Well today feet telling me no more. Well still walking. March 14 2013

Hey all. Made it to universal studios today.

Walking, walking, walking and more walking. As I said before I am not much of a ride person, so there was just allot of walking today.

Got up this morning about 7 o clock. Headed down to have some breaky at the continental breakfast that the best western puts on. Mornings are just too early. With the sunshine we had yesterday just wanted to sleep. But had to get breaky in and then make sure we where out side for the shuttle that was coming around 9. Had a good serving of scrambled eggs and some sausage to get me through the day.

Then we head back up to our room to make sure we have al provisions for the day. Sweater in as the breeze is just a little cool. Camera and sun block. Yeah very important or will end up like a lobster and that will not be good. Put my shorts in the bag. Maybe it will get warm enough to wear them. Okay have tickets to get in. Put on me hat to keep sun off a little. All set lets go.

Down stairs then I realize no sunglasses. Great back up stairs I go and grab them. Anything else. No all set now.

The shuttle makes it there at right on the dot. Not two minutes before or two minutes after. The shuttle drives to a few other hotels for pickup. The drops a couple of ladies over at sea world. I guess they didn't realize it is only a short walk over to there. Well to each their own. After a drive down the freeway to universal we are there. Not too long a drive, but too long to just walk there. It would have been nice then we could have left anytime we are finished and check out international drive on the way back. Instead we waited for the shuttle to come back at 5:15. Not before and not after. Right on time.

Into universal we go. First thing you come to is city walk. Full of stores and restaraunts. A few souveneirs stores. Look at them later now just lets go in and see what the hub bub is about. Okay after having our bag checked to make sure no explosives in it we head on through the check in and have our finger scanned. That is so we can go to other theme park of island of adventure afterwards and also to come back another day as we have a two day pass. Who knows if we will use the other pass but hey we have it.

Okay the decision.. Which way do we go. Lets keep left go around the outside and see what we can see. We make it through New York and then come across construction. Making of a new theme area. Ride of back to future I think. Along the waters edge we go and around to other side of water. There we meat up with a few cartoon characters. There is a transformer and a little further down. Woody and curious George. People lined up just to have their picture taken with them. Last place before leaving universal studio is we check out the attraction of terminator. Stand in a line and in we go. Where we get moved into another room and shown a short clip on machines taking over to do things for you. Then we are moved into another room were we have a seat and watch a three d film with some action players running around the theatre. The chairs we are sitting in move around a bit and we get a little wet from some spray of what is suppose to be a machine blowing up. Water spray. Did cool us down a little. Then the world was saved as they blew up the facility. One big thunk of our chairs and we were let out of the room to walk again. Yeah no more machines ruling the world. Huh!!! Last place we walked through was memorabilia of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo that goes down memory lane for me. I loved watching her on tv.

So now are back walking. Leave universal and head over to island of adventure. The other half of the theme park. Yeah, yeah, walking, walking and more walking. This time we decide to go right. End up in dr seuse land. See all of whoville and Horton and the grinch. The next part of the park is mid evil. As we keep walking around. Then we come to Harry potter. Boy is it busy in that part. People, people , and just more people. Must really love Harry and his friends. We move on from there really quickly. Head into Jurassic park. There we watch the people coming off the log fumm. Splash and everyone is wet. Watched a few slide down before we headed onto cartoon area. There we see Betty boop and blondie and a few other cartoon charicters.

Okay the gate is coming up. And back into the city walk we go. Check out a few of the stores and have a little lunch type snack. Me just a few French fries. While the other half has a burger. Way too much food for me in those servings so the frenchfries did just fine.

Now still walking but this time towards the exit. Still too early for the shuttle so check out the upstairs but find that it is all just nightclubs that open up later. Back down and across the bridge to were we will go down to the shuttle. Need to reapply the sun block.. Sun is feeling a little hot on my neck. No want to be a lobster. That will ruin the holiday.

