General Chat

Glad you had such a good time. We go on Oct 2nd. Our kids are grown up and not going with us but we will still enjoy Disneyx

hi hun, glad to see you back safe and sound and having had such a fabby time :-)
picked up a ton of pix today from sains, still got loads to get. gonna bore aunty jean with 'em tomorrow lol
did the last of the washing today - HUGE pile of ironing now, bet you not looking forward to THAT lol
hope you get over your jet-lag quick!
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Welcome back Elaine - we've missed you:)) I'm so glad you had a a great time. I know how nervous you were awhile back.

Sue xxx

We could have gone to watch the shuttle go up Bob, but it was pricy for 4 adults (the kids are over 9 ) and the launch was after midnight, so we would get thee late afternoon, do the tour etc, watch launch then get back to the hoel in the morning. It would have taken 2 days out of the holiday, as it would have left us sleeping part of the next day to catch up.

Also as it was scrubbed a few times, each time you would have had paid a further $25 each to watch it, even if it diddnt go up...no refund. we just couldnt afford that, especially as we had storms most days, the chance of it going up was quite slim at the time, so much so, if it never went up by fri, last week, then it would have been scrubbed till oct.

hopefully if we can save over the next 2 years we want to do 3 weeks in Florida, so will fit in a trip to KSC, even if the shuttle will be retired by then :o(((

OI!! Elaine you carnt go 'abed yet,(at least set an alarm!!! LOL)
the Shuttle is due to dock with the ISS around 1:45 in the morning..

Bob

Hi Elaine,Glad you had a good time:-))
Thats one thing that disgusted me about America,the food:-((
I got so fed up with the huge portions and wasting it that In the end we would order just one meal and share,its criminal what they eat!

portions food wise are BIG and yeh there are some big people there, but that is the USA....everything is bigger there.............they should cut the portion sizes.

Glad you had a great time !!!!!!

and i just want to say

IT WAS ALL LESLEYS FAULT ...pmsl

and i wish to claim the 5th amendment

Feeling better after a few hours kip now :o))))

It was very humid, my face was shiny all day, every day.

When we arrived in Florida ( around 3pm their time), as we got off the plane, and out of the terminal the heat hit us like a wall of flame., within a few days we got used to the heat, and the standing in ques LOL !
Thank Goodness for air con, which was up full in the car, and in our hotel room :o))

...Oh and I actually felt slim on hols, there were so many big people out there...no scrub that..ENORMOUS people out there... I lost any feelings about being self consienseness.

No wonder, he portion sizes in many places are hefty, and refillable drinks, such in Mcdonalds (imagine full sugar ) encourage hidden calories to be consumed.
Annuver thing is the amount of salt they put in their food, fries in most places are very salty, their popcorn is the salt variety (YUK ! ) as are lots of the other food stuffs., then there goes the vicious circle, salty food...thirsty...drink...eat more salty meal...refil on coke...it goes on.

Oh and I dont want to eat another burger, fries, rib etc for a while, but I must say I really miss breakfast pankakes and maple syrup with fresh fruit already :o(((

Sounds like you had a fun time Mildred Hokinbottom.I have family in Naples a lovely area of Florida, very humid.

Your holiday sounds absolutely brilliant. Where did you get the energy from?

Makes me feel exhausted already and I am only taking the grandkids to Camber Sands tomorrow until Friday.

Aileen xxx

So glad you had a good time.

Sounds like Florida was warmer than Devon ;o)

Maria xxx

So pleased that you had a good holiday and that the kids did too. It will take a couple of days to sort the jet lag so don't plan too much for the next few days.

Ann
Glos

Elooo alllll !

Arrived back at Gatwick at just before 7am this morning, been home since 9:30am and just been shopping. Now ready to drop as its been 24 hours awake, so bed becons. Kids already zzzz and hubby not far off either.

Maz

We did fastpass for Islands of adventure this week. we finished off all the rides :o))) I love the Hulk coaster but spiderman was fabby :o))

Did Busch gardens both weeks and as the kids went back to school last week, the lines were short. I loved sheikra...and Kumba....

Seaworld was fabby too, connie loved Kraken :o))

went to see the Blue Man group at universal & they were brilliant.

Had some turbalance on the way home several times which scared the life out of me :o(((


Off for a kip now as I feel so tired I dont know what to do with myself :o(((


PS Suzy I have the Jelly Beans :o)))

Wish we were all there with you, have a great time and don't eat too many of those big American meals xx

Hi luvvie... well done you :) So pleased you are enjoying yourself.

Hope things continue to be great. You'll need a holiday when you get home :)

Jean x.

~~~~~~~~~~~ across country to Elaine :-))))

if you want storms then you need to come across here to the Gulf coast !! we have had some real crackers this week, and today it is windy, rainy and overcast - but still in the 80s !!

glad you are enjoying Orlando. when you get to Universal/Islands of Adventure/Busch Gardens it is well worth investing in the Express passes. we actually preferred the other parks to the Disney ones because the Disney fastpass system is so rubbish! kids fave ride is Sheikra (have a look on youtube if you don't know about it, it's outrageous!), mine is Spiderman :-))

hope you continue to have a fab time :-))

MWAH xxxxxxxxxx

We went with our grandsons to Florida when the youngest was 7, we hoped we were giving them good memories of being with us. When we asked him the other day (he is 17 now) what he remembered about Florida, expecting him to say the theme parks etc. He said he remembered watching a thunderstorm out over the Gulf of Mexico (we were near Clearwater and it was a fantastic storm! He could not remember much about the theme parks

~~~~to Mildred :-)

how kind of you to think of us lol
Have a fabulous time xxx