My Quantum Discovery

Edison & Ford Winter Estates, Ft. Myers

Posted on February 14, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

On Wednesday, we returned to the Edison & Ford Estates. We had gone there last Friday but arrived there in the early afternoon and quickly cancelled our tour because of the crowds – we keep forgetting there are loads of …

Attack of the Tree Frogs!

Posted on February 12, 2012 by RobFebruary 12, 2012

This post is dedicated to Noah M & Christopher P, frog connoisseur’s extraordinaire! Yesterday we rented a power washer from the Riverbend office ($5) so we could clean the coach. Riverbend processes their own water from the Caloosahatchee river so …

W. P. Franklin Lock on the Okeechobee Waterway

Posted on February 12, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

After we left Manatee Park on Thursday, it was a short drive East on SR80 to the W.P. Franklin Lock and Dam on the Caloosahatchee River and part of the Okeechobee Waterway. We stopped in the Visitor’s Center and spent …

Manatee Park, Fort Myers

Posted on February 12, 2012 by LindaSeptember 5, 2020

Thursday we decided to make it a short day of our sightseeing, mainly because Rob has a few things that he wanted to do in the motor home. (Note Alvin with his new friends in the photo at left). So …

Roaming around Sanibel & Captiva Islands

Posted on February 9, 2012 by LindaSeptember 6, 2020

Since our arrival last Friday, we’ve spent some time exploring the resort, doing some bike riding, exploring BJ’s, WalMart and Home Depot (how exciting!). Our only complaint about being at Riverbend is that it is pretty much in the middle …

Hard to believe that….

Posted on February 6, 2012 by LindaFebruary 6, 2012

It happened again! I’ve said several times over the past few weeks, I hope that the Superbowl isn’t an instant replay of what happened in the game against the Giants in 2007. Going into it, we figured it would be …

Orlando to Labelle

Posted on February 5, 2012 by LindaSeptember 6, 2020

On Friday morning, February 3rd, at approximately 11:00 a.m. we sadly bid farewell to Fort Wilderness to head to our next destination, Riverbend RV Resort in Labelle, FL where we’ll be until February 17th. Labelle is approximately 128 miles from …

Disney Steam Powered Railroad

Posted on February 5, 2012 by RobJune 15, 2018

Back on Thursday Jan 26 we went to Magic Kingdom and EPCOT as per the post here. I wanted to add some more detail about that day. On our way out of the Magic Kingdom we decided to ride the …

The Boardwalk at Disney

Posted on February 4, 2012 by LindaSeptember 6, 2020

After the Wilderness Lodge tour, we returned to Fort Wilderness and after taking a short break headed over to Disney’s Boardwalk area, 90,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and nightclubs, located on Crescent Lake. The Boardwalk is approximately one quarter …

Wilderness Lodge Tour

Posted on February 4, 2012 by LindaSeptember 26, 2020

On one of our visits to the Wilderness Lodge, we saw a sign for a tour of the lodge beginning at 9:00 a.m. So on Tuesday, we took the boat over there, stopping at the Roaring Forks Cafe for a …