southernview -- Ray

Yes, it's Ross Clark Circle and it can be a pain to get through. Dave was going to give you a route to bypass Dothan, and there is actually two of them, one that puts you back on 231 right before you cross the Florida line. I'll let him describe it for you so you can try it on the way to Apalachicola.

I have belonged to a condo association for several years and can tell you, at least in our association, the bylaws cannot be changed without a majority vote of the members. The association board does not have the authority to change them on their own. This is a family owned condo and I have the thankless job of being the unfortunate individual that has to attend the meetings because we live nearby. Over the years we have had some real complainers and many are just like ftwildernessguy says--"a fascist group of old pains in the ass."

Looks like everyone has their favorite route to take down to the fort and I'm no different. If I am leaving from my Alabama location, I take the same route that you have chosen down as far as Dothan. From Dothan I hang a left on Hwy. #84 and pick up I-75 at Valdosta. Of the little towns that you go through, only Thomasville presents any problem going through and it is a minor one as they have a rather long bypass around the town. I took the I-10 to I-75 route for years and got tired of the 18 wheelers that dominate that route, so I tried the 84 route and have never looked back. Very light

Welcome to the whatever it is. I'm not a smart-ass, I'm just a glutton for punishment and stick around here.

I'm fairly new also--don't let this group scare you, underneath the good natured ribing lies the best Disney information that can be had. Trust me, it's worth the trip. Welcome, join right in the melee.

We were there in mid October and had no trouble finding a parking spot along the waterfront on Murray Blvd. We trucked the bikes to there and then rode around exploring. Many of the nicest homes are along the waterfront and the whole place is mostly bike friendly. I did not see any bikes for rent, but then again, we were not looking for that. Waterfront Park is really beautiful and is a nice place to rest or eat a picnic lunch. We did not go to Beaufort as we came up from the South and had spent time in Savannah, so Charleston was our last stop on the coast. Savannah is another place si

That's a first for me--never saw them checking ID's at FW pool. Must have been for that day only as I was there two days later and it was gone.

Of course you wouldn't want to miss touring The Battery downtown. We took our bikes downtown and rode the length of it. There are so many historical sites downtown that you need guidance to see them. We stopped in at the Visitors Reception & Transportation Center at 375 Meeting Street, right across the street from the Charleston Museum and picked up some self-guidance pamphlets which were very helpful. The Battery has to be one of the most beautiful places in the country. One of the homes along S. Battery St.

Since you may be staying on James Island, I suggest that you go out to the point of the island and visit the area where the first shot of the Civil War was fired from at Fort Johnson. Admittedly, there is not much to see as there is only one building remaining of the fort, and only a monument to mark the area the shot was fired from, but it's good to visit if you are interested in that sort of thing. Everyone seems to know that the first shot was fired at Fort Sumter, but few actually know where that shot came from. The Charleston and Savannah areas are steeped in history and if you have an

I wonder how long ago this was--we have been going to WDW off and on for over 25 years now and have never had to show an ID to ride any Disney transportation. We used to resort hop on that monorail all the time, guess we were just lucky. Speaking of checking ID's at the pool, has anyone ever known them to check ID's at the FW pool?

I agree that KZ is thought of as being a little superior to most trailers, and I'm sure that there are many people that have had a good experience with them. However, my neighbor purchased a KZ triple axle fiver which continously had problems. It stayed in the shop for weeks at a time and he finally got rid of it the first of this year--traded it for a Pinnacle. I guess there is a bummer in any brand that's out there.

I've been saying this for years now, and I have always thought that they would wait until they had a good excuse, like people abusing the rules, to put this very thing into motion. It goes along with everything else they do--just follow the money trail.

This post has made me curious. We have been camping at FW for many years and have never had any trouble with anyone fooling with our bikes. We bought rather expensive ones a couple of years back and decided that we should start locking them. Has anyone had any trouble with bike theft or otherwise tampering with them?

Yeah, and beside that, the monorail doors are already closed by the time the warning in Spainish ends. I've always thought it was stupid because of that, if nothing else.

I camped there for half a day back in November before I insisted that I be put on a real campsite.

With a 2013 camper it must have flat screen TV's and I'm sure that they are digital. What Carol said above is very true--you probably have good cable inside your camper, but you must furnish the cable from the outside camper connection to the park pedestal. You should use RG-6 cable and normally a 25' or 50' length is sufficient. For cable input the power button on the plate inside the camper should be set to OFF (light on plate should go off) and then, with your TV's set for CABLE on the menu, you can do a scan, or automatic channel search on the sets and you should get the channels.

Hello RRArtie, I'm also a fairly recent Fiend, but I welcome you to the forum. Your problem sounds like it might be in the cable circuit in that particular loop. If you have checked your connections on your feeder coax to the output on the pedestal and found it to be alright, I would see if anyone else on that loop is having trouble, and it could be that your particular site has a problem. It's unlikely that you wouldn't get good reception there if you previously had good reception back in November on another loop. If you have a long enough coax, you could try and see if you could get your

When we first started camping at the Fort, we were tent camping and then graduated to a pop-up. The 2000 loop is the default loop for that type of camping and that's where we always got stashed. After a couple of years of this, dealing with the loud parties and children playing in the street that refused to move for anyone, we told the front desk that we would not stay there again, and we did get other loops shortly after. I rode through there on my bike last month when we were there, and it appears that not much has changed.

I just want to say that the wife and I also enjoy the Christmas displays. I did, indeed notice the Fort Fiend signs and, in fact, one display had some cards available advertising this site. I already knew about the site, but that convinced me to sign up and I'm glad I did.