{"id":97,"date":"2022-01-04T22:38:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T22:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themuellerfamily.org\/htr\/?p=97"},"modified":"2022-03-03T19:10:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T19:10:09","slug":"florida-day-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themuellerfamily.org\/htr\/2022\/01\/04\/florida-day-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida- Day 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

January 4, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Got up late once again. Being on the road has been great for our sleeping habits. Early to bed and sleeping in late. We headed out of the campground around 10 am and near the exit they had a farmer\u2019s market so we stopped and picked up ingredients for stir fry and some amazing looking strawberries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We had a short drive to Sarasota but stopped along the way to fill the RV with gas. That is always almost a half hour process as the pump will only allow so much gas before it shuts off and you have to restart it. Finding a gas station that we can easily get into and out of is always a challenge but today we found a great one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we got to Sarasota we headed to the The Ringling Museum and Mansion. The mansion is right on the waterfront of Sarasota and is amazing. It was built in 1924 and cost $1.5 million. It is five stories tall with 41 rooms and 15 bathrooms but only the ground floor was open for touring. The museum is full of circus memorabilia including a giant miniature display of circus life, and the train car that John and Mable Ringling traveled in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Frank and Diane at the Ringling Mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Frank checks out the circus train car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Diane takes a little break<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mask up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Ringling Mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The front door of the mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ceilings of the mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ceilings of the mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Stained glass windows in the mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The back patio of the mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The back of the mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Boat docking area of the mansion<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Circus wagon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Circus wagon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The circus cannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After spending a couple hours enjoying the site we headed to the RV and had lunch before going on to our next stop at Apollo Beach. The Big Bend Power Station with a Manatee Viewing Center. The Power Station uses water from the bay to cool their operations. The water is discharge back into the bay at 68 degrees and the manatees love the warm water. Manatees can stay underwater for up to 20 minutes without taking a breath then they raise their heads just slightly and blow out the old air and intake new, because of that we mainly saw a lot of manatees backs as the floated in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Shells lined the path<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Shell line path<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Gigantic fish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manatee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manatee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Manatee coming up for air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Then it was time to head to our campground at Devil\u2019s Den Spring in Williston, Florida. We stopped off at Winn Dixie grocery store on the way to pick up some soy sauce for our stir fry and a few other items.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time we got to the campsite it was 6:30 pm and dark. Trying to find our campsite in the dark was a challenge. I ended up getting out with a flashlight and walking ahead of the motor home until I found our spot. By the time we got set up it was to late to start our stir fry for tonight so I grabbed the leftover enchilada casserole out of the freezer and heated it. After dinner we played a game of Rack-o and then it was time to unwind for bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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