ependydad...Doug

I live just south of Baltimore and I've frequented Hopkins a fair amount, feel free to reach out to me if you need anything.

Yes it's true, it is tight we drove thru last year but no worse then places we have been this year. I check in on a Sunday so hope that helps, will let you know. I mean after the 800 loop this year I think I can get the rig in almost anywhere. There aren't many campgrounds that scare me EXCEPT Pine Grove Furnace State Park in Gardeners, PA. It's my lifelong/childhood love and I'm too chicken-snot to take my camper there. Sea Pines in NJ has a couple of real right turns. I got partially hung up with a post and a tree one day there. Made it out without damage, so I'm still calling it a win.

We will be at the Hershey show, camping at Pa Dutch then, also going to try to meet up with ceemike..Mike & Judy there on what they called old geezer day :rofl2:. But I usually get the multi day pass to go more then once and see some seminars also. Continuing this hijack... What do you think of PA Dutch? I asked about it on the "good/bad/ugly Thousand Trails" Facebook group and it got a lot of thumbs down- especially saying it is not big rig friendly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Another tip of the hat to J&D. We enjoyed it there: http://www.learntorv.com/2014/01/j-campground-catawissa-pa.html

Wow, this is REALLY good to know. They are not really forthcoming with restrictions or how far out you can reserve. The whole point would be that for what it costs to get a site at Christmas, I could pay for zone pass for a year. But if I can't even get in at Christmas, I'm not sure why I would do it. Our biggest "problem" is that Texas is do dang big and we live right smack in the middle, so it is really a 5-8 hour drive to just get out of the darn state! It really limits weekend getaways. We went over Christmas 2012 and found that the campground wasn't overly busy. I think we can make reser

We spent a week at Lake Magic this summer ($135/week). Decent place and nice pools. There was something about the laundry rooms that my wife didn't like- maybe number of washers. She definitely didn't like the 1-way roads; she said it took forever to get from our site to the laundry room. :) Traffic was bad- especially with the construction. We did the helicopter tour with the place just outside the campground. That was pretty neat. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I've stayed at the Thousand Trails campground in Clermont. As the crow flies, it isn't far away- but by road and with traffic, we expect 1/2-hour+. The price is super hard to beat - free* - since we're already Thousand Trails members. * because we have yearly dues but get to use other TT parks and the cost is spread across all of my TT nights. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We did this in July. Yes, you can walk into Artists Point. And no they didn't look at us all that strange when daughter laid on the floor in order to see better. There may have been 2 or 3 other folks in there at the time.

I generally prefer a size 10 hook (and use 10-14 for trout fishing). I also completely agree with smashing the barbs down. I've done catch and release exclusively for years- it really helps to not tear up the fish so much.

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Sadlly, I'm not hip on Disney abbreviations (lost on "WL" and "CR"). But, this last trip to Orlando- we did a few non-park things (hotels and restaurants, but no actual days in the park), so we did similar things to this. Lots of Monorail time as my 2 year old was infatuated with it and various boat rides to catch fireworks or whatnot different places. So, totally makes sense to me. :)

Agreed on the night vision thing at Animal Kingdom Lodge, that was really neat. The Monorail to/from Epcot goes pretty deep into the park so you can check it out. We drove to one hotel and then used Disney transportation to get to others. We were total scuff laws- my daughter put her feet into a few pools! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

We did it for a "cheap" park day the day that we arrived in Orlando 2 years ago. We knew we wouldn't spend the whole day, so the 4pm arrival worked well for us. The lack of crowds and lines were really nice. I thought our price was closer to the $56 than $70, but my wife took care of arrangements that trip. I'm not sure that I would pay extra otherwise for it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Could the coffee spots actually be rust? And, for cleaners- I've found LA's Awesome cleaner to be pretty awesome. It's sold at fancy places like Dollar General and the like. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Mo, where/how did you find the jewelry? I looked briefly and didn't come up with much other than costume jewelry... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Not positive - it may be my mother-in-law who will want to be present for the actual proposal. But, if we have a small backpack to stuff clothes into, we could likely just carry that without intruding on the tux look too much. But possibly if it turns out to be my wife's grandmother. That's a good thought.

I'm going to be the dissenting voice on this one - we tried this place a few years ago and were left uninspired. The unique decor was definitely fun, though. We were just talking about restaurant "must do" places for our next trip and this was on my "been there, done that" list.

We just went here for the first time last weekend but didn't take any pictures. We got the skillet. It was good and I have no complaints. Our server was just so-so and didn't really embrace the "fun" that it seemed like he should have. Oh well- you win some and lose some.

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I don't have a motorhome, but I do have a fifth wheel with partial paint. The paint doesn't seem to be a great quality and I'd be hesitant to use a pressure washer on it. Just hose, soap, and brush for me.

Yeah, it's not looking good for the idea unless there is a tie in to my other thread... We'll see.

As things go, I've got another wild bug up my tush idea - we're headed to Key West this December. My current plan and schedule has us taking 5 days to get there, but I've been wondering about the wild hair idea of beating feet to Orlando so that we could spend a night at FW and go to Hollywood Studios for the Christmas Lights display. So, I just priced it out- 2 adults, a 11 year old and a 2 year old. Room price was $135 after taxes. 1-day ticket price worked out to be about $305. I assume I'm picking the absolute worst setup being just 1 day for each. But, are there any discounts to be ha

Wife signed her, daughter and me up to do the 5k. She wanted to get in on the 10k but didn't register the first day. It's a heck of a long way to go for a 5k... it better be magical. :)

Well that's a different thread, but we still want to hear about it! :) Also doing breakfast at the Boardwalk Beach Club (is it?). I'll post after our day of Disney dining. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My friends got stuck on HM and had to walk out through a side door. CMs went ape snot when my friends tried taking pictures of the behind the scenes stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk