Golf, Fishing, & a stroll around Bill Frederick Park

March 28th, 2014

We decided we would play golf today at the small par 3 course in the park.  This is part of the amenities here and doesn't cost anything.  It was obvious that I don't play golf and Bryan hasn't played for a while.  It was also quite windy and that took some getting used to, at least that's our story and we're sticking to it. Ha!! Ha!!  We didn't count shots but rather who won how many holes.  Bryan won more holes than me but we were above par on most of the holes.  I got par on two of the holes and Bryan on one.  There were no Birdies or Eagles but mostly bogeys, even double and triple bogeys but we enjoyed it.

Here are some more pictures of the park

Boat Slip, Volleyball & Park Models on the Lake

BBQ's at the Clubhouse

Do Not Feed The Alligators

Crazy Golf in the background

Bryan getting Ice

After the golf, we went to look at a resort that is near to here. Vista Del Lago has mobile homes on lots that are spaced apart more than the park we are staying in.  We had to be with an agent to go into the community and so we went and spoke to the agent who took us around, showed us the club house, pools, spas, sauna, lakes and this new home.  It was a very nice community where you buy your home but you don't buy your land, you lease it and the lease costs run between $400 & $500 a month.  It is something to think about as your landscaping is done for you and so you don't have to worry about it.  There were other homes for sale but it was getting late and as we don't really want to buy at the moment we didn't waste any more of the agents time.

Oh, and we had a visitor today in our bedroom.  I went to get something out of the closet and something moved.  As I stepped back I saw a lizard on the mirror on the outside of the door.  I went and got Bryan who thankfully caught it and put it outside.  Now I happen to think lizards are quite cute but thank goodness this little fella didn't decide he wanted to sleep with me!!!!

March 29th, 2014

Today, the weather caught up with us.  It poured with rain, we had a bad thunderstorm and tornado warnings which fortunately were more to the East of us.  This weather continued for two or three hours and then late afternoon the sun came out.  Bryan decided to try his luck fishing in the canal behind us and was out there for a while but had no luck.  It was relaxing for him to do though.  That's two things we've done this week that we haven't done for a while.  Golf & Fishing.

March 30th, 2014

Well our week at Outdoor Resorts is up and we moved back to Bill Frederick Park at Turkey Lake near Orlando today.  Bryan got up early and did some more fishing before we left but still no luck.  We only had to drive 22 miles and so were in no hurry. That was just as well as we got caught in the traffic on I4.  Maybe everyone was going to Disneyworld!!

 The weather today was beautiful and the sun was shining in complete contrast to yesterday.

We got setup in our site and after some problems with getting the satellite to lock on for a TV picture we eventually got the right angle and we have all channels.  We will be here until April 18th when we will start to head north.

March 31st, 2014

We were taking it easy today.  Bryan discovered there is an Upper Heyford reunion in Dayton, Ohio in September so we are thinking of attending.  The museum at Dayton is on our list of places to go and we think the timing will work well after our visit to Niagara Falls as we head south for winter.
Bryan did laundry and after lunch we went for a walk around the park here.  Bill Frederick Park is 178 acres and close to Universal Studios and Disneyworld.  Here are some photos taken by someone doing the 2.4 mile walk around the perimeter of the park.
We covered some of these areas in our walk today.

Oh no, I look like Diana from Waiting For God!!!

 This very short VIDEO shows what we think are small minnows jumping for flies but it could be anything!!!

Frisbee Golf Hole#5, the target is across the bridge 

Floating Dock

 This dock was a floating dock.  Here is a VIDEO of Bryan making the dock move!!

Cabins

I thought the cabins might work for the kids if they ever came to Disneyworld but I found out that they have bunk beds and air conditioning but no kitchen or bathroom.  They sleep 10.

Didn't see any today but will have to look out for them

Lizard, shedding his skin.

We only covered a very small part of the park today but will try and explore the rest later.

Downtown Disney

March 27th, 2014

The weather still wasn't great but we decided to go to Downtown Disney, which is a shopping and entertainment place that is next to Disneyworld and related to everything Disney.  The parking there is free and it costs nothing apart from what you might spend in the restaurants or shops. 
We had lunch at Earl of Sandwich which was very reasonably priced and the sandwiches were good.

Inside T-Rex Store & Restaurant

These two were for Christina as she likes Toy Story.

Made completely of Lego

More Lego models.....

