During our evening walk through the preserve, we came upon this rig, all decked out for the holiday season. Unfortunately, this photo does not do the scene justice, as it was much more colorful to the naked eye.
We battened down the hatches last night as a huge storm blew in from the Gulf of Mexico. Heavy rains and hail in some areas. There was even reports of a tornado touching down in Land of Lakes. Thankfully, we survived unscathed here. Might have to have long pants out tomorrow morning though as over night lows are forcasted in the upper 30s!
The drive down to Lazydays in Tampa was uneventful. Took about an hour is all. Tough handling the Bounder on I-4 with the crosswinds but we managed alright. Pulled into the Flying J at exit 10 and fueled up. Also topped up our propane as well. We ran into a couple from Marmora, Ontario at the propane pumps. They were also wintering in this area and know Gary Poirier, who we met in London, Ontario this summer while Chris was doing her reflexology course. We will see Gary 'et al' at the Happy Traveller RV park in Tampa in early January.
Things have cooled off noticeably here today as we got closer to the Gulf of Mexico and the winds picked up. I am sure we can put up with a few days of cold before it warms up again.
We are set up in the parking lot at Lazydays for the night. We'll likely be camping in a service bay for the next few days if all goes well. Gotta love it!!
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