Simple RV Life

So we have been through our training and our first full week as work campers. There are 4 bath houses and 5 rental units to keep track of. This looks like it could be a busy job. But we figure being walking distance to the beach will be worth it! So far the weather here has been less than stellar, but it is still early…it will get better soon I hope. We were able to catch a nice sunset the other day…

Yesterday we had winds around 27mph so we thought we would go see the waves hitting the beach. They were coming in hard…as a matter of fact most of the beach you can usually walk on was in the water…it looked rough but still beautiful at the same time…

Well it has ben awhile. The visit with the family went well and we are now in Mt Airy NC, Andy Griffith’s home town. We walked around the city today and visited the Andy Griffith museum and ate a Pork Chop sandwich at Snappy Lunch. It was good! We went to the replica of Wally’s garage and the Mayberry courthouse. It was a pretty interesting day We are now headed to The Outer Banks for our summer job at Camp Hatteras! Here are some pictures of the old Mayberry courthouse replica:

Toni in Otis' jail cell!

Daryle calling for bail money

Well we are about to leave Mammoth Cave after spending a few days. This was my first time here ( and i am from Kentucky) but Toni has been here before. It is a fantastic site. We took two tours, the new entrance and the historic tour, and we are wore out The campground doesn’t have electricity and I am missing my breathing machine so it is time to go. But here are a few pictures from this trip.
From the Frozen Niagara room…

From the Fat Mans Misery area…

And finally from a trail where The River Styx leaves the caves…

I have now posted all our pictures from our time in Cedar Key fL. We are going to be packing up and leaving here tomorrow. We had a great time in this little fishing village and will probably return some day. Our next stop was Savannah GA, but weather has moved us to go see Providence Canyon State Park in GA instead. Then we will go up to Mammoth Cave Ky before getting into Northern KY to visit family. Here are our pictures and if you ever get down this way I recommend stopping to see the area, and stay at Cedar Key RV Resort, it’s a great place!
Our Cedar Key pictures.

Yesterday we tok a kayak trip in the gulf again. What I learned is that if you can block out all the distractions and really look, you will see beauty all around you…

Well maybe not everywhere

We took the trip to go to Atsena Otie Key off the shores of Cedar Key and to paddle over to the Waccasassa Bay Nature Preserve State Park (only accessible by water). Atsena Otie was originally the main island where the city was over 100 years ago…before a hurricane wiped it out. Atsena Onie has a trail to an old cemetery and Toni loves cemeteries so we had to go see it. Throughout the trip there was beauty all around me, if I would just take the time to see it.

 This was just starting the trail after we had landed the kayak on Atsena Otie Key.

This appeals to every man with half a brain, and probably some women too

Those are some shots from the cemetery. First a rusted old gate from some family’s burial plot. Second a fallen headstone someone had propped up on a tree and put a plastic rose behind it.

An inlet just past the cemetery where kayaks can cut through they island.

As we were walking back from the cemetery we saw this prickly pear cactus in perfect bloom. We passed it to get to the cemetery, but we were to focused on our goal to look around and see the beauty on the path.

After we slowed down we where able to recognize the trees…

When we got back down to the beach we took a fresh look around…

Then it was back into the water to kayak where were greeted by lovely views and a friendly dolphin that came pretty close to the kayak…

So what is my point to the story? Beauty is always there… if we just look. I wonder just how many beautiful things I have missed because I didn’t take the time to explore something, or was just too deep inside my own head to recognize it. It may be a challenge for me, but I want to start seeing all the beauty around me. Wish me luck!