four score . . .

i'm back!!!!

robin, julie and i ran away to go glamping.  you know, camping with a bit more glamour!  we headed over to silver springs state park to stay here:

aren't they the best cabins?????  wonderful neighbors too:  egrets, cormorants, gators, turtles, owls, a snake or two.  sweet.

but really, this is where the glamping part comes in.  this is our little cabin in the woods:

with a full kitchen with dishwasher, two bedrooms, full bath, air conditioning and heat, a gas fireplace, wrap around porches, a fire pit, grill.  we are ready to move there permanently.  so good.

we arrived around 11:00 and were able to get right in so we unpacked, and took a walk around the area.  since we knew we wanted to go kayaking, we had to mosey over to Silver Springs the park, to ask all of our questions and make plans for the next day.  and, since we were already there, we took a ride on the glass bottom boats.  here, in no particular order, are some shots of our first day.  isn't this the perfect country lane?

 desoto's boat.  yep, that desoto.  who'd a thunk it.

 one of seven or so boils in the park:

 and of course an ibis or two.

julie brought her pumpkins and gathered some nature and did a little decorating.

this is our living room.  sweet huh?!?!

and this is where we would launch from the next day.

another crevice in a boil. one is 58 feet deep and yet, crystal clear.

my bedroom.  night.  night.

silver springs like many of the old roadside florida attractions floundered in recent years.  the park service took it over two years ago to make sure it survived.

fishies!!!

the park used to do a jungle boat cruise with a 'typical' indian setup.  the buildings are still there.

julie on the launch dock for the kayaks.

we lunched on cold cut sammies and homemade cookies.  dinner was meatball subs with mozzarella and a salad.  soooo delish as were all the meals.  julie brought granola and greek yogurt and honey for breakfasts and robin who make the meatballs, also made these out of this world veggie tortillas with spinach, mushrooms, corn and cheese.  add a little yellow rice and beans.  there might have been a little wine too.

color me explosively happy.