Soon it will be too hot here in Florida to be camping in a tent, so we rolled the dice and booked a weekend at our favorite place: Princess Place Preserve, up near St. Augustine, FL. We were rolling the dice because camping in March can mean rain, freezing cold, or even hot days...but we were lucky this time. This was my first trip to the preserve when the wind wasn't blowing over 15 knots the whole time and my first thought was that we were going to be eaten by mosquitos or noseeums, but the bugs weren't bad at all! I cannot explain that, but we were on the edge of summer heat, warm during the day, but cool enough for long nights around the campfire.
One of these days I will learn that even though this park has water everywhere, there are no fish to catch. I still brought a fishing pole and at least got some casting practice in. Paul was still recovering from a bicycle accident the week before, so he was not allowed to bring his bike. Instead, we hiked and man we did a lot of that. My fitness watch recorded a new record for me, steps in one day. It was something like 24,000 steps. This might explain partially why I gained no weight after all of the not healthy eating all weekend.
The park has a great exhibit for history buffs, and if you liked Downton Abbey, you will like what you see here. I'm still trying to imagine the rich folk coming way out here in the woods for a hunting trip. I wonder how many servants it took to keep them happy.
I never get tired of this place. Next time I'm paddling my board out in the lagoon and figuring out where those fish are hiding. If you go, bring your bicycle. There still might be time for one more nice weekend....
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