(11th Post) December

Still stunned. I set up camp at Holiday RV Village in Leesburg, FL. Walking Nella throughout the RV village several times a day seems to keep one foot in front of the other as I’m still trying to wrap my head around the recent tragic event.

The campground is huge (936 sites) and offers a massive amount of things to do. The walks seem to distract me the most as I have to keep watch for snakes and gators! The back side of the park has a marina on a channel that goes out to a large lake. It looks like gator haven. The people here don’t give it a thought. They fish, boat, and go kayaking out through the channel. I ask them if they ever watched “Swamp People”?? Maybe I watched too many episodes!

If they’re not living in an RV/camper, they live in tiny houses with Florida rooms attached here in this park. Open and warm, the people here are kind, generous and ready for a story or a listening ear. One couple in particular, Kelly and Bob, have been extra helpful and trying to get me interested in doing things and meeting people. Kelly asked why I haven’t gone to any of the activities yet, I told her I was just in a fog.

I have to remember if it had been me who had crashed, Allison would still had to get up and feed her animals…time to get back to doing life’s chores.