Gainesville, Starke, KOA,Jan. 6 to 9

Arrived at KOA, really is a nice CG. We were starving, so you went to Subway for a quick bite. Had a few errands to run, went to Ace Hardware for a pressure regulator valve, they didn't have one so we went to Tractor Supply, found a produce stand that was selling fresh strawberries. Walked through the entrance at the campground to a little store called Save-A-Lot found a couple things. Nice relaxing evening.

 On Tuesday the 7th we went to Gainesville to see  Cecile. Got to see her lovely condo, then we met her son Matthew and had lunch at a wonderful barbecue place, Adams Rib Co.  Then we walked the Chua Trail and Alachua Sink. A wildlife  Water Management  Recreation Area . We saw a lot of birds and a few alligators laying along the bank at the water's edge. We were home way before dark,  it's been daylight till almost 6, had a very light dinner and enjoyable evening.

Wednesday January 8th Cecile picked me up, she got to see the fifth wheel then we went shopping, looking for a cabinet for shoes in the RV, that doesn't look like it's for shoes. Then we had lunch at Sonny's really nice barbecue place. Jim stayed home did some chores he grilled some chicken for later and fixed my vacuum cleaner, and some trim on the one slide. Another beautiful day. 

Thursday January 9th Thomas's birthday.

We met Cecile at Ichetucknee, About an hour away for both of us, they have a park there where you can rent a canoe and float down the river. She was in a kayak it was so beautiful along the water. Turtles everywhere, saw a deer run. Alot of beautiful birds. When we reached the end we were picked up and taken back to our original starting point, we ate a lunch I packed at a picnic table with a wonderful view of the water, we said our goodbyes had an hour drive back to the RV I was really sleepy and actually fell asleep, which I never do. Heated up some pre-made food I had froze for dinner and had a wonderful evening tomorrow we head off to our first Thousand Trails in Florida.