TanksPanky: FTJ, Entry 139: Hold Onto Your Hats, There's Even More Excitement!

A quickie post about another extremely exciting happening here at Carrabelle Beach RV Resort: The Amazing Race (for Seniors). Beau and I, the ultimate athletes (HAHAHAHA), were up against a gang of other tough and buff competitors, and were tasked to retrieve golden rods (curtain rods) from the beach; stack 7 small paper cups (which I handily accomplished); put together a jigsaw puzzle designed for 5-year-olds; and scavenge 3 food items throughout the park as a donation for the Food Bank.

The toughest task was the damned puzzle. And I thought I picked an easy one -- Mickey and Minnie Mouse. Drat! The stupid thing was a riddle wrapped up in an enigma and packaged in a friggin' conundrum.

Boy, those 5-year-olds are smart.

Beau is off to find the golden rods.

Nervously anticipating my job of stacking these small cups, end on end in a tower (see below). Harder than it sounds, people!

Amazing, indeed -- we came in second. We knocked down a lady in a walker to get to the finish line.

This is the first place couple getting their prize from Ruth. You can see why they won. I think she's a marathoner. Him, well, he's not an athlete, but I think he is a puzzle genius. Damn them, they look smug.

We were so proud.

We won $25 in gift certificates to local restaurants, and enjoyed a hot dog lunch with fellow RVers in the clubhouse afterwards. It was another tough day.

So I can hear you asking yourselves: Holy crap, has it come to this for the Beaudrys? Yes, my friends, it has. We are looking at many years ahead of hot dog lunches in the community room and bingo on Wednesday nights (and knocking down ladies with walkers to win a pound cake).

And oh, it gets worse. Today we went with the gang to the Senior Center for a $3 corned beef and cabbage lunch. THE SENIOR CENTER! Beau was not too crazy about going, but I was rather blasé about the whole affair. Hey, I wanted the corned beef and cabbage.