Today being our last day at Universal we got up early once more. After checking out and stowing our luggage for a day at the parks, Kara and I went via the shuttle as we had determined that she would come with the aid of a wheelchair for her injured foot. We raced all theContinueContinue reading “Lots of walking, lots of commute, lots of fun!”
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In which it is too wet to take too many photos
We were up super early again today. Kara was staying home to rest her sore foot.We spent the first hour in Hogsmeade as we had reached straight over to Diagon Alley after our first couple rides the day before.We wanted to do the King Kong and it was FANTASTIC! Zac and I had gone ourContinueContinue reading “In which it is too wet to take too many photos”
In which the pirate king is irritated
I met the pirate king this morning. He must have been away at Christmas and when I walked back in from dropping breakfast in too the fam-and he was huffing and puffing in annoyance at the mess the kitchen had been left in. The awkward thing was that the mess there had not been made byContinueContinue reading “In which the pirate king is irritated”
In which I frighten the Pirate Queen
This is the first Christmas Day that we were not awoken before dawn to open presents. By the time Flynn actually stirred it was nearly 9 and even then he asked for a half hour to ‘wake up’ first. He is growing up. We were all thrilled with our generous and thoughtful Christmas hauls when weContinueContinue reading “In which I frighten the Pirate Queen”
In which we arrrgh-rive at St Augustine
We cleaned up after ourselves and left our little Savannah apartment by 9:15. I wanted to us to glimpse some of Bonaventure cemetery before leaving. Bonaventure features in the film Midnight in the Garden of Hood and Evil. I particularly wanted to see the statue of the Bird Girl but after we couldn’t find her, Google toldContinueContinue reading “In which we arrrgh-rive at St Augustine”
An amen and the best smell ever
Another generous sleep-in for whoever needed it this morning.My visit to Dollar Tree filled the Christmas stockings so another little Christmas job is done. Everything in this Dollar Tree was actually only one dollar! There were even frozen meals in there!While I was walking through the Dollar Tree aisles, I noticed a wobbly little ladyContinueContinue reading “An amen and the best smell ever”
My achy breaky hip and the scavenging of street maps
Our first morning in Savannah dawned and curiosity overcame me as I had yet to see a glimpse of Savannah by day. Groceries needed to be the priority over exploring so I crossed the street to the Kroger and bought some breakfast goodies as well as ‘sammitch’ must-haves. We are staying opposite Forsyth Park AfterContinueContinue reading “My achy breaky hip and the scavenging of street maps”
In which we meet Oreo the Outcast
We left behind our sweet New Orleans digs at the crack of crazy to get to our swamp tour location the required 15 minutes before it began. All the traffic we’d assumed we would be battling never showed up, so we arrived early enough to do a quick but futile search for a decent cup ofContinueContinue reading “In which we meet Oreo the Outcast”
Another goat track
Just before we left for our plantation visit, the youngest 2 pleaded for a rest day, which I agreed was probably needed. So it was a smaller group that headed out to Oak Alley Plantation. Our GPS had predictably determined our plotted-in location to be a God-forsaken goat track so that is where it tookContinueContinue reading “Another goat track”
In which we encounter fantastic water
Today heralded Zac’s 22nd birthday! He kindly allowed us a sleep-in before presents and a yummy waffle breakfast, courtesy of Rouse’s supermarket. Sadly America dies not appear to stick the glorious fake maple syrup that I love so much from home so I had- you guessed it- a sammitch instead. We tried the wafer thin AmericanContinueContinue reading “In which we encounter fantastic water”
Dory the Explorer 