So now sitting at the curb waiting for the shuttle. Still a little early, but finally it gets here. On we get and back to the hotel.

Well another day down. Beautiful sunshine and almost warm weather. Still a little cool with that breeze. But loving every minute of it. Now just resting up in the room for a little while before we head out for something to eat. Wonder what we will come up with tonight. Will my poor feeties and legs be able to make the treck out again. Well time will tell on that

Tomorrow I get to do my all time favourite. Swim with the dolphins. Looking forward to that again. Going to discovery cove and spending the day there. It is close by so don't need to take a shuttle. Discovery cove they have a dolphin swim plus you can snorkel around another area or swim. Then there is a place you can walk around that has all sorts of exotic birds and such. Should be a nice relaxing day. Hope so anyways. Need a bit of rest

So that's it for today. From the warm dry weather of Florida. Signing out for the night. Will put up a couple of pictures from today on face book in a minute. Having a lovely time so far.

I am enjoying this nice sunny weather. Not going home yet. March 13 2013

That's right. Just spent first day at sea world.

Dolphins. Dolphins, dolphins and a little shamu on top. Obit was a glorious day.

A little cool first thing in the morning. Thought about the shorts going on then stepped outside for a minute. Back up stairs to put on me pants. Yeah just a little chilly. It had rained the day before so people where saying. We missed it.

Anyways after having a long restful sleep after a day on the plane. We got up about 8 o clock and headed down to the continental breakfast that they supply at the best western. A little crowded but still was able together a seat and have a little snack before we started our day.

Then took the walk over to sea world. In the gate around 9 o'clock and there was allot of people already there. The stores where open and doing a bit of business. We came across the first roller coaster. The manta. You lay in it upside down facing the ground. For me it is on your life.!!!! We didn't go there to do the rides anyways. Just wonder around and see what we can see. I am not much of a ride person. That is a fact of life for me. I will scream and holler and I haven't even been on the ride yet. A few people can attest to that.

This is what we saw as we walked around the park. There was alligators, manta, seals sharks and sting rays. Another area we saw a polar bear, beluga whales and walruses in the artic area. Just like being at on big zoo for sea life.

So decided we would go left and make our way around that way. Well low and behold first place to come across is dolphins. In my glory here. Walked through the dolphin cove and watch them being fed. See how they dance around and just enjoy themselves.

About that time was the first dolphin show. We went into sit down and wait a couple of minutes. Made sure we where up high enough so we where out of the splash zone. Don't need to get wet first thing in the morning. The music starts and out come the performers. They did highflying acts on bungy cords and swings. Dressed up like dolphins and birds. Then the dolphins came out and jumped and splashed and played. Made a heck of allot of water up into the audience. Great fun to watch and yes we didn't get wet.

So on we walked after that. Started heading in the area of the shamu show back passed roller coasters were people were screaming on. Yeah still not for me.

Over at the shamu show was another character show were people did some acrobatic stuff and then the whales came out did some jumping and splashing of the audience. Sat in a good place and no not wet again. That was good. The whales make a bigger splash then the dolphins did.

So now the day is starting to get warmer. Not enough for me to put back on my shorts but you could start to feel the heat. Hubby did not put on any sunblock. I bet he will be feeling it tomorrow. For now he doesn't look too bad.

Well anyways we kept wandering around. Making our way left as before. I think we saw most of the park. Had to backtrack a couple of times as we kept heading for the entrance. This is not the way we are suppose to be going. Turn around again and make our way back so we are in the park area again. Lets see look at the map again. Is there anything we missed. I think we haven't seem this yet. So off we treck again to see if we can find it. Now I think we have seen it all. Check the map again as it is getting close to when the next dolphin show is on.

So now start heading in the direction of the dolphin theatre again. I think it is time for a sit down. Pooped I is. We wait outside for the gate to open. Other people are gathering around to get in as well. At least it is a shady spot to relax in. Well finally the gate opens and we walkin. Go and sit in a different area to get a different view. Now sit on the hard seats and wait there for the show to start.

