We bid farewell to Hunter Army Air Field and more importantly to two friends. Vito and Nora, thank you so much for the good times. We look forward to seeing you down the road.
We didn’t have that far to drive today but it was not an easy drive by any stretch of the imagination. Only 125 miles is what we should have driven. I think it was closer to 170. The problem? Routes numbers changed recently and no indication that the routes used to be this one or that one. Wouldn’t it make sense if that if you are expecting a great influx of visitors to your state, many of them first time visitors that are using a map printed last year, that you would make some signs that say, “Hey, first timer, we changed the route numbers four months ago, your maps are wrong now. Looking for 9a? Use 295!
So we finally crossed the border into Florida.
We are spending the next the next five days in Mayport Naval Air Station in Jacksonville.
We were very lucky to score one of the water front sites. This is our view from the steps of our rig.
Here’s our rig nestled in the palm trees.
The name of this park is Pelican Roost and it comes by its name honestly. There are pelicans everywhere!
This is a very busy water way in front of this Famcamp. Shortly after we arrived this passed by.
Take notice of the people standing on the rocks in the picture below. This made Bob very happy because they are fishing.
As I said we are in a Naval Air Station. Ships come in and out of here several times a week and sometimes even several times a day.
The way the pelicans were following you would think the sailors were throwing bread off the back of the ship.
So why are we here? This base is fairly close, about 20 miles, from the dealership where we are going to be getting some warranty work done. Was there any place closer? Uh, yeah, how about one that was only six miles away? But…Bob can’t fish there and we don’t have the view there that we have here. Which one would you pick?
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Mayport was the home to one of the carriers I was detached to in the 60's, The USS Shangri La, they haven't had a carrier in several years and I understand the basin is silted in now and only smaller ships can use it.They had a nice air strip we used to fly into and I believe they have a helicopter squadron assigned there now. You might enjoy watching that action too. Have fun and enjoy your stay. Sam & Donna...
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