Ruby Red, Redhead and Well Read

There is a grapefruit grove next to the campground, they have a small sign out front advertising ruby red grapefruit. We drove in, lady asked how many we wanted, said 6, she grabbed a bag and went out and picked them off the tree. They weren't pretty, kind of a splotchy mix of yellow and brown, figured we got taken, however they turned out to be delicious, will go back and get more soon.

Most mornings as we have breakfast we are entertained by a large redheaded woodpecker working on a palm tree beside us. Well Read, yes we are working our way through a stack of books.

Saturday we took in the Hispanic flea market in La Belle, about 8 miles east of here, loaded up on fresh fruits and vegetables. Got a large bag of just popped kettle corn, should have bought more as we finished it and will have to wait till next Sat to replenish.

We are in a Corps of Engineers park on the Caloosahachee river at one of the boat locks. A boat can go from the Atlantic to the Gulf through here. This is one of our favorite parks.



Here's our spot on the Caloosahachee, Nita holding up the palm tree.


When a big boat or barge passes through the lock the campers all run over to be entertained.

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Location:Ortona Locks