Farewell to Florida

Juniper Lake
Lake DeFuniak
National Registry Home

Hall of Brotherhood
Giant Magnolia

We finally figured out how to overcome the sleep disruption that goes with daylight savings time and no, it was not to retire. On Saturday we traveled from the Eastern to the Central time zone and lost an hour. On Sunday the clocks sprang ahead and we got that hour back. The days are no longer but when we wake up it is still our usual time not one hour later. We spent a couple of days at the Juniper Lake RV Campground in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. We had a great time there with the very friendly owners, Bill and Donna. They go out of their way to make you feel at home. They are usually on the deck, which overlooks the lake, with coffee in the morning and there was a beer tap to fuel an afternoon gab fest. They also invited us to go out to dinner at a Mexican restaurant with a few other couples from the campground. The company was great, the food was wonderful and the margaritas were HUGE. This was by far the best campground experience we have had. The town was also very interesting with over 250 buildings on the National Historical Registry. Many of the homes are built near a perfectly round spring fed lake that was formed by a meteor. It is also the home of the second Chautauqua in the United States founded in 1880. The original Hall of Brotherhood is still there though it was damaged in recent hurricanes and is being repaired. Another site of interest is the huge 100 year old magnolia tree that is 52' high and 78' across. After travelling over 1800 miles in Florida we are now at an Escapees park, Rainbow Plantation, in Summerdale Alabama. They cater to full timers and allow you to work on your rig so we will be here for a couple of weeks with the plan of giving the motor home a good bath, a wax job and doing some other household projects.