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Twiggyish

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 05:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I talked to her the other day and gave her the info on what to do in the area. It was a beautiful day, and I bet she had fun!

Nancy

Monday, January 21, 2002 - 07:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
hey what's the weather like in florida this week i'll be in disney starting next monday..its been snowing about every other day here although its not mounted to more than 2 inches :)

Grooch

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 07:57 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Nancy, this week we are having the most beautiful, perfect weather. Low 80's, no humidity and sunny. You don't even need a jacket in th evening. Big difference from when Fruitbat first got down here and I had to turn on my heat one evening.

I haven't heard what the weather will be like for the rest of the week, but when I hear, I'll let you know. :)

Twiggyish

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 08:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Yup, same here, too. It has been warm lately. But, ya never know with our tropical weather. What we do at Disney this time of year is to bring layers. If you start with a t-shirt underneath, you can't go wrong with sweaters or jackets on top. By the afternoon, it will warm up and you will be prepared. You can rent a locker at each park to put your jackets or other "stuff" you don't want to carry all day.
One tip (not weather related), do your shopping on the way out.

Nancy

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 09:55 am EditMoveDeleteIP
yeh i know the shopping thing from before...you'll find everything you want and no need to lug it around with you--my brother wants two sweatshirts one from epcot and one from the animal kingdom so i'm surely not lugging them around all day LOL ;-)

Moondance

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 01:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Just got off the phone with MsBat... she sends her love and sends a big HI!!!

She is having a grand time and is looking forward to meeting Twiggs:)

I miss her... she is so much fun!

Lobster

Tuesday, January 22, 2002 - 04:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I sat here last night and read this whole thread from beginning to end. All 600+ postings. I couldn't stop reading. I felt like I was reading an online version of Amazing Race. Thank you travelers for sharing your road trips.

Grooch

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Fruitbat update.

She is packing up the trailer tomorrow (in Fort Meyers) and heading north all the way to Punta Gorda which is about a grand 40 miles away. She will spend a week there and get to visit Twiggy, which she is looking forward too.

She also informed me that she is ready and waiting for Temptation Island tonight.

Twiggyish

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:21 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't wait to meet her, too! I plan on taking them out to the islands. We have beautiful coastal islands and you can do a lot of great shelling.

Grooch

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am going on a road trip!

I am playing hookey (sp?) tomorrow and running off to the Fl west coast to spend the day with Fruitbat and Twiggy.

I haven't done this in ages. Plus I get to leave the kid (dog) behind so I am free! I plan on spending the night so I will have plenty of time to gossip.

When she was by me, it was bad timing with my job so I didn't get to spend much time with her which is a real shame.

She's already trying to get me into trouble by spending 2 nights over there. I know there is no way my hubby will go for that.

I have a 2 1/2 hour trip to go see her, driving all by myself down alligator alley with no cell phone for emergencies. This should be interesting.

If I see any gators on the road, they are road kill. :)

Twiggyish

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
YEAH!! This is going to be fun. Drive safely.
Alligator Alley is an adventure, for sure..LOL

Moondance

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Have fun G & Twiggs!!! Be nice to the Gators!!!!

Grooch

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm thinking Fruitbat could use the gators to make some nice boots and purses for the squirrels....

I just might have to aim for them.

I believe even Wink will end up being jealous of these squirrels when Bat is done dressing them up.

Tess

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Grooch, are you not aware that everyone going on a roadtrip is required to have both a cell phone and a laptop computer? We need to be in constant contact. How else will we continue to live vicariously through your travels? There is also the little matter of the LACK of photos thusfar. I'm just sayin. :)

Grooch

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 08:57 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm sorry. I may be young, but I am an old fashioned girl at heart.

A vacation means being free.

Free of everything!

(And lips that that will never spill. It's the old code, but a good one.)

Max

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, y'all are having more fun than me right now, but.... Here's how my calendar is filling up:

Feburary:
3rd - 8th: Business trip to Tucson (My kinda business - it's a leadership seminar at a dude ranch in the desert! I can't wait.)
15th - 18th: President's day holiday - Time for Wild Women Weekend at the beach!
23rd: PT Cruiser Club cruise to see the Spruce Goose, have lunch at Spirit Mountain casino, then drive to the beach to stay overnight and see the Lorrie Morgan concert at Chinook Winds casino.

