Day 12: Rainy day at Hillsborough River State Park

The weather forecast said rain for the whole day, and I awoke to the sound of light rain on the roof.  Ranger and I managed to get in a short walk between showers.  Then we had a quiet morning inside the RV, awaiting something from the "severe thunderstorm warning" that was posted until 5 pm.

I did manage to get sheets and towels washed, and I vacuumed the RV to remove the large amounts of sand that had built up in the carpet.  Around noon, a strong storm blew through with thunder, lightning, and pouring rain.

Here's the view from the RV doorway on a rainy day:

The afternoon remained cloudy with intermittent showers, but by around 4:00, it had cleared enough that we could get Ranger outside for a walk along the River Rapids trail.  Our neighbors, a couple from Connecticut, said they had seen an alligator along there earlier in the day, but no luck---we didn't see any.

Many of the campers had packed up and left this morning, but with this being a weekend, the campground is once again FULL.  A couple from Staten Island moved into the next site in a small trailer, and diagonally behind a group of young people---many college students?----put up several tents and are enjoying a campfire this evening.  We have a short drive tomorrow, so we don't need to leave early, again heading north on I-75.  Tomorrow is supposed to be very windy, behind today's storm, and much colder.