Lake Rousseau, FL - Day 43

Miles 116

We left Cracker Barrel and backed tracked just a few miles so we could go on what they call The Dolphin Trail, it sounded fun as part of the drive. We drove across the inland waterways to Treasure Island and headed north. We thought we would be driving along the Gulf Coast with nice views but all we really saw was stop and go traffic and nice hotels. There was plenty of beach access but there was no place to park something our size. We found a public parking lot finally but had to leave as there were no drive through 2 car spaces or RV parking at all. We also didn't see any colorful dolphins until near the end. At that point I had pretty much lost interest. When we tried to snap photos on the move it didn't work out well either. Now we have the decision to go inland or stick to US 19 in hopes of seeing either coastal scenery or at least something but hotels. We probably made the wrong decision. We continued to crawl along this 4-lane, with intermittent lights, at a slow pace seeing little communities, not even quaint ones. We made a sandwich for lunch in the trailer while in the Winn Dixie parking lot and then moved on. By mid afternoon we are disappointed in our day. John looked up an RV park and we went to that, after making a wrong turn and being an a gravel road with huge ruts we got back on track and found the place. Lake Rousseau is a typical RV place with close together sites, barking dogs, and TVs blaring. I can't connect to the "free" Wi-Fi at all. (We are using tons of GBs on our phones and for the hotspot).Lake Rousseau is about 10 miles off US 98, which is also US 19. We are pretty much stuck on this route until we get up to Tallahassee, FL and Hwy 10 again. Not our best adventure to date and we are exhausted, but tomorrow is a new day.