should not ‘blindly’ follow a GPS,
and we discovered that this is so true. Since we didn’t have a detailed map or
knowledge of the area, we followed the directions from both GPS’. It brought us
in on a very narrow, two lane road. However, we made it without incident and
arrived at Many Mansions RV Park. When checking in, we saw the poster
advertising the 16th annual Kumquat Festival today in Dade
City
The place was packed and it was sunny & a warm 24C
(75.2F)! There had to be over a hundred vendors & display booths. We
managed to find a couple of slices of delicious Kumquat pie.
Kumquats are often
called ‘the little gold gem of the citrus family’. They have a thin, sweet peel
and a zesty, somewhat tart centre.
One of the many booths was from Jim’s RV Park in
Zephyrhills. It is the sister park to the one that we are in. The folks told us
about the train tracks that are beside our park and that we could probably
transfer to Jim’s if the trains are too loud. We decided to check out the other
park.
Drove over to Zephyrhills & toured the park, stopping at
the clubhouse to tap into their Wi-Fi.
Decided to stay where we are and headed back to Many Mansions. On the
way, fuelled up at Sunoco at $3.759 / gallon.
The wiring for the TV is still screwed up, since we cannot
receive any stations with the antenna. At least we get a radio station!
The trains run by about 100 yards from the RV. We’ll see how
it goes tonight!
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