Monday, February 8, 2016

A couple of Sandhill cranes walked through our campsite before we packed up yesterday. They had no fear of humans whatsoever and walked by about 10 feet from us.

I guess this one had to pee.
We were moving on to a new campground and made a stop at Bok Tower and gardens.


So, after a lovely afternoon at Bok gardens and national landmark, we went to pick up our rental car. Rochelle will be joining us for a few days so we decided to get a car so we could see some sights. I reserved a car at the airport so that she could just return it there when she leaves. Mistake # 1, never rent a car at a large airport when you have to pick it up in an RV! Mistake #2, turning into the car rental return at the airport and finding out that it was a parking garage with 7' clearance. Then having to back all the way out of the curving drive while stopping traffic. It was only one lane and those behind us were not happy! I directed Denny into a lane that said "over-sized vehicles" but then had to find someone to open the gate....all while the patient (right!) people behind us were honking. This got us into the bus/shuttle area where we again had to find a person to open the gate! We drove to the cell phone lot where we, Mistake# 3, tried to call Avis. All numbers reroute to their main reservation number. Finally, on the fourth try, I got the desk at the airport and he told me what to do. I waited 45 minutes in line to pick up the car, found Denny in the cell phone lot, and we headed to our campground. Unfortunately, it was now getting dark and we didn't arrive at the campground until 7 pm. Mistake #4, unless you have made previous arrangements, Florida parks close at sunset. We were prepared to camp outside the gate until morning but a man leaving let us in. Since we knew our site number, we found it and set up in the dark. Now, we need to go register and hope we aren't in too much trouble. I paid in advance so there shouldn't be a problem. At least we'll always have Bok gardens :) And, we actually have good wi-fi and cell service here!

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