4/26 Oleno SP, High Springs to Hawthorne, FLA

I rode the first 40 miles and then traded w/Denise. High Springs, Gainsville, Fla. We were to stay in a camp ground near Hawthorne that was basically a fishing destination. We were told they had showers and bathrooms. I arrived, paid and set up camp, then went to the office to buy ice and find out where the bathroom/showers were. I was told that they were torn up/under repair and that all they had were port-a-potties! It's hot in Florida at this time of year and I can only imagine what they were like - I didn't check them out. I called Mike to report the situation. They were in Hawthorne and checked on another place that I had passed. They were told that "we didn't want to stay there as it was full of drug addicts and pedifiles(sp)"! Russ, Denise & Mike arrived and I had located a few other choices thanks to "Passport America" which Galusha's had signed us up for when we were in Mesa, AZ. Thank you Dick and Elaine. Mike called to make sure they had room and then went to get our money back - no easy task, but he did manage to get the refund. We then drove about a half hour to our final destination. We passed several other parks on the way and wondered if we should have stopped, but it turned out that the place we had chosen had a great swimming pool which we all enjoyed. There were even 8 frogs enjoying the pool w/us. They also had a good laundry and showers!