Wekiwa Springs State Park, Apopka, Florida

 After spending the week sleeping on the boat at Westland Marina, we drove back to Orlando to pick up the camper after the service work was done and headed again to Wekiwa Springs State Park. We got in early enough to find the trail to the springs before dark. Bears had been sighted so we had to keep everything packed up. We cooked dinner in the instant pot and the temperature had dropped so we ate dinner inside. We were plenty cozy and had a restful sleep. The next morning, we stopped at a coffee shop near Lake Eustis for breakfast on our way to Wewahitchka.

We found the springs trail

Liking the lichen

Near the springs

Water so clear you could see the fish on the bottom

Canoe and kayak rentals to head up the river

The history of the park

Swimming and picnic area at the springs

Long boardwalk through the wetlands

Our campsite at Wekiwa Springs State Park

Bear country

As darkness fell

Great coffee and bagel sandwich in Eustis

Historic waterfront decked out for the holidays

Lake Griffin State Park, Fruitland Park, Florida

 We found a new campground near Orlando RV Service Center so we could drop off the Airstream for them to modify the shower door. Our original plan was to drop her off on Friday but we ended up sleeping in the camper in the boatyard over the weekend and driving back to Orlando on Monday for the service work while we slept on the boat. We hiked the nature trail in the morning as we got in after dark so ran out of time to scout out the trail to the lake.

Nature trail ran right behind our campsite

Gorgeous tall trees

Beautiful old growth forest

Nice trail through the wetlands

The path  got wetter and the bugs ran us back

Our campsite at Lake Griffin