Our First RV House Guest

Best friends - Cindi Rixey Scott and me

Last week we had the joy of having our first RV house guest!  Cindi and I have known each other since we were 17-year-old freshmen at American University.

It seems amazing that a friend from Denver would visit us in Bushnell, Florida. Call it perfect timing. Cindi had a few days between conferences in Tampa, and we were camping only an hour or so north.

What a delightful guest! We warned her we were dry camping. And that we doubted the sofa would be a comfortable bed. (It wasn’t.) She always saw the humorous, the beautiful, the nostalgic, the silver lining, the fun of it all.

Because she was here, we explored places we probably wouldn’t have seen otherwise.  Homosassa Spring Wildlife State Park, with its manatees and colorful birds. The keys along Clearwater and St. Petersburg. Highly-rated Fort DeSoto Park Beach on Mullet Key.

We explored Fort DeSoto Park Beach on a calm, sunny day – perfect for beachcombing and dipping our bare feet in the surf.  We drew hearts in the sand, proof of our love for our special guys, at least until the surf washed the hearts away. We collected shells.  We jumped into the air with childlike joy.

As we headed back to the car, I commented, “All we need to make this a perfect outing is a dolphin.” And just as my words hit the air, a dolphin leaped through the water.

Best friends are treasures, and doubly so when we get to share our on the road life with them first-hand!