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    I would like to leave my Travel trailer but..

    Most personal storage companies will rent out lot space for RV's and boats etc. I'm talking about places like Public Storage and the like. Not sure what they will charge. Jim
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    Trails End - no more hot lunches unless you like soup!

    After reading some reviews of the change in the lunch menum I'm inclined to try it out this next trip. Looks like some good changes and old favorites still available. JIm
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    Official Camping Recipe Thread!

    We have been taking a spiral cut ham and cook it the day before we go on our trips. This is for those that might drive overnight. We take the meat off the bone and have lots of nice sandwich meat. Jim Of course you could alwyas add some of this to mac and cheese or make a nice ham/pasta...
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    How long did it take for you to get your passports?

    We applied at a small post office in NE Florida the last weekend of february and received ours the first week in may. Almost exactly the time that the website said we would. Didn't pay for quick service, didn't worry about it because we don't sail until january 5. I checked the website...
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    All in one place: Please Post info from your DCL Med excursions HERE

    Thank you folks for so much helpful info. One thing, what is the average exchange rate for dollars to euros. I know this changes almost daily but what was your average experience with this and where did you change money, if you did. I've been to rome, naples, nice, athens with another...
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    Keeping Cool at FW

    We run our ac only when we are at the popup. It does a god job of cooling. We also have the reflective bunkends made for the popup from another website forum. This is the major reason we don't camp in the summer or late spring. Families with kids can't really avoid this heat problem and...
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    The word is out

    On our last visit to FW we did the breakfast thing almost every day and did dinner only once. We did do the chicken dinner takeout with the huge pieces of chicken. Enough for a couple of meals for us. Reheated just fine in the microwave. As usual the CMS were fun to talk to. Found one that...
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    Lifeboat drill on Magic

    Do the drills take place out on the decks or are you in the public areas out of the sun. My wife really suffers in the sun and hopefully this won't be the case. thanks for any info. Jim
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    Finally I can see the Wonder in port

    Went to the site at 2:30pm. thinking one of the ships would be in port but no luck. could the web cam have shifted around. thinking saturday is a boarding day for the 7 day cruise. Jim :banana:
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    Passport wait time at present?

    We applied the last weekend of february and 11 weeks later ours arrived. We applied at a very small post office where the clerk accomodated us by taking us earlier than she normally would. There was no action on our passports on the website until about a week before they arrived. Then it said...
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    Interstates: Open, or Closed due to Wildfires?

    95 is open all the way. Be sure and watch out for the state police in ne florida in the construction areas.... extra large fines for speeders. Jim
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    Help Passport info needed

    from what I remember you don't need one for this august. We just got our passports for the 1/08 cruise and it took 11 weeks with normal handling. I did see that those with expedited handling, paying the extra money were taking about 2 1/2 weeks approximately. Jim
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    January Cruise

    Our only january cruise included a stop at Key West where we froze our you know whats off, and we are native Floridians. Rest of the weather was great though. Jim
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    US Passport question, re: Expediting

    Went to a local, smaller post office and followed the clerks advice not to pay to expedite since we were so far away from our cruise. It's been 10 weeks this weekend and no passports. I know I have more than enough time to get them but for peace of mind I would have paid the extra money...
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    Is it Loud at Ft. Wilderness?

    If your'e expecting a great wilderness experience at FW you might be disappointed. As to noise, I was so worn out at night that I had no problems falling asleep. Even after taking a mid day break and returning to the parks. Jim
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    1st Timers ...We're goin to Disney World!

    Hope you have a great trip. Disney and FW give you the opportunity through their great facilities and Cm's to do just that. I only wish I had discovered the campground many years ago. I was too much a fuddyduddy to want to go there and camp. Now I can't get the time off for repeat trips...
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    Trip report : The good, and Bad :

    The only problem we had concerning golf carts during our last stay was a loaded cart full of kids that decided to play shadow and follow us everywhere for a little while. We would stop to let them go by, they would stop, we would turn around they would do the same,,, at times driving close up...
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    To Pirate or not to Pirate?

    nope we won't be dressing up. No kids with us and we really like a nice quiet dinner. One of my problems with cruise lines is the dancing in the aisles at dinner time and trying to entice others that really don't wan t to get involved pulled out of their chairs and watching them turn red. As...
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    Official 'Post a Picture of your Campsite at FW' Thread

    Sorry I don't have a picture to post but we got into the loop 100 this past halloween week because the front office people could'nt find the person that was in our reserved site. They overstayed and didn't move out at the check in time so when we complained the front office at the campground...
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    Food planning ideas for budget minded campers?

    We camp in our popup and cook meals just like at home, and yes, we do cook inside on the stove at times. Our visit to WDW we had steaks cook on a electic grill outside, cowboy speghetti on the outside propane stove, ane we have a cheap $60 microwave that we use to re-heat takeout chicken from...




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