Knowing that we had no desire to walk in the woods again, at least not in those woods, we decided to jump in the truck and explore Lake City, Ocean Pond RV Park and Olustee State Park. I won't bore you with pictures of Lake City, it is like any smaller city one would drive through. It does have a Publix and a mall so it ranks up there in brownie points.
On the 15 minute trip to and from Lake City there were some awesome wild flower displays. This area almost pales in comparison to others we passed but it gives you an idea of how prolific the flowers were due to all the rain.
Ocean Pond RV Park was another we would probably like to visit in the future. The lake is huge, thus the name I guess, and it was clean and well kept. These little skinks, male and female, have obviously staked a claim to the laundry area. She was very pregnant so I expect we'll see many more of these critters next time we pass by.
"Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park commemorates the site of Florida's largest Civil War battle, which took place February 20, 1864. More than 10,000 cavalry, infantry and artillery troops fought a five-hour battle in a pine forest near Olustee. The battle ended with 2,807 casualties and the retreat of Union troops to Jacksonville until the war's end just 14 months later. Olustee Battlefield has a visitor center with historical information and artifacts. A reenactment is held every February and a Civil War Expo takes place in late summer. Scenes for Civil War movies, including the 1989 movie Glory, have been filmed during the reenactments." (Taken from the Olustee website). Why rewrite what they state so well!
It provided a pleasant walk as there is a figure 8 walking trail without tree coverage (no ticks or mosquitos) and it even has a number of historical fact markers to read along the walk. The visitor center is small but contains a continuous movie full of facts and pictures of the battle. And we found if we kept walking in circles, the one mile walk turned into three. Ha!
On the way back to the campground we concurred that our time would be better served if we left when we got back rather than spending another night at SFFCCSP :) Soo, we packed up the camper and drove home. Next trip will be posted in about a week!
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