Saturday, February 5, 2011

Saturday, February 5, 2011 - Travel Day to Florida Caverns

 Well, despite assurances from the weather forecasters, it was not a sunny day today. It was cloudy and overcast almost the entire trip, and at one point we ran into a bit of beady little snow. Other than a couple of stops for fuel and to pick up breakfast, it was an otherwise uneventful drive. Arrive at Florida Caverns State Park around 3:30, got checked right in (I had made the reservation online), stopped at the dump in the park (the one at the Mississippi border where we originally had planned to dump was closed), and quickly got settled in. There are only three equestrian sites here, two of which can be reserved, one they withhold for walk-ins. There is a good sized field and woods area next to us though, where lots more tent campers could find a spot. We get water and electric and stalls for the horses for $20/night total, which is high but could be much worse. There are 5 or 6 large covered box stalls, and maybe 10-12 small open stalls as well. We were the only ones here with horses, though there were a number of folks around in tents. Got settled in, started doing laundry (practically mandatory when we have electric AND water together), and relaxed for the rest of the night.