March 1st - 2nd: Church band retreat at the beach (do you sense a beach theme here?) to plan music leading up to Easter and beyond.

April 5th - 14th: Vacation to Norfolk/Newport News/Williamsburg, Virginia to visit friends.

May 31st - June 2nd: PT Cruiser Club cruise to Modesto, California for a "CruiserFest" event. Expecting around 300 Cruisers!

July 4th - Gather a bunch of PT Cruisers, add one patriotic parade, top it off with a riverside Blues Festival and you've got one heck of a full day!

July 12th- 14th: PT Cruiser Club 3rd annual Oregon Coast Cruise from Astoria to Newport. Last year, we had 101 cars. This year, we are limiting it to the first 200 registrants. Watch out Highway 101, we're takin' over! :)

I always take lots of pictures and will be glad to share, if y'all wanna see. I'd love to go to Vegas to meet a bunch of TVCHers in May, but I don't think my budget or my vacation time at work will be able to accommodate that trip!

Myjohnhenry

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:45 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
(mj makes note to self to stay off 101 July 12-14)

Max---we just need to plan a gathering in our neck of the woods...several us around.

Juju2bigdog

Thursday, January 24, 2002 - 10:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Grooch, get one of those e-mailing phones like Buttercup has.

Isn't Alligator Alley I-75 nowadays? I am thinking we drove across it when we were down there, but I for sure can't remember it. Oh wait! Yeah, when we drove from Lauderdale to Ft. Myers following the cruise. It was marvelous, and we did see some alligators along the way. Now, Grooch, when, ahem, you were a toddler and I used to live in Florida, there was no such thing as I-75, and Alligator Alley was just a two lane road. Not even any emergency stopping places, if I recall. And they did not have the fences alongside the road, so the possibility of seeing gators on the road was somewhat more real.

Have a whole bunch of fun and do stay two nights. Tell Fruitbat I said hi.

Abbynormal

Friday, January 25, 2002 - 02:27 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I have already taken my little road trip and it was so much fun! Hubby had to take a trailer to Hickory, NC and I went along for the ride. We went through Atlanta which was a nightmare, (used to live there, don't miss it) we were almost blown off the road every time a semi went by. Hubby's fingers were imbedded into the steering wheel. We could only do 60 mph so it seemed like it took a long time. We got to actually go out to eat a nice dinner and stay in a nice motel ALL BY OURSELVES!! On the way back we went a different route taking us through the Smokey Mts. which just made me homesick as all get-out. (I'm from TN) Not a real exciting trip to read about, but for us was alot of fun and some much needed time alone. This was spur of the moment so I didn't have time to put the call out for any North Caroliners. But it was a nice place to visit, and we are definately going over to the Biltmore this summer.

Twiggyish

Friday, January 25, 2002 - 05:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Grooch call me! There is a 20 car pile up on the Alley from the fog today. You need to take another road. I emailed you.

Grooch

Friday, January 25, 2002 - 06:26 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Gotcha, Twiggy. I am running late today. :)

I'll call you in a bit.

Twiggyish

Friday, January 25, 2002 - 07:01 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok, Ms.Grooch is all set. She now has to drive through no man's land, past sugar cane fields, past podunk towns, up through the middle of the state.
Anyone who has ever visted South Florida can tell you there is nothing in the middle of the lower half. So.. if Alligator Alley, our only major road across is blocked, there are nothing but small country roads left. Our Ms. Grooch is brave!
Update on Alligator Alley, it will be closed for at least 8 hours. There were several semi trucks and cars involved in the early morning crash. It appears both east and west sides are closed.
We'll update you all as the day progresses.

Juju2bigdog

Friday, January 25, 2002 - 08:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh no!!! Keep us posted, Twigs.

Tess

Friday, January 25, 2002 - 11:49 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Ummmmm, Twigs? Where is MsGrooch? It's going on 4 hours now.

Twiggyish

Friday, January 25, 2002 - 05:34 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Everyone made it safely across. We chatted a bit at the RV Park and then went to Boca Grande a little island near them. We had dinner on the beach at a cute little restaurant.
I feel like I have known them both for years!!!