Happy Dance- day one !!!!

[Shannone1]

This place is SOOOO COOOL !!!

We got here today about noon and ended up in overflow for about 30 minutes. It was pretty crowded over there...guess alot of people check in on Saturdays !!

We are in the 1800 loop just a couple of sites down from the pet walk by the canal. The site is great...we can put out the slides and awning and it's very quiet and peaceful back here. We didn't have enough room though to park the minivan in front of the motorhome though so they said I could leave it at the parking lot by the office as long as I have the pass in the window. When we need it we can just take the golf cart up there to get it.

We got settled in pretty quickly, checked out our golf cart and headed over to The Lodge for a later lunch (was about 2 at this point). We parked the cart at the settlement and walked over. Was a nice, quiet walk. Had lunch at Roaring Forks (good pizza) and took the bus back here. We spent a couple of hours driving around and still only saw about 1/2 of the loops !! We came back to our site and hung out here for awhile. I took the dog for a walk, hubby and kids played catch and other stuff, we went for a bike ride and just chilled. I did put the green ribbons on the golf cart and site post

After a couple of hours here we headed to Trails End for dinner. Ressies were for 8:30 but we didn't get in until 9:15 !! They said the computer system went down and they lost the ressies. Lots of unhappy people. They were telling walk ups at that point it was a 45 minute wait. We weren't mad...things happen. But hubby and kids were getting pretty tired. When we did get in, the food was decent. I think we were just too tired to really enjoy it. We got out of there just when the fireworks were ending. We were hoping to go down and see them from the dock but we will try again tomorrow. I wasn't about to let one bad experience ruin my day !!

After dinner, hubby dropped me off at the minivan so I could go search for some Pepsi and some plastic Easter eggs. He came back to the site and got the kids showered and in bed. A little over an hour later I was finally back (It's amazing how many other last minute moms were at Walgreens buying Easter things, lol) and hubby came back and picked me up. We filled the eggs with candy and will hide them in the morning for the kids (along with the Easter baskets I made them at home).

Now it is almost 2am and I am just getting ready to go to sleep....kids have been sleeping for a few hours now, lol. I tried to post a few pictures on the picture posting thread, but I am having trouble with photobucket tonight. I will try again tomorrow night. Forecast is calling for rain and thunderstorms later this week. PLEASE cross your fingers that we get some decent weather...

 

[terri01p]

So what's the temp....it has turned very cold here in NC ? How's the crowds ?

 

[Shannone1]

So what's the temp....it has turned very cold here in NC ? How's the crowds ?

I think it got up to the low 70's this afternoon. Felt warm to us Michiganders It was cold tonight though on the way back from dinner. We have the furnace on for the kids.

Can't really tell about the crowds yet...we haven't really gone anywhere except meals with other people. Dinner was crowded but I think that was just because of the computer problems. We got right into the check in line upon arrival, no waiting. I know the golf carts are all gone except for ressies. I can also tell you we only saw a few empty sites in each of the loops we did drive through. Ok, it's almost 2:30 now and I am still awake....what is wrong with me ?? I am going to regret this come morning

 

[terri01p]

I think it got up to the low 70's this afternoon. Felt warm to us Michiganders It was cold tonight though on the way back from dinner. We have the furnace on for the kids.

Can't really tell about the crowds yet...we haven't really gone anywhere except meals with other people. Dinner was crowded but I think that was just because of the computer problems. We got right into the check in line upon arrival, no waiting. I know the golf carts are all gone except for ressies. I can also tell you we only saw a few empty sites in each of the loops we did drive through. Ok, it's almost 2:30 now and I am still awake....what is wrong with me ?? I am going to regret this come morning

Night Owls...ok, have the time of your lifes ! ENJOY !

 

[stacktester]

Do you have room for a stowaway Shannone? LOL. I remember my 1st trip to the fort about 3 years ago and trying to take it all in. I couldn't wait to get back. I will be there for a week in June and almost 2 weeks in July for the fourth. Have a great time and relax. I bet your kids are having a blast.

 

[King Mickey]

YOU MADE IT!! Great trip report!! Can't wait for more! Happy Easter!

 

[Colson39]

Woohoo, sounds like a great beginning to your trip! I had posted about the weather in your picture thread, you must have had gorgeous weather there this weekend.

We also have reports of thunderstorms all week long here in Delray, hopefully if they do happen they're your typical 30 minute one's for you guys! To be honest, us in Central and South Florida SERIOUSLY need the rain, we are in a massive drought, and our already strict water restrictions are about to get even more strict.

Anyways, hope your kids had fun at the Easter Egg hunt today, and don't worry, some of us others stay up till 2:30 AM when we're in Disney, it's hard to sleep!!

 

[OK GRUMPY]

Can't wait to hear more!

 

[disfanRN]

Hey,
We are in the 800 loop. It is cool, but still better than Mi. right.