Confederate Railroad Concert.

On June 14th we went to Weirsdale, FL to watch Confederate Railroad at the Orange Blossom Opry. But first it was dinner at Eaton's Beach Sandbar and Grill. A little pricey for me but food was good, service was good, and a nice touch when the owner stoped by our table to chat and thank us for coming in.

                                                        Big dish of shrimp and grits!

Then it was off to the Orange Blossom Opry, a small modest venue that holds roughly 400 people. The Orange Blossom Opry band got things warmed up and were actually very entertaining.

Then came Confederate Railroad with their typical humorous redneck country style of music. They interacted with the crowd and played many of their popular songs like "Daddy Cut The Big One" and "Trashy Women". Sadly despite people yelling and requesting "I Hate Rap", for some reason they acted like they didn't hear us and did not sing that song. But it was a fun filled evening non the less with reasonable ticket prices.

                                                     The Confederate Railroad tour bus.

The Villages

A short distance away is The Villages, a wonderful retirement area here in central Florida. This nice area is full of restaurants, shops, and daily entertainment. Since it was our 42nd wedding anniversary weekend we decided to spend the day there. They have three "town square" area spread across the area with their own themes. We visited two of them and really enjoyed watching these seniors having such a great time. The area is famous for golf carts, the primary transportation for many here.

                                                           Golf carts are everywhere!

                                             Dinner at R.J. Gators with lake side dining

                Then it was watching the people sing and dance with the outdoor entertainment.

Florida Grande Motorcoach Resort Summer of 2018

We've been here for four days and it's time to enjoy the amenities. We've gone grocery shopping, visited the Webster Flea Market, and now it's relax time in the swimming pool.

 The resort also has a nice fitness center which makes it so convenient to try to live a healthier lifestyle.

Headed To Webster, FL.

We discovered the Florida Grande Motorcoach Resort in Webster, FL and decided it might be a nice place to visit. We planned on taking some time off from working and just pay rent, but when a workamping opportunity arrived we jumped on it. At first we wanted to arrive in the fall and even explore the idea of purchasing a RV site. For around 15 hours per week helping to keep the swimming pool clean we can live in this Class A resort and not pay rent. Sounds good to me! Our journey started 3 days later than what we planned due to tropical storm Alberto dumping wind and rain in Florida and the Gulf Coast. We had great weather until we arrived in the "sunshine state" as we encountered our first gully washer, which we seem to encounter on every trip to Florida. On the bright side, it rained so hard it cleaned most of the bugs off of the windshield.

                                                   All hooked up and ready to roll!

We spent day 1 in Tyler, TX, day 2 in Livingston, La, and day 3 in Cottondale, FL. Coming down 1-10 in the Florida panhandle the clouds opened up.

                                               Site 78 at Lakeside RV Park in Livingston, La.

                                                 

                                                Going to cool off in the park swimming pool.

                                          Site 23 at the Hitching Post RV park in Cottondale, Fl.

                                     This place was too close to the interstate and was very noisy.

                                                 

                                                    Heavy rain just west of Tallahassee, Fl.

On day 4 we arrived at the beautiful Florida Grande Motorcoach Resort and after meeting the resort manager, Cathy we got the opportunity to choose our site. Cathy was kind enough to give us a tour on her golf cart and we chose site 42. Just as we pulled into our site, yes it rained again. We had to wait about 20 minutes but finally started getting our home in the new neighborhood all set up. Then it was time for an adult beverage on our beautiful patio. Kathy enjoying a glass of wine.

                                                   

                                                 Getting our site fixed up for our stay.

                                         We have a very nice site here at Florida Grande!