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Friday, December 23, 2011

From Manatee to Southern Oaks (Beth visit)

After a great week & Christmas party at Manatee CG & Pub and the fish winning (fish=6, Charlie=0) we got ahold of Beth P. in Summerfield FL and camped for a night at Southern Oaks CG.. Beth came to visit and we had a nice campfire steak (on the Coleman) dinner and yakked til late..really enjoyed the visit as it's been about 15 years since I saw her. I love seeing all my friends from the past. the visit we had with John N. in Alabama was just as enjoyable. They are both from the Carsonville days in the 80's. Lots of stories to tell & reminise about !! Hated to move on but had to go..We moved a few hours South to Zolfo Springs just South of Wauchula to one of our favorite parks run by Hardee County..Pioneer Park has the "it" factor for us. Embedded in the woods, nice little pond (with 'gator) a quaint little museum and a very small zoo..friendly staff and fellow campers top it off and it's very nicely priced ($100/wk) . It's only a mile to shop and we can have bonfires here, which helps make it to the top 10 list..nice area to take hikes too!..Had a couple of my kids call today, which I always love and we might get a "suprise" visit tomorrow..(ya gotta wait to hear about it)..This evening couldn't have been any nicer..balmy 68F, no wind, beautiful sunset and NO BUGS..AAHHHH!!..cheated and bought a deli turkey breast for dinner (beats cooking) and , man, was it good !! One of the guys that works here brought us some wood for the bonfire and gave Heather a few nice eggplants, 'cause he didn't know how to cook them, so she's gonna prepare them tomorrow and we'll give him some. YUMM..Hopeing to have a nice peaceful Christmas weekend and just bum with the park people and suprise guest....Hope everyone has a great Christmas..don't forget---Jesus is the reason for the season !! REMEMBER..LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS LIFE GOES BY QUICKLY....love y'all..Charlie & Heather

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