Today was a day to recover from the hard driving excitement of yesterday.
We call it a kick back day but they just never seem to be kick back enough. Laundry, tank cleaning, two trips to the swimming pool.
But, perhaps we will continue the kicking tomorrow....
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Oct 21 - Orlando Universal Studios
Today was fun day at the amusement park. We did manage to get, for us, an early start. Got to the park at about 11am and left at 9:30pm. So all in all it was a long day for everyone. We purchased fast pass tickets which helped a lot, especially toward the end of the day when we were able to hit two rides in a half an hour.
Came home and collapsed.... It hard having a full day of fun. Perhaps we will get some pics uploaded to Picasa, if so I'll update this entry.
Pictures via Picasa: Universal Studios
Came home and collapsed.... It hard having a full day of fun. Perhaps we will get some pics uploaded to Picasa, if so I'll update this entry.
Pictures via Picasa: Universal Studios
Oct 19-20 Outdoor Resorts @ Orlando
We arrived in Orlando without any incidents, drove into the rv park shortly after 5 on the 19th. Monday was a slow kick back/shopping day.
Tomorrow we will attempt a full day at Universal Studios.
The rv park: http://www.rentwithoro.com/
Tomorrow we will attempt a full day at Universal Studios.
The rv park: http://www.rentwithoro.com/
Oct 18 Yogi Bear's Jellystone RV park, Madison Fl
I'm sure glad not all of our stop overs are as difficult to decide upon as this one was.
A look at their website implied one would need to pay for two night's minimum plus pony up a $15 park fee for the weekend. We ended up with just one night at their regular rate and did not partake in enough of the activities to require the full $15 fee.
We hit the park running as we got there at about 5. 5-6:00 had the girls swimming while the guy set up camp. 6:30- 7:00 was the costume contest. Rosalie was lady bug girl. Cute but did not win the prize.
7:10-7:20 was dinner. 7:30-8:15 was trick or treating in the park. 8:15-8:30 repairing a damaged knee due to being too excited and falling. 8:45-9:00 putting the little one to bed. 9:01 "finally" big persons time.
The first Halloween haul of the season:
The first water slide that Rosalie climbed and rode down all "alone"....
A look at their website implied one would need to pay for two night's minimum plus pony up a $15 park fee for the weekend. We ended up with just one night at their regular rate and did not partake in enough of the activities to require the full $15 fee.
We hit the park running as we got there at about 5. 5-6:00 had the girls swimming while the guy set up camp. 6:30- 7:00 was the costume contest. Rosalie was lady bug girl. Cute but did not win the prize.
7:10-7:20 was dinner. 7:30-8:15 was trick or treating in the park. 8:15-8:30 repairing a damaged knee due to being too excited and falling. 8:45-9:00 putting the little one to bed. 9:01 "finally" big persons time.
The first Halloween haul of the season:
The first water slide that Rosalie climbed and rode down all "alone"....
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Oct 16-17 Navarre Beach Fl
We decided to fore go our normal routine of travel two days, stop and rest one in order to get to Navarre Beach for our stopover.
It was a marvelous park with a few ocean side sites and the remainder still on the beach side of the road. It had a small trucked in sand beach plus the narrow natural beach that was walkable for some distance. A great place for the little ones to get some sand and water time without the grownups having to get too concerned. Seems like everyone in the park just had to wave and say hi. I think it was mandatory. The only down side was that we had to move for our second day, but after all we did only call a few hours ago, so we are lucky to have gotten in at all.
Definitely somewhere we might stay again.
http://www.emeraldbeachrvpark.com/index.htm
It was a marvelous park with a few ocean side sites and the remainder still on the beach side of the road. It had a small trucked in sand beach plus the narrow natural beach that was walkable for some distance. A great place for the little ones to get some sand and water time without the grownups having to get too concerned. Seems like everyone in the park just had to wave and say hi. I think it was mandatory. The only down side was that we had to move for our second day, but after all we did only call a few hours ago, so we are lucky to have gotten in at all.
Definitely somewhere we might stay again.
http://www.emeraldbeachrvpark.com/index.htm
Oct 15 Hammond La.
Tonight's stopover is just out of Hammond La.
A nice park with a large grassy overflow area great for the little one to run, play frizby, soccer, and run, run, run.
We came about 4-6 inches from providing the evenings park entertainment. Something about an overhead power line that we had not noticed. A nice man from Canada came over and asked how tall we were and relegated the story about taking bets if we would make it or not. Fortunately we made it ok...
A nice park with a large grassy overflow area great for the little one to run, play frizby, soccer, and run, run, run.
We came about 4-6 inches from providing the evenings park entertainment. Something about an overhead power line that we had not noticed. A nice man from Canada came over and asked how tall we were and relegated the story about taking bets if we would make it or not. Fortunately we made it ok...
Oct 14 - We Be Gone, again, for real
I guess I waited a couple of days to make sure we did not have another false start.....
So, we headed out of Richardson more or less at the time we had hoped for, 11:00 am. First stop was Ajax Country Livin RV park just outside of Ajax La. http://www.ajaxcountrylivinrv.com/
These little parks along the way are sort of like Forest Gumps box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get. Thank goodness for the internet and traveler reviews. Unfortunately not all rv parks can be found on that great net in the sky. Most are there but not all..
So, we headed out of Richardson more or less at the time we had hoped for, 11:00 am. First stop was Ajax Country Livin RV park just outside of Ajax La. http://www.ajaxcountrylivinrv.com/
These little parks along the way are sort of like Forest Gumps box of chocolates, you never know what your going to get. Thank goodness for the internet and traveler reviews. Unfortunately not all rv parks can be found on that great net in the sky. Most are there but not all..
Saturday, October 11, 2014
Florida bound, not quite yet....
So, we took off yesterday afternoon headed east, target: Florida
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Planned to spend the weekend in Jefferson with some of the family but, alas, as it sometimes goes the truck gods where not smiling on us. We get 5 miles down the road and the check engine light comes on. 5 more miles and 2 hours later we are told its an emission control thing, need a new part. No, we do not have one, nope no one in Dallas has one either. Might get it installed on Monday if the overnight delivery is successful.
Today the part is in, the truck is there ready to be worked on Monday. Hopefully we will get it back early afternoon and can head out Tuesday AM. Only two reservations to cancel/change...
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Planned to spend the weekend in Jefferson with some of the family but, alas, as it sometimes goes the truck gods where not smiling on us. We get 5 miles down the road and the check engine light comes on. 5 more miles and 2 hours later we are told its an emission control thing, need a new part. No, we do not have one, nope no one in Dallas has one either. Might get it installed on Monday if the overnight delivery is successful.
Today the part is in, the truck is there ready to be worked on Monday. Hopefully we will get it back early afternoon and can head out Tuesday AM. Only two reservations to cancel/change...
Friday, October 3, 2014
Texas music fest for a long weekend
Now for a bit of home town adventure. Well close to home town anyway.
We are spending a long week-end at the 17th annual Tommy Alverson Family Gathering near Mineral Wells, Tx. Three days of music from 2:00 - 11:00. Most good acts, some great acts. http://www.tommyalverson.com/
We are spending a long week-end at the 17th annual Tommy Alverson Family Gathering near Mineral Wells, Tx. Three days of music from 2:00 - 11:00. Most good acts, some great acts. http://www.tommyalverson.com/
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