March 6-8, 2009
Thursday when I got off from work we headed north to High Springs, FL (just a few miles north of Gainesville) for Cowboy Campmeeting at Camp Kulaqua. Rudy and Elani got everything ready to roll and we hit the road around 5:45 arriving at a little past 8:00 p.m. We set up with the 9-10 other RVer's in our little circle and got ready for a quiet, peaceful rest in the woods.
We woke up early on Friday and had a great breakfast before heading to the Horse Barn. Elani was anxious to see the horses and hopefully get a ride. We waited around awhile and then one of the wranglers gave her a ride around the paddock on Big Boy (Elani's favorite white horse). After her little ride, we took a nice long walk around the grounds, finding a playground, the Springs where we watched turtles and tadpoles and other water animals play. By this time it was lunch time so we made our way back to the RV site and got some lunch and relaxed in the sun for the afternoon while other campers arrived.
The first meeting was at 7:00 p.m. and it was very good. Lots of southern gospel music and a wonderful message by the guest speaker, Dan Smith from La Sierra University church. at 9:30 p.m. we were all exhausted and ready for bed. The sunshine and fresh air was refreshing and it helped us all sleep so well.
Saturday morning we got up and had a great breakfast of blueberry pancakes and then Elani rode her bicycle to Sabbath School where she sang songs, made new friends and made craft projects. Church was in the King Chapel where again we received a wonderful message of hope and love and were blessed with great music.
The featured guest speaker joined our group for Sabbath potluck as he had an aunt and uncle among us. There were two more programs that afternoon and evening. Rudy and Elani made it to the Zoo, too.
Sunday we again went to the horse barn to see if Elani could get another ride on a horse. This time her favorite horse was Sassy, a pretty little bay that was so gentle and sweet. Elani told the wrangler that was leading her around the open field that she "loved riding horses". Makes me wish we were still in Michigan and had some horses of our own. She would have a blast with them. After Elani's ride we pulled out of the camp for our trip home. It was such a great weekend with sunny blue skies and temps in the lower 80's. I think that Spring has finally arrived here in central Florida.
We will be heading to Bristol, TN on our next adventure to the spring NASCAR race there on Wednesday, March 18th, where we will meet our good friends and racing buddies, GJ and Cully for another weekend of Racing Fun!
See ya on the road!
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