1201 February 5, 2025 Everglades City

It was an absolutely gorgeous morning for a walk around and around Monument Lake.

Millipede on the walking path.

We have been having some difficulty dry camping in our new bigger rig.  Both mornings, we had low battery and had to wait until a reasonable hour to start the generator and make our coffee.  Tim decided to check the water level in the batteries.  As often happens, one thing led to another.  He was not able to open the basement door.  The large slideout had sagged.  In order to open the compartment to the batteries, he had to jack up the slideout.  He had to do this once before and he had cut a 4×4 to the exact length he needed.  He must have cut that length with the airbags inflated.  The prop was too long which meant that he had to get out the saw and reshape the prop.  Once that was cut, he was able to use the jack and readjust the slideout.  With the battery compartment now accessible, he was able to check the batteries and add water to each of the six batteries.  We ran the generator to recharge and we will see if the batteries will hold a charge longer now.  This took most of the morning.  Sometimes. You have to take the good with the bad…

We drove the Jeep with our bikes to Everglades City.  We parked the Jeep and pedaled to Everglades National Park.  This portion of the park is currently closed and undergoing an extensive construction project.  Hurricanes had repeatedly decimated the park headquarters and now a much larger and more substantial building is going up.  We cycled along the waterfront. 

We had lunch at City Seafood, delicious shrimp wraps that we ate out on the patio.

We stopped at Triad Seafood for smoked fish dip and then we went to the small grocery for some crackers and bananas

This afternoon, we rested and then sat outside.  There was a really nice breeze and the humidity seemed to be less today. 

Mockingbird.

Our neighbor was going out fishing today and asked us if he could bring us some fresh fish…he arrived back at the campground with no fish.  We enjoyed our fish dip with salad and mango and crackers and it was plenty!

Another nice sunset here at Monument Lake!

We rode our bikes in loops around the lake.  It was such a nice day.