Old Town Campground 'N Retreat

03/05/09


Packed up and left Keaton Beach. Headed south to Old Town Fl. The road was a nice two lane and wide and smooth, the way Joe likes it. He doesn't like the narrow two laners. We arrived at Old Town Campground 'N Retreat in short order and we were escorted to our site. This park has some sites with sewer and 2/3 without. Sewer hook up site were all gone, but we did have cable and good phone connection and somewhat good Internet connection. Wifi was extra if you didn't have a card, as we do. We payed $12 plus tax a night. The facilities weren't much, but the owner was second to none. Very personable and friendly, and drew a map showing where every thing was and how to get there. Most just hand you a printed paper with information and no explanations. He takes the time to draw the map, explain and ask if we have any questions. We were very impressed with him as a owner. as soon as we stepped out of our RV, our neighbor to the right approached us with a welcome and told us she was from Belle Plaine.

03/06/09

Did some paper work in the morning (can't be all fun), then visited a campground down the road. It was very nice, but no bars on our cell phone. We are looking for a place to stay for a month at a reasonable price with full hook ups, cable, and Strong phone and Internet connection. You get the best rates if you stay for a month. Joe has us budgeted for $25 a night, but with the economy the way it is, we are not getting the interest rate on the CD's as we were before. So we need to be staying at $18 a night, until CD rates return to at least 5%. We all need to live with in our means and not live beyond our means as that is why our government and half the population is in such sorry shape.


We visited Suwannee River Hideaway. It was a nice place, but we had zero bars on our cell phone. No way for a month. It did have this very nice off the ground boardwalk that was about 1/2 mile in length to the river, with a dock at the end on the river.


After lunch we drove to Manatee Springs State Park. The water in the spring is 72 degrees year round. I stepped in it and burr. I thought 72 would be warmer than that. After a few minutes it felt better and I got in to my knee. I didn't have a swim suit on, so I couldn't swim. Picture below show a man swimming in it as many others did, as well as divers. Temperature today is at least 72 if not warmer.



This is a picture looking off the board walk along the springs to the river. Do you see the deer? The pointed things, by the trees are part of the root system.



This deer came right up to the board walk, as if I were not there.



This is a picture off the pavilion on the river.

This is a picture of boardwalk on river to pavilion.