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20171203 – Circus Museum; Art Museum; Chicago Dipped Beef Sandwich; Goodbye Venice

Sunday – hot and sunny. Lazy morning then we drive up to Siesta Key for a food and music festival. Parking’s a nightmare, free spaces rarer than a lap dancing bar in Tehran, so we park about a mile down … Continue reading

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20171126 – Venice Island; Nature, Birds and Gators; Hikes, Bikes and Kayaks

Sunday – hot and sunny. Lazy morning as usual, getting used to our new home, it’s very comfortable and great wifi. Also chance to play with my new toy the iPhone 10. It’s awesome, fast and the facial recognition is … Continue reading

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20171119 – Nature Parks; Goodbye Orlando; Christmas Light Parade

Sunday – hot and cloudy. As usual a lazy start to the day. Then as it’s forecast rain we decide to suffer the Outlet store shopping expedition for Kurt’s top today rather than later in the week. Then Wendy notices … Continue reading

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20171112 – Relax; Breathe; It’s Oh So Quiet

Sunday – hot and sunny. Lazy morning and then we’re off to Animal Kingdom. Our last Disney ticket day so we might as well try and see the Rivers Of Light parade. First stop a relaxing coffee at Starbucks, one … Continue reading

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20171105 – More Fun / Stress At The Parks

Sunday – hot and sunny. After our weeks Disney cruise we now have a week left of Disney park tickets. Oh joy more fun. Up early and out to the Magic Kingdom. Big mistake choosing this park today. There was … Continue reading

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20171029 – Disney Cruise, A Week On A Floating Gin Palace Full Of Screaming Rug Rats – And We Enjoyed Every Minute Of It.

Sunday – hot and sunny. Meal last night in the Royal Court was amazing. The 10 of us had the centre table and were treated like royalty. Food and service was awesome. The show was mediocre. The sort of show … Continue reading

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20171022 – Mickey Mouse Town; Send Trainers We’ve Worn Ours Out; WOT No Time For Wine

Sunday – hot and sunny. Up at the crack of sparrows for 10:30 flight to Orlando. Apart from the usual need for security crap the airport was almost tolerable. Amazing how the only way in is via a snaking yellow … Continue reading

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20171009 – Ascot; Hampton Court And Good Old Henry VIII; Work A Four Letter Word

Monday – warm and sunny. Lazy morning getting ready for our trip to London. It’s a 4 hour drive. No idea how they can cram 7 roadworks into the journey. Can you believe one of them was for 18 miles. … Continue reading

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20170930 – Trench Foot, Send Dry Socks; Packing Up, Heading Home; Bruges Without A Selfie Stick

Saturday – warm, sun and cloud. Lazy morning. We all troop into town. Dot and Wendy go shopping, not that they need anything. While Barrie and I go on a pub crawl – well just two pubs really. Very pleasant … Continue reading

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20170923 – Yeah, It’s Snowing In Park City Already; D-Day Simulated Landing; Gold Beach.

Saturday – warm and sunny. Lazy morning around the caravan. Then in the afternoon Wendy and I go for a bike ride. Wendy manages 10 miles, before whining, a new record.   Is Sharia law compatible with modern western democracies? … Continue reading

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