Ross Prairie Trailhead and Campground

We were finally able to get away for a few days the end of Nov.  We didn't  go far,  just 40 minutes away from home but a part of FL we hadn't seen.

We stayed at Ross Prairie Trailhead Campground, just 14 campsites but nice. All are Pull Thru with 50 amp hookups.  There weren't a lot of people there so it was very quite.

We were happy with our site, # 7




We spend our first day, exploring the area and had lunch at Stumpknockers, right on the Withlacoochee  River - so old Florida. 






The following day, we off exploring in Ocklawaha , First stop was to Ma Barker's Bar.




We wanted to see her house but it is only open 1 day a month and we were not there at the right time.

Then it was Gator Joe's for lunch






I forgot to take a picture before I started eating - it was outstanding!


We even saw a sea plane take off from a neighbors


A great relaxing time away!




 Lake Louisa State Park

We hadn't been out in the motorhome since February when we went to the Daytona 500. While we were there the front air conditioner did not work and on the way, water was being thrown out, followed by the light coming on and Bobby just got her home , when the engine quite.  So those two things had to be taken care of.

First the air conditioner. Thankfully we had a 2 year factory warranty on it. However it was not a quick repair.  Due to supply shortages it was over 4 months(the part did come in, but was damaged so we waited again for a part to arrive.)  Second the problem with the water blowing out. this had happened to us several times before but after replacing the radiator, we thought the problem was fixed.  Turns out it was the ______.  After searching for the right place to fix it, Bobby settled on RDI in Brooksville. A class act1  A spotless workshop and Joe, the service manager, kept in contact and test drove it several days before releasing her back to us.

We decided to stay close to home on our first adventure.  We left Tuesday mid morning with  Mizzy the Cat and I following him in the car since we were only going 1 1/2 hrs from home.

Roads we under construction and it rained most the way.   I though for sure we would be hooking up in the rain. It was raining as we entered the Campground but by the time we got to our site, the rain had stopped.  

The jacks went down first, then the slides on the passenger side went out but not on the drivers side.  We knew we were going to have to replace the house batteries but thought we had enough charge,  we didn't.

Of course the TV was inside the front slide but Bobby managed to uninstall it and set in up on the table so we could monitor the election and the weather.


It didn't take the cat long to find her favorite place


Wednesday morning we headed out to explore Clermont.  It is no longer a two lane road with orange trees on either side. Our first and only sightseeing stop was at the