Florida Spring Training 2017 - Day 23

Well we are here. After 3600  miles of driving, we arrived at our destination for the next 5 weeks, the Bay Bayou RV Resort in Oldsmar, FL.  This is the 4th time we have stayed here so it almost feels like our home away from home.  We will be in this site for the next week then moving to our regular reservation site on March 1st.

The trip down from Crystal River was only 70 miles but the weather was windy and raining. The rain was mostly off and on with periods of only light showers and the traffic was not too heavy. After we arrived at the RV park around 1:30 pm and checked in, topped off the propane and hooked up, it started to rain pretty hard.  Nevertheless, we went to the nearby Cracker Barrel Restaurant for lunch and the Walmart just up the road for a few supplies. Right around sunset the skies cleared and we had a spectacular rainbow (actually a double rainbow) that lasted a long time.

Baseball starts tomorrow.  The Phillies play a college team, the University of Tampa, a nationally ranked NCAA Division II team.  The Phillies will field young upcoming rookies, many of whom will be the future of the team in the next few years.  A couple of them may even get some playing time in the majors this year.  Once again, baseball is starting and optimism for the Phillies abides.