We’ve been at Village Pines in Inglis, FL for two weeks now. It’s a very comfortable spot and we’ve settled in nicely. (See the ‘Village Pines’ photo album.) We’ve had the time to research the possibility of living on our beautiful 10 acre parcel in the rural area of Dunnellon that Joe bought back in 1979 (Go to the ‘Our FL Land’ photo album). When Joe first came to take a look at it in June 2004, it was rainy and miserable, but everything was greener. Also, it hadn’t been touched in 26 years, so the briars and weeds were head high. We just had it bush-hogged last week, so at least we can walk on it now and commune with the turtles, deer, turkeys, wild pigs, etc… yup, we’ve got some neat wildlife here. Dunnellon is considered "the boomtown of the 1890’s". They discovered phosphate back then and I guess it was like the gold rush; everyone came! It’s a cute little town with everything you need. Besides the old boomtown days, the claim to fame here are the natural springs. The headwaters of the Rainbow and Withlacoochee Rivers are located here at Rainbow Springs State Park in Dunnellon. With the crystal clear turquoise water, the tall palm trees and the huge, old oaks, cypresses and cedars with their hanging Spanish moss, it truly is quite a beautiful setting. (Take a look at the ‘Rainbow Springs SP’ photo album.) We’ve also taken time to explore the surrounding area and do a little sightseeing. You can view a few pictures of Cedar Key, Crystal River and Yankeetown in the ‘FL Nature Coast’ album. As of now, we still haven’t decided if we’ll move onto the land for the winter or if we’ll pick up and head west. Maybe we’ll have figured it out by the next post….!