Shannone1
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Day 3 at the fort-
We went off property today to Sea World.
It is my oldest daughter's 13th birthday (OMG I have a teenager ) !! Anyway, we arranged for her to do the marine mammal keeper experience at S.W. She worked behind the scenes with the trainers all day. She got to put on a wet suit and do some hand signals with dolphins, feed fish to the manatees, see a baby polar bear and help out all around. She learned a lot today and reconfirmed her wish to do this for a living when she grows up. It was a rainy cold day unfortunately and not much fun to be outside. The roller coaster and kid rides were closed much of the afternoon. They did get to do flamingo paddles boats and the observation tower. We also saw the Shamu Believe show and had dinner with Shamu where they brought Katie a cake and we sang Happy Birthday.
We came back wet and cold to our site about 6:30.
We took the dog out and played with him for awhile, changed into dry clothes and set off hoping they were still going to do the campfire and movie (fingers crossed). The rain had stopped and we were thrilled to see the campfires lit. We sang some songs and roasted marshmellows. Chip and Dale only stuck around for about 10 minutes, is that normal ?? I was glad we brought along some dry towels to sit on because those benches were pretty wet !!
We stopped at the Meadows trading post to pick up our DDP snacks. The girls each had hot chocolate. My son wanted to get the same cheddar mickeys, and I was going to get a box of donuts, but the CM wouldn't let us. She said they had to be individual servings not the bigger bags. Yesterday they told us any snack item under $4.00. I read on the DDP board that other resorts let you buy the box of donuts and people use them as breakfast. Maybe is just depends on the CM you get ??
We opted to skip the movie tonight and go see the Electric Light Parade and the Fireworks down at the marina. The ELP was really neat...all 3 kids loved it.
Then we went over to the beach and watched the fireworks. There weren't many people there...probably just because of the weather. It hasn't seem crowded around the campground, yet it is rare to see an empty site.
I think by today a little of the "Magic" had worn off and we began to see this place as an actual campground and not immune to the things we sometimes find at other places. My hubby went into the comfort station this morning for a shower and found someone/something had pooped in one of the stalls
Tonight we noticed quite a few groups of kids on golf cart trying to squeal their tires and do donuts. The ice machine at the comfort station stole my $2, someone had their dog off leash in the pet walk area and it came over and started fighting with my dog who was on a leash. Don't get me wrong...we are having a WONDERFUL time and will come back....just know that it isn't without flaw, that's all. 
Well, It is a little after 11 and all three kids are showered and drifting off to sleep. We get to sleep in tomorrow morning and hang out around the fort all day !!
We went off property today to Sea World.
It is my oldest daughter's 13th birthday (OMG I have a teenager ) !! Anyway, we arranged for her to do the marine mammal keeper experience at S.W. She worked behind the scenes with the trainers all day. She got to put on a wet suit and do some hand signals with dolphins, feed fish to the manatees, see a baby polar bear and help out all around. She learned a lot today and reconfirmed her wish to do this for a living when she grows up. It was a rainy cold day unfortunately and not much fun to be outside. The roller coaster and kid rides were closed much of the afternoon. They did get to do flamingo paddles boats and the observation tower. We also saw the Shamu Believe show and had dinner with Shamu where they brought Katie a cake and we sang Happy Birthday. We came back wet and cold to our site about 6:30.
We took the dog out and played with him for awhile, changed into dry clothes and set off hoping they were still going to do the campfire and movie (fingers crossed). The rain had stopped and we were thrilled to see the campfires lit. We sang some songs and roasted marshmellows. Chip and Dale only stuck around for about 10 minutes, is that normal ?? I was glad we brought along some dry towels to sit on because those benches were pretty wet !!We stopped at the Meadows trading post to pick up our DDP snacks. The girls each had hot chocolate. My son wanted to get the same cheddar mickeys, and I was going to get a box of donuts, but the CM wouldn't let us. She said they had to be individual servings not the bigger bags. Yesterday they told us any snack item under $4.00. I read on the DDP board that other resorts let you buy the box of donuts and people use them as breakfast. Maybe is just depends on the CM you get ??
We opted to skip the movie tonight and go see the Electric Light Parade and the Fireworks down at the marina. The ELP was really neat...all 3 kids loved it.
Then we went over to the beach and watched the fireworks. There weren't many people there...probably just because of the weather. It hasn't seem crowded around the campground, yet it is rare to see an empty site.I think by today a little of the "Magic" had worn off and we began to see this place as an actual campground and not immune to the things we sometimes find at other places. My hubby went into the comfort station this morning for a shower and found someone/something had pooped in one of the stalls
Tonight we noticed quite a few groups of kids on golf cart trying to squeal their tires and do donuts. The ice machine at the comfort station stole my $2, someone had their dog off leash in the pet walk area and it came over and started fighting with my dog who was on a leash. Don't get me wrong...we are having a WONDERFUL time and will come back....just know that it isn't without flaw, that's all. Well, It is a little after 11 and all three kids are showered and drifting off to sleep. We get to sleep in tomorrow morning and hang out around the fort all day !!
HeHeHe...I just looked at the picture of your dh with his refillable glass !!!!! LOVED IT !!!!
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It's not the first time I've heard of someone having an "accident" in one of the shower stalls, I just don't get it.
Neither they, nor my hubby have ever seen the Atlantic Ocean. We will be coming back here early evening for Mickey's Backyard BBQ and hopefully another campfire sing along (are they the same songs every night ??)
Really enjoying your posts - there usually aren't many trip reports involving life at FW.
