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Sunday, September 2, 2018

C&D Adventures 2018 (Gordon's Attempt To Ruin Our Vacation & No Data For Diane) Week 2


8-27-18. Monday
We are packed and out of the park by 8:30.
The roads  today will take us to Top Sails in Florida.
We hit several rain showers along the way.
Heavy rains for a very short time.
We get to Topsails around 2:45 and got checked in just before the rush.
As we pulled out from the check in area there were a few people waiting to get in.
We are in the same site as last year.
Diana & Chris are next to us but are on the opposite side this year.
It’s pretty hot and yes it’s humid.
Chuck is getting unhooked and getting us set up.
The rumble of thunder in a distance makes us hustle to get set up before it rains.




Nothing unusual until he plugs in to the electric box.
No electricity.
I call up to the office and they sent someone down very quickly.
The box checked out fine so looks like we have other issues.
Chris comes over and rescues a quite frustrated Chuck.
He takes the plug apart and finds two wires are off the plug.
How this can happen when we just used it this morning is beyond me but sure is nice to have your very own electrician traveling with us.
We sure did appreciate his help.
All good now and the air conditioning is doing a great job and cooling the rig down.
Remember that sound of thunder I spoke of earlier.....well it was just that.
Only thunder.






It was nice to sit back and drink a margarita.
Even more fun to watch Chris grill us some brats on his Traeger Grill.
Enjoyed our first dinner at Topsail.
This day is about over and it’s time to sit back and relax.









8-28-18 Tuesday
We make our way to the beach this morning.
We catch the 10am tram and enjoy the breeze as we ride the one mile trip to the boardwalk.
There is no air stirring at all today.
Going to be hot for sure.

Our first dip in the water felt a bit cool at first but it wasn’t long that we acclimated to it and it felt wonderfully refreshing.
The waves were breaking pretty hard today and first thing, I get hit with a big one and another one right behind it.
Thought I was going to drown. LOL
I told Diana I felt like I had been overdosed with a Neti Pot.
There were just a handful of people on our beach.
Very nice as always.
We pack up by noon and actually were able to catch the 12pm tram back to the trailers.





It is about this time that we are getting notices that we have used 75% of our 15 gig data plan from our cell phones.
It looks like no more surfing on the World Wide Web for Chuck and I.
We haven’t changed to the unlimited plan as we normally have enough but with our travels from last month and now this month we are reaching our peak.  





8-29-18 Wednesday
Lunch at Red Bar in Grayton Beach.
The Bloody Mary's are delightful as usual, and the food was good too.

























As we make our way back west on Highway 30A, we decide it is time for ice cream.
We just so happened to know where a cute little ice cream place is, so we stop and partake.  















We decide to explore the area a bit and drove to Panama City.
The real reason we went that way was to go to Dicks Sporting Goods.
Chuck got him a new rocking folding chair.
Ours from Arizona, although not even a year old are deteriorating.
The piping is flaking away from the sun exposure.

We drove through Rosemary and made our way back to our RV via 30-A.






Air fried chicken wings and drumsticks is for dinner tonight.
I should have brought my big air fryer as it took forever to fix the dinner.
I wish I could say they were as good as the ones I make at home, but they weren't.
Kinda one of those epic fails....seems that always happens when you are cooking for friends.





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I am having withdrawal from not being able to use my phone and check on things on Facebook....LOL

Have I said that I feel like I am in the 20th century.
No data. :(














8-30-18. Thursday
Went to the beach at 9:30am.
Looks like we will have rain later today.
Well our beach excursion was cut short.
The skies look really bad.
We actually get on the trolley and make it back to the trailers just before it started raining.
It rained very hard.











Since the beach was done for today we decide to go to the Growler Garage for lunch on 30A.
Someone on one of my Facebook pages suggested it.
Since I am restraining from using data I didn't really do any investigation of the place.  
Well,  little did we know that it was only craft beers.
No food.
We were in the Santa Rosa Beach area on highway 30-A and the La Plata Tacos and Burritos looked pretty inviting.
The empanadas I had were really great.
They told me when I ordered them they were freshly made. 
I think everyone was pleased with their choices.

Back at the trailer we drop the guys off and pick up some groceries and make a stop at Starbucks and The Donut Hole.
Had to get our key lime pie fix!!!!
Back for the evening we fix steaks for dinner.
Chris again mans the grill, and they were cooked to perfection.
Maybe we need to get Chris a chef's hat!


