Trippin' with Susan Straley

6/29/2020 Hello and Greetings from Blackwater River State Park, I expected the Blackwater River in the panhandle of Florida to be dark, but it is pretty clear in the shallows as it winds leaving lots of clean sandy beaches along its banks in this area. I don’t have WIFI here in the state park, so I am writing this in my word document and will upload it when I have have access to WIFI. Saturday 6/27/2020 There is a dust cloud from the Sierra Desert that has blown over the ocean to here.   It looks like a regular over-cast sky but it seems to be up higher than a normal overcast sky.   Someone asked if it was going to rain.   No, I thought, the clouds are too high.     The dust cover was nice as it provided a bit of relief from the sun on these warm and humid days.   Several of us Sisters floated in the springs keeping cool and sharing stories.   One of the sisters (I will call her June to protect her identity) shared her concern that her husband (who comes f

Hey there! It's hot here!  Hot and humid.  I am sitting writing this in front of a huge fan at the shelter by the pool.  Here the WIFI is strong.  There is no WIFI at my campsite. My air conditioner works in my Weeroll!  I slept with it on last night.  We will see if I will need to use it again tonight.  There aren't critters at this campground and so I have been leaving my doors open with the screens in place.  Trusting that no coons are dogs will come open my bins and eat my food. Friday, June 26, 2020, we kayaked on the Suwanee River.  I saw one sturgeon jump.  All the springs were covered by the dark water of the river, so we didn't get to visit any of them.  But the current was swift. When we got back to camp some of us cooled off in the springs here, which are brown too with the swollen Suwannee.  On the post in the picture you can see the different flood heights from years past.  This flooding is nothing.  There is a stone wall around the spring area

Hello!   And greetings from the road! “In every walk with nature one receives much more than they seek” Two days before the launch of this trip I received a birthday card and gift from Bev.   We had met and became friends in Junior High School.   Bev makes jewelry and lots of other decorations.   She made me this necklace with the above saying on it.   What a wonderful launch to my trip! The night before launch I attended two COVID-Style Happy Hours.   I got and gave physical-distance hugs and well wishes.   I looked around for a good tree to hug, my body and heart yearning to give the comfort and connection that only comes from a good hug.   The only trees were too skinny to get a good hug. I was so glad to hear that Debra would have an experienced camper with her on her first night out in her Weeroll.  I was sad to be missing that experience with her.  She and I wanted to camp together but between COVID closings and her family visiting, it just never ha