I have gotten abit behind on the blog, so I thought I would bring everyone up to date! We returned home last Sunday from Sea Pines, a CG we really enjoy, all except the "dumping". Their set-up is not good - you have to drive around the CG and enter the dump area from the opposite direction and there is only 1. Not too convenient!
We arrived home around 2:15, after leaving the CG by 10:15. We usually have some trouble finding Route 41 when we get off the Delaware Memorial Bridge, and time was no exception. We ended up driving about 30 minutes out of our way and traveled on Route 100. We unloaded so much "stuff" because of heading to Bethany Beach with our children for a week and Monday morning we took Willie to Klines for some repairs - the awning, the closet shelf, and an electrical issue. When you have a "home on wheels' you have to expect some problems!
It was a week of "catch up" around home with all the normal chores, plus spending time with my parents and our children. A good week, but busy!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Our Last Full Day at Sea Pines!
Ken and I were up by 7:15. I got ready while he did some sweeping and shaking of the rugs. Boy, Willie gets "messy" when it rains at the beach. The sand likes to find a home indoors!
We took a walk around the park and then it started to "sprinkle" around 8:45. The 6 of us got together for a cooked breakfast and all of us except Doloris (she is having some back issues) decided to get ready to take a bike ride around Stone Harbor and Avalon. So we loaded them on the bike rakes and we were in Stone Harbor by noon. We really enjoy riding in that area. We did go onto the beach and I was able to gather more shell pieces for jewelry making! As we were ready to leave the Avalon area, it started to get very dark. Most of the way back to our vehicles we were in the rain. Not extremely heavy, but steady! By the time we got back to the CG around 2:15, it was pouring and it continued until 5. We must have had at least 2 inches of rain in that time period. The campers across from us had about 4 inches of water surrounding their screened area. During that time, Ken and I enjoyed sometime in Willie relaxing, watching the Olympics, and I was wire wrapping the shell pieces I had picked up earlier today.
Around 5:30 the 6 of us got together in Willie to enjoy Happy Hour - snacks and some good drinks. We played 2 games of Cue Me and the women won both - Yeah!!! We had so much fun and laughed so hard! What a great group of friends! We are making such wonderful memories together! We decided that supper was not needed after all of the snacks we shared. So, we took a walk around the CG and then had brownies, ice cream and fresh peaches. All to our separate rigs at 9:30. Ken and I cleaned up and did some prep work for our departure tomorrow morning. Then we watched the men's Olympic diving and headed to bed around 10:45.
This trip has gone by so quickly. Unfortunately the weather was not as good as we had hoped, but we still had a terrific time. Hope to come back for 2 weeks in September. There is so much to do and see in this area!
We took a walk around the park and then it started to "sprinkle" around 8:45. The 6 of us got together for a cooked breakfast and all of us except Doloris (she is having some back issues) decided to get ready to take a bike ride around Stone Harbor and Avalon. So we loaded them on the bike rakes and we were in Stone Harbor by noon. We really enjoy riding in that area. We did go onto the beach and I was able to gather more shell pieces for jewelry making! As we were ready to leave the Avalon area, it started to get very dark. Most of the way back to our vehicles we were in the rain. Not extremely heavy, but steady! By the time we got back to the CG around 2:15, it was pouring and it continued until 5. We must have had at least 2 inches of rain in that time period. The campers across from us had about 4 inches of water surrounding their screened area. During that time, Ken and I enjoyed sometime in Willie relaxing, watching the Olympics, and I was wire wrapping the shell pieces I had picked up earlier today.
Around 5:30 the 6 of us got together in Willie to enjoy Happy Hour - snacks and some good drinks. We played 2 games of Cue Me and the women won both - Yeah!!! We had so much fun and laughed so hard! What a great group of friends! We are making such wonderful memories together! We decided that supper was not needed after all of the snacks we shared. So, we took a walk around the CG and then had brownies, ice cream and fresh peaches. All to our separate rigs at 9:30. Ken and I cleaned up and did some prep work for our departure tomorrow morning. Then we watched the men's Olympic diving and headed to bed around 10:45.
This trip has gone by so quickly. Unfortunately the weather was not as good as we had hoped, but we still had a terrific time. Hope to come back for 2 weeks in September. There is so much to do and see in this area!
Friday, August 10, 2012
A Not So Good Weather Day!
Ken and I only got up around 8:30 - last night was a late one for us! No one else in our group arose very early either!!
