I had managed to arrange a late check out from the villa out meaning we had all morning to chill…

When it rains in Florida, it really rains. At home we now describe any short heavy downfall as Florida rain.…

It was the morning after the night before and so we were all later up for breakfast today. The forecast…

We woke up to the worst weather of the trip. The rain started slowly and then turned from a persistent…

We woke up to a not great weather forecast with rain in the air and our first day without any…

This morning was a lazy start to the day as we were not in a rush to get out. It…

And so, it was Christmas in Florida. As we were to discover after the radio kick off everywhere seems to…

A very early start today saw us on the road at 7.30am off to Discovery Cove for the day. There…

Another start to the day that involved another call with Apple Support. Today’s theory involved 3rd party apps interfering with…

Today started with a 45-minute call with a guy called Nathan from Apple Support in Arkansas. He was convinced the…

After publishing yesterday’s blog, I realised that I had forgotten to mention one other thing from Disney Springs so I…

For moving day, we had a plan which was thrown a tad when we found that the outlets we planned…

Our internal time clocks seem to have adjusted ironically just in time for the USA Clocks to go back over…

It was 6.30am when I woke up which was a vast improvement on the day before, probably helped by the…

By 4.30am I was wide awake. As quietly and as keeping still as possible I laid in bed checking my…

With this coat and this hat, I’ll look just like Saint Nick Ho, ho, ho! For our final morning we…

Just like a flower when winter begins Just Like a candle blown out in the wind Well, we survived the…

Here comes the rain again Falling on my head like a memory Falling on my head like a new emotion…

I walked along the avenue I never thought I’d meet a girl like you It was another morning where we…

This was a morning with another early start as we were going back to Magic Kingdom to try our luck…

So lately, been wondering Who will be there to take my place Another beautiful morning greeted us this morning as…

Tried to amend my carnivorous habits Made it nearly seventy days Losin’ weight without speed, eatin’ sunflower seeds Drinkin’ lots…

The window is open, so’s that door. I didn’t know they did that anymore. Today we had decided to have…

O beautiful forest, There are tears in the forest Woodsprite(s) We cry out, calling. (Translated from Navi). If its Thursday…

There’s a great, big, beautiful tomorrow Shining at the end of every day Another early and surprisingly foggy start to…

Updated: Nov 16, 2022 You’ve got a friend in me You’ve got a friend in me Another day with a 6.30am…

Updated: Nov 16, 2022 One way, or another, I’m gonna find ya I’m gonna get ya, get ya, get ya, get…

I was working in the lab, late one night When my eyes beheld an eerie sight I found my way…

Well it’s a one for the money – two for the show. After a surprisingly comfortable night in our suite,…

Oh, life is bigger, it’s bigger than you. And you are not me. The lengths that I will go to.…

Everything is open, Nothing is set in stone Rivers turn to ocean, Oceans tide you home Blogging is a strange…

Well, it’s one for the money two for the show Three to get ready now go, cat, go This morning…

It’s beautiful, it’s bittersweet You’re like a broken home to me We were pleased that we managed to sleep through…

Let it never be said, the romance is dead. Cause there’s so little else, occupying my head. It has been…

Updated: May 22, 2022 What a beautiful noise Comin’ up from the street The last day of a trip is never…

Updated: May 22, 2022 It’s a human sign When things go wrong Regular readers of this blog will be aware that…

She’s a good girl, loves her mama Loves Jesus and America, too For two nations the UK & USA remain…

The heart is a bloom Shoots up through the stony ground It was indeed yet another beautiful day that greeted…

An old man turned ninety-eight He won the lottery, and died the next day It is ironic that when you…

Sitting in the morning sun I’ll be sitting when the evening comes It was another glorious spring morning as they…

You’re insecure, don’t know what for You’re turning heads when you walk through the door What is it that makes…

Every day she takes a morning bath She wets her hair It’s just another day in the big Florida Villa.…

I can show you the world Shining, shimmering, splendid Words that Karen started singing to herself at one point today…

It’s nine o’clock on a Saturday The regular crowd shuffles in There are not many certainties in life, but one…

