On December 27th of 2014 we arrived at Lafayette Blue Springs State Park. This was our first camp host position and we were excited.
Imagine our surprise when we found out there was no campground! The camphost position at the park is cleaning cabins. So, first lesson: Always get your expected duties of where you are going! ot that we minded cleaning cabin, between us we never worked the required 20 hours a week. The work was not hard. But, it just wasn't quite what we had in mind.
The photo above is of the spring, with the Suannee river in the background. However, I got it offline. The river was swollen off it's banks and those stairs were underwater, the entire we were there.
We met several great folks, Susan, Connie and Ron, and a great Ranger crew!
We also learned what to ask on our next search for a camphost position:
Is their internet?
Is there cell service?
How close is the nearest Wal-Mart?
Will we actually be in a campground?
We did enjoy our two month stay. We learned much about cave diving and met divers from Canada, Sweden and all areas of the USA. The area attracts cave divers from all over the world.
The nearest town was Mayo, FL. A quaint town with one grocery store and a small hardware store. Twenty five miles from the nearest Wal-Mart.
We did spend a cold weekend in St. Augustine, would love to go back to visit when the weather is better. We left at the end of February, Heading to Virginia.
Doc
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