Ocala NF and Olde Mill RV Resort

Oh boy do I have a story. ..
We found a free campsite online in the Ocala National Forest,  the same way we have found many of the other free sites we have stayed at. So, we made our way from St. Augustine beach to Ocala. Once we got there we noticed the road into the site looked a little rough, but decided to go through it anyways, hoping it would get better. Pretty soon it got really bad... The road was so narrow that trees and bushes were scraping the sides and roof of the RV and the pot holes in the road were bigger then any potholes I have seen or been through in any type of vehicle. At this point it was too late to turn around since there wasn't a place to turn around so we had to power through. At one point I thought the RV was going to fall on its side... One of the low lying trees even ripped off the surf board and rack on top of the RV. 

When we finally made it to the site it really was beautiful. It was on a lake with a nice sandy beach, we thought we would stay there for the night, since we made it in we might as well. 

Later in the day we got hit with a big thunderstorm with down pouring rain and found out that the area would have scattered rain showers through Monday. We decided it would be best to leave ASAP so we didn't get stuck in there for days or weeks. So, the way out was just as bad and as soon as we thought we were in the clear we came across a huge puddle! Gregg walked through it a few times to see where the most shallow parts were and then we gunned it across. We made it through but on the other side hit a low lying tree (again) that took out the rest of the rack and the ladder. Once we hit dry land again we had to reattach the surfboard to the back of the RV where it stuck out the sides by about 6" and we had to pick up all the pieces of the ladder and rack and shove them in the RV until we could find something to do with them.

We made our way to the closest campground which ended up being Olde Mill RV resort in Umatilla, FL. When we got here we found out they were having a country dance and had free beer and drinks, exactly what we needed after a stressful day.  Adam had fun dancing and all the retirees had fun watching him run around. It ended up being a really nice night, everyone was so nice and welcoming. It was our first time in a campground on this trip so we enjoyed the electricity, water, and wifi!

We also got a plant for the RV, its an air plant and we named him Jordan. :)