So I'll get into the "flat tire" story in a little bit.
We left Mike Roess state park on Friday morning 2/20 and headed to Green Cove Springs which is somewhere in Florida I think. I am only the driver we could be in Georgia or in the Bermuda triangle for all I know. We found the golf course but drove around the city to kill some time. We found St. Augustine where the fountain of youth is but couldn't find it. I think the social security system tore it down we are all living to long.
So we crawl into the half grass half asphalt parking lot and tuck our Minnie into the back and out of the way hoping we are not intruding to much on the golfers that may arrive early on Saturday morning to golf.
We used our generator that night. Turned it off to sleep and used the propane for heat.
Wake up Saturday with a 12:00 noon T-Time and set out to check the course. Now with all respect to cow pastures one could say that even the cows would starve on the buffet that was our fairways. Did we care..hell no we golfed liked we were cows. Here comes the best part. When we got done whaling away at the little white balls to the tune of about 120's, John the cart cleaner slash maintenance man told us to pull Minnie over to the side where we could hook up to the water and electric free. So yes there is a free lunch out there if you look hard enough.
We stayed Saturday and Sunday. We even took Santa out after the help went home. Did a little putting and road a few tractors and grass cutters.
One of the nicer holes it actually had a tree on it and yes that is where my ball decided to play hide and seek with me. Still no alligator sightings!
He thinks holding the flag earns him dinner or free beverage.
I should tell him to learn how to change a flat tire!
I should tell him to learn how to change a flat tire!
So here is where the fun starts. We leave the fine people at River Bend Golf Links and start out on our next adventure. We are headed for Ocala National Forest. I assume we are still in Florida even though I have not seen one frigging alligator.
I gas up the Minnie and head down the highway whistling " on the road again" by Willie Nelson and BAM...no not the Emmeril cooking Bam but my rear tire shreds. It looked like the top of my head all shiny and little bits of silver showing. Thank God Karen jumped out and changed it...just making sure your still reading. I still had air in it sort of like my head so I drove about 3 miles and found a sign that read Cooper Tires. The problem was this place only did trucks like big trucks like Paul and Ed Trucks. The nice man inside gave us the phone number to Bud's Grocery inc and said they change tires too. So now I am really feeling quite relaxed knowing that Bud the "Grocery guy" is going to put me back on the road and if I need some potatoes he could bring them out in the mobile mechanic truck also.
Kevin "the Bud Guy" was very nice and changed that tire right there on the road rim and all. I asked him if he started out as a grocery bagger in the store or as a cart guy. He said no he was just the mechanic. So I told him I was just the cook but we both need Bud's Grocery to do our jobs. He just kept on working and didn't say to much.
I gas up the Minnie and head down the highway whistling " on the road again" by Willie Nelson and BAM...no not the Emmeril cooking Bam but my rear tire shreds. It looked like the top of my head all shiny and little bits of silver showing. Thank God Karen jumped out and changed it...just making sure your still reading. I still had air in it sort of like my head so I drove about 3 miles and found a sign that read Cooper Tires. The problem was this place only did trucks like big trucks like Paul and Ed Trucks. The nice man inside gave us the phone number to Bud's Grocery inc and said they change tires too. So now I am really feeling quite relaxed knowing that Bud the "Grocery guy" is going to put me back on the road and if I need some potatoes he could bring them out in the mobile mechanic truck also.
Kevin "the Bud Guy" was very nice and changed that tire right there on the road rim and all. I asked him if he started out as a grocery bagger in the store or as a cart guy. He said no he was just the mechanic. So I told him I was just the cook but we both need Bud's Grocery to do our jobs. He just kept on working and didn't say to much.
This is Kevin's Grocery/tire changer truck. If you look closely on the back it said IN HOME delivery and road service. What a nice guy though even gave me a free calender.
Funny part to this story is when I got out to check the "flat tire" I actually went over to Karen's window and did my best imitation of the Geico flat tire commercial. She laughed and it seemed to take the severity of the moment away and we solved our dilemma thanks to Bud and Kevin "the mechanic".
Funny part to this story is when I got out to check the "flat tire" I actually went over to Karen's window and did my best imitation of the Geico flat tire commercial. She laughed and it seemed to take the severity of the moment away and we solved our dilemma thanks to Bud and Kevin "the mechanic".
So now we finished our journey to Ocala National Forest and found a great spot at Fore lake campground. Clean showers nice large bathrooms. The spots are huge and full of trees and palms. We are staying here for the next 6 days and just unwinding from all the breakdowns. Only 12 bucks a night and if I was 62 it would be 6 bucks but let's not push that one. I will leave you with some pics of the site. So until you read again have a laugh on me I'm buying
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