We arrived in Jacksonville, FL on Halloween evening. Our 1st stay was in Pecan RV Resort. (I was informed that it is pronounced Pee-Can)  It is a large RV park and we prefer smaller campgrounds. It is situated right by the airport so the planes were a bit noisy. We did enjoy a large flea market within walking distance that weekend. From Pecan RV Resort we moved south west of Jacksonville to Whitey's Fish Camp. This campground is right on the St. John's River and is small but enjoyable. They have an excellent restaurant on site.
View of the St. John's River at Whitey's Fish Camp.

After leaving Jacksonville we headed to Lake Bryant in the Ocala National Forest.

This was our view from the RV.
We met some really nice people here and met up with our friends from Illinois, as well. Tracey and Dave were a fun couple with a dog and an African Grey who talked, whistled and imitated almost every cell phone ring tone you could imagine! We also made friends with a man from Canada named Doug. He took us out on his boat a couple of times and we enjoyed ourselves immensely!

We traveled to Silver Springs for our boat excursions. These trips were beautiful, we saw interesting wildlife and we learned that monkeys are abundant!!!

Do you see him next to the tree?

...and monkeys above our heads.

...and along the bank, flowers blooming in December!

Look closely. Yes, that is an alligator sunning himself!

Everyone came to see the monkeys!

...birds and turtles enjoying the warmth and the sunshine, just as we were!

..and such clear water!

Thank you, Captain Doug!