Life at Lake Magic

I can hardly believe two weeks have passed since our last post, but I guess that’s because not much has really been going on. Life here at Lake Magic RV Resort pretty much just hums along day to day. We’ve gone to dinner a couple times with Paul, Anne, and Scott, and I’ve attended a couple card making and line dancing classes but haven’t made it to any of the morning water aerobic classes yet. Just been too chilly and breezy to get out of the pool! Weather has actually been very nice with only a few days here and there dipping into the 30s at night, but we’ll take that over all the snow and ice up north. As you can see in the photo, we have a nice wide camp site with plenty of space between you and your neighbors. Most of the people around us have been here for a few months though we’re in what is considered the more transient area with several people staying only a week or two, sometimes only a couple days. Scott’s RV is located to our right and on our left are Jack and Jean from IL whose daughter and grandsons (Joey and Jack) came for a visit last month. One day they were heading to Magic Kingdom to see Pirates of the Caribbean, and the boys dressed in their pirate outfits…I couldn’t resist taking a picture.

A couple weeks after we arrived, a new resort manager was introduced, and she’s held a meeting for all “residents” every two weeks. She’s very young and has never worked for a campground before (or knows anything about RVs and the lifestyle), so there have been some challenges for her and the residents. We generally attend these meetings because they’re always entertaining with all the griping, her lack of knowledge, and her tendency to doublespeak! Also, about a month after the new mgr. started, the Activities Director’s position was eliminated by the corporate office, but several of the members have continued to be involved voluntarily organizing all the events and activities.

Last night we experienced another first on our travels. Since Cape Kennedy is only about 50 miles from here, we were able to see the Kepler spacecraft shortly after it launched into space! About 10:30pm we turned the NASA channel on the outside TV so we'd know exactly when the launch happened (scheduled for 10:49pm), and about 30 seconds later we could see what looked like a very bright orange star rising swiftly into the night sky. We watched it for a few more minutes before it vanished behind the clouds and out of sight...how cool! In case you don't know, the Kepler spacecraft will watch a patch of space for 3.5 years or more for signs of Earth-sized planets moving around stars similar to the sun. The patch that Kepler will watch contains about 100,000 stars like the sun.

On another note, our good friend and traveling companion, Scott, has been facing a challenge these past couple weeks when he found out there is a malignant mass in his lower esophagus. He's been having tests to determine the stage, and I've accompanied him on a couple visits acting as his surrogate family member and secretary to take notes for him, and his brother who lives in NC. We’re glad we’re here to help. Next Fri. he sees the oncologist so we'll have more information, but in the meantime we ask that you keep Scott in your thoughts and prayers. This has been quite a shock for everyone, and one lesson we've learned through all this is that just because a doctor's office says they’ll call only if there’s a problem, don’t settle for that. Call and follow up yourself...things can fall through the cracks.