The drive from Fort Myers to Ormand Beach on Monday was, for the most part, quite uneventful … that is, except for the transit through Orlando. A bowl game was being played later that evening in Orlando and the traffic was stop-and-go for about an hour as we drove on Interstate 4 through the town. I’m sure there was a way to go around, but the TomTom didn’t figure that out. Meanwhile, Oklahoma got absolutely creamed by Clemson in the bowl game, giving Oklahoma one of the worst (but not the most worst) loss in many, many years.
We’re in a very small campground in Ormand Beach, just north of Daytona Beach. The campsite met all of our criteria:
- It had a spot available for the week that we were going to be here.
- It had cable tv (particularly including ESPN so we can watch some football).
- It had wifi.
The TV reception was very bad on Monday evening. This morning I talked asked the owner if there was an issue with the cable amplifiers. He immediately went over, opened a box on a telephone pole, and plugged in the amplifier that had become unplugged when they did some work on a sewer lift station. TV problem solved! We’ve got a lovely picture now and have enjoyed two bowl games this evening as Notre Dame and Georgia both won.
Today the weather was not beach weather. Cool (mid-70’s), very windy, and thick, low clouds with occasional drizzle. It’s a good thing we aren’t here to go to the beach as the highest priority. We did go to the beach, though, drove down the A1A highway, visited the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse, had lunch at TGI Friday’s (where the restaurant was empty and the service was beyond slow), and then went to the Museum of Arts and Science in Daytona Beach. The museum was excellent and I highly recommend it.
While we were at the Ponce de Leon Lighthouse. we saw a huge machine pick up a very large pleasure boat that they had just finished painting the hull and move it into position to be put back in the water. That was a very interesting process. I’d love to see the inside of some of these boats.
We’re having fun!
Some pictures from the day:
