We moved to Oak Grove RV Resort in LaBelle, Florida from
Key West a couple of weeks ago. It was nice to have hook-ups (utilities) again
and run our air conditioners to cool off because it was in the low-80s with
high humidity.
We’ve settled in for our 5-week stay at Oak Grove. We see
old friends from our stay here last winter and new folks who are staying here
for a few months. The RV park has doubled in size since last year as it is
still under construction.
Every few days we visit and do something with my sister
Marcia and brother-in-law Mike who are staying at another RV resort about
20-minutes up the road from where we’re at. A week ago, Saturday we went
together to the Everglades City seafood festival, about 60 miles straight south
of here. The seafood was very good with vendors from all over Florida.
We’ve enjoyed playing Bingo at Mike and Marcia’s resort and
Julie won a game this past Monday.
Last Friday we enjoyed a seafood lunch sitting outside on a
beautiful day. Mike and Marcia’s resort has a clubhouse with an outside deck with
a great view of the Caloosahatchee River.
After lunch we watched the model railroad hobbyists run
their trains. The buildings in the train village are all hand-built and donated
by RV resort residents and there’s a story behind each building.
Yesterday we all headed into Fort Myers to see the Edison
Festival of Light parade. We went in around noon to stake out a spot on the
parade route sidewalk with our lawn chairs. Thomas Edison and Henry Ford both
had homes, next to each other, in Fort Myers and spent winters here.
Once we secured our spot, we walked to the nearby Ford
Garage burger and beer joint in historic downtown Fort Myers. The food was very
good and the garage décor was interesting. For example, using shop cloths as
napkins; hose clamps as napkin holders, gas pump fuel nozzles as sink faucets
in the bathroom, etc. 
We sat about two-thirds the way along the parade route so
the parade reached us around 7:30PM and lasted over two-hours. It was good and
we were lucky enough to see the fireworks display afterwards.
Steve & Julie
Cornelius
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