FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Welcome to my 2nd trip report here on FF.net. I’m not really sure what I want to call it yet, but with some time, I will figure it out. This trip started coming together back in June when we were there for Father’s Day weekend. (See that trip report in my signature) We had a blast and I wanted to come right back, so the night we got home from that trip, we pulled out our calendars and looked at availability and came up with Sept 5-8. If you have read that, or if you just backed out of this report to go read that report, you will remember that it rained on us almost the entire trip. Well with that in mind, take a look at this picture on the way out. You like the windshield wiper for dramatic effect? I'm good. It’s Florida. It’s summertime. I get it. But it sure seems like this has been a pretty wet summer. And it ALWAYS seems to rain the minute I hook up my camper, its like death and taxes, gonna happen. NO. MATTER. WHAT. But even rain can’t make this a bad sight. Ah, look at that. Almost like the Pearly Gates, just so beautiful.....right? Unless you’re Lou, then that probably means you’re headed into work. Then it might not look as good. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. Where was I? OH! The Fort. The returning guests line was closed, so everyone was going through the check in line. The guard had what looked like a smart phone or something to that affect, and he was scanning Magic Bands at the window of each vehicle. I mentioned this in a response on another thread, but more on the Magic Bands at the gate later. Check-in: Ah yes, our adventure will be beginning shortly. I had booked a Preferred site for the simple fact that I’ve never stayed on one before, so I was excited for that. But, as fate would have it, we got upgraded to a Premium at no cost. The explanation given to me was that there was a water main break a couple days before, so they decided to upgrade me at no cost. Thanks to Derek here on FF.net, I was alerted to the Florida resident 20% off promotion they were offering at The Fort, and took advantage of that. So a Premium site at 80% cost of a Preferred? I’ll take it. All day, every day. Oh look! A new roof is going up at The Outpost. Here is the link to that thread I started: http://www.fortfiends.net/forum/topic/13703-new-roof-going-up-on-the-recreation-outpost/#entry391266 Love the details, including the “Hidden Mickey” So anyways, it had stopped raining long enough for me to get set up, which was nice. This was our first time at The Fort with our new golf cart, and due to the short bed on my TV, I have to use my fiancee’s truck to get the cart out there. We have to drive separate, but we handle it just fine. I set up the basics on the camper and then left with fiancee’s truck to go to overflow and unload the cart while she set up the inside stuff. Unloading went off without a problem. Cart is running great and everyone is happy. Well I was happy till this happened. You know that “rule” where you are suppose to pull over in your GC to let a faster moving vehicle by? Well, this was a first for me. See that guy in the white truck? HE was slowing ME down. What the FORT? My cart is no speed demon, 16 MPH wide open, and we were going way slower than that. It was like this from The Outpost to the 4-way. But no big deal, I survived. Maybe I was a little too excited to be at The Fort, and thats why I was upset at going slow, who knows? Here’s our site, 532, all set up: And our neighbors, FSU fans, I like them, sorry TCD This site backed up to the canal, it was nice. We also had our dog with us for the first time. So off to Waggin’ Trails we go. I wish I could keep my grass that green. This fence post is now Tug’s More pics of my buddy. A while back I had asked about the FWRR. Many of you were kind enough to enlighten me on some facts and how to see evidence of it’s existence. I believe it was DIT who told me to look for the berm at the dog park, well he was right, check this out. Never really paid much attention to that before. And here it goes off into the woods. Thanks TCD and DIT for assisting me with the FWRR. After Tug was done with the park, him and I went for a quick looping trip while fiancee was finishing up at the camper. The first thing I noticed was how dead The Fort was. I mean, it makes sense. Kids back in school, Labor Day has passed, it’s well before Halloween. But man, it was empty. Look at this, this is the 1000 Loop. The loop is M-T. Not one camper in there. Wow. Now I know why they were offering a 20% Florida Resident discount. The 1100 Loop was almost as bad, only 4 campers in there. It stayed like that all weekend. I believe I am at the photo limit, so since I’m a rookie at this, I’m going to abruptly cut you guys off here and continue later. Upcoming is more Fort pics, an EPCOT trip, some WDW Resort hopping, and I may or may not have met one of the most famous fiends out there. I might have even got spiked. Stay tuned for more...... Cody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Good start so far. Why not call it "The unnamed Trip Report". :rofl3: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Good start so far. Why not call it "The unnamed Trip Report". :rofl3: Sounds good to me. I figured the fiends would chime in with suggested titles, and I would go from there. Cody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm in. Great start. I'm sure you'll come up with a great name for your TR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
