On the move!

Thousand Trail Orlando, Clermont, Florida.

With Thousand Trails we are allowed 2 weeks in the system and then have to be out of the Thousand Trail system for 1 week. So after 2 weeks at this wonderful "Preserve" we will be going to Bee's RV Resort, some 20 odd miles north. The 2 weeks here have been 2 of the most relaxing weeks we have had. I don't know what it is about this place, but it gives us the feeling of peace and happiness with our surroundings. 

Yesterday we went to the La Mesa RV show of some RVs that are being sold at deeply discounted prices. We have seen our dream RV. A Winnebago Itasca Ellipse. If we happen to find a spare $300,000 lying around, we will be buying it!

So now as we wind down to the end of 2012, I have to say the 2012 has been a wild ride! Starting off in Escondido/San Marcos, California with My American Mom, Virginia. The next 2 1/2 months taking care of her until she died on March 11th. Then the disposing of all her furniture in 2 homes, the renovating of her house and it's eventual sale. The mad rush to get back to Ontario by the end of April. A busy summer looking for a property to buy for our daughter and her family to rent from us. Then the waiting for the closing before we could leave Ontario. And here we are, after a leisurely trip, in Central Florida, and loving it! Love this lifestyle. It is truly like no other!!

Working out, Walmart, Wind and Warsaw Warbling

Thousand Trails Orlando, Clermont, Florida

Just a quiet day at Thousand Trails near Orlando. My first call of duty was a visit to the gym. I used to go to the gym every time I was off duty back in my working days. My favourite thing was the elliptical. I used to do about 45 minutes on it. So, off I went and was determined to do at least 30 minutes. Phew, I did not know that I was so unfit. I could not even finish 10 minutes! So I switched to walking on the treadmill and did 20 easy minutes. 

I was planning on going for a swim and a soak in the hot tub, but the black clouds came over and the wind started picking up, so we ended up going to Walmart down the road, for some groceries. Boy, was it ever busy in there!

We got home before the rain started and it came down in buckets for about 10 minutes and then the sun started to come out again. I checked MyRadar on my iPad and saw that we were not going to have much rain, but the huge swath of weather to the north of us, was very visible. 

Here is what the radar looks like. That snow is hitting The North East, including Southern Ontario now.

We took a walkabout with Timmy and he met up with some of the Sandhill Cranes. They were not at all afraid of him. They just did this dancing thing with their wings spread out. Quite funny.

We saw this big boy at Cypress Campground in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina last month.

Egret fishing at one of the ponds

Egret

My sister just came across this You Tube Video. It is a bit late, But I think you may enjoy it too. This from the US Embassy in Poland

Thinking Back

Thousand Trails Orlando, Clermont, Florida

 I have been thinking so much about what happened Christmas Day last year. I tried not to think about it, but could not help myself. Some of you may remember the Christmas Day Catastrophe when my "American Mom" treated us to a cruise around the San Diego Harbour. Through a series of  Keystone Cops-esque happenings of that day, culminating in Virginia falling backwards off a pedi-cab, the fall precipitating her slide into incapacity and her eventual death on March 11th, aged 91.

Tomorrow will be better.

Christmas Eve 2011

Season's Greetings

Thousand Trails, Orlando

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends, wherever they are!

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A lazy day around camp

Thousand Trails Orlando, Clermont, FL

I woke early this morning with a loud alarm sounding from my iPad. What the heck? Bleary eyed, I squinted at the screen, not easy without glasses, and saw that my weather app was alerting me to a "Freeze Warning". Turned it off and stayed warm and snug in bed. Finally crawled out, showered, breakfasted and got ready for doing nothing! We stayed in camp, took a few walks and talked to a few folks. Very quiet and relaxing day. I really need to do some cleaning,  sorting and clearing out of cupboards. But not today. Yawn.....maybe tomorrow.

Here are some more pictures taken around the park.

Gopher Tortoise

Sandhill Cranes behind or RV

Michael relaxing in the warm sun

My $5.00 decorations

Sandhill Cranes

Sky writing over Disney World nearby

Finished message says LOVE U BABY JESUS

Very pretty garden in the treed section of the park

Too many trees for us. They would interfere with the satellite dish

Really nice sites ib the treed section

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