{"id":159,"date":"2010-05-29T19:57:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-29T19:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beltguy.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/29\/hello-from-orlando-florida\/"},"modified":"2010-05-29T19:57:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-29T19:57:00","slug":"hello-from-orlando-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beltguy.com\/Travelogue\/?p=159","title":{"rendered":"Hello from Orlando Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Hello from Orlando Florida<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">Saturday afternoon  May 29, 2010   (third travelogue of this trip).<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">I debated on how to number this travelogue.  If you read our previous posts, we made a somewhat quick trip to Prescott, IA for a funeral.  We made this trip in our PT Cruiser, as the bus transmission issues were not yet resolved.  However, we had planned a trip to the East (including Prescott) to attend a couple of rallies.  So, when we returned to Evergreen, I finished up the bus and we headed back out on Thursday (5\/20).  This time in the bus!<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">We made our \u201cnormal\u201d stop in North Platte, NE at the Wal-mart.  Friday we drove to Prescott and parked at our relatives farm (our \u201cIowa Home\u201d).  Saturday we attended a wonderful wedding of Pat&#8217;s second cousin.  We were able to get to see almost all of the relatives in the Corning\/Prescott area.   <\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">As a bit of background, Pat was born and spent the first 15 years in the Corning, IA area.  She even attended a one room school house close to where her mom and dad farmed.  We have visited the school a couple of times and it is still in good condition.  Unfortunately, the farm house where she was raised is gone, as is her Grandparent&#8217;s house.  She still has a ton of relatives in the area and it is really fun to come an visit!<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">The next few days in Iowa were quite hectic.  Pat and her cousin spent some time decorating graves and visiting relatives.  I helped Bill plant beans and did some work on the bus.  Pat and I also visited some relatives of her dad.  This was fun and really contributed to her genealogy database.  We also got to have a fun evening on her cousin&#8217;s new-to-them pontoon boat on Lake Icaria <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/?near=41.060476,-94.72611\">(map)<\/a>. .  This is a beautiful lake that is very close to the Corning\/Prescott area.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">On Thursday (5\/27) we drove to the Kansas City area and stayed at the Travelodge (exit 18 on I 29).  They offer a very inexpensive package for a night&#8217;s lodging\/parking\/transportation to the airport.  Indeed, the cost of a night&#8217;s stay was about what it would cost to park at the airport.  We had stayed there many years ago for the same arrangement.  We were concerned that the facilities might have become run-down.  However, it was neat and clean and that is all we could ask.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">We got up at 4:00 AM on Friday to catch a flight to Orlando.  This is a trip our daughter Lisa and her family had planned and they \u201ctwisted our arm\u201d to come along.  We arrived in Orlando a bit before noon and went to the local Wal-mart to get groceries for the week (staying in condos).  The Kassels arrived about 5:00 PM and we have been relaxing.  Our condo is a part of the Grand Beach facility <a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/?near=28.361765,-81.498066\">(map)<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">We will probably start the \u201cpark adventures\u201d tomorrow.  The whole week has predicted afternoon showers, but we can work around that.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\">That is all for now.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Hello from Orlando Florida Saturday afternoon May 29, 2010 (third travelogue of this trip). I debated on how to number this travelogue. 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