Retrieving Kismet from Storage – Eastpoint Florida

Seems like it was just yesterday when we left Kismet at TTC Storage in Eastpoint Florida, in fact, it has been several months. We like to cruise in the fall, somewhere south of Michigan, and then leave our boat in storage somewhere near where we plan to cruise after the holidays. This time, after our trip to the AGLCA (America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association’s 2014 Rendezvous and cruise through Florida’s Panhandle, we ended up in Eastpoint to store the boat.

We arrived at TTC Storage and met the owner, Mike, at the building. Within half an hour we had Kismet out of storage and ready to go. With a little help from Mike, we located a great oyster restaurant within walking distance of the storage building and had to get our oyster fix before heading out on the road toward Carrabelle.

Eastpoint is an authentic fishing town with a heart as big as the bay. Here you can buy fresh local seafood from family-owned markets and eat a fresh seafood meal from restaurants operated by families four generations deep.

Oystermen still use century-old harvesting techniques. They use small wooden boats, under 23 feet long, using tongs that look like scissor-style rakes to scoop the oysters up to the surface where they are then sorted and separated by size.

Just past Carrabelle (going east), we happened onto Ho Hum RV Park, located off Highway 98 (Gulf side), four miles east of Carrabelle, in Lanark Village. The park is roadside, right on the beach, and caters only to adults and seniors, no children are allowed. It was overcast and a little misty while we were there, but beautiful nonetheless.

When we got Kismet parked at our park site, Jim settled into the back deck of the boat and proceeded to take a selfie of him drinking a bottle of his favorite beer, a Yuengling we got at a grocery store before we got to the RV park. We can’t get Yuengling in Michigan so he was pretty excited.

We don’t spend a lot of time at RV parks, so not familiar with all the different kinds of RV, but this one caught our eye as it has a retractable deck off one of its sides. What next?

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Cloverdale RV Park made us think we should do more RVing!

The little red tug, Kismet, is on the move again, we’re headed south this fall to cruise the Tennessee River; a 220-mile trip (approx.) from Grand Rivers, Kentucky to Rogersville, Alabama. The first stop was Cloverdale RV Park in Cloverdale, Indiana. Not a lot going on here but it was a very friendly stop for the night and very quiet with a tranquil setting. It had wide open grassy sites that were mostly empty and the park was surrounded by trees dressed in their fall colors. There is a pond on site that added greatly to the park’s appeal.

I think Jim thought this sign was speaking to him personally, being such a kid at heart himself.

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