The journey from Clearwater to Crystal River went smoothly and took the estimated hour and a half. I got to enjoy the scenic views as once again Reta drove. We opted to take route 19N instead of jumping on a Toll road for two reasons. Just to say the word, Toll Road, you have to drop 25 cents in the bucket. We calculated, from their website, that we would have to pay $9 because we are towing the pick up. Then, to get to the toll road it's a further drive. We chose 19 even though it had a few traffic lights in the beginning but once we left the city it was smooth sailing. I even got up and stretched my legs a little. Ever wonder what it looks like inside RH when it's rolling down the road?
Comfort. That's the best way to describe it. If you're hungry then get up and fix yourself something. Need to tinkle? Get up and get the job done. Just want to stretch? Get up and walk around. I like being the co-pilot! You have to admit, she does look good behind the wheel.
I even got to enjoy the scenic views outside. You know, they say that spring is coming and I got my first glimpse of it.
All along this highway there were these pink wild flowers in the medium. The interesting thing we saw were signs posted to "Beware of Bear" crossing along the road. Bear? We're in Florida and there shouldn't be any bear. What, are these old bears that have wondered south for the winter? Too afraid to hibernate because this time they won't wake up?The campground we found is about 10 minutes from the head of Crystal River but we chose it because it is a big campground that gives you plenty of space between sites.
We were greeted by the southern humidity when we got out. It's so humid that it would take the wrinkles out of an 80 year old man. By the time we finished setting up the RV we were both drenched with sweat and had to take another shower. After lunch and jumping online to see what is around us we headed off to see what is Crystal River. WOW. Just like the name, the river is crystal clear. There are 5 springs at the head of this river. Each a different size. We talked to a local dive shop and he gave us a map of the area with the location of the springs. We are thinking about renting the rest of the scuba equipment and heading out on the kayaks to explore these springs. I even bought a disposable camera to take pictures of the springs and hopefully some manatees. The deepest dive will be about 40 feet. While in the dive shop the guy told us about another river, Rainbow River, about 20 minutes east of where we were. The water at this river is much clearer. We decided to run over and scope it out.
He wasn't kidding, incredible. I was a little skeptical because talking to this guy was very difficult. You see, he had this ball of tobacco protruding from his lower lip and when ever he would speak it looked like it was ready to pop out at me. Have you ever bitten into something that was too hot and you tried to talk? You try not to close your mouth so that you won't get burned. That's what this guy sounded like.
We were greeted by the southern humidity when we got out. It's so humid that it would take the wrinkles out of an 80 year old man. By the time we finished setting up the RV we were both drenched with sweat and had to take another shower. After lunch and jumping online to see what is around us we headed off to see what is Crystal River. WOW. Just like the name, the river is crystal clear. There are 5 springs at the head of this river. Each a different size. We talked to a local dive shop and he gave us a map of the area with the location of the springs. We are thinking about renting the rest of the scuba equipment and heading out on the kayaks to explore these springs. I even bought a disposable camera to take pictures of the springs and hopefully some manatees. The deepest dive will be about 40 feet. While in the dive shop the guy told us about another river, Rainbow River, about 20 minutes east of where we were. The water at this river is much clearer. We decided to run over and scope it out.He wasn't kidding, incredible. I was a little skeptical because talking to this guy was very difficult. You see, he had this ball of tobacco protruding from his lower lip and when ever he would speak it looked like it was ready to pop out at me. Have you ever bitten into something that was too hot and you tried to talk? You try not to close your mouth so that you won't get burned. That's what this guy sounded like.We returned to RH after driving in bright sunshine along with hard rain. That's right, it was sunny but at the same time it was raining very hard. It had cooled off or at least the humidity had dissipated to the point where you weren't wet from just standing outside, so we decided to walk around the campground to check it out. Like I said before, this place is huge. Great sites and we even found a volleyball court!
Doesn't look like anyone has played in awhile.Good time to end because the sun is setting and time for a last sunset picture before we settle in for the night.
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