Plan "A" was to stay at Hillsborough River State Park and visit friends in Zephyrhills. However when we reached the Park we were informed that it was full. Apparently there is an RV show in Tampa and since this park is the closest to Tampa we were informed that we probably wouldn't find a site anywhere nearby. We immediately headed for the nearest park, Little Manatee, only to find that the ranger at Hillsborough was correct...a little sign at the entrance informed us that the park was full.
Undeterred, I programmed the GPS to take us to Lake Manatee State Park, about 45 minutes away. We held our breath as we approached the ranger station and asked if there was a site available. The reply, "I've got two left" was music to my ears. Part of the fun here was chatting to a couple from Quebec who were parked next to us in their 88 Westy. Coincidentally, the site was the same site we camped on last March.
Cool weather, wind and rain was forecast the next morning. We could see the menacing dark clouds approaching and so decided to head for our friend's place in Venice, where we had been invited to stay. After lunch at The Olive Garden, and three loads of laundry at the Hob Nob Laundromat in Sarasota (we discovered that we can go ten days without doing laundry) we drove to Venice. Since we had spent quite a bit of time here last year, it almost felt like we were home. How wonderful to be here!
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