Leaving Osceola heading to bear country

Carolyn and Sandy:After spending 3 wonderful days at Ocean Pond we headed down to Ocala National Forest-known as bear country Have not seen any yet but we were warned to be on alert. Left no food out last night for them to snack on! We got a little lost finding this place even with gps, ipad, iphone but we just stopped at a tackle shop and asked (my friend ,Stephi who is 95 taught me "if you have a tongue you can find Rome" and we did. )After setting up camp which is getting easier and faster each time (yeah) we went for a hike in The Big Bear Swamp. Very nice boardwalk through most of it. This CG is a bit more open and larger than Osceola and not as scenic. We plan to stay only 1 night. Meeting so many interesting people along the way-couple from Eastern Montana living on 40 acres 4 miles up a mountain off the grid, Baptist minister and wife who have been rv for 12 years. We have found that most people at the CG love to come visit and talk-especially if you have a campfire going (were told that was an instant invitation to your fellow campers to come visit)
Chelsea: Talking about interesting people! At Ocean Pond while hiking in primitive area I met "Ernest" I named him that because he looked and sounded like Ernest Hemingway! He saw me walking by and said could I see that beautiful dog. He wanted to know my name (he has good taste) and said he used to have springers and he misses them-so everyday when we walked by he came over to talk to me and pet me. On the day he left he came by our campsite and said "i had to come by to tell Chelse good-bye."He was going camping for a few days alone in the woods. At Salt Springs my owners took me on a bear hike but to my relief we did not find one-I was anxious to get back to campsite for my evening meal and a good nights sleep!