I took a selfie of Bryan & I 

Mickey & Minnie promoting Epcots Flower Festival

Boat taking people back to DisneyWorld

Bus Shelter, sponsored by SeaWorld

Last but definitely not least, Cinderella's Castle made of crystal & gems and costing $36,000!!

My friend Vickie, who is a Disney fanatic, tells me that they had sold two of these castles when she asked and that they shipped them for free!!!

They are doing some construction work here at the moment and it was not as large as I thought it would be.  So near to Disney and yet so far!!!!

Outdoor Resorts, Back, Birthday & Newlyweds!!

March 23rd, 2014

We traveled to Outdoor Resorts today.  We chose this resort when we were in the Orlando area before Daytona.  It is a totally different type of park than what we usually stay at.  There are lots here for sale and it has a par 3 golf course, pool, spa, lake.  Our lot backs unto a part of the canal and has a deck so we can fish from our lot.

View from the deck

The garbage can is buried in the ground, at least it won't blow away!!

Bryan resting, the deck and canal are behind him

The lots here are very close together but the park is very well maintained and very friendly.  Bryan put ribs in the slow cooker this morning and I made potato salad yesterday and so dinner was easy.

Tonight I had a long "chat" on facebook with a good friend of mine, Shelagh.  We hadn't spoken for a long while and so "chatted" away.  It started when she posted "Yey floating rubber ducks set to arrive in the UK after 15 years bobbing around the world!" on facebook and it made me curious.  Turns out it is a true story and there are rewards for anyone finding one of these.  There are frogs floating around as well. This link tells the story of the plastic bath toys that are on an around the world voyage, ha!! ha!!  Thanks Shelagh, it was good "chatting" with you.

March 24, 2014

Well, I guess my back didn't like the fact we were traveling yesterday.  I noticed when I got out of the passenger seat that my back hurt but didn't think too much about it.  This morning it still didn't feel right and as we don't usually do much after a travel day I took it easy.  We went to Walmart to get a few bits of shopping but that was it.  The weather forecast is not good for the next couple of days so we will see what happens but we want to try out the golf course here, do some fishing and go for a walk around Downtown Disney.

March 25th, 2014

Today is our eldest granddaughter, LeeAnn's 12th birthday so a Happy, Happy Birthday to you LeeAnn.  She is growing so big now and turning into a young lady.  

My back is still not right and so I did what I should have done the first day it happened.  I laid flat on my back on the floor for a while.  This always seems to work when my back gives me problems.  I still remember the first time it gave out on me, I was walking across the street in Kettering, Northants, my home town in the Uk when I was in my early twenties, and suddenly I couldn't move.  Somehow I managed to get across the street but then had to get home and had to rest for a week on my back.  Since then it flares up VERY periodically.  Thank goodness, it's not often.  The weird thing is there is never any sign that it is going to happen and it doesn't seem to be related to anything.  

As the floor in the motorhome is not that warm I used a heat pad as well and spent the rest of the day with that on my back.  It eased up a bit, thank goodness.

March 26th, 2014

My back is feeling a little better but we stayed in today as the weather wasn't that great.

Ryan & Christina went out for the day in San Diego though and it gave Ryan the opportunity to act like Ryan!!!  

Someone also cropped one of their wedding pictures, it was taken in their garden at dusk.  Look at the shadows on the fence.   

I'm hoping we will get to go out somewhere tomorrow or play a round of golf!!!

Astronaut Hall Of Fame

March 21st, 2014

Yesterday we stayed at home to rest our weary bodies after our long day out at the Space Center.
We had a walk around the campground and saw that the bridge was up on the road to Cape Canaveral. I thought maybe a ship was going under it but we found out they were doing road works.

Today we went to the Astronaut Hall of Fame.  Admission was included in our tickets for the Space Center but it is at a different location and you can go within 7 days of your trip to the Space Center.

It was a lot smaller and had various interactive exhibits.  Unfortunately, quite a few of them were not open or did not work but we still had an informative day.

There is a canyon on Mars that is bigger than the Grand Canyon in Arizona.

I tried the weightless basketball game.  It took a comic picture of me and I was in the top 10 for the day.  Of course there probably were fewer than ten who had tried it.  The place wasn't very crowded.

Bryan tried the Shuttle Landing simulator. 

This is mission control, can I help you???

Next astronaut in space???

There was a statue of Alan Shepard, the first American man in space, in the lobby and a memorial to Bill Pogue who died earlier this month. 

Sunday, we will leave the Space Coast and head back to Outdoor Resorts at Orlando for a week.