Burnt Bridge Trail

We slept until 6 am and has a cold cereal breakfast before taking a long walk in the neighborhood with the dogs. We walked nearly three miles by the time we got back to the house.

We left for Homosassa State Wildlife Park around 10 am and got there quickly since it is very nearby. When we arrived, we found that there were several buses of elementary students from Citrus School District and the parking lots were filled with parents. We unable to find a parking place and were nearly unable to get out of the parking area.

We decided that we would probably be better going to that park on another day, so we drove the short distance to the Homosassa section of the Withlacoochee State Forest. We walked on the Burnt Bridge Trail and in the Chassahowitzka River and Coastal Swamps for over seven miles. The area had tremendous diversity of habitats from cypress wetlands to upland meadows to long leaf pine forests. We were very tired by the time we returned to the truck for the drive to the house. We stopped at the Tastee Treat for an ice cream cone before having a lunch of cold cut sandwiches.

Odd tree growing from a stump

In the afternoon Mark and I put a PVC post on the front light. Then Cindy decided that the outdoor light fixtures should be repainted, so we went to Ace Hardware for spray paint and hollow wall anchors to repair the downstairs towel racks.

Mark made roasted new potatoes and warmed the pulled pork from earlier in the week. It was all very good. After dinner we watched the rest of “And Then There Were None” on Acorn.