Okeechobee in the rear view mirror

Today as we prepare to depart from Lake Okeechobee, I'd like to share a few highlights of our two week visit.
First, it rained a lot! I mean massive rain that came from the west almost every afternoon like a hurricane. It flooded streets and the ponds look like they are ready to overflow.
We would quickly pull in the awnings so we wouldn't have to chase them down the street like of our neighbors did one night.  It did result in absolutely breath taking sunsets every night...

We also had two visitors last Saturday afternoon... Jay's Mom Sis and her friend Jim came out to Okeechobee to see the "palatial estate" as Jay calls it... Sis was very surprised and impressed with the coach and the resort! I think she was worried when she saw all the other trailer parks on her way over to see us! Sis was also fascinated that the exterior walls slide in and out and we even demonstrated this feature so she could see it first hand! You have to see it to believe it! It was a great visit!

Savannah's favorite aspect of  this stop were the huge number of wild rabbits in the neighborhood. One afternoon we let her outside before we put her on the leash, big mistake! She took off like a rocket down the street in pursuit of some rabbits and once we finally caught her, she limped back home, defeated that those rabbits were much faster than she was!

We learned a few things on this particular stop, two weeks is a bit too long especially if there are no museums, beaches or good restaurants. I also spent too much time wandering the aisles of the local Walmart, although it was great for people watching! I am definitely a Target girl!
I did find some awesome nail polish for a dollar, but that's another story...
We are packing up the bikes and patio furniture and heading for Perdido Key in Pensacola tomorrow for 3 days. Let's hope for clear skies and sunny beaches this weekend.