h2odivers...Ray 952 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm in. Great start. I'm sure you'll come up with a great name for your TR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cortezcapt (Derek) 156 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm in, great start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Can't wait to read more!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 I'm in also, great start!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's all Dave's fault is a good name too :)Looking forward to more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
momof3kids-Yvonne 594 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'm in!So how did Tug enjoy his first trip to the Fort? Will you be bringing him back again? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'm in, great start. Thanks again for posting the discount! Worked out great for me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'm in! So how did Tug enjoy his first trip to the Fort? Will you be bringing him back again? He loved it! His favorite part is golf cart rides. Now when I let him out front at my house he immediately jumps on the golf cart in the garage. Always ready for looping, like me. We took him to Best Friends Pet Care for the day twice and he loved that too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Every time we hook up our camper it rains on us to and it has been that way for ever your not the only one. I always like a few more people at the Fort it gives me somthing to look at while looping. Nice report so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dvccamper 32 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Great start! We have a Dog named Tug on our street :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 500 is my favorite loop. And 532 is one of my favorite sites. And 20% off a preferred rate? BAM! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DramaMama .......... Janet 75 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Woo-hoo! First page! Looking forward to more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Great start! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HappyRedhead......Betsy 16 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'm in....great start. I wish we lived close enough for quick trips! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I'm in...and on page 1 :) Looking forward to your report! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Duane 152 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 I will be in and out as I can.... Looking forward to more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alexwyattmommy 181 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 That was a really nice view from the back of your site.sorry about all the rain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Dang. Just missed page one! Great job so far, Cody. I'm glad you found some evidence of the old FWRR. Tug looks like an awesome dog. Is he a German Shepherd? TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Dang. Just missed page one! Great job so far, Cody. I'm glad you found some evidence of the old FWRR. Tug looks like an awesome dog. Is he a German Shepherd? TCD Thanks again TCD for the tips on the FWRR. I saw that you were at the Settlement and Meadow on Sunday. What time were you there? It's too bad we didn't have a chance to met, but with our proximity to The Fort, I'm sure it will happen soon. Tug is a great dog, he's a rescue from our local Humane Society. He is a German Shepard, Siberian Husky mix. Looks mostly like a Shepard except for his tail, thats all Husky. His hair is normally as long as the hair on his tail, but we just had him groomed for the first time. He was just way too hot. Cody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FunFinder265....Cody 36 Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 500 is my favorite loop. And 532 is one of my favorite sites. And 20% off a preferred rate? BAM! I'll be honest, when I saw 532 at check-in I was a little disappointed because I really wanted to stay in a Preferred to see how I liked it. I was even more disappointed to stay in the 500 because even though it is my favorite loop, I have stayed in it before, and I would have liked to try another one out. However, when I saw my site, all that disappointment went right out the window. 532 is now one of my favorite sites as well. Cody Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tri-Circle-D 2,059 Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Thanks again TCD for the tips on the FWRR. I saw that you were at the Settlement and Meadow on Sunday. What time were you there? It's too bad we didn't have a chance to met, but with our proximity to The Fort, I'm sure it will happen soon. Tug is a great dog, he's a rescue from our local Humane Society. He is a German Shepard, Siberian Husky mix. Looks mostly like a Shepard except for his tail, thats all Husky. His hair is normally as long as the hair on his tail, but we just had him groomed for the first time. He was just way too hot. Cody I don't know if this will make you happy or sad, but this is a photo I took at around 3:30 pm on Sunday, September 7: I stopped by to say hello, but nobody was home! A Shepherd/Husky mix? That sounds like a good combination. How old is Tug? Looks like he's been around a while. TCD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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