Carney Island Recreation Park

However, on Monday, February 18th, while the Atlantic and Gulf are still firing up their tropical jets, we will visit our local Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Area on Lake Weir. We will gather at 10:30 am.

If you’d like, you can reserve lunch from Cody’s (see below) and enjoy it under two elevated large pavilions or separate picnic tables overlooking lovely Lake Weir.

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These four look like they want to hitch a ride with you.

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Carney Island Recreation and Conservation Park

Barefoot Beachcombers Club (‘BBC’ will also suffice)
333 Colony Blvd. #110
The Villages, FL 32162

You could instead hand your addressed envelope to a person at the counter at Safe Ship in Colony Plaza, saving you the stamp.

After lunch, we hope to surprise and delight you with entertainers on the beach

Just try not to take any Spanish moss home in your hair.

Bring your chairs for a relaxing afternoon of doing “what we Villagers do best!”

Eaton’s Beach Restaurant

Or you more active types may take a walk along one of their trails under majestic towering oaks along with these Thanksgiving escapees.

Your (great?) grandchildren will thank you for discovering this fun park!

Gator Joe’s Grill

Barefoot Beachcombers’ early 2019 Schedule

Cost:

$7 per car admission will be paid out of the club treasury as our gift to you.

Collect your parking pass at the park’s entrance but do not insert any money in the box. Instead, we will count our cars and pay for the entire group via one check.

If you are attending, bringing your lunch and drink from home, and will be driving with friends, you do not need to respond to this invitation. We will just look forward to seeing you there

Sorry, but it doesn’t look likely we’ll be swimming barefoot in Central Florida in either January or February.

Carney Island Park’s address is 13275 SE 115 Avenue,
Ocklawaha, FL 32179, which is about 25 minutes NE of the Savannah Center in The Villages.

Carney Island is, in our opinion, one of the most scenic parks in Marion County

Print and mail this page to us for receipt by Feb. 15 only if:

You would like to join a carpool at the Savannah Center _________ (check here)

You would like to order the following from Cody’s:

Pay only $6 for each of these meals. (Sorry but no meals are to be taken home.) We are subsidizing your cost as our club’s Happy New Year’s gift.

Please bring your own drink.

     1) BBQ Pulled pork sandwich (how many)   ____
     2) French dip roast beef w/ provolone cheese, horseradish sauce and Au Jus for dipping   (how        many)   ____
     3) Caesar wrap with shrimp   (how many)   ____
     4) Route 66 sandwich – roasted turkey breast w/bacon/Monterey jack cheese, Russian dressing and cole slaw   (how many)   ____
     5) Old Kentucky Club – Char-grilled chicken w/bacon, melted swiss, LT, onion and avocado (how many)   ____
     6) Cobb Salad – Lettuces w/avocado, tomatoes, sliced eggs, bacon, chicken, ham, and bleu cheese crumbles, balsamic vinaigrette dressing    (how many)   ____

Mail this page and your $6 per meal payment to: