Yep, it’s still cold. The high was 57º and the low was 22º and the water heater is still a problem. We are headed for Florida to day. We are going to a campground called Ocean Pond. It’s in the Osceola National Forest in northern Florida west of Jacksonville.

We stopped at the Florida Welcome Center to pick up a map and it looks like most of the RVs East of the Mississippi are on I 95.


                                                                     

We stopped at Rivers Bus and RV in Jacksonville to get what we need to fix the water heater. When I talked to the manufacturer, Atwood, they said to try replacing the igniter. If that didn’t get it working they said we would have to replace the circuit board. I bought the new igniter and installed it in the parking lot at the RV shop just in case it didn’t do the trick.

With the new igniter installed the heater had the same problem. It lit once but would not light again after we used the heated water.

I went back in to the shop to buy a new circuit board. The parts guy said they could check the old circuit board to see if it was bad before I spent the $200 on the new one. I wish I had known they could do that before I bought the igniter and installed it. Oh well. I removed the old board and it tested as bad. We bought the new one, installed it and all is well with the water heater.

We got to our campground at Ocean Pond about 3:30 PM.  What a great spot!

                

Ocean Pond Campground is located in the Osceola National Forest. This "flatwoods" forest is a mosaic of low pine ridges separated by cypress and bay swamps and named in honor of the famous Seminole Indian warrior, Osceola.
 

                 

Ocean Pond Campground is located on the north side of Ocean Pond, a 1760-acre natural lake. Sixty-seven campsites are available for tents, trailers, or motor homes. Many of these campsites are waterfront sites so you can enjoy the water or fish right from your campsite.

                 

We met the Camp Hosts and they said they where looking for an additional couple to work with them as Camp Hosts. This would be a great place to spend the winter but we have been doing the work camping thing now since last May and we want to take some time and travel for a while.

We are going to hang out hear for a few days to chill and do some laundry. We don’t think “chilling” will be a problem, the forecast is for a high of 57º F and the low will be 22º F. The normal averages are 66º and 42º F.