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So after avoiding Hurricane Debby, delivering my son to school in Melbourne, and then a trip to KSC for my younger son (Aug 7-14), we drove over for a 3 night stay at FW 
While I visit every time we are there, it is only my second time staying ( as an adult in my own camper)... my first time being in 2014 after buying our first camper. Needless to say, I was excited to get back!
We pulled out of the county campground in Melbourne (where we had stayed for 6 nights while getting son off to school and visiting KSC mid morning of Thursday, August 14th and made the short drive to Disney. Made a quick stop at Walmart for a few items DW wanted for food in the trailer (I took opportunity to make a quick last minute inquiry with Ed about Fort check-in logistics (thanks, Ed!)... once the was done, we made our way to the outpost.
Pulled up and, while I hadn't had any assignment from online check in yet, decided to see what was available. My loop request could not be fulfilled (loop 700) as it was closed... a bunch of other loops were closed as well (500, 800, several others)...I guess at the slow time (mid/late August) is when they close and refresh or deep clean or whatever they have to do. CM gave us a map and told us what sites were open, so we decided to try site 431. She said if we saw anything else we could call back, but it turned out we liked what we picked. I definitely like the convenience of
the location... I would go there again. Its position in the loop also made for an easy back in and a quick exit and return to loop (could enter loop and back in to site rather than drive all the way around).
All for sites seem to look the same from this angle...lol.
View in back of site:
After quick set up it was off to give Duke some run time. Over the days we made several doggie pals, but two days in a row me met the deputy sheriff there with his Golden Retreiver, Daisy.
While walking to dog park, saw the super tall Frankenstein in 300 loop...note jeep and person in bottom right for scale,
The other thing I wanted to do that day was walk to tracks between 700/800:
And we also took a walk through the path back around/behind 900... saw the old bridge to group area blocked and rotting with the area itself filled with stuff.
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While I visit every time we are there, it is only my second time staying ( as an adult in my own camper)... my first time being in 2014 after buying our first camper. Needless to say, I was excited to get back!We pulled out of the county campground in Melbourne (where we had stayed for 6 nights while getting son off to school and visiting KSC mid morning of Thursday, August 14th and made the short drive to Disney. Made a quick stop at Walmart for a few items DW wanted for food in the trailer (I took opportunity to make a quick last minute inquiry with Ed about Fort check-in logistics (thanks, Ed!)... once the was done, we made our way to the outpost.
Pulled up and, while I hadn't had any assignment from online check in yet, decided to see what was available. My loop request could not be fulfilled (loop 700) as it was closed... a bunch of other loops were closed as well (500, 800, several others)...I guess at the slow time (mid/late August) is when they close and refresh or deep clean or whatever they have to do. CM gave us a map and told us what sites were open, so we decided to try site 431. She said if we saw anything else we could call back, but it turned out we liked what we picked. I definitely like the convenience of
the location... I would go there again. Its position in the loop also made for an easy back in and a quick exit and return to loop (could enter loop and back in to site rather than drive all the way around).
All for sites seem to look the same from this angle...lol.
View in back of site:
After quick set up it was off to give Duke some run time. Over the days we made several doggie pals, but two days in a row me met the deputy sheriff there with his Golden Retreiver, Daisy.
While walking to dog park, saw the super tall Frankenstein in 300 loop...note jeep and person in bottom right for scale,
The other thing I wanted to do that day was walk to tracks between 700/800:
And we also took a walk through the path back around/behind 900... saw the old bridge to group area blocked and rotting with the area itself filled with stuff.
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... but you can go and see for yourself sometime).... funny thing about European football clubs and how the sponsor figures MOST prominently... we're paying to be able to provide free advertising to the sponsors....lol.
and the few Dodge Ram guys will pump their fist and yell and the wind : 
but it iz what it iz .... I'm glad you and the FAM are back home.
