Monday, March 23rd was a rainy day so we decided to go to a movie. We went to the theater in the Spanish Springs Square. When we parked a car parked behind us had the motor running and wind shield wipers going but no one was in the car. When returning to the car after the movie the same car still was running with the wipers going and, by this time, the rain had stopped and sun was shining. Tom looked in the car to be sure no one was in there, tried the door which was unlocked and pushed a stop button to turn off the car. The movie we saw was a documentary film called “The Wrecking Crew” about the studio musicians that were used during the 50’s and 60’s for many of the singers of that era.
Tuesday (24th) we spent time on this day shopping in the Brownwood and Lake Sumter Landing squares. There are some neat shops in these squares, some are expensive and some more reasonable. Russell Stover candy store is close to our campground so we stopped there to pick up some candies for Easter. We were preparing for our return to Maryland.
Wednesday (25th) we drove west to Crystal River to rent kayaks and travel on the Crystal River to the Three Sisters Springs area. Manatees are real popular in this area in the winter. At this time most of the manatees have moved out in the gulf. No boats are allowed in the Three Sisters Springs until after March 30 but we could skirt along the edges of the Springs and out into Kings Bay. We saw one manatee in King’s Bay that had a tracking sensor attached. The water in the Crystal River is very clear that the river bottom is visible and a constant 72 degrees but the bay is not as clear so if there were other manatees in that area we were unable to see them. After about 1 1/2 hours we returned the kayaks. Clouds were heavy all morning and finally clearing out about mid afternoon. After kayaking we drove to Fort Island Beach to eat our picnic lunch but the bugs (no-see-ems) were so bad that we soon left and went to Hunter’s Spring Park in Crystal River (town) to eat our lunch. Hunter’s Spring Park seemed to be a popular spot for families and kids on spring break. A very pretty park that had a beach.
Thursday (26th) our last day before heading toward home. Since rain is expected tonight and tomorrow we started getting ready for leaving tomorrow. We again have been parked under trees that have dropped leaves and blossoms on the roof and awnings so Tom worked on getting this stuff cleaned off the motorhome. I did laundry and cleaning inside. At 1:30pm we drove into The Villages to have lunch with friends, Bruce and Cricket McGinnis and Anni and Jeff Albert at Toojay Deli. Sadly, we bid farewell to our friends with hopes of being able to return here permanently one day.
