Friday started slowly, but eventually we did get out and enjoy the sunny 74-degree high temp with a 25-mile out and back bike ride on the Teco Auburndale Trail, which runs in to the Van Fleet Trail. The ride was all paved and very flat. The Teco trail crosses the road to Margaritaville about 1/4 mile from the camp entrance. It was great to be back in the saddle. I cooked breakfast and dinner outside on our old Coleman stove that I bought probably in the 90s. Jenny was bartender. She made Bosses, which we learned about while in Massachusetts a couple weeks ago at the Bosse Enoteca restaurant. 1.5 parts repesado tequila, 1.5 parts pineapple juice, 3/4 parts Campari, 1/2 part lime juice, and a short squirt of agave juice. You can use 1/2 part simple syrup in place of the agave. I know, I know: we’re really roughing it down here.
Our first destination on Saturday was the propane refill station on site. Temps are supposed to get to the 20s for the next two nights. I’m sure we had enough propane to run the RV furnace and hot water heater, but we filled up just in case. Tonight I’ll disconnect the water supply from the rig and bring the pressure regulator and water filter inside.
Next we went to the Citrus Festival in nearby Winter Haven. This was a small event, dominated by food trucks, craft vendors, and a few things related to citrus fruits. We bought a bag of grapefruit.
Our last stop was at Florida Southern College. Frank Lloyd Wright designed ten buildings and walkways there, so we did a little architecture touring. We learned of the campus on atlasobscura.com, which lists a lot of less common things to do and see.
Did you get any snow? I heard there was snow pretty far into Florida
ReplyDeleteNo snow by us, but it has gotten a bit below freezing the past few nights. We had to disconnect the site water supply and run off our fresh water tank to prevent damage.
DeleteYou're finding so many cool things along the way!
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