Sebastian, FL - Visiting World Travelers

Our friends Steve and Sandy have been wandering the world these last few years teaching English, or volunteering, in countries such as Ecuador, Japan, Thailand, and Nepal. They've been back in the States for a little while attending to some family business, which gave us the opportunity to see them. We knew they weren't going to be around much longer, so we've been trying to get the RV up to Sebastian for one last visit. After Andy finished the repairs to the cabover, we took a quick weekend getaway.

They recommended a nearby county park called Donald MacDonald which was a perfect place to stay. It was a small campground with big sites (Texas-sized!). And wonderfully quiet - we've almost forgotten what "quiet" really is having been living in a downtown environment.

The park borders the Sebastian River. There's a boat ramp that would've given us great access to drop our kayaks in, but we didn't bring them on this trip due to time constraints. We'll have to remember this for another visit. There was also this T-dock with benches and a great view of the river.

Steve and Sandy took us out to eat at Capt Hiram's one night - we sat in the outdoor area called the SandBar. Some of the tables were built into a boat, it was on the sandy shore of the Indian River Lagoon, good music, fun colors, and a great view. Neat place.
We had a campfire on Saturday night. We wanted to do one Sunday as well, but it rained so we had to make alternative plans.
At least we got some biking and hiking in on Sunday before the rains came. Steve and Sandy just toured us around town and showed us some of their favorite spots.
It was a good thing we got to go to Sebastian when we did because they'll be leaving for their next tour soon. In a couple of weeks they expect to be heading to Korea. So keep an eye on their blog, because I know Steve will be posting again when they get there.

Not only was it great to see Steve and Sandy, but it was good to give the RV a nice spin. We just put new tires on her recently, and then with the cabover repairs, we just needed to be sure everything was still in working order. The repairs held up well, and we even got her washed.

For the first time ever we used an truck/RV wash. We went to the Blue Beacon in Ft Pierce. It is not automated - they use humans with high-pressure hoses. My only disappointment was with the roof. The workers don't go up on the roof, but instead they use gentle sprinklers to rain water down to wash off the dirt. It was only enough to get the primary layer of dust off. But considering how filthy the RV got in storage (being on a dirt lot) we were happy with the results and would use Blue Beacon again. Sometimes it's just too hard to find a place to wash an RV! We considered spending a night at an RV park just to wash. That might've cost us anywhere from $40 - $60/night since it's high season in south Florida. Instead it only cost us $30 at the RV wash.