Visiting Family in Naples

On Wednesday, we drove down to Naples to see my Aunt and Uncle. Keith was able to get in another golf day but this time with my Uncle and two of his friends. I was able to find a Groupon for them at Eagle Lakes Golf Course, which according to them, was a great deal. So off they went to play 18 rounds of golf in the hot sun.

My Aunt and I spent the day shopping and then finished it off with a glass of bubbly. We mainly stuck to the Home Goods and Marshall's so I could find some home items for the RV. Spoiler alert, I did!

The guys came back exhausted and hungry so we headed to the beach for dinner and drinks. I had the second best Bloody Mary I've had on this trip. The golf course in Ft.Myers is still the winner! 

It was a great day but we were both tired and ready to crash. Thanks family for having us - we love you all!!

Golfing in Ft.Myers, Florida

Keith has been wanting to golf and sadly our last attempt in Ocala didn't pan out, so I planned him a golf day thanks to Groupon at Myerlee Country Club.

I managed to book him a tee time for the early afternoon and we were under the impression it would just be him and me driving the cart. Well, we showed up and Keith was paired with a high school kid on Spring Break. His grandpa decided to tag along so he drove their cart and I drove ours. 

It was an insanely windy day (see video below) so to say they played poorly would be accurate but I am sure Keith would say he at least had fun. Thankfully around the 8th hole we managed to get the best Bloody Mary I have ever had in my life. They were 2 for $5 or 6 for $11 - STEAL OF A DEAL!

We grabbed two for the rest of the course and then after the 18th we headed back for 2 more. We may need to go back before we leave just for the drinks.

We ARE Roller Coaster People

Keith and I spent a day at Universal Studios in Orlando on Sunday and contemplated going again Monday but decided to run errands instead. We rode a total of 10 rides. Our two favorites were The Mummy and The Rockin’ Rollercoaster. We aren’t as young as we used to be so 10 was the max we could handle... Hogwarts is GREAT but I found myself closing my eyes many times due all the motion making my head hurt...

Anyways, Orlando was really fun. We loved the Orlando RV Resort and will go back again. It’s clean, huge, has a fenced dog park and close to shops. We joined Thousand Trails and are very glad we did  - it's saved us a ton of money!! Ask us more about it, if interested. WE LOVE IT!

On pack up day we both admitted we were sad to leave. The silver lining is we are going to Ft.Myers to see our besties for 2 weeks. A tattoo or two may even be planned... we shall see!

With all of our travels I try to be as thrifty as possible. I cook a lot and I buy experiences from Groupon so we still get out and see things. (Use my link and you'll get $10 Groupon bucks). We have several rounds of golf, mani/pedi’s, a sunset cruise and a distillery tour scheduled so far. We gravitate towards wine tastings, spa days, trying new experiences... What do you like to do on vacation?

Ocala Life is Slower Than We Are Used To...

No offense Ocala, but I can see why some call you Slocala. There really isn't a ton to do here. While you have beautiful horse farms and lots of acreage, there really isn't much to do besides going out to eat, seeing a movie, swimming... 

Keith and I have been trying to stay busy these last few days while getting a lot of errands checked off our list. Get trailer registered, check. Get car registered, almost checked. Oil change, check. Car inspected, check. Get hair done, check. Spend time with Mom, check. Get out of the house and move, check. Watching a puppy, check.

We still have several items on the list not completed and we are hoping to get a few more checked off today before we head to Ft.Myers to see friends.

I have been an avid Groupon user these last few days trying to find a few fun things for us to do next week and not spend much money. Right now we have a winery visit, golfing and massage scheduled. 

Yesterday, we went to the RV show here in Ocala that runs through the weekend. Being that we went during the week and on the first day it was just $5. For 3 hours we looked at tons of RV's trying to see if we could finding something that would work better for our little family since our current RV is a wee bit too small for all of us. We are actually thinking of leaving the dogs in Ocala for the 2 month journey so they won't be uncomfortable/we won't be uncomfortable. I made a video... of course.

So yeah, Ocala is a bit more on the slow pace side and more errand driven but only a few more days till we hit the road again and head to Myrtle Beach. Adventure awaits!!