We spent about five days at Highlands Hammock State Park, but all we really did was chill. Almost the whole time, Ma was sick, which was mostly the reason for us doing nothing. One of the funny things about the park was that the dumpsters were surrounded with electric fences to keep bears out. However, that did not keep raccoons out. I was walking Barney one morning when I heard a snarling noises inside the dumpster. When I told the campground host, he said it was probably a raccoon. The host put a stick in the dumpster, and a moment later a raccoon popped out and ran away. That was when I realized how it got in. It had climbed up the outside of the wooden fence, which had no wires, climbed onto the lid which was leaning on the fence, walked across, and jumped in. I was about to leave, when another raccoon came out and scampered away. By this time, Barney was very excited, pulling on his leash and barking. When a third raccoon came out, Barney started baying. I decided that it was a good time to leave, so we went home.
The rest of the week we spent hanging around the campsite and going to the playground. On our last day, Ma, Little Kid, and I decided to play shuffleboard at the campground shuffleboard court. It was very fun. Little Kid also had fun pushing around pucks with his mini stick. After playing for a while, we packed up the RV and set off for Big Cypress National Preserve.