8-31-18 Friday
Today's excursion will take us to Ft. Walton.
We are going to Harbor Freight.
Chris is getting a flag pole and all the fittings to make one for the front of his trailer.
Its a good day to do this as it begins to rain on us again as soon as we get inside Harbor Freight.
The rains are from the tropical storm Gordon.
I am hoping Gordon doesn't bother us and our stay will be the full two weeks that we have planned.
Don't want to have to evacuate like we did last year for Irma.

Chris and Diana have been told they need to try a drink called a Bushwhacker at Crab Island.
Only problem is to get to Crab Island you have to have a boat or be a crab!
It looks like you can rent a pontoon or even ride a taxi over to it, but since it is a really rainy overcast type of day we decide just to eat at Harry T's.

As soon as we sit down and look at the menu we see they have a Bushwhacker on their drink menu.
You guessed it, we have to try it.
I think we have all come to the conclusion it is kind of like a Wendy's Frosty with different alcohols in it.
Very tasty, but also very sweet, or at least that is what Diana and I thought.
The guys had no problem drinking them.  :)









We had another stop to make on the way back.
Had to find a Home Depot to get parts for the flag pole.
Traffic is terrible this afternoon and it is a steady line of cars all the way back to Topsail.
Seems that everyone is making their way to start the long holiday weekend.

When we make it back Chris works on his flag pole.
Wasn’t very long and he had it up and flying.


























I ride my bicycle up to the "free" wifi that the park offers so I can take care of business and check emails etc.
Although it is a pain to not have the internet when you (think) you need it, there is a little bit of a calm feeling that goes with it.
I know I am very addicted to my phone, and this is just a little trial for me to deal with.
And another way to look at it is Diana has a whole lot of data on her "unlimited plan" so we can just call on her to look up all the trivial things we ask daily.  LOL


Tonight we try a local pizza restaurant we had seen.
 Grimaldis Pizzeria  was a great choice.

This place is just a couple of doors down from Starbucks and I had noticed it several times since I do frequent Starbucks as often as possible....LOL (not for the wifi either)
The wait staff were great and this place was really busy when we arrived.
It looks like they have a great following and also note that they have a lot of take out orders as well.
As we sat and waited for our pie we were somewhat entertained by the guys throwing pizza dough in the air to make the crust.  
The pizza was really good and would be a place we could definitely go back to.

As we walked out of the building, we notice a very old Class A RV that seems to always be parked just down from the restaurant.
I had noticed it last year as well, and made comments about it.
We have come to the conclusion that it is a worker in the area that drives his "home" to work the days he works.
There was a guy outside the unit puttering around and letting his dog walk around as well.
Just an interesting place for a somewhat crusty Class A to be parked.



With full bellies we make our way back to the park, but wait....we will pass The Donut Hole as we go home, so we make a quick stop to see if they have any of the chocolate angels that we think we must eat for breakfast.
They are out of them, but we get a few plain glazed and one cake donut to eat instead.
I think we are addicted to The Donut Hole, don't you!


9-1-18. Saturday
Since it is the Labor Day weekend we will hang around the RV Park this weekend.
Chuck and I watched some of John McCain’s funeral.
Diana and I go to the local fish market and get shrimp for dinner.
Another trip to The Donut Hole to get a chocolate pie.
I tell you we are addicted!





Chris and Chuck work on our trailer this morning.
Our water heater will not work on the electric side.
Chris digs in and finds the problem.
Man it looks like we could have had one heck of a fire looking at the wires he pulled out from under the little compartment.
Thanks to Chris for fixing another one of our problems.











Bronco enjoying Topsail  
I ride my bike to the WiFi hot spot and sit for awhile and get caught up on my Facebook fix. LOL
Have I mentioned that I feel so out of touch with the world due to the lack of restrictions I have placed on myself to attempt to keep our cost down on the lack of data. Lol.
Hey, the struggles are real!

9-2-18 Sunday.
We actually got on the bikes and did a little riding today.
The park is really a great place to ride.
Chris wanted to go to the beach at sunset so we hopped on the bikes and did just that.
The flags say no one is supposed to be in the water but there were actually a few out playing in the fairly large waves.
Another thing we saw was a dog on the beach.
A very large German Shepherd was out with his owner playing fetch.
I guess the rule about no dogs on the beach didn’t pertain to them.
Not the most beautiful sunset but it was nice.
There is a rain storm coming our way so we head back to the RVs pretty quickly.
Our timing again was perfect as we just get back and get inside as the rain begins.
We break out the chocolate pie and eat a slice.
I vote that the Key Lime is better than the chocolate....just my opinion.
Another day in paradise is about to come to a close, and we are still getting rain from Gordon.
The rain is fine and just as long as we can stay here, all is good in our world.






















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