As we were traveling Walt was in "seventh heaven" because we passed numerous dairy farms. They were large dairies and had a large number of calves and heifers pasturing in the fields. The cattle were gathered under palm trees to chew their cuds. The palms limited the amount of shade by their small size of canopy.
We did notice that the barns had water flushing to control the manure. On the side roads you would see ten to twelve small cement homes in a row for the workers.
Then for a few miles we saw real trees in a wetter area. It was nice to see trees were are accustomed
to having in our area. We also met a few semi trucks hauling hay. This is the dry season in this area of Florida so they must supplement the dairy cows with hay which was bought somewhere else.
When we got on 441 we started to see orange groves, farmers baling hay and lots of steers in the fields. We also saw flood irrigation, bales in plastic tubes and lemon groves.
When we reaches Lake Wales we passed an orange processing plant--the town even smelled like oranges.
Oh, I forgot to tell you that this noon we passed an Antique Mall out in the country, so we decided to stop for a stretch. Well, we left at 2:30--long lunch!!!! It was definitely an area for women. They had a very unique antique store. They had things I would have used in a home if I had room for furniture. The items were very priced so that the amateur could by something without feeling like you were paying to much. Then they had a shop with accessaries for your home and then another shop for "nick nacks". They even had an area with all kinds of garden supplies. It can be summarized by a statement I heard a lady say, "This is so great -- I could put all of this in my home." A lot of people were really trying to buy out the stores. They also had a very nice lunch area were you could sit indoors or outside under the trees next to a pond. Great Stop!!!
Here are a few pics===
Walt found himself a spot to rest while I shopped.
See you soon.
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