Well at least I am sitting down. Have walked and walked and walked all fricken day. The show starts. Same one as before. Acrobats and dolphins playing in the water. Lots of splashing and such. I got to see them once more before we head back to the room.

Well that was allot of sun and allot of walking for one day. It is only six thirty and am kinda sleepy. Maybe a nap is in order, but should eat first I guess before we settled for the night.

Okay now what to eat. Hadn't eaten much all day. A cinnamon bun with lots of cream cheese on. Oh soooo yummy that was. But it doesn't make for a meal tonight. Maybe we will head back to place we ate last night. Just beside the hotel. The serving was huge, but dang was it good. Many pounds coming my way on this trip. Great! Tonight the place has free pie and all you can eat fish and chips. I wouldn't make that worth while.

I guess that is it for today. Tomorrow we are going over to international drive and see the shops. So touristy we are. Just kinda a restful day. Stay out of the sun a little as not to get burned too bad and also so i can be ready next day to go to discovery cove and swim with the dolphins. Yep I booked that to do. Then the rest of the day around discovery cove swimming, snorkelling and walking around a rain forest to see all the exotic birds and such.

Okay snooze time for a little bit, then out for some food

Talk to you again tomorrow. Hope you are all enjoying your wet rainy weather or snowy weather depending on were you are. I just love were I am now. I know brag, brag, brag. But I am lovin it

Today and we are finally in warm weather. March 12 2013

Today was one very long day. Started out with being up at three in the morning. Such fun!!!

Well after walking the dogs in the dark and the rain and the having some breakfast we were on the road to the airport. Abbotsford airport is easy to get to. Especially since it is only a half hour drive away from where we live. I like going to this airport. You can get there in no time and the price for parking is a hell of allot better then Vancouver.

So now at the airport. Way!!! Too early. At least we are there and ready to travel. Luggage booked in and we are sitting there waiting for security to open. It finally opened and we are now sitting in another room waiting to get on a plane. Wait, wait, wait. Finally on the plane and as usual packed unlike cattle. Couldn't get the seat we wanted so had to settle for second best.

Now one flight in. We are now in Calgary. One hour flight. Oh this is going to be fun. We have to get out of security grab our luggage and the get back into security for the US. So we only have and hour to do this. Walking walking walking, pick up luggage at other end of airport. Walking some more to get to customs for US. Then answer their many questions and through to do a security check again. Drop off our luggage again and then do a bit of a strip. This time have to strip down to where we take off our shoes. Great. Vest off and hubby even had to put his glasses in the tub to go through the scanner.

Well being so little time. We made it just in time for the loading of the next plane. Sat there for a few minutes and then started on a loading into another cattle bus. This plane was more crowded then the last and the seats seemed smaller yet. Great sitting on a plane that feels so cramped and riding it for three and a half hours. By now I am just too sleepy to care. We take off and I try to read for a little while but then my head just starts bobbing. Brenda bobble head under way. So put away my reader and bobble my head the rest of the way to Florida. I do sleep and then I wake up and the I nod some more and then I wake up. Fun ride. Well at least on the way back it will still be a cattle bus but at least it is a shorter ride.

Not thinking about ride home already. I have at least two weeks here to think of warm sunny weather and places I can see.

Finally I orlando airport. Follow the signs for luggage pick up. Okay we're do we go? We followed the signs and now we are out of security. Standing in front of a shuttle and wondering what to do next. Well fellow the flow. We go to the main building and there we go down a floor and and get our luggage. Which is already out on the cariselle going round and round.

So. Ow luggage is back with us and off we go to ground transportation. Get directed to a taxi and head for our place of residence for this week. Best western near sea world. The taxi has a little fender bender with a bus behind him. Great we are paying for the rate while he argues with the fellow behind him...

