doodlebug....Cherie

Geat CC day! Congrats on all you accomplished this day.
Since you asked earlier, the last time we did a Disney Cruise was November 2006. It was my first cruise. We spent CC day on Serenity Bay. It was a very nice way to spend the day. True we didn't have Dance parties or crab races but we did have cabana boys bringing us drinks.
I just told Mike that I NEED to go on another Disney cruise. He didn't say no. Should I just go ahead and book it? He may have been doing this when I asked. :sleep: :rotfl6:

Hope everyone is ok!

Love the update. There is nothing like the feeling you get in a small town!!

Busy first day!! The twins look so pretty all dressed up for dinner. I agree it is very weird drinking with your kids but trust me you get used to it.
Looking forward to the first dinner on board!

Great update, Nicki. For the record this is as closest to cave exploration as I will ever get!

Ok this is just to funny. No, I'm not Norwegian. And as for the second one.....maybe. :rofl2:

Yes, if I have time, I cook a pie almost every night. (or we eat the leftovers if we didn't finish the pie that night. Ha ha ha--didn't finish the pie -- ha ha ha).

Today was my opportunity to meet fellow Michigan Fort Fiends. So at 3 o'clock we hopped in the Mustang and headed to Birch Run.
The long lonely highway. Actually it is only about 30 miles from our house to the campground.

Almost there!

I see the campground!

Hi, Linda!!

And Dave!

Aaron with some of his prizes!! He was a happy camper!

He was so happy he got me a prize too!!

Jeff (gots2pit)!

Loads of food and it was a delicious!!





And finally a group picture.

This was the only picture I have of Momof many and her beautiful family. Let me tell you, Breckyn is soooo pretty!!
We had a wonderful visit and have already decided this is something we will be doing again!

OK, this is what a TR from me looks like, not a lot of writing not a lot of pictures but a TR none the less
this is Peanut, this was her first trip to WDW,hence the name of the report

We left home it was a nice day, the tropical storm Debbie was churning in the gulf and we were heading towards the gulf, not too smart, huh?
We packed up the camper, golf cart and grand kids and off we went down I65 into Alabama where we met up with Carol and Rick to pick up some goods for the raffle, nice short meet and off we go. All went well and we stopped for the night at Pecan Point campground just south of Dothan Alabama where we've stayed before. We go through Alabama via I65 to Montgomery, 231 to I10, then to I75, a route some don't like but we do.
Ozark Al has a campground that is half way for us but if the kids don't have a come apart we try to make it to Pecan Point about an hour down the road (less driving the next day). We usually don't make it that far with the kids, they usually are ready to stop by the time we hit Ozark but not so bad this time (key word: this time).
We settled in at Pecan Point and who should pull into the site but........wait for it........Rita and her Momma aka Oldkoot! We had a nice visit, the kids drew Rita and Oldkoot some pictures and did what fiends do best, shot the bull.
Well the good times end there, in the morning it didn't look too bad, cloudy with a little sun but mean looking clouds in the distance. We got going and rain into some rain about a mile or so down the road but not too bad. We hit the state line then on to I10 and it was raining a little harder but not too awfully bad, did I say awfully bad, well I lied, it was awfully bad. Little did I know it could get worse, we hit I75 and it was up from awful to terrible! I was pouring and the wind was blowing us all over the road. Trucks passing would spray so bad that you couldn't see anything until they got well ahead, by now we were traveling at a max speed of 55 and holding on for dear life at that.
We got down to the Gainsville area and I had had it, we were lucky to be going 50 MPH by then and the kids were getting tired of sitting, although they had no clue as to what Kathy and I were going through trying to drive and navigate. I told Kathy to call Grand Lakes RV resort in north Ocala for a spot, we had stayed there a few yrs ago and Doodle had stayed there the night before so we knew it was easy to get there and Doodle said it was only $22.50 a night. We pulled into the campground and got a nice pull through spot across from the CS and I got out in the pouring rain and hooked up and in we ran.
It continued to rain, no it continued to POUR the entire evening, Ty and I deceided to go across the road to the CS to the shower, we striped down to shorts and flip flops and run over. We ran over and the water was at least a foot deep on the short walkway leading into the door, guess what flipflops do when you run through a foot of water.......my back was soaked! Oh well on the way out I was a little more careful with my shiney clean body.
About 5 in the morning the sun was shining and woke me up, I was surprised and hoped it would be a good day, went back to sleep and got up at my regular crack of 9, sun still shining brightly. We got ready and off we went, the entrance to the campground is about a mile off the main road, at the main road there was a huge puddle about a foot deep so we went slowly through and on our way in the sunny sunshine, forrrrrr about a mile.
We got back onto I75 and again we were in the soup, rain and wind, not a real bad wind but with a travel trailer a little wind is a lot of wind. Onto the fort we went rain all the way, when we got on the turnpike the wind got bad and we were all over the road again so I got an idea, yeah I do get ideas once in a while. I deceided to get off the turnpike and go down RT27, maybe the lights would give me a break once in a while and the trucks wouldn't be running all over me as much. It seemed to work, it wasn't as bad. So after 750 miles, wind, rain and 40 pee stops for 3 and 7 yr old girls we made it to the fort.
We were about to check in when Doodle called or texted and Kathy says someone was trying to steal our site, again! Appearantly they were in the site across the way and didn't like the water that collects over there and deceided they were gonna just move, not with Doodle on the job they wern't! Doodle sprung into action and kicked their site stealing butts out of there! Good one Doodle!
Well we checked in and off to the site where Mike and Doodle were waiting for us. Mike guided me into the site and OUCH a damn honey bee stung me on the thumb. I hadn't been stung by a bee since I was a kid, it stung a bit! No real sympathy from anyone there so I soldiered on and set up the trailer.



