Bright Lights, Big Houses, Naples

Friday, March 11th – Sarasota to Naples, Florida – Day 32

We spent a leisurely morning at Caley and Andrews on the patio eating breakfast and then got the trailer ready to roll. The girls said goodbye to their friends and we were on the road.

It was a two and half four drive to our newly acquired campsite at Koreshan State Park. It was a beautiful campsite. Lush tall vegetation provided a barrier between campsites. On Saturday morning they provided Coffee for Campers which sounded great. We parked the camper and were sweating up a storm so we went to the beach.

There was some debate about which beach but we decided to go directly to the heart of Naples to visit the beach. The houses in Naples were massive and beautiful. It seemed like an expensive place to live. The beach and water were beautiful but the waves were up. It wasn’t a great day to have the kids frolic in the water without a lot of supervision. Luckily, they had life jackets available, so everyone got to go for a swim. Gen took Aisling and Charlotte for a long swim. We stayed until sunset which was really lovely. A quick pack up, shower and we were back in the car.

As we drove, Mary had heard about 5th street so we decided to drive through the heart of Naples. The street had palm trees on both sides wrapped in lights. The restaurants were full and the fashion was trendy. After driving along 5th for a while, we left and found a slightly lower price shopping area to pick up some essentials. A quick dinner on the road and we were back at the camp site ready for bed.

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