Ok, here we go! A brand new 4in memory foam mattress to compliment the pre-existing tired one! A magazine rack in the bathroom, of course. A Honda 2000 generator, woohoo! A complete set of RV throw rugs that won’t slip and slide on the carpet, finally. Lots of little gizmos’s too! See, I knew we’d go overboard at Camping World! That place has everything you can think of or imagine for comfort and ease while traveling on the road. These new changes were brought about from the last time we traveled for over 7 months and newbies we were. But, we learned a lot on how to make things better for the time we spend on the road. Now that Miss Lueffie is sort of independent, we can camp just about anywhere. Most importantly, it’s about having a plan B! You just never know what you may end up needing or wish you didn’t bring along until you’ve been there, done that. I can certainly understand the old saying, it’s not about the destination. it’s about the journey. That’s what full timing it is all about. Until next time…
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More improvements for Miss Lueffie!
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Cherry Pocket Fish Camp
And now for something completely different…
I’d heard long ago that the restaurant at Cherry Pocket had some great food but never got around to going there before moving from the area. Lately, while googling around, I came across their website and discovered they have full-hookup RV sites, so a short dining and camping trip was in order.
Cherry Pocket is a Florida fish camp in the full sense of the term. It’s not neat and tidy, has no manicured lawn, has no particular amenities; it does have old-Florida charm and some mighty nice friendly people.
At first glance the Kountry Klub entrance doesn’t seem so spiffy but that’s just appearance; the restaurant/bar is pretty nice inside. Not upscale but properly clean and decorated.
A small community has grown at Cherry Pocket. There are elderly travel trailers that have screen porches and other rooms grown up around them and there are newish park models. The community is nestled along a small indentation in Lake Pierce.
The story is that the land was owned by a man named Cherry and he said it looked like a pocket.
There are only a few transient RV sites; two or three near the lake and I believe a couple more off to the side.
Did I mention food? We went for dinner Tuesday evening and it turned out the be the all-you-can-eat catfish night and I definitely did my part in keeping the catfish population down. The next night we had fried shrimp and oysters, all very good.
Cherry Pocket Steak & Seafood Shak
3100 Canal Road
Lake Wales, FL 33898
ph: 863-439-2031
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Ready to roll again!
We’ve been working on Miss Lueffie the past few days to get her ready to go. It’s amazing how cluttered a small RV can get.
We put stuff away, painted over some rust and took her down to the carwash and gave her a bath; she was totally filthy after sitting under the trees in Tennessee and then driving south. As everyone knows, vehicles run better and faster when they’re clean. Took about two hours and we missed a spot or two and scrubbed some oxidized paint off, but she looks a lot better!
We’re heading over to Cherry Pocket, a fish camp on Lake Pierce all of 75 miles away. The forecast is for great weather. There’s nothing to do there except fish and eat, and since we don’t fish….
I expect we’ll watch the water slosh, have a drink or three, then eat, then watch the water slosh, then have happy hour, then eat, and repeat a couple of times. We’ll bring back a full report.
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