that is about all the pictures we have for the fort believe it or not, next if I can will be Peanuts first MK experiance.
Sorry, I didn't know I was on Kathys SN when I finally got this done, be asured it will have all the misspellings and poor grammer you are used to.
Bob

Great start, Bob. A little wordy for my taste but at least you finally started. :rofl2:
There was no way those poachers were getting your site! I was ready to do battle. Someone had to, you had that bad bee sting after all! Really Bob it was just a little bee.
Ok, I'm done yanking your chain, keep up the good work!

If I can go to your TN GG's you can get to ours!! :heartsmiley:

He is also one of the nicest people I've ever met!!

He is also one of the nicest people I've ever met!!

Lou, those "mild temperatures" that you mention do not take in to account the extreme humidity. I believe when we were there for the 4th the heat index was either 103 or 107. Heat stroke/dehydration are very dangerous and if you are from the north and think you can bring your kids down here and spend the day dragging them through the parks, no one is going to have a good time. It is better to be forewarned and prepared. I know it doesn't rain EVERY day, but it is a possibility every day and folks need to know to expect that. I live in Florida, and am sitting here watching the storms build most every day. Some days we can see them, but get no rain and others it pours and thunders and lightning!
Advice for summer:
Take sunscreen, water, bug spray, hats, ponchos, personal fans.
Plan to take a break during the hottest part of the day.
Drink more than you think you need.
Other times:
Take all of the above, warm hats, gloves and clothes you clothes you can layer, jacket

Never--there's no place like FTW...there's no place like FTW :fairydust:

That was the best drink EVAH!!

That was the best drink EVAH!!

Go play on the Shameless post count thread. No pressure there.

I only belong to loud, obnoxious, unruly, drunken groups! :rofl2:

Hopefully I will remember my tickets when I go in October, so I can see it in person.

I still have 2 more pages of this to read in order to know what punishments to dole out to whom. :rofl2:
Ok, Yesterday, Bob , Kathy and the Kids went to MK. We did a Walmart run. I just put the last of the wine coolers
groceries away when I saw Lou parking at Bob's site.
We had a nice visit. Tom stopped over too.
Not long after Lou lrft I got the text I had been waiting for. It was Lorna's "i'm heeeere". We hotfooted it to the 1700 loop and visited with Angie, Lorna and Richie. Judy stopped for a bit as did Nancy. Nancy is "the bird lady" and a very nice person.
When we heard the fireworks start Lorna had me text Kathy. It was coffee time after all.
The evening was spent laughing and talking at Bob's site.
That's all I have for now. Please try and behave.
Her'e a couple of pictures to appease the bad children.

Bob and Kathy left about an hour ago for the MK. They have orders to take lots of pictures.

Bob and Kathy are here and we have been doing what Fiends do best!!

and a poor job I did of it too!

Thanks Rita!! I'm doing my best. :wave1: