Orlando, FL: We Are: Moving On!

Director:"WE ARE".
Cast: "MOVING ON".

That's exactly what the director said and what we (the cast) shouted while on the set of Universal Studio's newest "Disaster" movie. MLA and I went to Universal's theme park yesterday and overall the park was a little disappointing. Maybe because we've been there before -- about ten years ago. Or maybe because we did not have the kids with us and everyone knows when you have kids you are able to see theme parks (& the rest of the world) through their eyes. Kids naturally view such events with a sense of wonder and excitement that adults rarely experience on their own. Too grown up I guess.

We did, of course, get our picture taken with the shark from "Jaws". Always fun.

We also enjoyed the "Disaster" movie, especially since MLA was selected to be one of the 'stars' in the movie. Lots of fun to see her 'acting debut' and to see her up on the big screen with a starring role in a film. When the film 'aired' you saw MLA for about ten seconds before a bolt of lightning (special effects lightning, not real lightning) fried her character to the bones. It was hilarious and (everyone said) the best part of the movie. She wouldn't take her sunglasses off the rest of the day and kept calling me her 'agent'.

So today I said "WE ARE" and MLA responded "MOVING ON". We pulled up stakes and moved to a new campsite. Moved from the Orlando area to the Riverbend Motorcoach Resort- www.riverbendflorida.com , which is a campground right on the Caloosahatchee River(pronounce it just like it is spelled). The Caloosahatchee is part of the Okeechobee Waterway . Big deal, right?

Well actually it is; the Okeechobee Waterway connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico near Ft Myers. The river is beautiful and the campground is no ordinary campground. It is a pretty spectacular condominium campground that intermingles with its own lakes. And the lakes have cool fountains. You pull into your site and have a great view of the lake and in our case, we have one of the fountains directly in front of us. A condominium campground means the lots are for sale; you can own your very own piece of Florida real estate. The campground then handles renting your lot when you are not there/here.

It's night time now and the fountains are lit up plus they provide a very soothing sound while the windows are open. May need to close up the RV windows and turn on the AC as it is much warmer this far south, we'll see. We are in Everglades County so if we are not in the actual everglades we are pretty darn close.

They warned us about the alligators in the lake. MLA thinks the alligators are huge and will lunge out and eat Dobbie. I'm convinced they are relatively small however will still look at Dobbie as a snack. I'll get pictures and we'll see who's right. So far, all I've seen is snapping turtles and a snake. No gators yet. Meanwhile, Dobbie is looking very nervous.

Florida has an amazing variety on ecosystems. MLA and I can see why so many people come here to retire. Or live as snowbirds, spending the winter in Florida and then returning to their home state for the summer. Not saying that's what we want to do however I do see the appeal for many folks.

As for us, we are not ready to settle down in any one area any time soon. Too much to see yet. Currently I start to get the urge for 'Moving On' after 5-7 days. Today, I was more than ready to leave the Orlando area and head south.

BTW, Orlando theme parks are not as busy this year as they normally are according to my sources (little old lady at the theme park gift shop and you know they are 'in the know'.


Well, MLA went to play bingo and I'm going to fix a bite to eat. Love to all!

We Are: Moving On!

See Ya