Once upon a time
Random items from my past, present, and future.Saturday, August 11, 2007
1985 Vacation
I just thought I would give a brief summary of our vacation to Disney World.
We left home on June 5, 1985 as soon as school was out for the day and the year. We spent the first night at the Overniter Campground in Russellville, Arkansas. My note said there was a nearby gas station with an arcade. I'm guessing that JJ and Jeff must have played some games there or I would not have mentioned it.
We spent the night of June 6 at Jim Oliver's Smoke House, Lodge and Campground in Monteagle, Tennessee. It was on top of Monteagle Mountain (2,100 feet). We spent June 7 at Outdoor Resort, Inc. in Jennings, Florida. Then we spent 8 nights at Fort Wilderness Resort at Walt Disney World. The first day we just bought our tickets and looked the place over. The second night we went to the Magic Kingdom from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. It was somewhat hot. Among other things, we rode the Jungle Boat ride and saw the electrical parade (twice each).
The third day we rented a car and went to Sea World. We saw killer whales, skiers, dolphins, seals, and otters. It rained later in the day after the shows. It was hot.
The fourth day we went to Epcot Center. We went to all the major attractions in Futureland (Journeys in the Imagination, Horizons (twice), The Universe of Energy, Spaceship Earth, World of Motion, and Land) plus three countries (Canada, Great Britain, and France).
The fifth day was a day of rest. We went swimming at the beach, we went shopping in Orlando. We went for a walk. We went to the electric water pageant on the beach and fireworks show. We stopped for pizza and an arcade.
On the sixth day we went to the Magic Kingdom Fantasyland (Small World, Snow White's Adventures, Peter Pan's Flight, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride). In Tomorrow Land we rode the Mission to Mars, If You Had Wings, Wedway People Mover and bought a video tape in the photo store. We went to Walt Disney movies. In Adventure Land we went through the Tree House, we Rode the Jungle Cruise and the Pirates of the Caribbean. We went to Liberty Square. We rode the River Boat. We watched the electrical parade. We rode over on water boat and rode back on a ferry and bus. We watched fireworks from the beach.
On the seventh day we went shopping at Disney Village and Jeff played golf at Lake Buena Vista course.
On the eighth day we went to Epcot and did Journey into the Imagination, Backstage Magic, and Mexico. Charolette and JJ visited other countries. Joe and Jeff went to Horizons and Spaceship Earth and back to campground. Charolette and JJ went to a movie (Sword in the Stone). Joe, JJ, and Jeff went to get pizza and play at the arcade.
On June 16, we drove to Titusville, Florida where my Aunt Mary Ellen lived after we visited the Magic Kingdon and Epcot Center. We went to all 10 countries in Epcot. We spent the night in the RV parked on Mary Ellen's driveway.
On June 17 we saw the space shuttle launch at 7:33 in the morning while sitting in lawn chairs on top of our RV. We also took a tour of the Kennedy Space Center. We spent the night at Ocean Grove Camp Resort in St. Augustine, Florida, within walking distance of the ocean beach.
On June 18 we stayed at the same place. We spent most of the day at the beach (Anastasia State Recreation Area). We also visited the visitor center and old fort in St. Augustine.
On June 19, we were still at Ocean Grove. We visited old St. Augustine. We visited the alligator farm where one of the workers got bit by an alligator. We took an evening swim in the Atlantic at Anastasia State Recreation Area.
On June 20 we were at Gulf Islands National Seashore, Fort Pickens area. We took the boardwalk to the beach. We visited the fort.
On June 21 we were at Vicksburg Battlefield Kampground in Vicksburg, Mississippi. It was crowded. The next day we got home.
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