Cloudy with a forecast of heavy showers throughout the day! We thought we could beat the rain and go for a bike ride in Avalon and Stone Harbor, but not to be!!! A light rain started around 9:30, so we altered our plans and decided to have a relaxing breakfast and hopefully do the bike ride tomorrow morning! We shall see!!! It really started to rain while we were eating breakfast under the awning at Martins, so we headed indoors to clean up.
The 6 of us met inside Willie to play Cue Me, a board game we all really enjoy. By 1:30 the sun had come out so we quickly changed and headed to the beach. We were there from 2:15 to 4 when it got very dark. Just when we got to our rvehicles, it started to rain. Had some heavy rain on the way back to the CG. By the time we had all showered, the sun was out again and it was clear and warm the remainder of the evening. We continued our Cue Me game outdoors and the men won this time. Men built a fire and we cooked our dinners outside. It was lovely outside, but the "no seeums" were miserable. The women minded them a lot more than the men. Seems they like to get in your hair so obviously they prefer the women over the men. They don't have enough hair to get caught in!!!!
I went into Willie around 9:30 - I had enough of the bugs and wanted to post on this blog. Doloris had stayed in following dinner because of the biting bugs. Sam, Fred, Ken and Kathy decided to take a walk to the lake to star gaze. They reclined on the chairs at the lake and saw 5 shooting stars. It was a clear evening with just a slight breeze so the bugs were not a problem. They loved their time under the stars!
Hopefully we will get to ride bike in Stone Harbor and Avalon tomorrow morning. Time will tell, but the weather looks promising!
Cloudy with a forecast of heavy showers throughout the day! We thought we could beat the rain and go for a bike ride in Avalon and Stone Harbor, but not to be!!! A light rain started around 9:30, so we altered our plans and decided to have a relaxing breakfast and hopefully do the bike ride tomorrow morning! We shall see!!! It really started to rain while we were eating breakfast under the awning at Martins, so we headed indoors to clean up.
The 6 of us met inside Willie to play Cue Me, a board game we all really enjoy. By 1:30 the sun had come out so we quickly changed and headed to the beach. We were there from 2:15 to 4 when it got very dark. Just when we got to our rvehicles, it started to rain. Had some heavy rain on the way back to the CG. By the time we had all showered, the sun was out again and it was clear and warm the remainder of the evening. We continued our Cue Me game outdoors and the men won this time. Men built a fire and we cooked our dinners outside. It was lovely outside, but the "no seeums" were miserable. The women minded them a lot more than the men. Seems they like to get in your hair so obviously they prefer the women over the men. They don't have enough hair to get caught in!!!!
I went into Willie around 9:30 - I had enough of the bugs and wanted to post on this blog. Doloris had stayed in following dinner because of the biting bugs. Sam, Fred, Ken and Kathy decided to take a walk to the lake to star gaze. They reclined on the chairs at the lake and saw 5 shooting stars. It was a clear evening with just a slight breeze so the bugs were not a problem. They loved their time under the stars!
Hopefully we will get to ride bike in Stone Harbor and Avalon tomorrow morning. Time will tell, but the weather looks promising!
Our 1st Full Day at Stone Harbor Area
Even though we are closest to Avalon and Stone Harbor, we go to the beach at North Wildwood. Really enjoy that area and you don't need beach tags!
The 6 of us met for breakfast at 8:30 to have omelets, bacon, toast, and plenty of good fresh fruit. By 11:00 we were at the inlet at North Wildwood to soak in the sun, sand, and surf. It was a positively gorgeous day with plenty of sunshine and very warm - much nicer than predicted! Ken and I took a 2 hour walk on the seawall, along the beach, and on the boardwalk. I spent sometime picking up pieces of shells for the making of more wire wrapped jewelry. Could this be considered a business expense????? We enjoyed eating our packed lunches on the beach and then we set-up Kubb and the women won both games. Yes!!!!!!
Ken and I were back to Willie by 4 to shower and prepare for supper. Spent time blogging too! At 6:00, Richard and Bonnie arrived to spent the evening and have dinner with the group. We had met them at the RV-Dreams Rally last Sept. in Hershey. She had read my blog and saw we would be camping about 50 miles from their home, so she called and said they would like to come by the CG to see us. We were thrilled. So they joined us for the making of chicken packets to make on the campfire for supper and then we introduced them to "snake making" over the campfire. It was a very enjoyable evening with very mild temperature and the bugs were cooperative. So good to see them again. They are hoping to be full timers by the fall of 2013 or the spring of 2014. They left around 11 and after cleaning up, Ken and I called it a day!
