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Written by Tracy Carter
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Trailblazers Keys Trip Memorial Day Week-End
Thursday, May 27, 2010 - Tuesday, June 1, 2010
We're going back to the Keys on Memorial Day
The keys trip over Memorial Day weekend will be a 6 day vacation in the Cocoplum Resort on Marathon Key. There are 20 condominiums with kitchens and everything you need to prepare meals and drinks. Every condo has 2 bathrooms. Each condo is limited to 5 people for a total of 100 Trailblazers. Check in at 3pm Thursday and check out at 10am Tuesday. Check out their website at www.cocoplum.com for more information on the facility.
Master Bedrooms are $610 for two people. Guest rooms are $255pp and accommoadate two people. Pull out sofa beds are $205 and accommodate one person.
Reserve your spot now by sending a check to
TRAILBLAZERS, Inc.
PO BOX 410256
MELBOURNE, FL 32941
or using Paypal by clicking this link
and going to the bottom of the page.
All accommodations are on a first come, first serve basis
so reserve early to grab your favorite spot.
Payment in full is required to reserve your spot
Please note that No refunds will be given for cancellations after April 1, 2010
For more information contact Judy at 259-8680 |
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Medieval Times Great Success |
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Written by Hydrasport
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On Saturday February 20th. about 30 Trailblazers attended Medieval Times near Orlando. It was a fun time for all and after eating a huge meal we all rooted for the Red & Yellow knight. Sadly he didn't win the battle but he did put up a good fight.
It was great to see our group get together and attend such a fun event. Thanks to George Chadman for setting everything up and making it happen. It's good to see members come forward with ideas and take the lead organizing events for our group.
Hopefully as the New Year continues more members will share their ideas about other fun events.
Thanks to all who attended and helped make this event be a success. |
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Written by Trailblazer's Club
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Welcome to Trailblazers. . .
In April 2009, Trailblazers celebrated 20 years in Brevard County as an adventurous outing club for active singles. Because we are a large group, we can get discounts on our trips, which make them reasonable in costs. This is a list of some of the many activities we enjoy throughout the year.
Our annual trip to the Florida Keys is one of our biggest and most popular. We arrive in Marathon on Thursday and stay until Tuesday morning. One hundred Trailblazers take over the entire complex of Coco Plum. The cost for fives nights is moderately priced and you can choose from fold out couch, guest room or master bedroom with its own bath. We play tennis, kayak, snorkel, scuba dive, swim in the pool or relax in the hot tub. There are a couple of nights we go out to dinner. Friday night is a potluck dinner and a planned meal on Sunday night. All this takes place on the outside patio. Also, there's dancing into the wee hours every night. One morning is scheduled for going to Key West and biking around the island. Then we ride to Dante's restaurant and have lunch and swim in their pool. Another morning we head out for a walk on the 7-mile bridge. Saturday afternoon we head for Key West and a walk on Duval Street then to Mallory Square to watch the performers. Time spent in the Keys is full of sun and fun. Go to the "Join Now" page and join us by reserving your spot using paypal or a credit card. There is a spot to request room preference, such as up front near the wild, noisy crowd. Or near the back tennis courts where it is quiet and peaceful. Or maybe just somewhere in the middle. First paid gets first choice of room location. Your spot is reserved only after payment is received in full.
Other weekend trips include
Savannah, Georgia in December and Sunfest in West Palm Beach in May. This year there were many boats that took a trip to Blue Springs. We have gone to Lake Louisa to stay in cabins for two nights. There was canoeing, kayaking, biking and hiking. The cost for this trip was just $45 for the two nights and dinner was served one night. We go camping at State Parks several times during the cooler months where we bike ride, kayak and canoe.
These are just a few of the many trips that happen throughout the year. A member can come up with something they want to do, then put it on the calendar and have other Trailblazers join them. Examples of these activities are: bowling the first Sunday of the month; golfing during the summer months, we play nine holes playing best ball, every other Friday starting at 5:30 p.m. then out for dinner; Manatees baseball games; volleyball and have had our own softball team. There are several kayaking trips planned in the year and nightclubs where we meet each week to dance and party. We have had events that include going to the King Center for a show and day trips to Wet and Wild as well as Disney, Universal and MGM.
The club also hosts an Easter picnic, Fourth of July party, Christmas party and New Years party.
Trailblazers, is a group where singles from around the United States meet to enjoy the life that Florida has to offer.
