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Because I travelled with the dogs for 9 days before Stephanie joined me in Orlando, she insisted I set out on my Disney Transportation Extravaganza!

I started the day at 10:30, with a boat from Fort Wilderness Campground to the Magic Kingdom. it ended when I returned home at 18:30 at Capmsite 306.

The journey went like this…..boat from the campground to Magic Kingdom’s Gate. The resort Monorail through all the Seven Seas Resorts and around for a second time. Stopping at the Contemporary Hotel, then the Polynesian Hotel. I thought I would sail to the Floridian Hotel, but the boat went Back to Magic Kingdom again. I walked the path to the Floridian hotel, then took the monorail back to the TTC. I thought I got onto the EPCOT monorail, but mistakenly got on the express Monorail which meant i did a full circle to the Magic Kingdom, where I caught the River Boat back to the TTC. I got on the EPCOT monorail, had views of EPCOT, then boarded a bus to Hollywood Studios. I caught the SKYLINER, and did the full circuit, ending up at the back end of EPCOT, I walked Disneys Boardwalk and caught a bus to the Animal Kingdom Gate. Bused to the Animal Kingdom Resort, then a bus back to Magic Kingdom. Finally the boat back to Fort Wilderness Campground. It was a great day!!!!

My last stop before Stephanie joins me. Stopping here 2 days before Stephanie arrives will allow me to settle and runs some errands before she arrive to celebrate her retirement!

We arrived around 14:00 hours and set up. We certainly kept an eye to the sky as a storm was moving its way closer to the site. Site 234 was our assigned site. It was nit bad but they certainly had much better sites if you wanted to spend a bit more money.

The dogs and I had a great start to the night. A little grocery shopping, and dinner at the Cracker Barrel. When we returned to the site, I decided exercise was on the “before going to bed” list….but when we left I decided to lock the truck keys in the trailer, while I locked the camper keys in the truck. When we returned from our walk, I was locked out! I had to make a call to the AAA to give me a hand. 2-1/2 hours later I had to call them back to make sure my call was triaged correctly. I’m glad I did. A half an hour after I made the call someone showed up to pick the door lock on the truck and let me in. Man it was annoying

Stephanie arrived on Monday night, so I ran a couple of errands, did the laundry and clean the trailer before she arrived. The dogs, and myself were very happy to see her after 10 days.

Crooked River State Park in Georgia…OMG, what an amazing park! We stayed at a Georgia park last September and were really impressed with its cleanliness, site setup, and of course price.

This was a one night stay. I have tried to keep the travel days short for Luke and Leia’s sake. We will stay at this park for 2 nights on our northern swing.

We are in snake and alligator country. I was not nervous on our hike at first, but when I came across two warning signs in the first 50 feet….I started wondering.

This is our first “relax” stop of the trip. The dogs and I spent 4 nights here. The weather was mixed. Three of the days had high’s of 27, lows of 18. One day we only made it to 12c during the day. We did a lot of exploring, but did not get to the water. There was always enough wind to keep the sand on the beaches airborne. Not good for the dogs’ eyes.

We will return to Myrtle Beach on the northern swing of our trip, when the weather will even be warmer.

Our first camping spot. A nice little KOA with some really nice sites, but….i think we had the smallest in the park. It’s a good lesson on “you get what you pay for”. I do have to say the management was very helpful and pleasant.

We are using this two day stay to “de-winterize” the trailer. The temperatures were great. And me and the dogs did a little exploring downtown Emporia

Day one of the retirement trip journey. Stephanie will celebrate her soft retirement on February 27, 2024. With her blessing I decided that I would start the southern trek with Luke and Leia on the 24th.

Our first night was spent in a hotel, as it was still a little cool to camp. The dogs loved it, and although we shared a king sized bed, there still was not enough room.

MMMMM, back to one of our favourites……

When we started booking sites for this trip we decided to go where we have not camped before, but as we progressed through the trip some adjustments had to be made. This brought us back to First Landing for 4 nights. We started camping here quite some time ago (exact year unknown). We did three years in the tent trailer before we upgraded to the RV we have now.

We were able to get site 73, which is next to site 101, which was the one we had last year. Although we wanted site 101, it was funny to find out that was occupied by a Toronto couple. They are lucky they get to stay for 2 weeks.

Our first day was sunny and warm followed by an overcast morning (Stephanie decided to do laundry, while John and the dogs hiked fro 11.5kms), with a sunny afternoon. The dogs spent that swimming in Chesapeake Bay.

More to come

OMG, this is an amazing Park!

It is on the smaller side, but the views from most of the sites are like the one above. We are on site 21, next to the canal. We arrived on Thursday before the weekend crowds arrived. Finally the humidity and temperatures have broken and the weather is much more enjoyable. All of us had a smile on our faces…..this is what camping is about.