Seabase 2006Troop 268 |
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Seabase Day One, Saturday, June 9 - Travel Day |
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| Friday - Travel day Arrived at Tampa about 12:15 AM Stayed at Motel 6 Had breakfast at Waffle House Headed to Orlando about 10:30 AM Arrived in Orlando a short hour later Checked into our campground, Our home for the next five days, Tropical Palms Set-up tents and the boys headed to the pool Later in the afternoon we headed to Disney Downtown and picked up our tickets for tomorrow Then had a late lunch-early supper at Pizza Hut Shopping at WalMart - misc and breakfast supplies Back to campground for some volleyball and back in the pool A short church service, some desert, showers, and into the tents We heard about grass/brush fires north of Disney World may impact tomorrows activities Also heard about a tropical depression headed our way. The locals refer to the "H", but never say the "H" word. Will try to send more tomorrow |
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Seabase Day Two, Sunday, June 11 - Disney World MGM Studio Park |
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| Sunday - Disney Arrived at Disney World for Youth Education Series at 8:30 Learned about animation and got to do some drawing Guys really enjoyed learning to draw Goofy, they all want to draw Goofy now Got to go into some attractions early as the only people at the attraction It was the last day of "Star Wars Weekends" today, with lots of Star wars charackers and fans in the park Guys said Rockin' Roller was awesome, 0-60 in 2.8 seconds with loops and rolls We all rode Tower of Terror, dropped 13 stories, got the picture of all of us on the ride Rained for a while The "Lights, Motors, Acction - Stunt Show" was exciting, cars jumping, driving on two wheels After leaving the park for the evening we stopped at a Chinese Buffet and the guys loaded up on Chinese food Back at the campsite and the guys are playing volleyball Weather is good for the now I will try to update tomorrow, Cliff |
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Seabase Day Three, Monday, June 12 - Magic Kingdom Park |
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| Monday - Disney Magic Kingdom Awoke to rain early in the morning (a precurssor of things to come Tropical storm Alberto was heading for Florida Ate breakfast in the rain at the campground Tropical storm Alberto was heading for Florida Parked, rode the monorail in, took pictures out front, headed in to get Fast Pass tickets for Space Mountain Space Mountain is an inside rollercoaster, in the dark It was raining, we drove the minature race cars in the rain Went to "Space Mountain", it was broke down, would have to come back later Went to "Stitch's Great Escape", it started and broke down, we had to leave Clancy, Kyle, Damon, and Cliff went to "Buz Lightyear's Spinning Space Adventure, it broke down, we were stuck inside for about 15 minutes Everyone went their own way It rained and rained and rained somemore Everyone went back to "Space Mountain" Damon, Kyle, and Peter got stuck while on "Splash Mountain" Oh, and it rained somemore We all went "back to Space Mountain" That eveing we watched the fireworks show at Magic Kingdom What a fireworks and light display, everyone was impressed Went back to "Space Mountain" afterward, and rode again And again, and again ... Nine times, the guys wanted to go for an even ten, but it was after 11:00 PM and the ride closed It rained Oh, and the guys said Adam was flirting with one of the "Space Mountain" operators, imagine that Headed to the campground and to eat, everthing was closed, so we had to do a Wendy's drive-thru, and eat at tables at the campground |
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Seabase Day Four, Tuesday, June 13 - Typhoon Lagoon Water Park and Epcot |
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| It rained off and on through the night Everything is damp and won't dry out The boys keep getting up later each morning, after 8:30 this morning Tropical storm Alberto was heading into the Florida panhandle, but still affecting our weather Ate breakfast at the campground, in the rain again Got to Typhoon Lagoon, and guess what, it started raining Everyone enjoyed the wave pool, 5 foot waves to body surf on (or at least try to body surf on Water sildes, tubing, wave pool, rain, tubing, you get the idea.... It stopped raining and we headed over to Epcot GM Test Track (ride) was filled for the day, so we picked up Fast Passes for" Mission Space" Had a late lunch, met back for "Mission Space They put you into a simulated rocket cockpit, and spin you very fast to simulate a rocket launch and space flight The guys went back four or five more times Gather at the Japan display, lake side at 9:00 PM for the fireworks and laser show Good show Made our way through the crowds to the van and headed for supper and the campground First three resturants we tried were closed, we ended up at Arbys We headed back to our campsite, everyone was tired |
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Seabase Day Five, Wednesday, June 14 - Blizzard Beach Water Park and Animal Kingdom |
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| It wasn't raining this morning We ate breakfast out this morning at a buffet Headed to Animal Kingdom First pretty morning and everyone want to go to the parks, boy was it crowded We went straight to Mount Everest Expedition (rollercoaster ride) to get Fast Passes By 10:15 the first pass we could get was for 4:20 PM, so the guys decided to head over to Blizzard Beach Water Park Chris's glasses had come off at Space Mountain on Monday, so we went to Lost and Found, but no luck As soon as we got out of the van to head into Blizzard Beach, guess what, yes it started raining But it soon cleared off The boys got in line for Summit Plunge, a 200 some feet water slide, with sliders reaching speeds of 50-60 mph After about an hour's wait in line they all came flying down Then a trip down the Rafting Rapids and a float around the park on the Lazy River And then after running into some girls from Philly, another float around the park (one said "I never even met someone from Wyoming") A few more water slides and we headed back to Animal Kingdom A wide ride on the the Everest Expedition and then some late lunch Then a visit to "It's Tough to Be a Bug" 3-D experience, quite enjoyable Back to camp early, to do laundry and prepare to leave in the morning Moms, your son's can do laundry, I have pictures to prove it A little vollyball and video games Late supper a KFC, they acted as if this was the highligt of the day, taking pictures of each other A swim in the pool and time to turn in We are off to Kennedy Space Center tomorrow, and then heading toward Seabase tomorrow evening We will camp some where along the way I am unsure when I will have an internet connection again, but stay tuned and check for updates on the website |
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