(Alexander Springs, Florida) 75 degrees, blue sky and some clouds
We finished our second week with our NOMADS project. It was very productive and John or I helped hang gutters, fix screens, add some trim to a house, sanded dry wall, gathered up yard debris, and of coarse did a lot of painting. We are a part of a large crew and curretnly we are working on 5 houses, church, and a youth center. It has been very challenging and fun. We have so enjoyed the fellowship of our team members. It is amazing how much has been accomplished. There is one more week to go. Our leaders have a lot planned!
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| Painting crew - girls rock! |
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| Fran, painter extraordinaire |
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| Lunch Break |
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| NOMADS - Eutis Florida |
John's sister, Martha, arrived on Thursday. She is here for a week to visit us and lives in Sao Paulo Brazil. This is her first time to see our motorcoach and experience what it is like to live in 350 square feet. This weekend we took her to Alexander Springs campground in the Ocala National Forest. It is a beautiful campground and offered some great kayaking and snorkeling opportunities. It was also our first time to try boondocking. This campground does not offer any type of hook ups. Our site was large and the price was right - only $10 a night (Golden Access pass) with unlimited access to the spring and kayak launch.
On Friday we took a nice hike with Jimmy down one of the biking trails.
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| John, Martha, and Jimmy |
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| Martha picked up some great pine cones |
This campground has a beautiful spring feed river to canoe or kayak. Plus, there is excellent snorkeling or scuba diving. We took a nice hike around the springs on Saturday and saw a spectacular palm tree forest. It was a beautiful hike with many over looks of the river.
In the afternoon we went kayaking and snorkeling. It is a very easy paddle and we saw lots of birds. Martha really enjoyed kayaking, however, we could not convince her to go snorkeling. The river is a constant 74 degrees and the "blue hole" was really interesting. The water is crystal clear. There were several groups scuba diving at the same time we were there.
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| Ibis |
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| Spring Immature Ibis |
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| John and Carol |
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| Carol and Martha |
We had a nice fire in the evening and loved star gazing. After such a hectic week this was a great chance to relax and recharge. We are now back in Eustis and getting ready for our last week. Thanks for stopping by.
Snorkeling in 74 degree water...burrrr..
ReplyDeleteGlad you had fun. We're still wanting to meet up with you and go kayaking. We're in Vero Beach, maybe this week-end??
Great work you are both doing on the Nomads project, congratulations.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a beautiful spot you're in. I might go kayaking, but unless there was a guarantee of no 'alligators', I'd probably skip the snorkeling!
Beautiful pictures of the birds and the boardwalk. You are in a very special place.
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