Days 8-9 - Port Orange, FL

Nova Campground 1/26/2015 - 1/27/2015
1190 Herbert Street
Port Orange, FL 32129

My site 18B is circled above

Greetings from chilly Port Orange, FL.  Mid 40's to mid 50's so far, the same as Hilton Head, SC.  The six hour trip was different this time.  I did lose an hour seeking to remedy a problem I was having with my Cummins-Onan generator.  That saga is worthy of a blog post unto itself but I don't feel like re-hashing it all.  The bottom line of the saga is that the generator would crank but not kick in and run on its own during the entire time I was in Hilton Head.  When I set up here in Nova and, out of curiosity, tried to start it, it worked.  Did you ever curse for happiness?  It wasn't your normal, "Well, I'll be damned."

As mentioned, the ride down was different.  Traffic was again very light, the day perfect for driving. BUT the winds!!!!  Blustery all the way; so much so that I had some gusty moments when I felt like an airline pilot landing with cross currents in windy conditions and had all to do with keeping the plane level, or, in my case, staying in my own lane.   I am, after all, a "high profile vehicle" now and was warned.

The campground is huge as you can see from the site map above.  My corner area is sparsely populated and there are a lot of sites that look "residential", ie, here permanently.  Across from me, from morning till night fall, there were 4 "good ol' boys" just standing around talking all-day-long.  No drinking beer, not loud, just standing around chatting.  I found that interesting.  Guess it was "boys week out".  Interesting.

Well shaded areas throughout

Area campsites near me

    

Just love the Spanish
moss so prevalent
in the South.

   

The highlight of this stop was once again seeing my special and long time friend, Mya.  She and Patsy own Luigi's Pizzeria   on S. Clyde Morris here in Port Orange.  I will visit there for my usual slice along with a chilled mug of Peroni beer and perhaps a dinner to go for the future.  That turned out to be a small pizza, breaded eggplant with two containers of tomato sauce, a loaf of just baked Italian bread and one container of pasta with vegetable soup.  Yes, you're correct: where am I going to put it all.  Believe it or not, I did it.  It all fit into my frig and the pizza slices and bread into my freezer.   Thank you, again, my friends.  Something nice to remember you by in the future.  I've always been treated like family here as well.

By far, the best pizza I've tasted
in Florida.  This one's for you
Maureen

Welcome, Mya, to my Hall of Fame

Here's to your
health and well
being

Checkout time tomorrow is 11:00 am and the ride to Clermont, FL and Elite Campground only an hour and a half.  A leisurely day for sure.  Good night and see you in Clermont, FL.