Cherrystone Family resort 2015

We drove to Cherrystone while my in-laws followed in their car with the kids. We stopped in Easton Md for lunch at Bob Evans and afterwards JP decided he wanted to ride with us instead. I want to say it took about 4 hours to get there. We really like Cherrystone because they have a ton of things to do. Its 300 acres and they have over 600 sites and activities everyday, anything from crafts to a DJ to live bands. The only thing I don't like about the campground is the site are very awkward and hard to get into. They also only have 3 bath houses for the entire campground which is ridiculous. I do like that they don't up charge you for things. The balloon battles, paddle boats, and kayaks are free. The only thing they charge for are some crafts and bike rentals. They also have 4 fishing piers, boat rentals and 4 dog walk areas and a farm/seafood stand. We really enjoy going there even though its a little bit of a drive. We've never drove there from the house though we usually come from somewhere else.
As I said we went down with my father inlaw and mother inlaw and they will be staying with us for the week. I don't mind when we have guest but when it's for that long and can get cramped. so we arrived at Cherrystone and they put us in a beautiful spot however it was right next to a sand road right by the water and I instantly had a small panic attack thinking of getting Paul into the site. He had to drive through the sand and 3 other sites to get into it and I was certain he was going to get both his trailer and truck stuck... he did not. Unlike when my parents come camping with us my inlaws keep all of there clothes and stuff in the car it really cuts down on the clutter in the camper. After we got settled in and set up we talked with the neighbors who were leaving the next day. They were an older couple from Delaware and they brought there two grandsons with them in a pop up and tent. That night we invited him to come sit with us and his youngest grandson hung out with the kids in the camper and watched a movie together. I had to send him home after I found kenzie running around in her underwear. The man sat with us for a while outside just talking. I will say you wont meet better people when you go camping. Everytime we interact with anyone they're very nice and easy to get along with.
Thursday we made a quick stop at the grocery store for some lunch meat and just realxed the rest of the day. We had beautiful weather and there was always a breeze. We were right on the bay so we were able to go stick our feet in the water and watch the boats and cruise ships go by.
Friday we let the dog go swimming and she loved it. She swam for probably and hour with her tennis ball at one point she made a friend a little black lab puppy.when she was finally done we went to the pool and played balloon wars.
Saturday was another pool day and more balloon wars. We played in the bay for a little bit and found a hermit crab shell that Paul insisted had a hermit crab in it. I didn't believe him until about 5 hours later while we were outside playing cards the damn thing got up and started moving. Mckenzie kept saying to JP " and you had that up to your ear listening to the ocean, it could have bit your ear". The kids had been bugging us for days about going kayaking and we kept telling them they weren't big enough, we finally decided to let them trying it out so Paul took them out and they actually did really good. So everyday after that it was can we go kayaking. The campground put on a short fire works display that night and we went crabbing off the pier with a chicken neck and a string and a small crab trap. We caught a couple of pretty decent sized males but not enough to keep and cook. I think we went crabbing after that just about every night around 8 till 930

Sunday was pretty uneventful and we left for Frontier town Monday.

Harpers Ferry KOA August 2015

Let me first start out by saying I was very disappointed at the state of the campground. I don't know if they're under new management or what but they repainted all the building I guess to try to save face everything else was crappy looking. The golf course alone looked like it was about 20 years old and in disrepair, the green was ripped and some of the boards were missing. The first day we got there I had to do laundry and most of the washers and dryers were broken and it cost me $2.25 for a load smaller then what I can do at home.The pool was cloudy and they also raised the prices at all the games at the arcade. They had a ton of spots open and yet insisted on putting us in a teeny spot right next to someone, however when we asked to move they did accommodate us.
The first day we got there I had to do laundry because we had been camping for ten days prior while I did that Paul took the kids to the pool. I'm pretty sure that I lost a couple of shirts and a pair of kenzies shorts because I can't find them anywhere.
One good thing that we always like about going to Harpers Ferry if the free pancakes every morning, and considering all the changes I'm very surprised they were still free. We went to the giant bounce pillow for a little bit and then went to go play golf. Jp played like a big boy but Mckenzie cried and complained most of the time. after that we wne to a little pizza joint and had a french fry with bacon and ranch dressing. Of course after we went to walmart as usual. That night we had smore by the fire and went to bed.
Thursday we went into historic Harpers Ferry and went into some of the building and walked across the train bridge. Paul wanted to take a 2 hour hike with me and the kids to the mountain peek above the train tunnel but we didn't bring any water and the kids didn't want to so we went back to the trailer. That night the kids were playing on the playground and met the little boy whose family was staying next to us. Whenever our kids meet friends and hangout at their campers we like to meet the parents and introduce ourselves. For some reason the kids never bring friends back to our camper which is fine with me because it gives me anxiety when other kids are at our site. So we go over for the intro and the father is like is your name Paul Perry and Paul said yes, turns out him and Paul played high school lacrosse together and the all went to the same school and I went to school with his younger brother. Small world. The wife and me get our hair done by the same person and they live like 15 minutes from us. We hit it off instantly and we spent the rest of the night at their camper talking and drinking beer till probably 1130.

Friday we had to pack up and go home after we exchanged phone numbers and facebook info and ate out pancakes of course. They left a little before us but we actually past the on the beltway going home. We've been in touch and tried to get together for Halloween but it didn't work out. We're looking forward to seeing them again soon though.
We will be home for 5 days then it's another 2 weeks of camping planned for us.