Sumter Oaks Campground is a friendly, neat campground but it lacks some things that we do not like not having. Because of the beautiful southern oak trees our television connection is poor- satellite is impossible and the antenna only picks up a few local channels of which only one is a major network (ABC). Wifi is available but seems to cut off frequently which is one reason the posting of this blog has not been as regular as I usually try to do. We will be moving from here on Tuesday to a campground that is improved in these areas.
Thursday the 8th was a windy cold day. Temps did not get above 50 degrees (still warmer than up north). We did go to the dog show in the morning but did not stay very long. The show was outdoors and with the wind and chill factor not the most pleasant. Most dogs we saw that day were the big breed dogs. Leaving the show we drove into the town of Brooksville looking for a place to get lunch. We saw a restaurant with a full parking lot and thought that was probably a good place for lunch. Florida Cracker Kitchen was not a fancy place but the food was very good. We had burgers which were served with sweet potato chips. Breakfast was also being served during this time and those dishes looked wonderful too.
Friday we returned to Brooksville again for lunch. This time we were disappointed in our meal at a Mexican restaurant called Enchiladas. The food for Mexican was just too bland. After lunch we went to the movies to see "Into The Woods" making for an enjoyable afternoon.
Saturday we stayed in the campground all day. I'm working on a quilt project so I was busy with that along with doing some reading as Tom was doing. In the evening we went to a lounge in the campground rec room to watch the Ravens/Patriots football game. Unfortunately, the Ravens were defeated.
Today, Sunday, we returned to the Florida Cracker Kitchen for breakfast which was every bit as good as we thought it would be. We both had omelets that were served with real fried potatoes. We then drove to Homosassas State Park, a park we had been at several years ago. A boat from a visitor center transports people back to the park. The park cares for Florida native animals that have been injured. There is a hippo, non-native to Florida, that resides in the park. This hippo was here when previous owners had a wild animal park and were unable to find another home for him. Some animals are able to be rehabilitated and released but others are not able to be released so remain for the duration of their lives. There are 4 manatees that will remain here in a secluded area within the Homosassas Spring because of injuries. Because of the recent cold, wild manatees have moved into the spring because of the warmer water temperature. There were estimated to be 70-80 manatees in this area at this time.
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