fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Ended my first ever TR a couple of hours ago. Made me a little sad.Good thing I have another trip to the Fort to begin a new TR!Why not? I know you're all just dying to look at more of my boring exciting pictures of yet another park-free week at the Fort!So let's go!Summer 2012 was a busy one for our family. Lots of travel, kids' camps, beach time. Even though we had already done quite a lot, I could not imagine not making it to the Fort before school started back up. I needed a fix.Fortunately, we are able to take advantage of FL resident rates. And there was availability for the week we had free. We would be staying in a full hook-up at the Fort from 8/5-8/12. My husband would once again only be there on the weekends while the kids and I stayed all week.We couldn't go down on Friday or Saturday because the boys had a scout day at Ichetucknee Springs State Park that they really wanted to go to. So my husband took them to that while I got us all ready to go to the Fort. I love to go tubing too, but needed the time to get us ready. If you ever have a chance to visit any of the springs in FL, do it. It's a great experience. A real-life lazy river.The husband and kids went and picked up our TT and drove on down to Orlando on Sunday. They got there around 2. Check-in was a breeze, he called me from the gate to tell me which sites were available and I tried to remember what I had read on FF about the full hook-up loops. We got the only site left in the 1600 loop, which was great.Sorry for the CM butt shot there.We are behind the trees - blue awning, the site was on a corner. It wasn't the best one we've ever had, but I liked it fine. And it was all that was left in the loop we wanted.I had a bit more packing to do so left later and ended up getting snarled in some ugly I-4 traffic around 5 pm. So, I decided to just get off around Sea World and head over to the Walmart on Turkey Lake Road to get groceries and some other things. This WM is way less crazy than the one on 535, I'll never go to that one again.Then the rain came. And how.Meanwhile, the guys picked up our rental cart, then had to wait out the rain to finish setting up. Somehow our fridge never turned on, and when I returned later with the groceries, we had to put the frozen food in the cooler until the freezer was ready. Not cool. (pun intended). Guess what we had for dinner? Yup, soggy microwave meals and ice cream! HA! I didn't arrive until about 7. The rain had stopped, so after we got the luggage out of my car and I made up our beds, we went looping. Went back to the camper, kids played games, watched Olympics, and I puttered around putting stuff away and wiping up the Terro residue from the ant issue we had. (BTW that stuff worked great!)We got a nice shower and hit the hay. Even just seeing this makes me smile! Yes, it's a CS mat,and I am strange!I need to remember to take more travel day photos!That's it for day 1.FP4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm in!! Can't wait to read more FP4 adventures! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 You're not strange. Seeing that floor mat makes my eyes a bit misty too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Now that's what I'm talking about! Wrap one up and start another! :thumbsup2:Bonus points for CM booty shot. Nicki aka Rebelstand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Katman1356...Jason 1,140 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Count me in! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stefa70 205 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Seeing that floor mat makes my eyes a bit misty too.No Dave, that's from the smell of the men's room and it's called irritated, not misty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lou... 3,118 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Bonus points for CM booty shot.A needed reminder that Stef is alive and well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dblr....Rennie 224 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm in, oh and extra points for the but shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'm in!! Can't wait to read more FP4 adventures!Like the bathroom mat says, Howdy!You're not strange. Seeing that floor mat makes my eyes a bit misty too.Thank you. It's just one of those "Fort" things that makes me happy. Even in the sh*tter.Now that's what I'm talking about! Wrap one up and start another! :thumbsup2:Bonus points for CM booty shot.Yeah, baby! Is anyone keeping score? Cuz I can go out and snap pictures of butts all day long!Count me in!Please don't let this take you away from your amazing cross-country TR. Now that is worth reading!No Dave, that's from the smell of the men's room and it's called irritated, not misty.hehehe. My sons have told me of the funky aromas in those bathrooms.eeeeewwwwwA needed reminder that Stef is alive and well.I think I have some others in this batch of pictures that will do the same!I'm in, oh and extra points for the but shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Is that extra on top of the extra someone already gave me??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 The only funky aromas eminate from stall #2 on certain dates. For a general approximation of those dates, I will PM you my ADR schedule. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCTigerCock 171 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 I'll keep score!!!! Pick me, pick me!!!!!! Double for speedo butt shots!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 On to day 2! Sadly, my husband had to leave at 4:30 am. I woke up when he was leaving, actually I hadn't slept well at all that night and had woken up several times. My tummy was bothering me and I was very congested. I didn't get back to sleep for at least an hour after he left. Even after I woke up again, I still felt really crummy. I was so worried that I was going to be sick while on vacation! But, I also knew that this was how my body sometimes reacts to stress, and decided to make it mind over matter. I wouldn't be sick, and that was that.Nonetheless, I dragged all morning. Kept having to lay down. The boys had muffins for breakfast and we went looping. We saw a small alligator and a very large turtle in the green canal beside the group camping area. Of course I didn't have my phone or my camera. Phooey.I still didn't feel good, so rested a little more and took some otc meds. Way to spend the first day! The boys rode their scooters around the loop and played games.We had some sandwiches and fruit, then headed to the Meadow pool. It was wall to wall, and not one chair without a towel on it. Turned right around, jumped on the cart, and headed over to the cabin pool. Much better!I'll admit, I've got a few pet peeves. OK a lot of them. One is when people stare. There was a woman at the pool who would not stop staring