OCALA - CENTRAL FLORIDA MARCH 11

Deciding to break our journey back south to Ft.Myers, we stopped in the middle of Florida, literally, which is an agricultural and big horse centre. Large white fenced horse farms attest to the fact of they money up here. It's all limestone underlying this area, so good grassland for horses bones and teeth apparently. 

  One interesting thing we found. There are huge retirement towns (The Villages!!) being created up there, like summer camp for seniors really, little self-contained towns on golf courses with seniors riding around on golf carts and bi- and tri-cycles! I guess a good way to put in 'God's waiting room' years if you like that. Happy hours rule, small plates and tons of takeout of the over-huge meals too. 

  One thing about the road system here, it is usually huge and good. But one accident on the interstate and you are stopped for half an hour. I was glad I brought my RV portable GPS unit with me, it at least tells us where and how long the delay is expected to be.