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Day 8 Halloween
Aside from Ki’s 18th I was looking forward to Halloween in New Orleans. First we made it to a zipwire experience called Zipnola just outside New Orleans. Its basically a series of zipwire over alligator infested marshes. Incredible staff and experience Ki took it in his stride, I shook like a leaf (issue with heights)…
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Day 7
Today was a chill day. Not much planned really. We hit a few markets, went to a mall and did the ice-cream parlour thing, checked out the beach and visited the USS Alabama. This was actually really fun. They had a submarine, battle ship and various other planes and tanks to look at. This kind…
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Day 6
As you may or may of not seen in my last post that on the night of our arriving at the campsite both mine and Ki’s phones went into alert. Apparently it was an area warning for Tornadoes. It turns out there were five and we were smack bang in the middle of the madness.…
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Day 5
Its Kyle’s (Ki as we call him) or as I sometimes refer to him as Nan, Lamb, Noosh, Zam, Kiyzee’s birthday. He’s 18 and taking it in his stride as we head towards Valparaiso in Florida to a gun range called Emerald Coast Indoor Shooting & Sport. Its a 200 mile journey from Ginnie Springs…
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Day 4
The the night at Santos was good….for me. Apparently I snore, and loudly according to Ki but I guess that Wass balanced by his feet smashing my face every so often during the night. Air mattresses are a good thing but when I move so does he and visa versa. Maybe next time individual sleeping…
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Day 3
Sorry for the delay in the posting. Its been hectic but I’m on a bench outside the tent before 7am to bring everyone back up to speed! Left the hotel and headed straight to the campsite learning from our last mistake! Actually that’s not true. I’ll bring you back to the hotel we had to…
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Day Two
Deerfield Oceon Villas cost 42 Dollars and was just the place we needed. Debbie was amazing and helped with our late arrival. Pics below after we tidied up! Headed back to Miami for the truck tent. Ordering this for store pickup was a nightmare! Sure amazon has loads, as does Walmart, Target etc but to…
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The Day After/The Day
10 hours in a plane was not my idea of fun. My son loved it, slept bits of it and then we were off and in Miami International Airport, through security and standing out side of our newly rented pickup rented by Alamo. So aan interesting thing about pickups, or to me anyway. You can…
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The Day.
Today’s the day the journey starts. I’m all hectic and my son is, as always, chill. But now we’re on the plane it seems more real for the both of us This is a massive plane and we’re in row 40 at the back. I offered my window seat to my son (who’s name is…
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The Day Before
OK…So I was prepared to write an immersive, intriguing and informative blog today. Listing all the checks and stuff that’s required before leaving but honestly I’m too tired. No photo’s, no tales, just this rather bland update. My son is chilled, excited and ready. I’m exhausted, nervous and apprehensive. Friends and family have given the…