Anchoring out on wheels

Marina friends Henry and Chachy also have a motor home, and they're leaving for three weeks of travel to Maine. We spent the night with them at Myakka State Park to see them off, sharing happy hour, dinner and good conversation.

Their motor home is beautiful, but the best feature by far is the lord of the manor, who gets whipped cream every night from his servants.

We enjoyed the super harvest moon (combination of full moon and autumnal equinox, which won't be experienced again for 19 years) and Jupiter at the end of a great evening.





The next morning we explored the park and took the canopy walk. The canopy walk was made possible by donations from park supporters, who financed the towers on either end, the benches surrounding, and maintenance.






One interesting feature was a "nail" on top of some of the posts to discourage nesting (to prevent spatter-painting of the towers and bridge). These are pretty big nails and we've now decided to build a nest somewhere else this year.



The view was terrific from the tower, and the slightly swinging bridge was fun to cross, seeing the tree-top foliage, birds, and the forest below. Not a bad way to anchor out!