Ok, so, our Florida visit consists of several parts. We have a few weeks at Orlando Thousand Trails, then a couple weeks at our Orlando timeshare (with a side trip to Tampa), then a weekend in Fort Pierce, back to Orlando Thousand Trails, and then up to Live Oak for the Fulltime Families Rally. So, we’ll start with the first 3 weeks at Orlando Thousand Trails.
We arrived at Orlando Thousand trails, in Clermont, FL, on December 2, and picked out a spot in the office. It was a fabulous spot, C-21. If you can choose it, you’ll be pleased. Close to everything, and a big “yard” right out front.
The first “thing” up, was to let Molly know that on December 3, she and Diane would be heading up to New York to get their trip that Hurricane Sandy prevented back in November. I dropped them off at the airport Monday, and they returned late Friday. They had a GREAT time. I’ll get Diane to create her own post on that trip, someday.
While they were away, I got to explore a bit of the RV park, get some pieces parts to repair a few odds and ends, and generally hang out. The weather was AWESOME. I spent a couple of my lunch hours and post-work time in the hammock. After the couple of months in the cold fall weather of the east coast, it was quite nice to have 72 degree days, with a light breeze.
After their week away, the girls came back. The next week, I flew up to Rochester, NY, to provide some training for a customer. The next week, Megan arrived for a couple weeks of college time Christmas Vacation. Once Megan arrived, the girls were off to explore, and to hit a couple of the theme parks. They were able to spend a couple days at Universal Studios and see the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and a special night at Disney’s Magic Kingdom.
On December 22, we moved into the Orlando timeshare. We were putting the RV in storage, so all the fridge and freezer stuff had to come with us, as well as most of the other food, and lot’s of cloths, and stuff, and presents, and more stuff, and… The move out and back in was crazy. But, after a failed attempt to store the RV in Orlando, we were able to get it over to Diane’s Uncle’s shop in Fort Pierce, and it was there for them to work on when they had time.
Orlando Thousand Trails…
We setup some Christmas decorations, and rented a golf cart for a week.
My close up pictures did not turn out well, but there were plenty of these birds (Sand Hill Crane’s I believe) walking about. Some tortoises as well.
I heard a loud “whooshing” sound early one morning, and found there were a few hot-air balloons flying over.
I saw this little guy wandering in the middle of the road while I was out for a bike ride. Picked him up, and put him in one of the nests that was nearby. Hopefully it was the right one.
We also had a great time re-visiting with the Pickett’s that we’d first met in California, and then saw again in Indiana. We also got to meet several other families, and Molly was not lacking for people to hang out with here.
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