Still In Tampa

Sunday, January 25th - at Lazy Days RV Super Center, Seffner (Tampa), FL

We are still here in Tampa, at Lazy Days RV, hoping the work on our coach will be completed tomorrow by noon so we can get back to Port St. Lucie. There's not much to do here, except to look an motor homes on the lot. Yesterday afternoon, I test-drove a 42' motor home just to find out how it handles. I have to say that the ride is much smoother with the longer wheel-base and the tag axle in the rear. But, don't get excited. I/we have no plans to purchase another motor home at this time. We just wanted to check it out for the time when we will be shopping for a new coach.

As I said above, there's not much to do here. Today K asked me what I was doing, and I said "Nothing."

She said "You did that yesterday!"

I said, "I know. I wasn't finished."

Ah, retirement!!

Anyway, today we took a trip out to Apollo Beach to the Big Bend Power Station, where there is a Manatee Preserve. We got to see hundreds of Manatees in the water. The reason the manatees come here is that the water here is warm as a result of the runoff from the power station. They tend to gather here during January and February, when the water temperatures elsewhere get lower. The longer we are down here, the more we discover.

The "cold snap" is over down here, thankfully. Today the temperature reached the high 70s, with no humidity and a bright blue sky which was as clear as a bell. Perfect weather for seeing some of the local sights. One of the better things we were "privileged" to enjoy while staying here at Lazy Days was a place known as the "Crown Club". This is an exclusive club on the Lazy Days property for owners of "high line" coaches. We bumped into friends from PSL, who are also here having work done on their coach. They are members of the "Crown Club", and managed to get us passes to join them on Saturday for breakfast, which consisted of a full buffet of delicious foods and fruits. Later on in the afternoon, we returned to cocktails and hors d'ouvres, which were so plentiful that they became our "dinner". And here's the best part - it's all F-R-E-E!!! As they say, "RHIP". I guess if you can afford to spend the kind of money they spend on their coaches, they should get some kind of special treatment when they bring them in for service. For us poor slobs who can only afford to buy the cheaper coaches, we get membership in "Club Lazy Days", which gets us free breakfasts and lunches in "the Cafe". These meals can't compare to the meals in the "Crown Club", but they are also FREE, so I guess we shouldn't complain.

Keep your fingers crossed that we can get out of here tomorrow.
Check back tomorrow to see if we made it out of Tampa. Also check for pics from our visit to Apollo Beach to see the manatees. Never so many in one place!