Our winter home

Orlando TT to Southern Comfort RV Park

We’ve settled in at Southern Comfort RV Park in Florida City. This is the third winter we will spend time this far south in Florida, we will stay here for January and February this year. Florida City is as far south as you can go on mainland Florida, pass our campground and you will be on the causeway leading to the keys.

Just between you and me, the Florida Keys are way over rated. Monthly rates for RV sites are four and five times what we are paying in Florida City. That’s not to say you shouldn’t go there once, everyone should explore this wonderful country of ours. So belly up to the bar at Sloppy Joes, watch the sunset at Mallory Square, swim in the clear water, tell them Larry sent you!

Southern Comfort looks the same as last year; they had very little damage from Hurricane Irma that I can see. We were concerned about the new gambling establishment that has been built in the field behind our site. We haven’t been bothered by any noise yet and they have installed a fence between us. We will miss being able to park our truck behind the motorhome and walking Maggie in the field, but that’s the way it is. We have the same Canadian neighbors we’ve parked next to three years running, we’ve also seen several other snowbirds from previous years here.

Jai alai court behind our campsite in Florida City

Today was our first Saturday in south Florida and we went to the Spanish Market in Redland. I don’t really know what the proper name is; I think it might be the Redland Market. We call it the Spanish market because that is the predominate language spoken there. It is all open air with vegetable stands, flea market with new and used item vendors and outdoor cafes, all offering Hispanic foods.

On the way home from the market we had an early dinner at a Mexican Restaurant we saw earlier. The El Santo Coyote is in a tired looking walled complex, the area inside the wall obviously used for music venues with café seating; it didn’t appear to have been used in a while.  The restaurant was decorated with the typical Mexican theme, tile floors, Hispanic art, brightly painted wooden tables and chairs, like the courtyard it looked a little worn and we thought we night have made a mistake, but we ordered anyhow.

Boy, were we pleasantly surprised, complimentary chips and salsa was delivered to our table but our waitress created the salsa right at our table. She mixed all the fresh ingredients in a mortar and pedestal, both the implements made from volcanic rock.  She quizzed us about any questionable ingredients to find out if they would be to our liking. The result which was served in the rock bowel was a perfect medium heat. It was the perfect appetizer to our burrito and enchilada meals.

Dave and RaeAnne, we also got a side serving of the chef’s hot sauce that was pretty near Horseman’s Haven HOT!

During our meal Millie was serenaded by a singing guitarrista. I think he was Cuban but he sang a Mexican song because it was our first time in the restaurant. I think that’s what he said anyhow. His performance was most entertaining; he actually was a polished professional. I don’t know how they talk and roll the R’s off the side of their tongue, let alone sing and do it! 

Cantante y Guitarrista Melanio Benitez