The 6 of us met for breakfast at 8:30 to have omelets, bacon, toast, and plenty of good fresh fruit. By 11:00 we were at the inlet at North Wildwood to soak in the sun, sand, and surf. It was a positively gorgeous day with plenty of sunshine and very warm - much nicer than predicted! Ken and I took a 2 hour walk on the seawall, along the beach, and on the boardwalk. I spent sometime picking up pieces of shells for the making of more wire wrapped jewelry. Could this be considered a business expense????? We enjoyed eating our packed lunches on the beach and then we set-up Kubb and the women won both games. Yes!!!!!!
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| This is the inlet where we go to spend time on the beach! |
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| The beach at North Wildwood was very crowded on the Atlantic! |
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| Picking up pieces of shells for my wire wrapped jewelry! |
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| Great entrance to the boardwalk at North Wildwood! |
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| Doloris in action during our Kubb game! |
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| Our "Stance" for the winning Team throw!!! |
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| So great to have Bonnie and Richard join us! |
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| The happy camping group! |
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| Making their 1st "snakes" over the open campfire! |
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| Looking good!!!! |
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| Now for the fun part - filling with your favorite goodies! Tonight some had fresh peaches with cinnamon sugar, butter and some chocolate. Others had peanut butter, chocolate, and marshmallows! Yum!!!! |
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Arrived at Sea Pines CG near Stone Harbor Area
So good to be back in Willie again! We left home at 7 AM yesterday morning, Wed., with the Martins following us. We stopped at Perkins on Route 41 for breakfast and Sam and Kathy were there waiting for us. What a surprise! During the week, Perkins offers many good values for breakfast and the food is excellent, especially their pancakes!
Ken and I took the lead when we left Perkins and did a great job until we had to get onto Route 55. We missed the exit, but the others did not. It didn't take us long to get onto Route 55, but we were the last ones to arrive! So it goes!!!!
Weather wise, yesterday was a very nice one! Really like this CG - large shaded sites (feels like you are in a state park), quiet, and plenty of amenities that are well maintained. After setting up and eating lunch, Martins and us took a walk around the CG ending up at the shuffleboard courts where the men won both games. We gave them a run for their money on the last one!
Back to our sites to start the campfire for dinner. I had brought corn on the cob which tasted great with hamburgers and turkeyburgers. At 9 the six of us headed into Willie to watch the 2 American ladies teams play the finals in beach volleyball. What an unbelievable sport and the match was so exciting. By 10 we called it a night. Looking forward to a day at the beach tomorrow!
Ken and I took the lead when we left Perkins and did a great job until we had to get onto Route 55. We missed the exit, but the others did not. It didn't take us long to get onto Route 55, but we were the last ones to arrive! So it goes!!!!
Weather wise, yesterday was a very nice one! Really like this CG - large shaded sites (feels like you are in a state park), quiet, and plenty of amenities that are well maintained. After setting up and eating lunch, Martins and us took a walk around the CG ending up at the shuffleboard courts where the men won both games. We gave them a run for their money on the last one!
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| The lake/beach area in the CG! |
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| They repainted the shuffleboard courts since we were here last year! |
Back to our sites to start the campfire for dinner. I had brought corn on the cob which tasted great with hamburgers and turkeyburgers. At 9 the six of us headed into Willie to watch the 2 American ladies teams play the finals in beach volleyball. What an unbelievable sport and the match was so exciting. By 10 we called it a night. Looking forward to a day at the beach tomorrow!
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Short Time at Home!
As usual, yesterday, Saturday, was a very busy day trying to "catch up" with all the chores since we were away quite abit over the last 1 1/2 weeks. You know - washing, mowing, weeding, chopping wood for our next trip on Wednesday, vacuuming Willie, etc. Tomorrow I hope to spend time "housecleaning" Willie.
We will be leaving on Wed. morning to go with the 3 other couples we camp with throughout the supper and head to Cape May Courthouse in NJ where we will use our Zone Pass to camp at Sea Pines, close to Stone Harbor. We usually go on the beach at Wildwood. We will be there till Sunday and are looking forward to time at the beach. We have been to this CG before and it is quiet and shaded! We are looking forward to an enjoyable time!
We will be leaving on Wed. morning to go with the 3 other couples we camp with throughout the supper and head to Cape May Courthouse in NJ where we will use our Zone Pass to camp at Sea Pines, close to Stone Harbor. We usually go on the beach at Wildwood. We will be there till Sunday and are looking forward to time at the beach. We have been to this CG before and it is quiet and shaded! We are looking forward to an enjoyable time!
