Frolics in Florida

We drove from Destin to Sarasota stopping overnight in Ocala (at a Walmart) and then in Tampa. In Tampa we stopped at a Home Depot to meet with the technical from the exterminating company. He gave us a second and final (and successful) treatment for ants. We then continued to Lazy Days RV dealership. We had a wonderful time looking at new RVs. We are considering upgrading to a Diesel. We had lunch at Lazy Days and continued on to Plant City, FL where they were getting ready for the strawberry festival. We bought a how flat of beautiful strawberry for a few dollars.

Finally we continued on to Sarasota where we had a reservation at the Sun N Fun RV Park. Sun N Fun is a very large park and is totally full at that time of year (mid February to Mid March). Many of the sites are occupied by permanent trailers (called Park Models) that sell for $20,000 to $50,000 and the people need to pay ground rent ($5,500 per year) and utilities. We were stuck between two park models which was not the most enjoyable thing.

Our good friends Glenn and Sharon Gale were already at the park. They drove from their home in Connecticut with their Chevy Suburban and their Airstream trailer. And their large, energy-filled, dog. A golden retriever pup.

We got to Sun N Fun on a Saturday Night and we had a ball making supper on the grill and drinking margaritas. We made it into a progressive dinner starting with dinner at our RV and finishing with desert at their camper (a short walk away).

We stayed at Sun N Fun for two weeks. Not along enough. The park has a large number of English and Canadian people. Lawn bowling is a popular activity. During the 14 days we went to the beach, attended to our property in Sarasota, ate a lot of great food and I did a little work. I did some consulting in Clearwater for two days.

While Sun N Fun advertises that it has Wi-Fi it really does not. The service was almost impossible to obtain.

The park has a large number of activities including a woodworking shop, music events and a fitness center. It has a wonderful pool.