An Easy Day - Tuesday - January 17, 2012

We finally had a very easy day today.  We did get our morning powerwalk in before breakfast and packing up the van.  Of course, packing up with the van takes a whole 10 to 15 minutes depending how fast or slow I move ;o)

We pulled out of Hillsborough River State Park about 10:30am. 

We followed this van out of the Park. 

It looks like we are following ourselves;o))

After a quick stop for some groceries, we had a leisurely 85 mile drive to Myakka River State Park in Sarasota. 

We took Exit 205 off of I-75.

Hung a left down the road to Myakka SP.

Waiting our turn at the Entrance Station

Nancy went over to the visitors center

while I went in to register.

Much of Myakka SP was built by the CCC.

It had a very nice visitor center

with many window displays. 

Nancy here:

This picture of the snakes window is for Gail of Gypsy Turtles.

Stay with me Gail… This is very important information!!

So you no longer need to fear snakes!!

But please be careful of bees and lightning storms ;o))))

Myakka SP has three different campgrounds. 

We are staying in the oldest of the three – Big Flats Campground. 

It is about 3 miles down the road

near the Upper Myakka Lake, Outpost and Boat Basin.

Sherry and David have a campsite in the newest

and most modern of the campgrounds – Palmetto Ridge.

This is the left turn into Palmetto Ridge Campground.

We continued on down the canopied main road

towards Big Flats Campground.

Crossed the bridge over

the Myakka River and the alligators.

Further down the road…just beautiful !!!

Past by the prairie and made the turn to our campground.

Big Flats Campground is small. 

It has water and electric only. 

The sites are for smaller rigs

although there were a few that were about 30-35 ft. 

Our site was near the trail to the Lake and Outpost.

Our backyard

About sunset, we walked the trail to the outpost.

The Vultures roost in the trees along the trail!!

They are everywhere… it’s a little creepy ;o((

But it was a beautiful way to end the day!!!