Thursday at Circle M
What a busy and fun filled day! Life is exciting with 5 young ones! Fortunately, Ken and I were only in charge of 3 of them. All 3 of our granddaughters slept all night, waking around 7:00. While Ken and I got ready for the day, the girls watched Cinderella again with Camrin and Anya joining them. They certainly loved this original movie. I enjoyed all the wonderful animation too! We joined the Kreider family for a pancake breakfast and lots of fresh fruit.
Ken and I took the girls to the miniature golf course at the CG and then to the arcade where they enjoyed rides on the small carousel. Back to Willie to change into our swimming suits and we headed to the large outdoor pool. Swam and then ate our packed picnic lunches. From there we went to the indoor waterpark, which is the favorite of the girls. They have so much fun there. Just a joy to watch their interaction. Ken stayed with Bria, the oldest, while I took Cali and Sam back and they actually took naps together in our bed. Slept for 1 1/2 hours. Wow! Bria helped me pick photos for my blog post.
After naps, I took all the young ones, except Sam (she wanted to rest) to the indoor playground. I made 3 trips to the bathroom with the girls in about 15 minutes! I am getting too old for this! Marcia and Sam joined us after about 20 minutes of being on my own. Again, it was fun watching them interact!
We enjoyed a campfire supper and then the "kids" made cinnamon rolls in the pie maker and s'mores! Nothing like "energy food" before bedtime!!! Bria became an expert marshmallow roaster! She loved making them for the adults. I put all 3 girls on the floor of the shower for baths. What a scene! They started singing, laughing, and having a great time. Marcia, Camrin and Anya joined us to watch the 1st half of Rio. Ken and Gary enjoyed some quiet time in their camper. The girls had another good sleeping night!
Friday morning we were up by 7:00 and all of the "kids" watched the end of Rio while we started cleaning up and getting breakfast ready. They did a great job of being patient and entertaining themselves while we got Willie ready to head home. We were on our way by 11:30 and in our home driveway by 12. Jamie and Lanie arrived before we had the girls out of the truck. It was a happy reunion. But, they must have had a great time camping for when they got up this morning they realized it was the day to go home, and they said they wanted to stay longer. On the way out of the CG they waved goodbye to the waterpark and said, "See you next year". I guess we did a good job of making this a fun adventure!
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| Cinderella watching time! |
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| Cali |
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| Bria and Sam |
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| Sam and Cali had their own special table at breakfast! |
Ken and I took the girls to the miniature golf course at the CG and then to the arcade where they enjoyed rides on the small carousel. Back to Willie to change into our swimming suits and we headed to the large outdoor pool. Swam and then ate our packed picnic lunches. From there we went to the indoor waterpark, which is the favorite of the girls. They have so much fun there. Just a joy to watch their interaction. Ken stayed with Bria, the oldest, while I took Cali and Sam back and they actually took naps together in our bed. Slept for 1 1/2 hours. Wow! Bria helped me pick photos for my blog post.
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| Samantha |
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| Bria |
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| Cali |
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| For Cali and Sam, this was a 1st. They had never gone into the mushroom before this trip! |
After naps, I took all the young ones, except Sam (she wanted to rest) to the indoor playground. I made 3 trips to the bathroom with the girls in about 15 minutes! I am getting too old for this! Marcia and Sam joined us after about 20 minutes of being on my own. Again, it was fun watching them interact!
We enjoyed a campfire supper and then the "kids" made cinnamon rolls in the pie maker and s'mores! Nothing like "energy food" before bedtime!!! Bria became an expert marshmallow roaster! She loved making them for the adults. I put all 3 girls on the floor of the shower for baths. What a scene! They started singing, laughing, and having a great time. Marcia, Camrin and Anya joined us to watch the 1st half of Rio. Ken and Gary enjoyed some quiet time in their camper. The girls had another good sleeping night!
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| Sam thinks s'mores are the best! |
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| Bria, the excellent marshmallow roaster! |
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| Cali loved her s'more. It was even in her hair!! |
Friday morning we were up by 7:00 and all of the "kids" watched the end of Rio while we started cleaning up and getting breakfast ready. They did a great job of being patient and entertaining themselves while we got Willie ready to head home. We were on our way by 11:30 and in our home driveway by 12. Jamie and Lanie arrived before we had the girls out of the truck. It was a happy reunion. But, they must have had a great time camping for when they got up this morning they realized it was the day to go home, and they said they wanted to stay longer. On the way out of the CG they waved goodbye to the waterpark and said, "See you next year". I guess we did a good job of making this a fun adventure!
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