On Sunday January 17 we departed the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa. We had been served by 30A power supplied by a mobile generator and about noon they pulled our plug. Time to move along. We jumped on to I-75 north for a 51 mile jaunt to our next destination, Cypress Glen Campground near Brooksville FL. Cypress Glen is part of the Silver Lake Recreation Area and a unit of Florida State Forests. We have camped here about a half dozen times, but not in the last 10 years or so. Seniors +65 years can camp here for $15/night and enjoy 50A electric service and fresh water. A really sweet deal. It is also adjacent to the Withlacoochee River and the Withlacoochee State Trail, a very popular bike trail.
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| Site #24 at Cypress Glen CG |
We will spend 4 nights at Cypress Glen before moving northward again to Silver Springs. This is a pretty laid back place. It is quiet and out of the way. If you don't paddle or peddle, there's not much to do, but that's a good thing.
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Aerial view of Cypress Glen CG and Silver Lake
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On Tuesday we paddled the Withlacoochee River from the Silver Lake day use area access to Nobleton. When we woke up on Tuesday the temperature was frigid, but the forecast was for sunny skies and significantly warming temperatures, with a high in the mid 60s.
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| It was a frosty morn |
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| Dorcas, Harry and Matilda at the put in |
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| Matilda is always a happy paddler |
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| A great egret |
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| A great egret on the wing |
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| Mr. Limpkin |
In my previous post I reported a failure of the lights on the rear of the coach, a likely failure of the rear Power Distribution Module (PDM). We were successful scheduling a mobile service visit from Southport Truck Group in Tampa. John arrived about 8:00 on Wednesday equipped with a "black box" to diagnose our PDM and had the replacement PDM on board. He quickly confirmed that the PDM had indeed failed and installed the replacement part.
The rear PDM is a box containing relays, circuits and fuses and supplies power to a number of components in the rear part of the coach. These components have been failing on Freightliner coaches for several years and have been the subject of several recall campaigns. In fact our coach had been affected by a previous recall for the rear PDM. The original owner had taken the coach in for the recall, however, the part had been tested and it passed the test. Subsequently the PDM was not replaced at that time. There is a pending new recall on the same part, but that recall has not been officially implemented since replacement parts are not yet available. Since the current PDM recall campaign has not officially started, this was not technically a recall service and would have been subject to service and repair charges. However, our Freightliner warranty is still in effect until February 14, about 3 weeks hence. Consequently there was no charge to us for the on-site service call or the repair. It is not clear if the PDM installed today will be subject to the future pending recall.
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| PDM with cover off |
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| Harry and his buddy, Buddy |
On Wednesday evening we made a campfire, and Harry grilled "buck dogs". It was a laid back and relaxing stay at Cypress Glen. On Thursday we will mosey about 65 miles north to Silver Springs FL.
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