Day two. We woke up, hot and sweaty because we didn't have A/C. It having gone out the night before. We called the ranger station and asked if they had any recommendations for help. They had 2. One of them had 20 years experience. His name was Chuck. We promptly called him and told him that the air conditioner had crapped out the night before and the sun and day were rapidly approaching and we were fearful that we might disappear altogether. He said he could maybe make it out by the afternoon. Then we told him how a switch was tripped, but we couldn't get it to go back into position...and asked what would cause that? Was a fuse blown? Was the whole system shot? He asked if we had pushed the lever ALL the way down...and THEN up. I said NO! I presumed it had been tripped all the way down...so in I go to see and VOILA! That got the A/C to function! No service call at 100 bucks, just a flip of a switch. Thank goodness for Chuck. Saved us our lives, vacation and money. WHEW!
I can tell you, when you go RVing...you have two kinds of situations. One where you can use unlimited grey water (sink, shower) because you have a sewer and you can leave that trap open. And, if you're black water tank fills up, you can empty it right there, no problem. The other situation is where you have water and electricity but no sewer. You have what is called a dump station, and you usually use that as you exit the park. When you have that situation, you can't just use water willy nilly or poop to your heart's content. No. You have to be metered and careful. You want the tanks to fill up slowly and just the right amount so that when you pull out, you're ready to "go". So, to conserve, you use the bath house for showers and sometimes for washing dishes, depending on how long your stay is. We have a 4 day stay...so we can use the toilet fairly freely...but the sink/showers tank fills up fast. So, we opted for a bath house shower. Upon walking in, I could hear a small child making some kind of small child noise (not appealing to me at all) and a woman. I thought, "Oh, geez....great. So much for a relaxing shower". Turns out, SHE was in the MEN'S shower!!!! So, I don't know if she was naked or cute or both, but my husband got to "shower" with another woman... I got the better of the two deals. I was instantly greeted in the shower by the tiniest, cutest green tree frog, and a beautiful green moth as my shower buddies. They were awesome. Well, for me. Most of you would have run screaming from the stall, probably, but I loved that kind of company. As I was showering I was wondering what kind of sound the little frog made. At that very moment of wonder, Vincent blew his VERY LOUD and VERY STARTLING military grade, electronic whistle. I thought it was the frog! I thought, "OH! No! I don't like THAT sound!" only to realize it was Vincent signaling me to tell me he was finished in the shower and heading back to the RV. I was totally upset I didn't have my camera to catch the frog...but I went back and got the moth. Along the path I was treated to a variety of mushrooms, some bird feathers, seashells, lizards, squirrels, crows... and beautiful sunshine and balmy breezes. Overall, a great experience. The bath house was lined in cedar, so it smelled wonderful, and aside from my stall buddies, I was alone.
Walking back from the bath house (in a towel) I made a wrong turn and instead of walking through secluded woods, ended up on the main drag doing the "walk of shame" past tents and RVs. Wished I had paid closer attention, but it was all good. I didn't hear any audible laughter.
After that, the biggest adventure today was finding a place for grocery shopping. The closest Publix was 22 miles away. When you aren't in an area that has any stores (most of the land around these parts) it is orange groves. I wished we were riding around while the blooms were out...it would have been heavenly and intoxicating to smell. Just divine. But for this trip, it was beautiful scenery. Lots of lakes in the area. Our park is surrounded by three of them. Lake Rosalie, Tiger Lake, and Lake Kissimmee.
After our shopping trip, a nice thunderstorm, complete with the chance of penny sized hail. I didn't see any, but it was a big, loud storm. After putting away groceries, we both opted for a nap. One thunderclap startled Vincent; but he quickly regained sleeping status, and a few hours were spent in slumber. Tomorrow we will be going to Alan David Broussard Catfish Creek State Park for a day trip adventure. I'm hoping at some point to add photos to these posts, but our wifi isn't cooperating. Until tomorrow!
I can tell you, when you go RVing...you have two kinds of situations. One where you can use unlimited grey water (sink, shower) because you have a sewer and you can leave that trap open. And, if you're black water tank fills up, you can empty it right there, no problem. The other situation is where you have water and electricity but no sewer. You have what is called a dump station, and you usually use that as you exit the park. When you have that situation, you can't just use water willy nilly or poop to your heart's content. No. You have to be metered and careful. You want the tanks to fill up slowly and just the right amount so that when you pull out, you're ready to "go". So, to conserve, you use the bath house for showers and sometimes for washing dishes, depending on how long your stay is. We have a 4 day stay...so we can use the toilet fairly freely...but the sink/showers tank fills up fast. So, we opted for a bath house shower. Upon walking in, I could hear a small child making some kind of small child noise (not appealing to me at all) and a woman. I thought, "Oh, geez....great. So much for a relaxing shower". Turns out, SHE was in the MEN'S shower!!!! So, I don't know if she was naked or cute or both, but my husband got to "shower" with another woman... I got the better of the two deals. I was instantly greeted in the shower by the tiniest, cutest green tree frog, and a beautiful green moth as my shower buddies. They were awesome. Well, for me. Most of you would have run screaming from the stall, probably, but I loved that kind of company. As I was showering I was wondering what kind of sound the little frog made. At that very moment of wonder, Vincent blew his VERY LOUD and VERY STARTLING military grade, electronic whistle. I thought it was the frog! I thought, "OH! No! I don't like THAT sound!" only to realize it was Vincent signaling me to tell me he was finished in the shower and heading back to the RV. I was totally upset I didn't have my camera to catch the frog...but I went back and got the moth. Along the path I was treated to a variety of mushrooms, some bird feathers, seashells, lizards, squirrels, crows... and beautiful sunshine and balmy breezes. Overall, a great experience. The bath house was lined in cedar, so it smelled wonderful, and aside from my stall buddies, I was alone.
Walking back from the bath house (in a towel) I made a wrong turn and instead of walking through secluded woods, ended up on the main drag doing the "walk of shame" past tents and RVs. Wished I had paid closer attention, but it was all good. I didn't hear any audible laughter.
After that, the biggest adventure today was finding a place for grocery shopping. The closest Publix was 22 miles away. When you aren't in an area that has any stores (most of the land around these parts) it is orange groves. I wished we were riding around while the blooms were out...it would have been heavenly and intoxicating to smell. Just divine. But for this trip, it was beautiful scenery. Lots of lakes in the area. Our park is surrounded by three of them. Lake Rosalie, Tiger Lake, and Lake Kissimmee.
After our shopping trip, a nice thunderstorm, complete with the chance of penny sized hail. I didn't see any, but it was a big, loud storm. After putting away groceries, we both opted for a nap. One thunderclap startled Vincent; but he quickly regained sleeping status, and a few hours were spent in slumber. Tomorrow we will be going to Alan David Broussard Catfish Creek State Park for a day trip adventure. I'm hoping at some point to add photos to these posts, but our wifi isn't cooperating. Until tomorrow!
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