We decided to take a break from the amusements parks. Walking the parks is exhausting, we had done two full days at the parks so we needed a day to relax and have the kids get caught up on school work. The Disney RV park we were staying at was like summer camp. A beautiful swimming pool with a curvy water slide, where they actually had life guards, and pool games going on. A splash pad area, horseback riding, archery, canoes/kayaks and it was beautiful. We felt like we needed to enjoy that as well. There were squirrels all over, beautiful grounds, and even bathrooms. Disney had done well.
We went out to the pool early and found a nice table in the shade where the kids could work on their homework and Curtis got caught up on some work. It was beautiful weather. All the kids had a great time in the pool and they played with new kids they had met there. It was nice to see them outside playing in the sun and having a really good time.
We decided we all wanted to rent a canoe or kayak and go down their little river. Trey and Curtis in a Kayak, Dax in a Kayak and Derek and I in a Canoe. We started rowing. Derek and I had difficulty working together to keep the canoe going in the right direction or getting enough momentum etc. We broke the rules (I don't know if it was a Disney rule, or a state law) but we switching with Dax and put Derek in the Kayak by himself (a no no, kids were supposed to be 13 to be alone in a watercraft) Dax and I finished out the little canoe activity. We were having a good time, despite the hard work of rowing and paddling. We were certain our arms would all be very soar the next day.
The ladies that rented us the boats didn't give us good directions of where to go on the river they said it looped around and there was no way we could get lost. We went down a passage way and it would dead end, we would turn around and go back down another, what do you know another dead end. Finally we were out of passage ways and decided we could only turn back and go back to where we started. We were running out of time. The Boat rental place was closing at 5:00, we were supposed to have our boat back at 4:50. It was already 4:45 and didn't know if we would make it back in time before it closed, not to mention our return time. We boogied to get our boats back, for the first time in an hour we were focused- row, row row. Curtis and Trey took off ahead of us to at least get to the boat place before it closed. We made it back in time before it closed, but they did charge us extra for being late. Phooey. Curtis didn't like those workers, they were no help in guiding us around the river.
We were exhausted after a day in the sun and all the rowing. We were headed back to the RV and Trey's arms were burned. UGHH. I felt like such a bad Mom. I put sun screen on every ones face several times, but I didn't get the arms. I even had Dax and Derek cover their legs in the canoes with a towel so the legs didn't burn. I know better than that to not protect our pale skin. Sun burn is miserable.
We went back to the RV, cleaned up, ate some food. Then Curtis, Derek and Trey headed over to the campfire and outdoor movie the Ft. Wilderness had set up. I had already seen the movie, UP, a few times and didn't care to see it again. Dax stayed back and helped me clean up and do laundry etc. Trey and Derek had a good time at the movies, and roasted marshmallows. It was time to return to the RV when the mosquito started biting. ICK truly like summer camp. It was a fun day.
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