keith_h 420 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 Making new friends is always fun. We met another family through Fulltime Families who happen to live in the Orlando area. They came out *to have dinner with us* (annunciates, lest I become a cannibal again :D ).http://nowornever.learntorv.com/2015/07/new-friends.html :smug: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted July 2, 2015 Report Share Posted July 2, 2015 What an adventure you're having already! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wendinator 109 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 It's probably too late since your planning is done, but I love the site Roadside America for a list of weird and wacky things to see. I used it for my recent trip to Philadelphia with great success. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 It's probably too late since your planning is done, but I love the site Roadside America for a list of weird and wacky things to see. I used it for my recent trip to Philadelphia with great success. I haven't checked it in a while. My biggest concern is there being parking big enough our setup (big truck, big camper) at these and having time on our travel days. But, I'll check it out as we go. I do definitely want this to be part of our trip! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 We are very excited! Our perfectly mapped out route has had a wrinkle thrown into it- my wife asked me yesterday morning "could we be in Branson, MO by September?" She found a Fulltime Families "NOT Back to School" Rally on September 10. So, major deviation and we are excited! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 We are very excited! Our perfectly mapped out route has had a wrinkle thrown into it- my wife asked me yesterday morning "could we be in Branson, MO by September?" She found a Fulltime Families "NOT Back to School" Rally on September 10. So, major deviation and we are excited! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
4mickey2 41 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 the best trips aren't planned. bumps in the road can make the trip even better! safe travels and have a great time! :thtray: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted July 12, 2015 Report Share Posted July 12, 2015 We are very excited! Our perfectly mapped out route has had a wrinkle thrown into it- my wife asked me yesterday morning "could we be in Branson, MO by September?" She found a Fulltime Families "NOT Back to School" Rally on September 10.So, major deviation and we are excited!That's part of what your trip is all about, right?!! :) Have a blast and please post pictures! Branson is somewhere I'd really like to visit. Sounds like a great deviation!! Yay!! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 I need to get a blog post and pics pulled together. But, we've finally left Clermont & Disney. We did an overnight stop at I-75 RV Park - longest story short, decent, cheap, and almost "on the highway". And now we're settled into Stone Mountain, GA. Many thanks to Nacole for site recommendations and some preview pics a couple of weeks ago. This site is AWESOME, even if we needed a little Crisco getting in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 What section of Stone Mtn did you end up in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 What section of Stone Mtn did you end up in? Trail F, right near the registration & check-in area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Trail F, right near the registration & check-in area. that's good. That, and Trail C right behind it, seem to be the best areas. We used to have our gathering every May in the orange sites (Trail C). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 I'm playing a little bit of blog post ketchup (get it? catch up)..: pretend if you will that I am still back in Clermont and doing Disney stuff. (Most of what you see here will be shown in my current trip report.) http://nowornever.learntorv.com/2015/07/happy-fourth-of-july-ssdd.html And then some bonus content regarding getting individual wheel weights done (Escapees SmartWeigh). http://nowornever.learntorv.com/2015/07/getting-weighed-escapees-smartweigh.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bhall 115 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great post on the weights. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 LOVE all the pics on the blog!! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 that's good. That, and Trail C right behind it, seem to be the best areas. We used to have our gathering every May in the orange sites (Trail C). I've actually come to realize that, other than the nightly price ($52/night), I really like it here. Last night, the kids went off to the playground and after not coming back for a long time, I went and found them in a field with like 15 other kids. They had a great time- even with being washed by hose (connected to a sink, so it was warm) on the deck before letting them in the camper! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted July 20, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great post on the weights. Thanks. It was helpful for me to process, so it was good to write out. LOVE all the pics on the blog!! :) Thanks! There are more coming for Stone Mountain soon! I really need to catch up and get current. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Glad you are enjoying Stone Mountain! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Humphrey Bear…Rob 42 Posted July 20, 2015 Report Share Posted July 20, 2015 Great update! :cheers: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Northerngirl--Lori 5 Posted August 3, 2015 Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Looking forward to reading more posts Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 A couple of blog updates:1) a way overdue update from our time at Stone Mountain Park Campground in Atlanta, GA:Now Or Never - an RV Tale: Week in review - Stone Mountain, GA2) we left Stone Mountain and headed to Cincinnati, OH. We stayed at Winton Woods, went to the Underground Railroad Museum, and to the Fernbank Museum. All are highly recommended.Now Or Never - an RV Tale: Week in review - Cincinnati, OH3) the last update, but still a couple of weeks behind where we are is from just above Detroit/Dearborn, MI in St. Clair, MI. We had visits from Pennsylvania family, went to the Henry Ford, and attended a charity motorcycle ride. It was a good time.Now Or Never - an RV Tale: Week in Review - St. Clair, MIThe long and short of these are the pictures which are up on Flickr in albums by the same names.https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsetzer/albums/You can also cheat and catch up to where we are now:- we left St. Clair and headed to Sycamore, IL for a visit into Chicago- from there to Oak Lake Family Campground in Fair Oaks, IL- we back tracked to Elkhart for some service work- headed to Springfield, IL where we saw the world's largest covered wagon but no real *Lincoln* stuff- and finally, where I stand now- St. Louis for the Arch and zoo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beckers 1,136 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Are you going up in the arch??? I can't even watch YouTube videos of that without needing a paper bag lol. I'm soooooo claustrophobic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Are you going up in the arch??? I can't even watch YouTube videos of that without needing a paper bag lol. I'm soooooo claustrophobic YES! We did! We actually leave here tomorrow and head to Branson where we're supposed to spend 2 weeks. We'll see if we actually do, given our inability to follow a plan. But, the Arch has been an item from my bucket list. I had no idea that the ride up was claustrophobic-inducing, but it sure is. Fortunately I'm not claustrophobic whatsoever, but my poor wife is. She actually did OK (from what I know- outwardly, at least). There's a little window that shows you the steps and innards of the arch itself. There's room for maybe 5 seats to sit in each pod. But the views from the top were just OH-SO-COOL. Here are our pictures from here @ St. Louis. The Arch was the first thing that we did. :) https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsetzer/albums/72157657959389616 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted September 1, 2015 Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Doug, I asked this on the other board but incase you miss it, where did you sat for the Arch? We need a place for next year, thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ependydad...Doug 176 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Doug, I asked this on the other board but incase you miss it, where did you sat for the Arch? We need a place for next year, thanks Casino Queen RV Park. You'll fit just fine. It's a place to park, but not much of a campground to hangout at. The spots are all blacktop with some stone strips between them. They're all long pull-thrus. No picnic table, no fire. There are some community/shared picnic tables and grills on a grass median in the center of the park. Small playground with a fun see-saw- I know how you like that. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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