In the real olympics you have 5 interlaced rings, in the Speshul Olimpiks you have a rubber ring and 3 floatations devices.
And today’s contestants for the Speshul Olimpiks in synchronised armband and float wearing goes to (and you can guarantee they’ll never have this event, since the only requirement is to look silly and see how many laps of the pool you can do without giggling):
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An evening of taking in the sights of downtown Disney (sorry, renamed to Disney Springs).
The hunt for a parking space, the hunt for food amongst the plethora of eateries (eventually settling for the Rainforest Cafe by the waterfront) and a chance to wander under starlit skies and 22 degrees of heat.
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Another fun day this time at Gatorland
With everything Gator and Croc
Gator feeding where Kevin got to go into the enclosure to feed the beasts
We also got to do the zip wire experience, travelling up to 35mph, 60ft above alligators and crocs, that was sooooo cool.
Last stop the dinky train around the enclosure for a weary bunch (so this was a little pants).
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The trip today saw the crew head over to Universal Studios for the day.
Every major attraction undertaken and we were exhausted at the end of it:
Terminator
Men in Black
Minions
Shrek
Blues Brothers
Trqnsformers
Oh and Harry Potter
Food was monster turkey legs
And a must see for all weird Harry Potter fans is the movie set mockup of weirdsville, complete with people with wands and capes
Then on to attempt the Rocket, which is quite simply AWESUM with its straight up climb and knuckle ride which had Kevin screaming like a banshee and me reciting every expletive ever invented. So bad we just had to do it one more time
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A glorious day, started off with yours truly wiping the floor with Kevin and Mrs Fogg at Crazy Golf America style
Off to Celebration for lunch, a womble and chance to cool the tootsies
And then to downtown Disney for a spectacle like no other La Nouba, the only downside was the clowns (goodness knows why anyone finds them funny). Kevin looked in awe at the cirque de soleil, which is quite simply breathtaking.
The day was finished with a stroll through downtown Disney before heading back for a dip in the pool. A good but tiring day.
Tomorrow Universal Studios
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A gentle get to know Florida day, saw us find a Harley dealer (yey), a monster truck
The Florida Chocolate experience, where we were the only visitors and were forced to watch a silly cartoon before we could sample bits, whilst Kevin made a bar and had to wait for it to come out on meat hooks for delivery
Time then for Lobster and a chance for Kevin and Mrs Fogg to cover half the restaurant in shrapnel
And finishing off in the Florida Mall for MandMs, oh and Kevin building her own “buildabear” called Gator (how old!)
And today, crazy golf on a pirate ship, followed by Cirque de Soleil, La Nouba.
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A 9 hour uneventful flight delayed for an hour due to “compoota glitches on the luggage”, saw us land about 2 hours after poor ole Kevin.
Car hire eventually sorted despite queuing for 30 minutes to be served at a Max Headroom style kiosk, to find that the car we hired wasn’t available since the rain and thunderstorms meant none of the cars had been cleaned, “but you can have this minivan instead”.
Off to the property via a plethora of toll booths, to find this palatial abode for the next 2 weeks, they all pretty much look the same inside.
And as to Kevin, well besides being tired, no tantrums this morning.
Today, pool, chill, Kissimmee, Gods and Monsters the experience and food.
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Kev’s all boss’d up and ready to roll. Dropped her at the big building with airplanes and then went off to our terminal for checkin.
Apparently this was Kev going through the security camera
Next stop a light breakfast before the flight. In 12 hours we’ll be in sunnier climbs
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I don’t know, premium economy ain’t what it used to be, mind you Kevin’s bouncing off the wall until she saw her seat!
Apparently it’s just not fair
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