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dtzackus2 Member
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Hello Everyone, As I just shook and added more coal to the coal stove. I am thinking of starting to schedule our 2009 camping season. We want to go to Castaways in Ocean City, MD and maybe even a trip to the NJ Shore as well. Everything else is open. I didn't know if anyone has started to make a meet and greet for next year since it is early yet, but you never know. Enjoy the rain today, it is suppose to snow tomorrow! Dan |
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biggsbasement Administrator 
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We are looking ahead and hoping it comes quick and that our situation improves by then. We have had a very strange year and very nerve racking year and although I have not been able to monitor the site as I would like (time has not permitted me to) I am working on getting someone to monitor until I can. Didn't want everyone to think I abandoned them! LOL My husbands job functions changed and he is the trainer for the company now and they have me doing customer service work for them as well so between scheduling all his trips out of town and all his work here I have been doing many other things for them as well ......... I have also had my step father in and out of hospitals and nursing /rehab homes since Aug and he is not doing very well...so any free time I have had I take my mother up there everyday to see him. I also have to take him to all his doctor appts and run all his errands (paying bills, getting things he needs from the store etc..)its not left me much time to do anything....I haven't even been able to do my christmas shopping ...... We are open to making some plans ahead so we can actually do some meeting up this year ...as soon as the weather breaks which will hopefully be by March end....beginning of april we will be starting our camping again. We did plan to do several trips this winter too but with everything going on we knew we couldn't so we just winterized. Hoping we can all meet up in the spring!! |
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Camping Dutchman Member 
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We are working on our schedule as well. We have booked Frontier Town in August (i think, have to check with my scheduler) I know we are going to Knoebels first or second weekend in May as well. They have a nice campground, only electric, but you can walk to the park.... |
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dtzackus2 Member
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I am off between Christmas and New Years, so I was going to sit down with the wife and schedule our camping schedule. I know we want to go to Castaways in Ocean City, MD (actually Berlin, MD) but close enough. We only live about 1/2 hour from Knobels, we would like to go camping there as well. Let us know when you are going and maybe we can get a site next to each other. They have a watering location and a dump station, so a blue tote is going to be underneath the Christmas Tree for me. lol Going to the park and just hanging out relaxing sounds like fun to me. One day we will do the water park (rides) and the next the park. |
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biggsbasement Administrator
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we would love to get in on this also .....lets all try to set a date and meet up!! Any other takers!! |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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The only thing about early May is no crystal Springs..... I just love the cleanliness of the park though and everyone is friendly! |
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revdon64 Member 
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We just planned our first vacation week for next summer. June 21-28 at Hershey Highmeadow. MrsRev and I are foster parents so we could have as few as one child or as many as four along with our 23y/o daughter. Any meet-ups possible? |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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I can't do the June one.. thats the week of the NJ Samboree and they expect me to attend... |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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We are going to hit Knoebels on April 24-26, I think any takers? |
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revdon64 Member
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My problem is that I'm a pastor. I don't get to just go away on the weekends. Sunday is my primary workday of the week. I do get vacation time, but I can't just up and go every weekend, unfortunately. We're looking at August for a second week of vacation, maybe to Williamsburg, Va. |
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revdon64 Member
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Just planned our second vacation week for late August at Frontiertown CG outside OCMD. |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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We will be in Frontiertown from August 22-31.. What are your dates? |
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revdon64 Member
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We'll be there the same week! How cool! Anyway, we were lucky enough to call not long after there was a cancellation for a waterfront site. We're really looking forward to this trip, never been there before and got the waterfront site. |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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we'll have to hook up. I believe we are in j lane |
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revdon64 Member
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I know we're in z-lane |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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ok. we'll have to talk more when it gets closer. |
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revdon64 Member
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Just planned a weekend getaway for Memorial day weekend. Had to stay close to home so I could come back and preach on Sunday morning. We'll be at Yogi Bear Tall Pines in Elmer. |
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biggsbasement Administrator
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We are still playing on our memorial day plans We are doing the samboree this year in june and we are also going to duck neck campground in md in may and possible weekend of june 4-6 We are also at this point suppose to be at spring gulch in lancaster the first weekend in may and the second weekend in may we will be at Lakeshore resort campground in oceanview nj We will either be in MD for memorial day or at yogibear too if we can get res for then. We are working on the rest  we are trying to meet up with some of ya and are planning accordingly |
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biggsbasement Administrator
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Maybe we will check out OCMD frontier town as well we liked it and we can book a spot if there are any opening at lwase a couple of the same days We will check into this and see |
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biggsbasement Administrator
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Maybe we will check out OCMD frontier town as well we liked it and we can book a spot if there are any opening at lwase a couple of the same days We will check into this and see |
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revdon64 Member
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Today is the last day home before the Hershey trip for us. Packing and plannig all day. Somebody pray us up some decent weather for next week. Can't imagine that five of us stuck in a 19' hybrid is going to be much fun. We want to go outside without getting soaked. |
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biggsbasement Administrator
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I hear ya.....we were going to go this weekend but thought better of it due to rain forecast, but we are leaving for NY tomorrow all day then thursday we are off to the samboree for three days the weather better be good!! |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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The curse of the NJ Samboree being warm continues. I want you to know, no charge from NJ for having the best weather of the month for the Samboree! |
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biggsbasement Administrator
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I'm just praying for no rain at this point I'm so sick of soggy weekends!! I want at least a few beautiful camping weekends before the end of the season!! Friends in florida have been complaining of the heat and here all its done is rain rain rain!!  |
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biggsbasement Administrator
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What is the earliest check in time for tomorrow?? Do you know?? Last edited on Wed Jun 24th, 2009 02:10 pm by biggsbasement |
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revdon64 Member
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Well today is the last day of our vacation in Hershey. Thanks for your prayers; they worked! Hasn't rained a bit all week. Other than having to take our three year old to the hospital ER for a combination of gas and ingesting too much pool water, the week has been excellent. Now looking forward to/planning Frontiertown in August. |
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revdon64 Member
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Just got back from Frontiertown in OCMD. Went looking for you Cmping Dutchman. Said you were in J lane and there were a few 5ers there but I didn't know which was yours or I might have knocked on your door. Anyway, this campground ROCKS! What a great place. If you've never been there, GO! |
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Camping Dutchman Member
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i cruised z lane looking for ya... Sorry I missed you, my kids ran me ragged, assateague, the beach, water park, crabbing...... |
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We were the silverback with the big mess of bikes and a mickey light... |
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revdon64 Member
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Camping Dutchman wrote: We were the silverback with the big mess of bikes and a mickey light... That's the one that I thought was yours. When we went by it looked like no one was home. We were the next to last site on the left in z lane (z22). And we found ourselves to be prett busy too, although we only left the campground to visit OC beach and boardwalk one day and Assateague to look for wild ponies half of another day. |
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