Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground entrance. It feels like you are pulling up to the entrance to a national park.

Front desk checkin.

Map of the park.

The trees are amazing. Only in the south, do you see this moss growing in the trees.

A cardinal in the tree at our campsite.

More trees.

It's looking like Christmas at the campground.

Trading post where you can buy lots of cool camping goods and also classic Disney stuff.

Awesome dog part for Cody.

Cody enjoying the dog part.

The dog park is off-leash so Cody can run and enjoy some exercise.

A safety fence and gator warning sign, and this is outside the second dog fence. Disney is making sure there is no gators in the dog park.

Darrel, Cody and I enjoying Cody at Disney's dog park.

The beach were you can wait for the boat to the Disney parks.

Boat taking people to one of the parks.

Dropped Cody off at Disney's doggy daycare and off to the parks.

Arriving at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Nice to see all the Christmas decorations.

Love the creativity of decorating.

Vintage decorations.

Off to Starwars. It was impossible to get a photo without other people in the pic. We were there on a Wednesday and no one was in school. Does anyone in Florida go to school or work?!?!?

Long lines but a very cool ride, so different than most of the other attractions Disney has created. The photos below are from the attraction.




















Off to Magic Kingdom now.

Look Mom, Darrel found some life-size nutcrackers.

Nice to be here while Disney celebrates 100 years! Classic view as you enter the park.

You have to arrive at Magic Kingdom by boat, monorail or bus from your on-property hotel/campground or parking lot.'

Dole Whip - This is the Florida Orange whip. It was pretty good.

Tiki Room - Reminds me of all the times I visited Disney with my Grandma.

Front gates into Magic Kingdom.

Main street all decorated.

Hello Walt and Mickey!

Happy to be here!

Taking a relaxing ride on the People Mover. This ride was decommissioned in California but nice to see it still here in Florida. This ride was also one of my Grandmothers favourites. Nice to be at a Disney park and remembering my late Grandmother Brown.

Merry Christmas from Disney's Magic Kingdom.

Classic photo opportunity at the front gates and train station.

A boat arriving at Magic Kingdom full of people.

The new Tron ride. The rollercoaster looks pretty awesome, but the lines are nasty.

Yes, bacon on a stick. Don't tell my cardiologist.

Happy 100 Disney!

Disney's Fort Wilderness Resort & Campground:

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/campsites-at-fort-wilderness-resort/

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• Review: Arriving at a Disney park is magical and expect nothing different that arriving at this amazing resort and campground in the parks. The experience is just like staying at a Disney hotel on property, you get a room key for your camp site and get all the perks of staying on property (like early access into the parks). It was nice to see everyone had their campsites decorated in Disney Christmas decorations. The Christmas spirit is in full force here at the Disney parks. If you get the opportunity to camp in Florida, you need to come stay here. Book in advance, like Disney hotels, there is high demand all year long.

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Crossed the Florida state line and stopped at the state rest stop.

In true Florida fashion, they offer you a sample of O.J upon your arrival.

Cute Florida orange dolphin.

Arrived at our campsite, we did not unhook the Jeep as we are only staying one night. We are on an island surrounded by beaches and crazy drivers.

This is the view from our campsite.

Sun setting at our campsite.

Cabins and RV's line the little lagoon.

St. Augustine Beach KOA:

https://koa.com/campgrounds/st-augustine-beach/

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• Review: It's a very tight turn from the main road onto the side road and onto the property. The only good thing about arriving is that you are off the streets with the crazy drivers and people speeding past you. This has been the first day we have experienced people without patience for a big rig. The campground is not really big rig friendly with a tow vehicle. I asked if we should unhook the Jeep and they said you don't have to — boy were they wrong. There is a steep grade up from the road beside the lagoon onto the campsite. We unhooked the Jeep and were able to level fine. The campsite came with some really dated furniture and items too big for the mini patio area. We reorganized the patio and made it work. If we can help it, we would not stay here again with a big rig as the roads are narrow, hard to turn around and campsites are very narrow. I guess people stay here for the proximity to the beach.

Tags: FL

Large campsite and the KOA offers food and drink delivery too.

Starlink worked great for high speed internet and TV.

Lovely pool with waterslide. A few kids used the pool as the water was not hated.

Jacksonville North / St. Marys KOA:

https://koa.com/campgrounds/jacksonville/recreation/

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• Review: This KOA is on the Georgia / Florida state line. We met a couple here that we first seen 5 RV parks back in Wilmington NC. The park is clean, dog friendly and the safe are very nice. We were in a pull through site, but we needed to unhook the Jeep to get out and navigate a few very tight spots (5 point turn). We had dinner delivered, and the chicken breasts sandwiches were very good. I would have went for a swim as the weather was great, but the pool was not heated.

Tags: GA

Welcome to Georgia sign.

The lake at our campground. Funny how there is a nice bench to site at, but beside the bench is a sign that warns you of gators. Hmmm. I wonder how many people encounter a gator here!?!?

Eaten alive by mosquitoes but the weather was warm and it was a great evening. The blanket is used to hide from mosquitoes and not to stay warm!

Old Savanna cobble stone streets that are centuries old. 0

Cody enjoying his first Candy store.

We stopped into a local hotel for some A/C and a bathroom break for Darrel and I.

We drove down the cobble stone alley that goes between the high street and the low street between the historic buildings. If you have not been to Savannah, but this on your bucket list. So pretty.

Beautiful historic buildings.

Historic stone steps.

And the steps close up. These steps are over 200 years old.

Savannah South KOA:

https://koa.com/campgrounds/savannah/

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• Review: Easy to get in, but when leaving we had to ask the neighbour to move their truck so we could get out. Not a big issue, as the neighbour was very friendly. We realized quickly that we needed to order mosquito repellent from Amazon right away. The skeeters were worse than Saskatchewan! The campground is large and had many seasonal long term residents. There are some pretty awesome swans and birds on the lake. There is a lot of warning signs asking you to stay away from the water due to gators. So we walked the property but stayed back from the water. We decided to do a sightseeing trip into town and see the old south. Savannah is very pretty and walking the old streets along the historical buildings was great. There is a famous candy store that we went into and they welcomed Cody too — I have to say, this was Cody's first candy store and he loved it! They even had a dog bone dipped in pet friendly chocolate! Yum.

Tags: GA

Great corner spot with some trees but no issues with Starlink.

I am not sure what these plants are called, but they are huge and really pretty.

Awesome pool, but sadly not heated. Too cold to swim in for this americanized Canadian.

What a nice find, a fab wine and pizza bar in the KOA. All the wines are local and we enjoyed a great wine (or two).

Point South / Yemassee KOA:

https://koa.com/campgrounds/pointsouth/

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• Review: Lovely campground just off the I95 highway. There is two ways to get here from the highway, you just need to take your time and wait for a break in the road if arriving from the north. The campground has some walking paths but they were very clear, do not leave the KOA property as there is a lake and gators. We stuck to the campground walking paths and were very safe. We fed Cody his dinner and then we stopped in for a glass of wine and a pizza. We had the intention of getting the pizza to go, but we indulged in a second glass of wine and ate the pizza there. Yum. The guy who escorted us to our campsite when we arrived said they had the best pizza in town. He also said that they had the only pizza in town, so we set the bar low. Well, the pizza was great, the wine was even better and we ended the night with some special chocolates at the coffee bar. This was by far the nicest surprise at a KOA. Great place, awesome people and we would recommend this campground.

Tags: SC