Four Lakes Campground, Hastings, Florida
Now Abraham moved on from there into the region of the Negev . . .and there Abraham said of his wife Sarah, “She is my sister.” Then Abimelech king of Gerar sent for Sarah and took her. ~ Genesis 20:1-2 Wait! This sounds really familiar! Oh, that’s right! That’s because it IS! Back in Chapter 12, he did the same thing to his wife, with the Pharoah of Egypt! (Oh. And don’t forget – Sarah is no spring chicken, she’s about 89 years old here) Did he not learn from that experience? After all God has done and said to him; after being treated as God’s friend, does he now have so little faith? Before we judge him too harshly though, let’s think about our own lives. How often are we led, or revert back into, the same sin over and over again? Or exhibit lack of faith and trust in the Father, despite the obvious care and interactions, and answered prayers, and “God Moments” that happen daily in our lives.
It’s moving day, and we bid a fond ‘farewell’ to Florida. We first arrived 97 days ago, when we entered the panhandle on December 30th. We sure have seen and done a lot since then! Our journey into Georgia today took us 104 miles in 2 ½ hours, which included a stop for fuel.
The only excitement today was actually while we were still in the campground. We needed to get our propane tank filled before we left, so I drove the Jeep over to where the tank was, and Blaine was following quite a ways back in the RV. As I went through the gate, a guy in an old, red, small, SUV-type car was approaching me from the opposite direction of the street. He seemed to be vacillating like he was thinking about driving through the open “exit” gate I just came out. I turned right and parked and he immediately pulled over to the side of the drive across from me and got out. I could tell he was perturbed (it was all over his face), so I said, “I’m sorry. I took your spot didn’t I?” He grumbled something at me and headed for the office. He was only in there for a minute, came out and headed for his car. I remained standing outside the Jeep.
Meanwhile, Blaine came along with the motorhome and parked in front of the propane.
This act really ticked him off! He started backing up really fast, angling toward the back of our coach, and two guys who work at the campground starting yelling, “Whoa!! Whoa!!! Whoa!!!!!”
The guy barely missed us, then shifted into drive and spun his tires all the way to the road! I think our guardian angel got squished between the car and the left rear corner of our home.
Seems he was going to buy propane, and I guess he was really irritated that Blaine pulled up first.
That’s really close! 
And with that, we left Hastings (and eventually Florida) behind, but before we go, I have one more tidbit of information to share.
It seems Henry Flagler was into just about everything around Florida. He’s even responsible for the town of Hastings.
In 1890 with his railroad booming and his hotels filling up with guests, he decided he didn’t want to rely on outside sources to feed everyone, so he invited his cousin Thomas Horace Hastings (did you catch the name? 😊) to come down to Florida and start a vegetable farm. And that’s how Hastings became the potato capital of Florida. Close to Hastings, there’s actually a town named Spuds. LOL! I have the map to prove it. 😊
These are both pictures of Thomas 
as soon as he got a chance, he about blew our doors off!
Well, technically, we only have one door, but you know what I mean. : )
And did you notice that all the road signs are covered up here?
There was an exit closed for construction – but thankfully not ours!
How come the guy on the left didn’t??
Actually, it’s just planted there in front of the Naval base.
Had ya going there for a minute though, didn’t I? : )
Crooked River State Park, St. Marys, Georgia
Great news when we checked in!!!! Georgia’s governor is opening everything up and no longer requiring facemasks beginning Thursday! It’s Tuesday! We can only hope that other states will follow suit as we head home.
I LOVE GEORGIA!!
Once we got settled in, we walked just across the way to take in the Crooked River. We can actually see it out our windshield, but it’s a ways off.
As we were walking along the cliff path, we saw dolphins! Too far away for pictures, so you’ll have to take my word for it. We plan on kayaking out there at some point, so maybe we’ll see them up close!
