Seconds

Our next stop was in Dade City, Florida, for our second stay at the Sawmill Camping Resort.  Our friend, Marvin, also made the trip out to Dade City to stay with us for a second time in our RV.  Thus, making this a trip of "seconds!"  (See our blog post on January 17, 2023, entitled, A Tale of Two Parks for details of our first stay at Sawmill; and our blog post on December 4, 2022, entitled, First Overnight Guest for details on Marvin’s first stay with us in the RV.)

Before arriving at Sawmill, we once again made a trip out to La Mesa RV to get the seat lever replaced to allow us to move the driver’s seat back and forth so that Pat could finally drive.  This was our fourth trip to La Mesa with a promise to replace the seat lever (see our blog post on January 20, 2023, entitled, Tampa RV Supershow (a.k.a. Friends>Frustrations) for more details of our experiences trying to get this fixed).  This time, La Mesa finally ordered the correct part and actually replaced the entire mechanism under the driver’s seat that allows for adjustments.  Pat will have his turn driving soon enough!

The last time we went to Sawmill, we tried to stay for a longer period of time; however, the campground wasn’t able to accommodate us.  This time, we were staying for 4 nights.  The last time we went to Sawmill, it was cold (lows below freezing).  This time, it was hot and sunny (highs in the mid-80’s), and we took advantage of the pool on the three full days that we were there.

One of the things we loved about Sawmill was the themed weekends and the daily activities.  This time, the theme was "Bear Weekend" (if you are unfamiliar with the term "bear" in gay lingo, please google it now).  On Friday night, the activity was "Bear Karaoke" and even though Tim does not consider himself a bear, he did participate in karaoke by singing "Friends in Low Places."  Tim says he is a little rusty since he isn’t singing weekly now.  

On Saturday evening, the activity was "Hefty Heffers" drag show (even though most of the drag queens were not "hefty") and the "Sexy Bear" contest (two bears, one with all the characteristics that you just googled and another who played to the audience applause meter, tied for the prize).  Each night, we also had dancing in "Woody’s" lounge, with 80s music on Thursday evening and more current and nostalgic pop on the other nights.  The music was great and all three of us had fun dancing the night away.

One of the other things we loved about Sawmill was the café.  Tim and his breakfast buddy, Marvin, had a full breakfast in the "Splash Café" each morning; Saturday and Sunday featured a breakfast buffet that included scrambled eggs, pancakes, bacon, sausage, grits, biscuits, hash browns, yogurt, orange juice, and other breakfast items.  On Friday evening there was a fish fry at the café and on Saturday evening there was a steak and chicken barbeque.  We indulged in each of these and now need to go on diets!  

Marvin was sweet enough to bring some snacks with him for us to share during the weekend; and he also brought the fixins for s'mores, which we made on Sunday night.  Earlier on Sunday evening, Tim grilled some bourbon chicken and Pat made a rice dressing and green beans for a campsite feast. 

On each day, we also tried to walk a lot and we made some new friends like PJ, Jeff, and Larry.  We met some RVers who were more long-term residents at Sawmill who have a Gimlet party every Tuesday night for any resident who wants to socialize; unfortunately, we were leaving on a Monday.

Some days we had to catchup on laundry (some of our pool clothes mysteriously turned orange, we think by a mixture of our sunscreen and the iron rich water at the campground).  We truly enjoyed our stay at Sawmill for the second time, and would absolutely return again for a longer stay.

[For our previous review of Sawmill Camping Resort, please follow this link from January 17, 2023:  A Tale of Two Parks ]