Big Shoals State Park..Little Shoals

We’ll we are all set up and ready to work.Sunday April 4th we did not do much just kind of hung out at camp. We we into town for food shopping but no real food stores in town. There is a dollar store which the people call White Springs mall.The big stores are about 30 min drive from camp.Not across the street like in Orlando. But like back home. So off to Wal-Mart we go.Had lunch in Live Oaks and then back to camp.Dan and   Dean took a ride out on Woodpecker trail and road # 1.Woodpecker trail is a paved walk,bike trail that is 3.4 miles one way. Road#1 is a dirt road and it is also 3.4 miles one way.But it is in the woods that’s for sure.Had sheperd pie for dinner. Monday morning Gary showed up about 8:30am(Gary is the head ranger for this park) He showed us a few things but not much to it.NO CAMPERS… Now Gary is off for next 6 days and Ranger Dylan is off for the next 16 days so the park is ours.We in charge.lol..It was time for Dean to head home he really did not want to go but he said was time. After Dean and Gary left Dan and I took the six wheeler gator with the blower on the back and blew off Woodpecker trail of twigs and leaves. We do this twice a week. Back to camp and off with blower and onto Rd#1. Cleaned all bathrooms.Tues we start to open and close gates .Dan repaired the hand held leave blower ,and then started blowing leaves off some of the walking trails.He spread grass seed down in our front yard.Did more trail patrol later in the day. Wens 7th. open all gates by 8:00am. Did trail patrol on Woodpecker trail and rd1. More leave blowing. Plenty of them to get rid of,beside keeping up with what he has done.Plenty of raking to.Closed gates at dusk.Thurs open gates,back to camp got ready to go do wash at Stephen Foster park.We meet another host Matty.Had lunch at the Teleford Hotel in town. It was a buffet and very good.A real nice old hotel.Back to camp and do trail patrol.Took the girls with us and they loved it got to ride in the back. Even though Sweetie would rather have the front seat where I sit. Silly doggies. Back at camp Dan build a box to put over the big blower to sound proof it some.It works.close gates.Fri time to do bathrooms and blow leaves off Woodpecker trail.Clean bathroom at the Little Shoals park.And did some leave blowing.By the way the Wood pecker trail goes from Big Shoals park to Little Shoals park.Back at camp Dan fixed one of the picnic tables it was in bad shape.Cut up some fire wood, water yard. Closed gates. Sat11th. open gates by 8:00am,Then off to Lake City to get prescriptions filled for Dan. Stopped at Stephen Foster park so Dan could check out the work shop.Ben from S.F. park has some mech work he wants Dan to do.Back at camp walked the girls.Hauled over rest of fire wood,washed gator and closed gates by dusk.Sunday after breakfast we walked to the big Shoals rapids( the only class three rapids in Fla. The walk was ok pretty woodsy. The rapids were alright. Took the girls with us by time we got back they were ready for a nap me too lol. I went into town for milk and Dan  went out on rd#6 and did a major clean up out there. I went out there with the girls when I got back took the park truck.. On way back Sweetie Pie rode back with Dan on gator she just loved it.Angel came with me.closed gates. Mon. open gates for 8:00,took car count, cleaned bathrooms and left blowing off trail till Gary got back on Tues to get gas.Went to S.F park Dan pulled rear brakes off the dodge truck and I did wash. Left that truck there took another for the day. Did some more raking closed gates.Tues we open gates Dan went and picked up Gary, and they went to S.F.park. Dan did the brakes on the dodge and then Ben asked Dan if he check out there car. Battery keeps going flat every few days. so he worked on that also. He drove that back to camp. While he was gone I did some cleaning in camper then some raking on side of road.Did Woodpecker trail. No more closing gates Gary is doing now.Wens, We did more leave blowing on the walking trails and around camp. We went to L.S . park and did some major cleaning of what else leaves.But it sure did need it. Looks nice now.We were there about three hours.I got the booboos to prove it. Now back to camp for shower and dinner.Thurs we went back to L.S. park and finish picking up piles of leaves. Dan got on the roof of the pavilion  for he picnic area and blew the roof off of twigs and what else leaves. Went back to camp early cause I didn't feel good.I went in and laid down for a while Dan kept busy leave blowing in picnic area at B.S. park… washing roof of motor home.