A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Went camping this weekend at a campground on the lake, had not been there for a few years. Once there I began to walk around looking at the different sites when I noticed a very old dog. He just lay t...
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Good Morning FOOFs and Happy Thanksgiving! We are about to head out to Canopy Oaks RV resort for the Thanksgiving holiday. I am meeting some friends there and also my college roommate and his family. They have the site next to us. The wife and I had our traditional Thanksgiving meal with our family this past Saturday and I have been eating turkey and dressing every night since! We are going to do some BBQ ribs and BBQ chicken, homemade Mac and cheese, homemade baked beans and a couple of other sides for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I am turkeyed out!
I hope everyone is doing well. I really hate that Goodsam's went to this new format and has run most people off.
Burch
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, Burch and all the fellow FOOF's! I totally agree with you about this site. It is really cumbersome to negotiate and I rarely see anything written by "old" friends.
I went with my son and his family to Turks and Caicos for Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful time. We left on Wednesday and got back last night. We flew from Orlando which was great as it's the closest airport to me. So I just got reserved parking and drove over and my car was waiting for me when we arrived last night. It was an all-inclusive trip and I took money and credit cards and didn't spend a cent! LOL My kind of vacay!
We walked a lot, going from place to place and the grounds at the Sandals Beaches were beautiful. We spent our days in the pool, then also took in some excursions. Went out on a catamaran and snorkeled, visited iguana island. . . where we. . . wait for it. . . saw IGUANAS! Then they stopped so we could go off the slide and swim a bit on our own. I went down the slide twice! We also rode those big pedal trikes and kayaked. It was a busy few days and I had a great time. So glad at age 74, I could still join in on those things. We ate Thanksgiving dinner at one of the restaurants, but I was the only one who had the traditional menu. Everyone else got something else. But I love turkey and all the fixings. It was very good, but believe it or not, I like having leftovers. So I had to take one for the team there!
I had thought that the islands, being owned by Great Britain, would be well appointed and nicely developed. But once you leave the resort, it was almost like a third world country. The airport was not what I was expecting. So many people, a small space and not enough seats for everyone and, of course, you had to get there 3 hours before your flight. And no A/C. Then our flight was delayed, but we did get out about 45 minutes late. It was still early enough I could stop at my friend's, who dogsat for Brendon. He was excited to see me. I love him so much and it is such a blessing to have someone greet you like a dog does when you return!
My big trips that have been planned for a year are now all completed. I must say, that they have been great experiences, but I love my RV above all and enjoy the RVing lifestyle more than any of these other trips. One friend told me it's because I'm a control freak and want to be in control. She said that like that's a bad thing. LOL I know Terry would never have done either of the two trips I made this year, so I did have some fun doing them with friends and family on my own. Like I said, I'm glad my health has allowed me to do things that others prolly cannot do at my age. My son wants me to go to Greece with them in a few years, a combination belated anniversary trip posponed from Covid times and a gift for their daughter. He wants me to go to "chaperone" my granddaughter as my son and his wife want to do some stuff independently. I hope I can do that. In the meantime, it will be the RV. LOL
Well, enough rambling. But I do hope you are all well and enjoying your families this holiday season.
Dale
