Tuesday, February 19, on to Miami

It was clear & 11.4C (53F) this morning. By 9:30 we were cleaned up, closed up & went off for fuel ($4.119/gallon),

At 10:25 we were hooked up & on the way south to Miami via Interstate 75 “Alligator Alley”.

Once we reached Naples, the highway turns east and becomes a toll road - $9.00. The 78 mile stretch of highway contains many wildlife underpasses and is fenced for the entire length.

We stopped at a rest area for lunch and it is a sunny 25C (77F). While there, we saw several White Ibis but no ‘gators.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By 2:05 we arrived at the Larry and Penny Thompson Park which we had heard good reports about. The park consists of 240 shady sites with full hook-ups. Unfortunately, but as we expected, they are booked. They do provide “dry camping” in the tent area, so we went for that. It was nice to be out in the field without any neighbours.

We walked around the campground and it is a lovely park, very clean & tidy. However Wi-Fi is only available at the office and the cabana by the pool.

Started up the generator and scanned the TV for channels – can get 68 – over half of which are Spanish! I guess that’s because we are so close to Cuba.  It was a nice, quiet night – no trains, no planes & no traffic.