Go to "Join Now" and become a member today. |
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Trailblazer 2009 Labor Day Keys Trip. . . what a nice time!!! |
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Written by Dorsey
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I had another beautiful time in the Keys this Labor Day long weekend
and I sure that every one else feels the same way I would hope. My
trip started at my house with the two girls riding with me, Michelle
and Kathy, meeting me here. We left West Melbourne around 7:45 that
morning. We stopped to eat after getting off turnpike. Then we
stopped again at Lower Matecumbe Key to see the tarpon at the end of
the dock. Of course being a little tourist place it cost $1 to take
that walk but as we found out it was worth the buck. Didn't buy the
bucket of fish which was $3 to feed them but didn't matter. We saw
about 20 tarpon ranging from 2 foot to 4. Cool. Arriving at Coco Plum
I stopped by the girls condo and helped with the bags upstairs. I told
them to meet back at the automobile in 30 minutes and we would take a
trip to Plublix to stock up for the week. . . warning do not purchase
Golden Oreo cookies. They are like the saying for Lays potato chips. .
. bet you can't eat just one. Returning back to the Plum we headed for
the pool. Most of the folks arrive the afternoon of Thursday. So it
didn't take long to have many people working off the road kinks in the
pool. That night the music went up and the dancing on patio commenced.
I really can't say what happens after 10 because thats when I return
upstairs and curl up with a good book. I'm such a wimp. But being in
unit #9 I can hear the fun going on. Friday morning, the folks going
on the kayak trip met at patio and we headed out. The ride didn't take
long and soon everyone had their craft launched and off we paddled to
an island about a mile away called Indian Key. It dated from the time
of prehistoric Indians to the 1830's, when this small key was the seat
of newly created Dade County. The place even has a grave belonging to
Jacoc Housman who bought the island in 1831 and ran a salvage business.
The island is well kept and has dirt walking paths and street signs.
We docked our kayaks on one side and walked to the other side to
snorkel. The water was nice with good visibility. The ones of us who
had rented kayaks only had them for four hours so when that time got
close we boarded back up and paddled to the kayaks home. Must give a
special thanks to Mary Kay and Mike for setting this trip up and to
Paula for taking our rental orders. Thanks y'all ! Friday night is
pot luck dinner. Everyone brings down a dish and we all pig out. Big
problem this time. . . I reckon we didn't offer any food to the weather
gods because not to long after beginning the sky opened up and lighting
was a striking. You can only fit so many folks under the covered area
and the rest of us took food to our unit. Weather be danged the food
was great. Only rained for couple hours then the party picked up
again. TB's know how to have fun. Saturday morning we all loaded our
bikes up and headed to Key West for Bob's annual ride around the
island. Had a twist in this one though. By the time Bob was showing
everyone where Dantas was, this is the place we return to after a hot
ride to eat and swim in their big beautiful pool with a water fall and
a fountain in the center. Not to be a planned. As we were all grouped
by the restaurant the sky once again opened up. So we moved inside and
everyone got a bite to eat. After the thunder storm passed we all got
aboard our trusty steeds and off we rode. No matter how many times one
has does the bike ride it's always a blast. Bob had more people riding
this time which was really cool to see this long line of TB's angles (
kinda like hell's angles but nicer folk). I believe the count was 32.
Great job Bob, as always. After eating and swimming folks drift off to
Duval Street to shop and party. I seem to think there is a bar on
every corner and t-shirts shops in between. I hear some didn't return
till the wee hours of the morning. Sunday morning 11 of us went scuba
diving. It was a two tank dive at two different locations. Visibility
I say was about 30, 40 feet. Its like being in a very large aquarium.
This time thanks goes to John. Great dive bud. Getting back from the
dive we again headed for the pool and we got a big treat this time.
Chris and Alex had booked a ride on the yellow biplane that you see
when you pass the airport. They asked him to fly by our condo and do
something cool. We all stood up and waved our noodles and floats as
they passed. The pilot did do a roller coaster thing. Nice strong
stomachs you two have. Sunday night the committee provided the food
for us. They had been cooking all day. Thanks to Patty and her crew
for all the hard work and for the great food. Thanks ladies. There
was so much food they did a stir fry with left overs the next night.
The weather this night was nice, okay we could of used a little more
breeze. But we had no rain. The theme of dinner was Hawaiian. Tables
decorated and palm leaves hanging from the roof. Really gave a great
feeling. There were guys dressed in their island shirts and girls in
island style dresses. Also there were gals and guys in grass skirts and
then of course Alan with his booby shells as well. After dinner the
eating folk got attacked by wild natives. They came for the woman and
took many off to boil in their big black pot. Great job you wild
bunch. Monday afternoon a lot of us went to the 'No Name Pub' located
just past Deer Key. After you turned off US1 getting there was lots of
rights and lefts and take right fork and not left fork. But we found
it. Okie gives great directions. It's just kinda of a hole in the
wall place and the walls and ceilings are worth more that the building
is. I was told their was a sign saying that all the dollar bills
stapled to the walls and ceiling exceed $70,000.00. I know I left one.
