Day 9: Myakka River State Park to Hillsborough River State Park

We got up fairly early, packed up, and headed north on I-75, traveling about 80 miles to Hillsborough State Park, northeast of Tampa. Hillsborough is one of the oldest state parks, with many of the buildings having been built by CCC boys in the 30's.  I made an unfortunate choice of sites here; our site is very small and we have neighbors close by on three sides.  

Other than the site, this park seems quite nice.  Ranger and I took a walk along the river this afternoon.  We did see a few people canoeing, despite the cool temperatures; the park is known for good kayaking and canoeing.  There is a cafe and gift shop here, as well as a large swimming pool which, in this weather, is not open for business!  

So the weather.....the radio-announcer said that they are expecting the coldest night of the season tonight, going into the 30's.  Indeed, it was a very cool afternoon here, in the 50's, enough so that we were back in jackets and jeans.  (I did have an opportunity this afternoon to do some laundry, so at least we have clean jeans and warm shirts for the upcoming days.)

We're here for four days, and we hope to explore the coast near Tampa.