Sunset is around 6:40pm – so decided to get an early dinner somewhere on the Gulf side of the Key and watch the sun go down. Managed to forget to photograph my oyster starter – both raw and baked. The food was pretty good. Whilst eating a local fisherman was selling his catch to the restaurant- his boat moored 15m […]
Needed some bits from Walgreens (pharmacy like Boots), so popped into Marathon. Intention had been to go to the Wooden Spoon for brunch, but it was very busy. So we headed back past the resort and tried Bongos Cafe instead. Bongos is a cafe, botanical gardens, water sports, saloon bar, volleyball club… laid back beach bum vibe! Brunch was a […]
Checked out of the Royal Pacific Resort by 9:30am and headed for the Florida Turnpike. It’s a fairly long drive. Around 340 miles and five plus hours. Posted speed limit is 70mph on much of the turnpike, but it’s disregarded by everyone! I watch a state trooper tailgate someone at over 80mph! We stopped for fuel and lunch at one […]
Even trundling around, this things loud… At some point I will record a full throttle launch – but it’s a bit violent and becomes very illegal really, really fast.
First impressions – bit kitsch… but decent air conditioning and good live music improved the experience. Food options were a bit different too. We shared an appetiser of honey glazed boneless chicken wings which were really good And picked our way through a margarita flight Our entrees were equally as good… Afterwards, it was a water taxi back to the […]
Seemingly, every time we come to Orlando, we are told the weather is unseasonably warm… this year is no exception. And today was hot, hot, hot and humid.
Today was a very lazy start after a very late night. We headed into the parks mid morning. From the outside, no evidence of HHN exists anymore. All signage gone and the Universal arches bare again. Plus all the crowds had disappeared Surprisingly, much of the scare zone furniture and decorations is still here. Guess it will take a few […]
Headed into the park around 6:30, taking the water taxi in to save our feet. Crowds were already building – we dodged the main entrance and went to the RIP lobby. Checked in and were given lanyards with our passes on. Up until our tour time (and afterwards) these act as express passes saving on queuing time. We just picked […]