They say the bills that fall off are donated to charity. I wonder if
I can write off my dollar come tax time. Returning back to the Plum the
pool became active again. It always seems like Monday afternoon is the
time that people release what ever energy they have left playing in the
pool. There was a whole lot of splashing happening and of course also
the game of how many times can we keep the ball in the air without it
hitting the water. That night for food everyone brings down stuff from
their refrigerators and again we pig out. Not only do TB's know how to
have fun but we also know how to pack the food away. I left the patio
around 8:30 to go upstairs and watch my team the Florida Seminole, the
Noles, FSU play Miami. I now refer to them as the bums in garnet and
gold. . . and thats all I got to say about that. Tuesday morning it's
time to pack the automobile for the ride home. We got out of their
around 9:30 as did most. We did make a stop back at Lower Matecumber
Key so Michelle could pick up her 5 fiddle crabs she had ordered with
their beautiful painted shells for her daughter. Well that mostly is
what we did Thursday through Tuesday. Now let me tell you about the
hit of the week. Judy's survival game. This was put on Thursday and
continued thru Monday. Judy had been working on this for months and
what a great job she did and lots of fun and not just for the six four
member teams but for the crowd as well. The first night two team
members were blind folder and directed to the lounge chair where they
had to deliver a baby then fix a sling for new mom's broken arm and
wrap her sprained ankle then helped her hop back the finish line. . .
you had to be there. Then they had to figure out a math problem which
was the combination to the lock that held a pill for a team member to
chew and swallow. That person then had to open wide to prove to the
judge that it was all consumed. The team with slowest time was
eliminated. The next day that we got together it was to find a string
of beads and a quarter inside a box that was full of artificial fishing
worms. I was the one from my team to do this. Well I sucked wind
butter at it. . . worst time, sorry team. Now the two teams with the
worst time were pitted against each other for a eating contest. Judy
had two cups with foil over the top so you couldn't see what it was to
eat until she was ready to precede. Judy did say that what was in the
cup she had eaten many times as a child. The foil came off and the
contents was pour onto the foil. . . it was a portion, about the size
of two cotton balls, of pickled pigs feet. Cathy and Jeff were our
eaters, Jeff did okay but I thought poor Cathy was going to lose it,
but as the champ she is she ate it all. This event was also timed.
Then the other team came up. . . Nicole and I believe Rick. Well when
Judy put the pigs feet on the foil Nicole pick it up, and you've heard
the expression 'suck the chrome off a bumper'. . . Nicole devoured hers
in about two seconds. Good girl, girl. Well needless to say my team
was eliminated. For the next event, Judy had brought card board
refrigerator boxes down and it was the job of the remaining four teams
to make a boat using only the box and duct tape. This event took place
at the pool Monday afternoon. There was no award for best looking boat
but if there was Alan and Reeses team would have won it. If fact I
heard the Chris Craft company offered to buy their design. Another
boat belonging to Bob's team was shaped like a coffin. The third was
shaped like the landing crafts at Normandy. Chris's teams boat had a
fine sharp bow and it stood as tall as a freighter. The rules were two
boats at a time in the water. They were to go from one end to the
other with two people aboard and using half kayak paddle. Judy was
using the middle of pool and the race was from side to side. The
coffin boat entered the water as did the future Chris Craft model. The
boats were turned side ways and the two people of each team got in
them. Sue got in the front of Chris Craft, she's a tiny girl then
Reese entered in the back. Well there design was so sleek that, as
Alan put it once Resses big ass sat down water came poring in. . . and
it is true the captain does go down with the ship. The coffin boat
headed to the other side made its turned and paddled back to the
finish. Great job girls. Margo was part of that boat. Now the landing
craft vs the freighter. So in the water goes the boats. Chris got
into his freighter boat but before the other member could join him the
ship, which was very, very tall started to leaned to one side and kept
on leaning, splash. On its side it laid. Off goes the landing craft
boat and it to made the trip over and back. Now its down to coffin vs
landing craft and the winner is. . . landing craft. Now the winning
team is matched against each other except one person as amunity. The
three people go down on the beach with water balloons and played dodge
ball with them. You got hit you were out. Chey was the winner. Now
it's Chey and, and I sorry I can't remember your name, the one who had
amunity. Their job was to sit on a balloon and burst it. Again Chey
comes out on top, the big winner. Judy I believe I can say from all
who watched the games, Great Job, Five Stars, Thumbs Up! To sum up our
Keys trip this year you just can't beat having a great time with great
people. Thanks everyone. Did you ever see the sign in the first key
as you are leaving it says 'Don't Forget Your Keys'. See you all next
year, book earlier.
Dorsey Thompson |
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