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- Feb 10, 2008
remember the hovercraft they had at the poly for a SHORT time ?..........D
Best guess it was there in the mid 90's. we were doing a fishing tour and the guide said it was a trial thing. it looked like a huge silver covered rubber raft with a cockpit. next year that same guide said people were running over the water mice, some one might get killed and it didn't last long..
That place is sweet! Although, I don't think I want to be in it in a storm
I remember these silly water bike things that they had at FW during one trip. They were testing them out as rental items down at the marina. They let us use them free, just to get our opinion. They were HARD!! It basically looked like a bicycle on a pontoon. You would sit (after trying to balance) and pedal to make a rotor go around. It took many, many tries to even get balanced enough to pedal!
Yeah....they didn't last long.
2 more days until we head out for Panama City Beach
We've spent the last week getting everything together. We had to get an oil change, get air in the tires, have a chip in the windshield repaired, and of course restock all the batteries, cleaning supplies, first aid stuff and toiletries. Tomorrow I have to load up the food and clothes and we are all set. We are pulling out on Thursday morning and staying the first night in Bowling Green KY, and 2nd night in Ozark, AL. We should be pulling into the PCB campground by noon on Saturday.
Just found this site where some guy put up some old WDW 1974 pictures....
http://www.jetsetenterprises.com/cruise/WDW 1974 Photos.htm
Check out this one of the marina at FW in 1974 (when I was a kid we used to rent those sailboats all the time!!!)
I don't know if you have time but there is a camping world clearance store in B/ Green. follow the signs for Beechbend amusement park you can't miss it....Denise
My dad rented one every trip until they took them away.
I've never been on a sailboat. The local campground we have a membership at rents ones about that size. Maybe I will give it a try this summer.
It was alot of fun. Its one of those kid memories you never forget.
If any of you watch Jericho, tonight is the SERIES finale. CBS decided not to pick it up again next season.