Okeechobee To Mims

When we left Okeechobee, our plan was to go to the Lucky Clover RV Park just south of Melbourne five blocks from the Atlantic. We would be there for six days with good weather to spend some time exploring the area. Alas, it wasn't meant to be. We had a nice easy drive and after 85 miles pulled into the park. It might have been close to the beach but it was really a mobile home park with a few spaces for transient RV's. We got set up but decided that even though this was a nice area, we didn't really feel comfortable spending time there. So we we decided to just spend one night and move on to a location farther north. When we had flown to Florida for a winter break several years ago, we had eaten at a really nice restaurant in Cocoa Beach. After some online research we figured out which one it was and called for reservations. Even though it was about a half hour drive north on Hwy A1A, "Florida's Seafood Bar and Grill" http://www.floridas-seafood.com/index.html was just as good as the last time we ate there. We started with Crab Stuffed Portabello Mushroom followed by one of the chefs specials, Garlic & Lime Shrimp with baked potato and salad. Mmmmmm good! After dinner we drove to a very nice billiard room called "Corner Pockets Billiards" http://www.cornerpocketinc.com/ and played on a nine foot Brunswick for an hour. This was a very nice place and reminded us of the setup we had at Houdini's only a little more room. We had a very nice evening then drove home and called it a day.

After listening to the gentle showers that came down periodically last night we got up around 8:00 AM and took the dogs for their morning constitution. After breakfast we packed up, hooked up the car and started north for a place called "Manatee Hummock RV Park" in Titusville. We stayed on SR 1 for the roughly 35 mile drive and pulled in about 10:00 AM. Unfortunately they didn't have room so we called the KOA at Mims and the gave us a place for the three nights we needed before going up to Beverly Beach. We were only about 10 miles away so made the trip pretty quickly. Going into the office to get our spot they gave us the same site we had when Marni and Emma were out for a visit last month.

After getting set up and having lunch, Tina went over and did the laundry while I took care of a couple of repairs. Then we went over to the pool for a swim with our books and drinks. We spent an hour at the pool to keep from getting burned and came back to the coach to relax for the rest of the day. The weather is surprisingly nice with a partly cloudy day, a light breeze and the temperature around 78 degrees.

Total distance for this leg, 130 miles.

Total for trip so far, 5,552 miles.

No photos for yesterday or today.