This is one of the handicapped sites. This couple wound up on it because it wasn't reserved that weekend and the rest of the park was full.

Norman & Sylvia Barrett have been frequent visitors to the park over the last four years, using it as a way-point between home in New Hampshire and southbound destinations. When I asked what was their favorite thing about the park, they asked "Besides the camp hosts?" Then they told me about their first visit, arriving exhausted and starving. After meeting Ron & Sylvia (camp hosts) and getting set up on their site, they were greeted with "room service" from Sylvia - a homemade dinner! Later, after being invited to an oyster roasting party, they were totally revived and ever since, this is their "quiet refuge - the perfect place to crawl into and just rest - we don't need resorts with pools and miniature golf and prefer walking to the water and just soaking in the natural setting." They also said the entire staff here is to be commended for the way in which they do their jobs - like it's a pleasure and not just a chore. Meeting this couple was a real pleasure for me, too!

Note: One of the things I noticed about interior sites like this, though, was there were a whole lot more biting bugs (gnats, sandflies, no-seeums - whatever you want to call them) here than on the marsh side.

Camper Quiz : Who does Norman resemble? Think TV diabetes commercial and if it drives you crazy and you want to know the actor's name, email me (Malia@MaliasMiles.com) and I'll fill you in.

I couldn't resist visiting with the hosts (in site #3) after such a reference. Here's Ron & Sylvia Hopfer, with another camp host, Betty, in the middle. They originally came here from their New York home to visit family and started camp hosting here in 1995. They enjoy how peaceful and quiet it is even when the park is full. They say it's like a tropical paradise and the staff and people are so friendly, it feels like home. Ron even said when he dies he wants to be cremated and his ashes spread here. But then he laughed and said probably the rebels would object to a Yankee being all over the place. Betty, coming here since 1999, said besides the people, her favorite is the beautiful sunsets over the marsh.