jmaul 65 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Holy Fort! Thought it would never happen. As some may know from my post in the 'Introduce Yourself' thread, we've been planning this for some time. Well, the stars must have been in the proper alignment. A brief introduction of the participants. There's my DW aka Mama Deuce, DD12 aka K Bear, DS9 aka Harry, and me aka Grumpy (but we'll go with Jeff). The plan was to take it easy traveling down and back, only logging 8 hours true drive time each day. Then, 9 days at the Fort. 14 days total. So, grab a beer, sit back, and read along as I attempt to post installments in a timely manner. First installment planned for Fri eve and will cover trip down and arrival at FW. Here's the rig and camper 5 minutes before we pulled out Saturday morn Apr 12. TTFN,Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I'm in!Oh and first apparently. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Judy in Texas 150 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 New FF trip report. Yippee! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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dblr....Rennie 224 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 I'm in also let's get this trip rolling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigTom 76 Posted May 1, 2014 Report Share Posted May 1, 2014 Lets get that rig rolling, I need a trip report. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm in! Can't wait to read more! You're off to a great start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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GOBA Mom Lynn 18 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 How exciting! A new trip report from a new fiend! I'm in, too. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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DaveInTN 3,247 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Page one!!! I'm here. And I will refrain from hogging page one cause it's your first FF trip report and all. Maybe.... :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 I'm in. Page one on a new FIend's TR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Page one on a new fiends first TR is the new page two of a TCD TR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Page one!!! I'm here. And I will refrain from hogging page one cause it's your first FF trip report and all. Maybe.... :) I'm in. Page one on a new FIend's TRI was beginning to think we were going to send out a search party for you two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Wow. Dave and Ray left a space on page 1! I'm in!TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted May 2, 2014 Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 Wow. Dave and Ray left a space on page 1! I'm in!TCD Don't say I've never done anything for you. Page one closing in 3.....2......1...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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jmaul 65 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Thanks to those who posted. Congrats to all the page 1 entries (page 2 as well). Page one on a new fiends first TR is the new page two of a TCD TR. Second page one post.....almost got you an arrow down. Don't say I've never done anything for you. Page one closing in 3.....2......1...... You just had to do it.......REALLY close to an arrow down..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmaul 65 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 Tell Me Again Why I Am Driving 1100 Miles..... Left at 8:20am (plan was 8am sharp). Can't complain.....not yet, at least. If you're familiar with the Northeast/Midatlantic area, you'll know that Baltimore/Washington area is a pain. Also, towing with propane gets you a 'no-go' at the Balt. tunnels. That said, I had planned to stay on the eastern side of the Chesapeake, coming over at Annapolis and staying east of I-95, meeting up with I-95 around Ruther Glen.... well south of DC. A quick check a few days prior uncovered a planned closure of that route for the weekend. Plan 'B', come across Annapolis, get on DC Beltway and head for I-95 just south of DC. Fail. These routes around and south of DC were an abomination. Total stop and go. All the way to Fredericksburg. Even tried an alternate route. Fail, again. In a nutshell, it added 3+ hours to our drive time. Not a way to start a vacation. I blame Obama..... Arrived at a KOA in Enfield, NC well past our planned time. So frustrated from the drive, we just settled in. No pics. Up and on the road around 8:10am. We're getting better. Plan is to get to Brunswick, GA for night 2. Now, one of the things we love to do when travelling with the camper is to count how many other campers there are on the road. Yesterday produced 150 or so. Today though, with the amount of snowbirds flowing north, we hit 500 at lunchtime. Holy Cow! We decided that we needed not to count anymore. I treated Mama Deuce to a surprise this day. Her nephew lives in Myrtle Beach and I was in contact with him a week prior to see if we could meet for lunch. Schedules worked out and we met in Lake City, SC for a wonderful surprise get-together and lunch. Extra brownie points for me...... Now, on to Blythe Island http://www.glynncounty.org/index.aspx?NID=178 . This is a county park and campground, and may I say, is a gem. Pull thru, full hook-up, $36. And all acess to the park. We set up and then went for a stroll. You can't see it, but there's a conc pad on the other side with picnic table. Mama Deuce & K Bear enjoying the sites. Campsites just beyond in the wooded area. Notice the pavillion. There were several around the lake, each with running water and a prep sink. Harry doing his best ZZ Top impression. More shots of Blythe Island. Up again in the am....not sure when. First stop, Florida Visitors Center. Gotta get that free OJ, Yo. Travel was not bad, a bit congested in Orlando. Finally though I found out what driving 1100 miles was all about. Yeah, not the main entrance. Went the way of Epcot, I think.... Got up to the MK toll and had a choice of sitting behind 2 or 3 charter busses or squeezing in to the right. I chose the squeeze, and what a squeeze it was. Was afraid to go all the way to the attendant for fear that I'd knock the mirror into the booth. At the same time, a bus to the left started moving and I thought it was going to take off the Driver's mirror....to the point that I could not even reach out to move it out of the way. Crap, that was close. Well, this is what we are all waiting for.... Check-in was a breeze. Enjoyed the interaction with the CM checking us in. Very pleasurable experience. Our home for the next 9 days. This is behind our site. Looking back towards our site. We got our cart, spent some time at the pool, looped around for a short bit. Just happy to finally be here. That's it for now. Next up....we hit the first park. Can you guess which one? Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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