Wednesday 8-29-07

Now this is a Vacation day!
No trips to the Store, No trips to Gas Station, No getting Lost, No anything Off Site.
I got up @ 6am and went down to Dock to feed the turtles. No geese around to Bully them for the pilfered Bread. i got alot of turtles interested but since This Pond doesn't get as much Human traffic, they were a bit shy. The few who did come were over-run by little fish. Finally 1 Big turtle came up to me and stayed put. I reached down and he ate from my hand. I then threw a Big peice in and all the turtles suddenly got brave and fought over it and dragged it away.

We spent the rest of the Day Poolside and Jason and Ryan practiced their favorite wrestling moves in the deep end.

Chicken and Rice for Dinner and then everyone went off to the other pond to feed the turtles. Much more succsessful over there.

After Turtle Buffet it was time for Miniature Golf Tournament. All the kids and I were involved (6). At the 3rd Hole, we let the foursome of older players behind us Play-Through. We all did pretty well but by the time we got to the 18th hole, the same foursome had already finished their game and were on the 17th hole waiting for us. Sad.
The weather was "Stellar" today.(Cindyism) and I think tomorrow will be the same.

Tuesday 8-28-07

We stopped at a dinner after the "Cruise" for lunch and the food and
service was excellent but the Check is hand-written with NO Total. You
have to add it up yourself. I think the waitress might have done this
because we were going to be splitting the Bill but
still...whatever...more unusual than annoying.
After lunch we went to NC Aquairium @ Pine Knoll Shores. It really is a
Great Aquarium. Completly Re-done in the last few years, it is very
impressive. Not huge but very nice and the staff make you feel like you
really matter.

They have a nature trail out back which leads you through the marshlands
in the backand last years was very enjoyable...last year. This year
however was a different story. Everything was the same as last year
except for the the mosquitos! Jason and Junior turned back within the
first 25 yards (smart). Everyone else moved on. I came last and was the
one who told Jason and Ryan that they didn't HAVE to go the rest of the
way. By the time I caught up with the rest, I was being eaten alive and
They were carring Branches and swinging them around at the mosquitos.
Well I quickly passed them up ,since we were passed the "point of no
return", decided to run for it. I felt like Indiana Jones dodging the
poison darts running through this marshy trail. If I had come across
anybody else, I would have told them to run for their lives. As the rest
of the group finally emerged from the trail, they saw a couple of people
walking down the entrance to the trail. No warning was given. We don't
know if they ever made it out alive.
After the aquarium we came back to Fairfield, went to the pool and then
to Golden Corral. Food...Excellent. Crowd.....None! We managed to sneak
a few Rolls out to feed the turtles.
Coming back to Resort we got lost again. Well, not lost but missed a
turn. We are doing that all the time This Year and it is as funny as it
is annoying.
Tommorow, nothing planned, No Road-Trips, No sight-seeing, just
relaxing.......NICE.