at me. The last thing any woman (well except those who thrive on attention) wants is someone staring at her, at a pool, in a swimsuit. And trust me, I am nothing to stare at! I'm your average middle-aged mom who wears one of those oh-so-flattering tankinis with a skirt to cover up my cottage cheese ass. No implants, nothing out of the ordinary. I am not one of those gals who feels the need to expose the world to every inch of excess skin that can legally be shown. My bikini days are long over, and I am over that! I could not figure out why she was staring. She watched me get in the pool, get out, walk to my chair, and continued to stare at me just sitting in the lounge chair.When I was a kid, we had a saying if we caught someone staring at us - "why don't you take a picture? it will last longer!".So I took her picture. And she stopped staring at me!Here she is, the one with the hat. As soon as I aimed the camera at her she turned away:Her hubby has his trunks all hiked up. How come she's not staring at that? (Hey, Stef: I just noticed - there's another booty shot for ya!) Between the meds and being out in the fresh air, I was feeling much better, thank goodness! We stayed at the cabin pool for about 2 hours, then hopped on our cart and did some looping to dry off.We headed back over to the Creekside Meadow to see if we could catch that gator out again, since I now had the camera. Of course he was nowhere to be seen. But we did see these guys across from the 2000 bus stop:Hey, look! Another butt shot!So much for drying off - it started pouring on our way back to the TT:It rained for quite a while. We waited it out in the TT, and I got some more organizing and cleaning done.We had hot dogs, tater tots and apples for dinner. No pictures. Who wants to see a picture of a hot dog, anyway?Later on, we hit the Meadow pool. It was much better at night.No wait at all for the slide:And that brings us to the end of our first full day. Try to contain your excitement.FP4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SCTigerCock 171 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 Triple score for hot dog shots. quad if the bun is tight. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
doodlebug....Cherie 461 Posted August 27, 2012 Report Share Posted August 27, 2012 The "Great Fort Stare Down" I love it. :rofl2: I'm glad to hear you started feeling better, you're right being sick on vacation sucks.You may be surprised to find out that there may be many Fiends that would want to see a picture of your hot dog. Where is Dave, anyway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
charitycase20....Charity 10 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Thank you for providing me another Fort fix! Cannot wait to hear more! :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 The Fort Slide was still open at 9:30pm??? I thought it would close when the guards would go off duty. Were they working that late?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brent... Just Brent 83 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 The Fort Slide was still open at 9:30pm??? I thought it would close when the guards would go off duty. Were they working that late??When I was there in July they were on duty until 10. At 10 they closed the slide and read everyone who was in the pool rules they had to obey. Then they left. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Triple score for hot dog shots. quad if the bun is tight.You're killing me!! The "Great Fort Stare Down" I love it. :rofl2: I'm glad to hear you started feeling better, you're right being sick on vacation sucks.You may be surprised to find out that there may be many Fiends that would want to see a picture of your hot dog. Where is Dave, anyway? I'm telling you, it bugs me. Bad.Next time I promise to take hot dog pictures! I do have some of nuggets, will that do?Thank you for providing me another Fort fix! Cannot wait to hear more! :)Sure! Chipping away at it.The Fort Slide was still open at 9:30pm??? I thought it would close when the guards would go off duty. Were they working that late??I want to say they shut it down for good by 10. I guess they keep it open longer during the summer? Of course, that didn't stop some idiot teenagers from getting on it anyway later that night. They were also jumping into the pool from the top of the guard chairs. Brilliant. I finally told the boys we had to go because I didn't want them to have to witness one of those dolts cracking their head open. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Campinghound aka Tim 11 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Awesome TR. Waiting for more.. :popcorn: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 The Fort Slide was still open at 9:30pm??? I thought it would close when the guards would go off duty. Were they working that late??How did you know what time it was? Are my photos time-stamped once posted? Just curious. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gots2pitt.. Jeff 64 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Great start to another TR. Can't wait for more (although I would be ok with no more butt shots or atleast no more guy butt shots). :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Great start to another TR. Can't wait for more (although I would be ok with no more butt shots or atleast no more guy butt shots). :)I don't think the deer was a guy…….. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fortpartyof4 108 Posted August 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 Sorry…technical difficulties…….please stand by Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DaveInTN 3,247 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I love the stare down. That chick looks a lot like a woman in my neighborhood who wears a similar hat. INC would like to slap it off her head. Good for you for taking her pic.Reminds me of something that happened to me a couple weeks ago on my way to work. A woman was tailgating me in a Jag coming down a steep, long hill. Speed limit is 40, and I was doing 42-43 or so. At the bottom of the hill there is an intersection, and just before that she crossed double lines to pass me and cut me off. We then got caught at the light, me right behind her. I could see her looking at me in her mirror, so I took my phone and proceeded to take pictures of her, including her license plate. She started waving her arms at me, rolled down her window and gave me the finger. I couldn't help but laugh. She got herself so worked up...why can't people just relax? Nicki aka Rebelstand 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MetalDad 33 Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 What the heck? I come home from work, eat dinner, and you already slap down a 2 pager? You win...I quit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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