We visited friends Bev and Gerry in Zephyrhills, Florida over the 2012 holidays. We played golf with Gerry at Schalamar Creek in Lakeland, where I beat Gary and now owe him a dollar. We camped at Saddle Creek County Park in Lakeland, which has old phosphate mines now filled with water and fish. We rode bikes on six miles of trails over old slag hills, enjoying the change in terrain. We witnessed beautiful sunsets at Walmart and on New Year's Eve were in bed by 9pm.

1. 2012
2 9 T H - 3 1 S T
DECEMBER
BEV AND GERRY
NEW FRIENDS FROM OUR CRUISE
WHO LIVE IN ZEPHERHILLS
FLORIDA DURING THE WINTER
ARE FROM TORONTO.
THESE CHARACTERS WERE IN THE ROAD
WE CAME BACK TO THE RV WHEN WE SET OFF TO VISIT BEV AND WITH A FULL MOON
GERRY

2. GOLF
WE PLAYED AT SCHALAMAR CREEK IN LAKELAND FLORIDA.
GARY NOW OWES ME A DOLLAR. WE PLAYED .25 EACH SIDE
AND .25 OVERALL. I BEAT HIM LAST TIME WE PLAYED AS
WELL BUT I WAS DOWN .50 CENTS. YES... I AM RUBBING IT
IN.
WHAT REALLY KILLED HIM WAS THIS SHOT THAT LANDED ON
THE TOP OF THIS PALM TREE ABOVE.
THE FOURSOME AHEAD OF US WERE REALLY SLOW THEY
KEPT HITTING INTO THE BUSHES.
THE TWOSOME BEHIND US WERE REALLY PUSHING US. THE
MINUTE WE WALKED OFF THE GREEN THESE GUYS WERE ON.

3. BIKE RIDE
WE CAMPED AT SADDLE CREEK COUNTY PARK IN
LAKELAND FLORIDA.
THIS AREA WAS MINED FOR PHOSPHATES THEY USE
FOR FERTILIZER. THE LAKES ARE OLD MINES THAT
FILLED IN WITH WATER.
ABOVE IS A HATCH OF TILAPIA. THIS FISH WILL
NOT TAKE BAIT FROM A HOOK YOU HAVE TO NET
THEM. IN THE PIC ABOVE IS A TURTLE IF YOU CAN
FIND HIM.
WE DID A SIX MILE TRAIL RIDE ON THE OLD SLAG
HILLS. IT FELT LIKE HOME GOING UP AND DOWN
INSTEAD OF FLAT. THIS AREA IS INCREDIBLY FLAT.
FLORIDA IS A BIG PILE OF SAND. VERY BEAUTIFUL,
VERY DIFFERENT. THE LIVE OAK TREES ARE
AMAZING.

4. 1. WE LEFT SADDLE CREEK
HA P
2. WITNESSED ANOTHER PY N
BEAUTIFUL WALMART
EW Y
TO A EAR
SUNSET. LL!
3. THE NEXT DAY WE DROVE
TO STEINHATCHEE
FLORIDA
4. WE WENT OUT TO FLORIDA
GULF COAST SEAFOOD...
YUM!
5. WITNESSED ANOTHER
BEAUTIFUL SUNSET
6. NEW YEAR’S EVE WE ARE
IN BED BY 9PM.