First day in the books (not counting the travel day)
We went to the resorts activity place and played games for a while then spent the rest of the day at the pool. We are staying at a time share place thingee our friends are signed up with (they regret that decision but make the best of it). Talked about it more and they said that this was the nearest destination that had openings for this week. The other options were all much further and the one thing we decided when talking about taking a trip together is we didn't want to fly or go crazy far distance driving.
For dinner we went to this place... something hard luck diner... where the wait staff sing. I got a hamburger which was pretty good, my wife got a veggie burger which she had me take a bite of.... but when you just finished a big ole real burger it is hard for a veggie burger to compete. Portions are all huge. The dessert "small" size was huge. I didn't order anything for me but wnded up helping my kid with his.
Interesting place. Very different from anywhere I have been. A small town tourist trap. Driving back the kids were all like "lets go there!" To a dozen things... so lots of the kiddos to do.
The one thing that has struck me is how nice everyone is. On the travel day we went to a pool (they have several small pools and then two big ones but the indoor one is closed because it is too hot) and people kept trickling in. It was pretty packed but everyone was nice, respectful of others, engaging, friendly, helpful, etc. I been to a lot of "fancier" destinations and you get more of a "don't talk to me, I am on vacation" vibe where here it has more of a "we are all here to enjoy ourselves, might as well make new friends while we have fun and relax" vibe.