Winter Trip 2024/25 - Cocoa, FL

We bought a House!

When we came for the Christmas party in December we looked at a couple houses for sale in the Park, one was a fixer upper and the other completely remodeled inside.  We put a low ball offer on the remodeled one, they rejected it, so we looked around Brooksville, Palm Harbor and Wildwood, FL.  We put an offer in on a place in Wildwood, but the inspection showed the Heat Pump/AC needed replacing.  Would cost $6,000 to fix so we backed out.  All the places we liked were on leased land and that ranged from $540 to $1000 a month.   We were getting frustrated when a couple weeks later Gary got a text saying "the Seller has decided to accept your offer".  We both looked at each other and said what offer?  After a little research we realized it was the remodeled house in Cocoa.  

We closed on February 6th and got busy furnishing via Facebook Marketplace!

Living Room, before and after

Dining Room before and after

Kitchen 

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Guest bedroom

Guest Bathroom 

We are across the street from the Clubhouse

Winter 2024/25 - Brooksville last 2 Weeks January

 Took a trip.over to the Masaryk Winery

around the corner.

They have Upicktopia gardens

Another ride with a group from the campground 

A stop at a VFW to regroup

To our lunch spot the blue gator tiki bar & restaurant in Dunnellon

Get home and it looks like the cows came home too

After a stretch of cold weather it is nice enough to go for another ride with our friends Patti and Dale.  We head towards Weeki Wachi

A stop for lunch

Then on to Pine Island

A stop at Linda Pederson Park to look for Manatees.  So it's up the tower for a better view.  It's on the chilly side so not too hopeful

And then Patti sees one coming down the River

Then Two more

There were schools of Mullets too.

Winter 2024/25 - Brooksville, FL 1st two week January

The first two weeks we had a few warm days but mostly cooler in the low to mid 60s with nights in the 30s and 40s.  Not what we signed up for!

We tried a new flea market.  They just started opening on Sundays.  Not too many vendors, but got a few deals, will try again on a Monday, their normal day.

The weather has been less than perfect for Florida so not much venturing out.  We did get a fairly nice afternoon to brave a short motorcycle ride.  Found a spot about a 1/2 hour ride so headed there. 

There was supposed to be a trail

But we followed a paved path to a pier 

And a short walk to the Tower.  This is new, the old one was smaller but tallerm

Gary tries to jer a couple Sand Hill Cranes over to me.

Success!

We hop back on the bike and do a tour of the park 

We come across the little train station

Apparently they have a little train that gives kids to children on some Saturdays

Will have to try and make it back some Saturday when the train is running.

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