I'm so looking forward to this weekend at Danforth Bay!!! It's the fall Pinewood Derby weekend. We missed the spring one somehow but the fall one should be just as much fun! I believe I was building a deck or something like that in the spring.
Don't have a reservation? Last weekend it was gorgeous other than a bit of rain on Saturday evening (which went away within a hour or two), the campground was only 1/2 full. I'm sure there will be plenty of great sites at Danforth Bay this weekend (if you wish to partake) as well.
I'm having the kids look for their Awana and Boy Scout cars right now. If you don't have a car I believe you can purchase a kit for $5.00 at Danforth Bay (I remember that being the price last year -- so don't quote me on that). I'm waiting to see when the race will be and if they are selling kits. This weekends Danforth Bay activities hasn't been updated yet on their web page.
Tuesday, September 12, 2006
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Scary Golf Cart Story
We purchased a 2001 EZGO golf cart from New England Golf Carts in Reading, MA. Every now and then we take a ride with the kids looking for skunks at various parts of the campground. This activity started when we were taking our ride and saw one in the drain of Chocura Circle.
Well... last night while taking our "skunk hunt" the golf cart just stopped working, lights went out everything, while we were 1/2 way up the Chocura Circle hill. This was especially scary since there were 3 kids on the back and we started going backwards. I quickly stepped on the brakes and had the kids move out of the way while I backed the golf cart down the hill. When it was apparent that the golf cart was "dead" we all did our best to push the it back to our site (which was no small chore since we are on a slight hill ourselfs).
Today, I asked Danforth Bay maintenance for advice and they quickly brought up a cable and showed me where the problem was. Corrosion on the batteries had rotted out the cable.
Lesson learned: check your battery terminals.
As for the skunks... we didn't see one the whole weekend.
Well... last night while taking our "skunk hunt" the golf cart just stopped working, lights went out everything, while we were 1/2 way up the Chocura Circle hill. This was especially scary since there were 3 kids on the back and we started going backwards. I quickly stepped on the brakes and had the kids move out of the way while I backed the golf cart down the hill. When it was apparent that the golf cart was "dead" we all did our best to push the it back to our site (which was no small chore since we are on a slight hill ourselfs).
Today, I asked Danforth Bay maintenance for advice and they quickly brought up a cable and showed me where the problem was. Corrosion on the batteries had rotted out the cable.
Lesson learned: check your battery terminals.
As for the skunks... we didn't see one the whole weekend.
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