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| We live on the little bayou off to the right (arrow). Gulf of Mexico is at left. |
We have now taken up residence at what is known as a "day park" on the Gulf of Mexico. It's called Lover's Key State Park. No campers at this one...just folks who come in to enjoy the sand and shells along the miles of beaches. Our motorhome shares a mini campground with five other couples who are volunteers at this park. One couple, the youngest among us, comes from South Kent, Connecticut. Debbie Kaprielian, an accountant, and her husband, Ken, just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary and decided to take to the road full-time.
Our immediate neighbors, Bud and Marsha, come from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, where Orville and Wilbur Wright managed to get their plane to fly 110 years ago. Bud is a big fisherman and seems to be up at dawn, casting out his shrimp lure to catch catfish.
We are here for only a month, though this seems to be a special place and we will work hard at figuring out a way to come back and spend more time in the future.
Our rig is parked alongside a bayou, off the beaten path. There are wonderful canoe trails on the bay-side of the park. Our volunteer jobs include opening and closing the park, driving the tram that transports visitors from the parking lot down to the beaches, and, of course, the joy of seeing that the bathrooms are maintained and cleaned. Doing all these chores results in our having this first-class site, with 50-amp electricity, full sewer and water hookups, plus access to a washer and dryer. Life ain't bad!
We begin work on April 1 but arrived here on March 28. So we've had a few days to get settled in and figure out the area. We actually are just about 20 miles south of Koreshan State Historic Site where we spent a wonderful two months at the end of last year.
We're glad to have you all come along vicariously. And stay tuned for updates as we uncover new treasures in the days ahead.
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