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By Vicky Wells, on August 29th, 2010

Blog Title: What To Say?

Our transportation, accommodation, food and entertainment cost so far
Aug 29 ~ Day #111	Budget to date	Spent today	Total to date	Daily average
Total	$11100	$27.20	$9430.97	$84.96
Miles by Road	Miles by Sea	Miles by Air	Miles by Train	Total Miles
13853	4451	000	69	18373

Current Location: Davie, Florida

Transportation: $
Accommodation: $27.20

Today’s Total Expenses: $27.20

What To Say?

The times that we spend several days in one place, particularly when we’re just relaxing and not sightseeing, are the times when we find it most difficult to do daily posts.

After all, how many ways can you say, “it was sunny” or “it was rainy”?

And, who wants to hear what you had for breakfast, lunch and dinner EVERY day?

More Liquid Sunshine

Today started very overcast which was actually kind of pleasant as the days that are really sunny can also be really hot!

Yes, I know, I’m complaining about the weather no matter what it is. Hey, I’m Canadian – it’s our job to complain about the weather.

As the day progressed, though, the rain started – quite a lot of rain. By supper time it was pouring, which meant we couldn’t get out the Coleman stove or the JetBoil. So dinner was a couple of already cooked chicken breasts and salad. Actually, it was pretty good.

Stuff Getting Wet

As the rain continued we noticed we were getting little puddles of water on the tent floor.

We started moving the important stuff into the front of the car to keep it dry and putting down towels to soak up the water.

We were too late to save the cardboard box we were keeping our canned goods in but everything else fared pretty well.

Another Volleyball Sunburn

By Vicky Wells, on August 28th, 2010

Our transportation, accommodation, food and entertainment cost so far
Aug 28 ~ Day #110	Budget to date	Spent today	Total to date	Daily average
Total	$11000	$27.20	$9403.77	$85.48
Miles by Road	Miles by Sea	Miles by Air	Miles by Train	Total Miles
13853	4451	000	69	18373

Current Location: Davie, Florida

Accommodation: $27.20

Volleyball and Another Sunburn

You’d think we’d learn that playing volleyball in a pool on a sunny day = sunburn.

Well, at least this time we were wearing hats so the sunburn wasn’t as bad, but we got burned nonetheless.

OK its a cliché but yes nudists love their volleyball.

Pig Roast

One of the planned events at the resort today was a pig roast. Twelve dollars was certainly a reasonable price and most people seemed to enjoy it.

Unfortunately we have food in the cooler that just has to be used up before all the ice in the cooler melts. So we had to pass on the pig roast.

Actually, what we’ve been using for ice in our cooler is frozen bottles of water and that seems to work fairly well.

Light Supper

We probably would have stuffed ourselves at the pig roast but instead, because of the stuff we need to use up, we had a lovely cheese omelet for dinner.

We need to be eating lighter anyway and it was tasty and certainly all we really needed.

Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, Kissimmee, Florida

By Vicky Wells, on August 21st, 2010

Our transportation, accommodation, food and entertainment cost so far
Aug 21 ~ Day #103	Budget to date	Spent today	Total to date	Daily average
Total	$10300	$30.00	$9094.38	$88.29
Miles by Road	Miles by Sea	Miles by Air	Miles by Train	Total Miles
13488+34=13522	4451	000	69	18038

Current Location: Vacation Village at Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida
Accommodation: $30.00

Today’s Total Expenses: $30.00

Day 103 – Saturday, August 21, 2010

Cypress Cove Day Pass

As an outing for today we decided to visit Cypress Cove – a naturist resort right here in Kissimmee.

On their website they offer a free tour and day pass and we thought we’d take them up on their offer.

Great Weather

The weather forecast for the day was favorable – 90 Deg. F and small chance of afternoon thunderstorms.

Given how hot, humid and rainy it’s been we thought we had better jump at the chance to take advantage of a, hopefully, good weather day.

Pools, Paddle Boats and More

This resort certainly has a lot going for it. We were given a complete tour and they have several full time residents, lots of RV sites and several tent site as well. In addition to that, they also have a few hotel rooms and apartments with full kitchens for rent.

There’s tennis courts, a big lake with paddle boats and canoes that are free to use and two heated pools as well as a very large hot tub.

Surrounding the pools are things like a boutique, clubhouse, hair dresser, restaurants and bars and even the American Nudist Research Library with quite an extensive collection of nudist publications through the years.

We even donated a copy of our book “The Elusive Beaches of Eleuthera” which rates each beach on the island for privacy.

Is Bigger Better?

It’s probably the biggest naturist resort we’ve seen so far with a lot going on.

We felt that perhaps the size of the resort accounted for the feeling that we got that it wasn’t as friendly or welcoming as other naturist resorts we’ve been to.

However, we were visiting on a singles weekend, so maybe that had something to do with it as well.

If you’re in the area, take advantage of their day pass to check it out.

Rain, Rain Go Away

Well, it seems that if it’s Florida, then it will rain in the
afternoon, as sure enough it did.

It certainly cleared the pool really quickly, particularly when there was some thunder.

Trying Out the Paddle Boats

When the weather cleared, we actually took one of the paddle boats out on their 50-acre lake. It was calm and pleasant and – thank goodness – we didn’t encounter any gators. Hey – it’s Florida!

Back to the Condo

A short drive back to the condo for dinner, drinks and relaxing in front of the TV. Yep, pretty boring but still enjoyable.

People Games

By Geoff Wells, on July 16th, 2010

Our transportation, accommodation, food and entertainment cost so far
July 16 ~ Day #67	Budget to date	Spent today	Total to date	Daily average
Total	$6700	$48.40	$6894.99	$102.91
Miles by Road	Nautical Miles	Miles by Air	Miles by Train	Total Statute Miles
8257	3856 [4437]	000	69	12763

Current Location: Campground, Sandstone, Minnesota

The Games People Play
We have mentioned several times that nudist are generally friendlier than most people we meet at regular campgrounds but even nudist carry a lot of social inhibitions meeting new people. With so many strangers getting together an afternoon of people games helped to get introductions going.

Duck Buddy
This is a simple game that consists of pink and blue ‘rubber duckies’ floating in a kids wading pool. Each set of ducks has a unique number written on the bottom. Everyone takes a random duck from the pool then tries to find their ‘duck buddy’ that has the same number.

You have five minutes to find out as much as possible about your duck buddy and then answer questions about what you discovered.

People Bingo
In People Bingo everyone gets a blank sheet divided with a ten by ten grid. You then madly try to fill each grid space with the names of the other players. The host then goes randomly to each player and you check them off if you have their name on your sheet. Just like regular Bingo but with people.

Evenings Entertainment
The evening kicked off with another dance and even though we are breaking into occasional bouts of violent coughing we are determined to have fun.

Act two of the residents play was presented during a break in the dance and was a surprisingly professional performance.

$100/day Travel Challenge

By Geoff Wells, on May 10th, 2010

There is so much to see and do in the world and not enough time to cover it all. We don’t want to end up in the rocking chair at the old folks home complaining about all the things we wish we had done – so we are just going to do as much as we can from now on.

Money – there is never enough

Having the will is one thing but practically you have to be able to pay for it. With even a modest income you can do a lot of traveling and we are going to prove it.

The Challenge

We have set ourselves a limit of an average of $100/day. Continue reading $100/day Travel Challenge

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Another Volleyball Sunburn

Cypress Cove Nudist Resort, Kissimmee, Florida

People Games

$100/day Travel Challenge