Finally at our hotel. Unload our stuff and take a breather. Then we take a little walk. Have found sea world already. Will be going there tomorrow.

Well new vacation almost under way

I am all packed, checked in for the flight and soon ready for bed. Tomorrow morning is going to come early. About 4 o clock in morning. Lovely. But by tomorrow night will be in sunny warm Florida. Ready for sleep.

I do not sleep well on planes. But I think with this time of morning I probably will.

I am so looking forward to this. There is the same apprehension in it though. Do I get we're I am going, how do I get there, and how much will hubby and I get frustrated with each other on the first day. All will be answered tomorrow I guess.

Well time to get some supper and then worry for the rest of the night. Yeah that's me when I travel.. So now get over that and start thinking about the fun I am going to have.

Well tomorrow you will start hearing about my adventures in Mickey Mouse land.

Well all is planned and airmiles spent and now just to wait for the day

I think I have it all together now. Just a couple more arrangement to make and I am done.

I have been on the phone and on the Internet putting together this holiday. Gonna be a good time. Well at least I hope. It seems I plan out something to go to and it always ends up not being as great as I think it should be. It is fully packed with places to go.

First we where going to drive. Long way to go well at least it is not on the bike. The weather for this time of year might just be a little cold and snowy through the mountain passes. Then we got to thinkin. Well we only have five days to get to Florida before we have to be in a time share. Is that enough time to drive especially if we get caught someplace and not make it on time. There goes the time share and where would we stay then. At that time it will be spring break and busy as heck.

So stopped at the flight centre to ask a few questions. Got info on flights that would fly us almost straight through. One stop in Calgary and then onto Orlando. Worked for me. So talked it over that night and the next day was back and bought our tickets.

Next idea. Have to have a place to stay until we can get into the time share. So out of airmiles I got gift certificates to stay at a best western. We are able to stay there for a few days before. It is also close to sea world and universal studios. Not much of a walking distance to either of these places.

After the few days at the best western we then go over to the time share where we will be close to Disney and animal kingdom. So do not need to walk far to get to either of them.

So onto the Internet and onto airmiles sight. So I got is passes for five days at Disney, two days at universal, one day at sea world and one day at Busch gardens. The Busch gardens one may be a problem. It is 30 miles away. Not walking distance. So may have to find a way to get there. Might have to rent a car for a day or two and maybe check out a little more of Florida while we are at it. See what happens. So now most of my airmiles are gone. Time to start over again and start collecting.

So now, west jet tickets check! Disney tickets, check! Sea world, check! Universal studio, check! Busch gardens, check! Best western gift cards, check!. Airmiles all gone, boo hoo!!! Just one more thing to do. Need an overnight place to stay on way back. Between flights. Got to get that done next week.

Then it is the count down. Just over a month to go. Then we take off for the beautiful state of Florida. Check out the warm weather there. It is just starting to warm up here. So may have just about same temperature there as what we have here. Go figure. But weather may change back to cold at anytime.

Leavin on a jet plane. Yeah I know when I will be back again. But in the meantime is gonna be funfunfun. Well I hope so. May do allot of walking and end up all gimped up. That I hope won't happen. Or even flying might make me gimped up by siting too long on the plane. Okay talking like everything is going to go to hell while I am traveling. Lets think positive here. I might be gimped or I might just have a great time. Only time wil tel.

Well let the countdown begin. YEAH!!!,

Things are coming together

Well I think the driving idea is now out the window. We will leave the same time and probably spend a little more time in Florida and less time on the road.

I just don't know which is going to be cheaper in the long run. Well lets see. There will be no wear and tear on the vehicle for one thing. So there is a plus. If the car breaks down well that is not fun. No flat tires to worry about if we fly. Unless a pane gets a flat. Not good there.

