Blogs from Kissimmee, Florida, United States, North America - page 20

Their Princess cruise ship docked back in Ft. Lauderdale today. Yahoo! We have anxiously awaited the return of Sam and Sandy back to their RV at Tropical Palms. They, on the other hand, have been sailing the high seas. Living the high life. They have been enjoying exquisite food, fantastic entertainment, exciting island adventures, warm, sunny weather, luxury balcony stateroom plus time together with their good friends, Ed & Bev. They had nary a thought back here at trailer town. We continued to count the days for their return while they just counted the moments in between all their fun and frolic. Lulu kept calling out: Sam, Sandy when are you coming to see me? We felt we needed to do something special to welcome their return. Blaine texted Sandy this morning after 9:00 and found ... read more

I promised you yesterday you had something to look forward to (yikes...another preposition ended sentence) -- sorry teachers. It's your time to meet Dennis. Every Thursday night here at the park, Dennis puts on a Karaoke night. He is excellent at this. Everyone has a great time. There is some very good talent within this park. I am not included. One time, years ago, at the Wellsville American Legion, my friend, DeAnne McKay, and I got sauced up enough to do a Delta Dawn rendition. We liked doing it but I'm sure the folks around us were covering their ears and probably their eyes. We were good and loud if nothing else. ??Delta Dawn, what's that flower you have on...??. Enough, back to Dennis. Besides encouraging the audience to sing....he is super talented himself and can ... read more

Ahhhhh. What a wonderful nights sleep: in our own cozy, high rise (remember the Princess & Pea) bed. We have missed it. We are home! No more ripping the bedding off while doing a microscopic bed inspection. What dirt and grime is here is ours. Fine with us. I bet you are glad to be settled in also. No lounging around today....time to get up for Tuesday 9:00 AM coffee in the Bamboo Room. The Sandcastle (cottage) owners and long timers (RV folks that come for months) gather together in friendship plus to find out what upcoming events are scheduled for the park. It was terrific to see all the familiar faces of friends we haven't seen since last year. I'm sure you recognized some, too. It's shopping time and guess where we are going? You ... read more

Geo: 28.3467, -81.4801So here we are, home at last. We left Tallahassee at 7:50 with 79 degrees under clear skies and drove to the State Capitol Complex, which is in the middle of the city. We arrived during rush hour traffic, so it was not possible to get out of the car and wander around. I snapped a couple of photos through the car window (something I have done a lot of on this trip). Basically there are two capitol buildings, the "Old State Capitol" and the current one. The old capitol building has a very traditional look to it, with columns and a dome. Right behind it is the new building, which is a tall tower, similar to a few others that we have seen. The two are on the same piece of land, back ... read more

Geo: 28.3467, -81.4801Oh good heavens! Is it really time to get up?? We don't want to miss our free breakfast so we drag ourselves out of bed and go down to the lobby. For me, it is totally worth it because there are packages of instant grits. Yum!! (In case you are wondering, or are horrified, my family is from the South and I love grits (and 'fatback' but we won't go there)).After breakfast we go back to our room, and I call reception to ask for a late checkout - 1pm? Perfect. We go back to sleep. Seriously. Next thing we know it's 12:30 and we're getting ready to head out. We have a timeshare in Kissimmee for the week. Oh, was that a gasp I heard? Are you wondering how two super frugal people ... read more