MCINTOSH…FESTIVAL…...

Sights of McIntosh  Festival…

Last week the motor home and I took a trip to McIntosh FL to visit for a few days with RV pal Liz and fur kid Thistle…I went on Thurs. because she told me I could not make it thru town to the campground on Fri. they would be setting up for the craft show…below is a pic of the crowd at 8 am on Sat morning…

And the very next morning the same spot…looks like nothing happened the day before…tons of people came on sat. and they stayed all day…and I seen lots of packages and items walking around so me thinks the vendors had a great day…

There were a lot of booths that caught my attentions…this one had a bunches of sweet shell art… but I liked these turtles and sunflowers…not many shells in it tho…

Also there was a lot of yard art…I got a few pix…I really liked the butterflies…there was such a large crowd that it was hard to get any good pix…

More yard art…I think this was my favorite…made all from glass dishes , cups etc…it is hard to see but the large flower on the left side of pic…is made with scalloped iridescent plates..very pretty…I did not check the price…

This artist below sitting selling here painted canvases …also selling some seedlings…I liked her work also….

And something else I found interesting and really cute…was this lady walking her pet mini goat on a leash…she was the sweetest thing…and I think she was pregnant she had a pretty round belly….  

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A lot of things going on here some I can talk about and some I can not yet…I have started back with the church ladies and crafting with them for the bazar..tons of doc appt. for me and dad…keeps me running around..some legal appointments , is keeping me from doing any GTG or camping …I went over to Wickham a couple times …for some reason the campground has a different feel to it…I think it might be because of all the tent campers now camping in the main areas and not in the prim area…for some reason it seems a little sad to me…maybe when and if the snowbirds come it will be normal again…I have been checking this CG out for 5 years…two yrs. before I got my rig…so I know the feel of it…we will see…not even any day trips going on…did make the trip to McIntosh and will have more to b log about that…other wise that is it…my blood pressure has gone back up some since I got back to Florida…hmmmm..oh I am taking a road trip tomorrow not taking the rig..(checked with Google maps not good parking) taking dads car …The are having a Responsible Dog Ownership Day at Riverfront Park at Cocoa ..only a 30 min. drive..There will be rescue groups …breeders etc..I am not looking for a dog…but after my reaction when I went with Lori & Dock to the shelters I think I need to socialize with some doggies…I know sometime , someday my doggie will find me…Thanks for looking and come back soon …blessings G&M

ANGRY SEA & A CROOKED RIVER…

The angry sea..

This past Sunday RV friend Linda called to see what I was doing…I was doing nothing…so she came on over and we went out to eat then stopped over at the beach for a bit…so glad she came over …I sure am getting stir crazy and antsy….

And what we found was a very angry sea…I was not surprised they were saying on the news 7-9 foot waves…was so windy I thought we might get blown away…as you can see above pic…

Got a pic of a couple people walking next to the water line..so you might get a better feel for the wave action….we seen one lone person out in the waves…very very dumb idea rip current was bad…

I was over to the beach about 5 days before …and I was very surprised to see how the beach had changed in that time period…that ridge of sand you see in the above pic was not there at that time…it runs the whole way up the beach and is about 4 ft. deep….that is a lot of sand that these waves have pushed ashore…I am trying to figure this out…because when there are ruff seas I thought there was beach erosion and the sand went out to sea…guess I will have to research this…no shells were to be found they must have been buried under all that  sand…and there use to be about a doz. steps leading down to the beach….and I noticed the last couple time including this time that there are now only 6 steps…the rest is buried in the sand and the dunes definitely l have changed and look different…fascinating how the ocean changes things…

And the crooked river….

As in the Crooked River State Park in GA…this is the state

Pick below is the road leading into the park…moss laden oak trees…hanging over the road..beautiful entry….I did not walk into the park its self …rain was in the air and I did not want to get caught..so hiked back to the CG…did not do much else while I was here….so this is it for now thanks for looking and come back soon,…blessings G&M

 

PS…I am now at McIntosh Fl…camping with Liz ..should be some interesting blogs coming up….

A BIG WHEEL…

The last stop before….

before home base in Melbourne FL was at this campground…an RV friend was camping here so thought I would say “hey”…she is a pretty private person so wont show her or campsite ….Below is a pic of the entrance…that house looks most undesirable ….but it does add some character to the place…I did not get the story on it but it sure would make a neat B&B a great addition to the CG…that is if one would fix it up a little…

There are a lot of long term campers here…mostly snow birds…just a few miles from the Florida Georgia line…small RV park only about  35 sites…below is a neat old vintage TT…not a reproduction but the real thing…

Below is my site for 3 days…there are four right in a row that she saves for those over night’ers…I was in the first spot..more private that the others…I usually take a pic like this..than ask if you can see the sweet little black & white face looking at you… too sad for me this trip was…

Another view of my site…along with my newly made triple flag pole…all the sites are on cement slabs…so no need for a matt for just a short stay…I was able to enjoy eating at my picnic table a few times…there was a fire ring but I didn’t want to shell out the money to burn for the wood this time…

There is a woodsy atmosphere about the place lots of trees and it is on the edge of some woods but not far from St. Mary’s Georgia …below is the community building …they have pot luck dinners there every Sunday …the staff makes a big meat dinner and everyone brings a side dish…I left on a Sunday morning so missed that…there are restrooms with showers, laundry room…tables to use for games, cards or what ever…and a full kitchen that you can use anytime…books & cds to swap or use…very nice building….

A nice pond you can walk around …some wild life bunnies, birds and such….there is a fountain in the middle but it was off the day I decided to take some pix…they also have a fenced in off leash dog park…

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I have been back at camp driveway at dads for only 3 days…and got so depressed this afternoon I can barley stand it…. know one thing and that is I can not sit here for any length of time have to get out and about..so as I get some finances figured out I am headed to Wickham CG just to get away would like to if nothing else a couple day every 10 days or so…if no GTG going on…I have kept myself busy unloading the rig and trying to figure out where to put everything….neighbor friend that was keeping an eye on dad…came by last evening with her golf cart and two Labs and ask if I wanted to go for a ride to the park she was taking the dogs on an outing…the older dog has hip problems and cant walk much so she carts them down so the doggie can enjoy the park somewhat…then we went to her house she showed me the stain glass she worked on all summer had some wine and gabbed for a couple hrs.…turned out great ..she is the one I got the windows for..I will ask if I can take a pic next time and post it…The weather here has been wonderful for 3 days…high in the 70’s  lows in 60 for great sleeping and no humidity …but starting tomorrow it is going to warm up again…went to the back doc on Monday and he wants me to have those nerve test done …so got appointment for those in Nov….I am a wimp and I think those are a little on the uncomfortable side…not looking forward to that at all…Want to say that when I was staying at Inland Harbor CG with Lori and Dock…the took me to some animal shelters to look at some doggies…I seen a couple of Rat Terriers sisters that had just came in to the shelter a couple weeks ago…so we ask to see them in the social room…I just bawled my eyes out..they were sweet but not for me…I am just not ready yet ..even tho I am so lonely with out my girl…anyway thought I should mention I have looked a little…well that’s it for now thanks for looking and come back soon…blessings G&M…