Okay so lets put into prospective. Driving. There will be a motel room every night. Or we sleep in the car. Have done that before. Not fun!!! Then there is gas to pay to get where you are going.. The food as well. It is starting to add up. Along with the wear and tear on me. I think I will be pretty grumpy by the time we get there. With my aches and pains and having to spend a week in the car with hubby. The thing is we only have five days to get to where we are going. Then we have a time share we are using for a week. The heading back home. Another week of driving.

Okay now flying. You get there within a day. One plus. More time to see all that you want to see. We have almost three weeks to look around. I am getting tickets for stuff to see while we are there. Well there is the price of a plane ticket. then there is the rental of a car to get around to places we want to see. i have been looking on line right now. Not too bad prices. We would have to take two flights. On to Toronto or Calgary and then onto our destination. On the way back through Toronto and maybe stay a couple of days and visit family. Well that might be a plus. It may cost about the same or maybe a little more to fly, but will work out a little better in the wrong run.

We can fly out of Abbotsford and that is pretty close and cheaper to park at then the Vancouver airport.

It is looking better and better to fly to our destination and enjoy more time where we are there.

We don't have to have a car the full time. Just when we think of taking a bit of a tour somewhere. Walking is our usual way of doing things. That way we get to see the neighbourhood around the area.

Okay so tomorrow I am heading to marlin travel to see what I can put together. Need room down there until we are able to get into time share. Have to have a car to rent. And all places have to be close to what we are going to see so we can walk instead of figure out how to drive there and back. Then talk over with hubby and get it ready to go. New only have a month before this is under way.

Well so much for driving. I think this is a better choice.

So now motel rooms there instead of across the country. Well at least won't be changing rooms every night. Just in the middle to get to our time share. Maybe we will head down to the keys as well and take a look there and maybe have a place somewhere around there. Maybe around the gators. So now I think we have it decided. No driving for us. Not to be an adventure but if we run into trouble along the way and not get to where we are going.

Well at least I got to use my airmiles for something. Have passes to Disney, universal studio, sea world and Busch gardens. So am all full up for things to do and see. So if can do the walking that is involved it is going to be a good trip. I am looking forward to three weeks just enjoying my self and no worries about what is happening around here. The house is not empty. There are other people in the house. And my doggies as well. They have to be looked after.

Okay decided. Flying is going over driving. Last minute change but I think it is for the best.

Vacation under way. Planning stages

Well I just got rid of most of the airmiles I had in my account. Now what.

Out of this I have ordered tickets to Disney, Busch gardens, sea world, universal studio and night stays at the best western. Bye, bye airmiles. Hello to some places to go and places to stay.

Well the thought of using my airmiles to go to Jamaica are now out of the question this year. Maybe in a couple of years down the road now, have to think about it.

It is now a month and half before we head out on a road trip. Driving. The two of us in a vehicle together. Driving through the country side. Enjoying the scenery and probably getting sick of each other by the second day.

Still have to pick a route to get us from here to there. The there is Florida. With the use of a time share for a week. I am just hoping that there is not much snow in the passes we have to go through. Or it will be a short drive and us stuck someplace and not getting to where we should be by a certain date.

Well I have worked it out that we can get into some of the amusement parks for free now and hopefully a few stay along the way won't cost us anything. Then while we are in Florida are staying in a time share given to us to use for a week. So it will be gas and food and maybe a few places to stay along the way. Hopefully I have made the trip a little cheaper then what it would have if we where paying for the whole thing.

As usual will be writing about the trip.. Hopefully will be exciting enough to tell everyone about. The bike trip we took last year was fun so am hoping this will have some excitement in it as well. Not just driving to get from one place to the next. Well we do have a time limit but am hoping to see something or rather besides the flat top. Have to start looking at ,aps and such and tour books and start to figure this out.

Well so far excited. As the days get closer will I be dreading or just happy to get underway. Traveling with my hubby is an experience in itself. When he gets it in his head to be someplace we just drive and drive and drive. That is when I say I got to get out now. Can I at least pee someplace. Well there is a tree over there. Hmmm!! Thanks allot.