CALOOSA WINNIES
April Outing 2012
Pictures by Nancy Miller
April 12 – 15, 2012
the Caloosa Winnies held an “Island In The Sun Adventure” at Pine
Island/KOA RV Resort in St. James City, FL.
The decorations were very tropical and most of the members were
decked out in grass skirts, leis, tropical shirts, all so colorful!
22 coach families were present and the party got kicked off on
Thursday with Happy Hour in the clubhouse. Visitors James & Marge Carney
were introduced and welcomed by everyone! The hosts for the weekend were
John & Ella Thurston, Charlie & Ellen Zucker, Chris & Bob Ross. They
prepared “Souper Chicken” for dinner and the members brought side dishes
to make the dinner complete. The Caloosa traditional Ice Cream Social
was served with lots of ice cream sundaes made by each person. The game
of the evening was called “Tropical Memory”. A box of 22 tropical items
was displayed in a box for each team for 1 minute. The team had to make
a list of what they could remember in a time limit! After the game
several tables of card games completed the evening.
Friday morning our
Pancake Cooks were at work serving breakfast. At 10:00am the Scavenger
Hunt teams were assigned and given a list of things to look for as they
walked around the park. It was a nice day and the teams found most of
the items! The rest of the afternoon was free for exploring the island
and enjoying the park. Happy Hour at 4:00pm brought the group together
again. We left for a barbecue dinner at a local restaurant, “Woody’s
Waterside Grill”. We were seated outside with a view of the waterway and
the food was great! Back at the park we had another team game –
Pineapple Coconut Bowling. Teams were formed and a pineapple was set up
as a target. Each team had to roll the coconut as close as possible to
the pineapple and got points scored for their effort. There was lots of
laughing and comments made and everyone had fun! The winning team of
Ellen Zucker, Jerry Miller, Paula Geng and Bob Ross collected their
prizes! It is noted that the pineapples were later carved and added to
the Saturday Ham Dinner!
Saturday morning
Potluck Breakfast was a HUGE hit with so many great dishes! It’s always
amazing we have such a variety! The business meeting was held at
10:00am, Corinne Wightman, President, presided and the business was
conducted. Corinne announced the Carneys decided to become Caloosa
members and the group gave them a round of applause! The meeting was
adjourned at 10:30am. The rest of the day was free time with
preparations being made for dinner in the clubhouse. Happy Hour at
4:00pm brought out the REAL tropical costumes – it was fun to see so
many getting into the theme! Prizes were awarded to the best costumed
members! At 5:30pm the Ham Dinner was served, again, with lots of
delicious side dishes!
After dinner was
settled the next game was on tap! This was a team event again – “Sand
Pail Toss”. Each team had a sand pail and shovel. They had 3 ping pong
balls on the shovel and had to try to get them into the sand pail!
Points were awarded for the total number of ping pong balls that made it
into the pail! It was such a fun event – again – lots of laughing and
cheering on the teammates! The winners were Jane O’Neill, Sue Swift, Sam
Qualls, Marge Carney, Jack Bleakley, and Bob Ross.
Sunday morning
breakfast of donuts, bagels, juice and coffee was served before we made
our way back over the bridge off the island! It was a fun weekend with
good weather, great facilities and SUPER friends!
Nancy Miller
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