Arriving in Homosassa

We were awake by 5 am and went down to the breakfast area of the Microtel by 5:30. A sign indicated that breakfast was free except for students in the truck driving school who would need to pay $4 for breakfast. We presumed that the trucking school got a lodging rate that didn’t include breakfast. We had cold cereal, bagels and the ubiquitous waffle along with our morning beverages. The Microtel here in Ft. Jackson, SC was fine but not exceptional. The room was clean and quiet but the light coming in the window was bothersome.

We showered and did our morning language lessons and checked out. We filled up at a Gulf station in Columbia before getting on the road. Gas was $2.89 which was only a little more than we were paying at home.

We took I 26 south to the intersection with I 95 which took us through Georgia to I 295 around Jacksonville, Fl which connected us to I 10 west for a short distance to US 301. We had a small lunch of a McDonald’s chicken sandwich near the exit in Baldwin, Florida. We had been snacking most of the morning and didn’t need a large lunch. We picked Rt. 121 north of Gainesville then Rt. 98 south to Homosassa.

When we arrived, Mark and Cindy were at The Freezer with Mark’s nephew and two of his friends. We took our things up to our room and played with the dogs until they returned a short time later.  

Mark showed us the work he had done in the loft area of the garage and Cindy showed us the newly replaced cabinets and dishwasher. We were pleased to see that most of the new cabinets were in place and that the new dishwasher had been installed. It turns out that the cabinet installer was the previous owner of the house on Standish Drive who had done the remodeling of the home before Whittingtons purchased it. Mark and I talked fishing and politics while Mary and Cindy played cribbage.

Mark fixed chicken enchiladas and salad for dinner which were excellent. We did our evening language lessons and watched an episode of Blackshore on Acorn before going to to bed.