Another easy drive today - just 77.3 miles (85,131.1 total) north to the Webster RV Resort in, you guessed it, Webster, FL. We passed Sumter Oaks SKP Park on the way here which might make you think we are traveling in circles. Maybe we are a little, but Webster is new to us. Joani snagged a great deal on a full hook-up site for the month for only $299! It was an RV Super Show special - just another great reason to not miss the show. The office arranged a 50 amp, full hook-up site for us.
Our lot is actually designated as overflow site E. We found ourselves tucked in between Leslie and Lois on one side and Gil and Jane on the other with Dean and Cindy right out our front windshield.
The calendar was packed with activities every day - it was a quite active park. Most of the people we met had spent their winters here for many years (one woman had visited every year since 1983). We attended a meet-n-greet on our second day. They played an icebreaker game where you had to find the right person with only three pieces of information - where they were from, what they did for a living and how many years had they been coming to this park. The person I drew was a homemaker from Pennsylvania who had been coming to the park for five years. I found three homemakers from PA who were not my mystery person based on handwriting before I finally found Ida. The game forced people to talk to each other and the huge table of cookies and coffee made for a very nice get together.
A loop around the park was close to a mile and Sam was always up for a walk. Typical of campers and snowbirds there were a lot of dogs for Sam to sniff hello as we explored the park. There was no jacuzzi, but the pool had a seating area with a half dozen powerful jets and the water was anywhere between 83 and 88 degrees. I tried to make it to the pool as often as I could.
Our stay in Webster was, unfortunately, not as enjoyable as it should have been. I have to say we will probably not remember it fondly. Not because of the park or the people, but because we both caught the flu. I don't think we were ever in any critical distress, but what a miserable time with congestion and coughing and aching.
I had it much easier than Joani and even managed a casino cruise (we signed up before the flu struck). It was my first time ever losing sight of the shoreline. That happened pretty quickly since the entire cruise (except for the last 30 minutes) was in a thick fog. The pitching deck was a new experience for me. I did manage to "get my sea legs" and kept the pretty decent buffet food down. I also managed to keep my gambling losses to just $15. I think I prefer a nice landlocked casino so I can leave whenever I choose rather than being captive for four hours.
As Joani started to feel better, Sam found himself on 3 or 4 walks a day around the park. We always felt better after taking in the fresh air and sunshine.
The Webster Flea Market opened every Monday. We managed to make it just once on the last Monday of the month. We couldn't think of anything we really needed or even wanted so we settled for picking out some fresh produce from the farmer's market.
A few days before we left we heard the refrigerator beeping and the control panel indicated there was no AC. Fortunately, it worked fine on propane which gave me some time to research the problem. The manual said the only possible user serviceable issue resulting in no AC was a fuse. Anything else would require replacement of the control electronics. Usually, it is just not that easy, but this time it was. Thank-you, thank-you, thank-you! As we started our journey north we found our step did not retract. I finally just dismantled it and zip-tied it up to the chassis - it's always something! At least the step was nothing critical and we have a nice adjustable step to place below the door.