A bottle of white, a bottle of red Perhaps a bottle of rose instead A metaphor to life and to…

Know it sounds funny But I just can’t stand the pain This morning when I got up my leg pain…

Here’s to the ones that we got Cheers to the wish you were here, but you’re not Our first morning…

Oh, her eyes, her eyes Make the stars look like they’re not shinin’ This is the year of our 40th…

Riding along on my pushbike, honey, when I noticed you. Today wouldn’t be a pushbike but we were planning to…

Here comes the Sun. Well, if there is one thing you can count on in Florida it is the sun.…

Round, Round Get Around, I Get Around, Yeah Here we go again, off on our travels again. On yet another…

I’ve been sitting here all day – Sleeping. The chance would be a fine thing. I like being busy but…

It was indeed another early start as we off for Hollywood Studios (not MGM as Karen has insisted on calling…

Why does some American food just taste better than the UK equivalent? Every morning I have been having porridge for…

Today was to be ‘the of best of days’ in that we spent over 12 fun filled hours in Epcot,…

Yet another morning of clear blue skies greeted us today. Without rushing we were out just after 9am and heading…

A bright and early start saw us on the road at 7.45am to get petrol from the local Wawa station…

We love Florida, just in case anyone hadn’t realised that. Difficult to put our finger on exactly why, but we…

It was a cloudy but lovely warm day that greeted us as we woke from our slumbers with still no…

We were greeted by beautiful blue skies this morning and so decided to chill out by the pool for the…

Updated: Nov 13, 2021 Despite setting the alarm for 6.30am, my body clock was still adjusting and so I was up…

Two years of not crossing the Atlantic seems to have resulted in my body forgetting how to cope with jet…

Life is for Living. This is our new mantra and if you could see our schedule for the next 12…

Well if yesterday saw a quiet house then this final morning felt even worse. By the time we were up…

Today started quietly. Whether that was because Neil had by now safely arrived at home, the fact that the holiday…

Another early start for a visit to Animal Kingdom to get in the early morning queue for the Flights of…

This was always scheduled to be the earliest start of the trip as we wanted to be in Magic Kingdom…

Another glorious day greeted us as we were all up for a 8.45am departure to visit the Animal Kingdom Lodge…

Today felt like a day off as we had no specific early plans. It was a leisurely start outside by…

Yet another early start saw us in the queue to get back into Hollywood Studios again by 8.30am. For the…

Today was our first really early start of the trip in order to be back at Hollywood Studios for opening…

Just before leaving I discovered that the toilet in our room was blocked good and proper. Not good to deal…

Finally today we woke to clear blue skies. We quickly changed our minds to take Neil to the Premium Outlets…

Yet another cloudy start which was again disappointing. Barry & Ellie were up very early as they were off to…

Disappointingly we woke again to another cloudy day. It was still lovely and warm but I was just annoyed for…

This morning sadly we woke to a cloudy sky which was a shame as it was our new arrivals first…

This morning we were both up very early. I was up as I was receiving messages from the boys about…

Our first wake up in this Villa started with Karen wanting it to be the other side of the Lake…

Today was our moving day. After all of our travels we are quite the experts at packing up but even…

This time in addition to another beautiful sunrise over the Lake, I also had the company of a large crane…

This blog started as a means for us to record our travels for ourselves to look back upon, keep any…

Today I awoke with thoughts of the match at Carrow Road I would be missing later today. There are not…

I was up early to make the most of our last few hours and as I went through to the…

Another lazy morning start. It actually wasn’t meant to be as we had Typhoon Lagoon on the plan, but when…

We are definitely getting used to this place and weather, although perhaps the fact that our time remaining is short…

The last of our theme park days for this trip and the year. First of all I swapped messages with…

Today was the day I hadn’t been looking forward to at all. If anyone recalls our trip here in May…

Another early start and another exciting day beckoned. Everyone was excited for our day in Hollywood Studios aswe hadn’t visited…

Another hot morning and another early morning walk. I could really get used to this. Neil wanted to visit the…

I just realised that yesterdays blog was my 100th of the year. Wow that is a lot of verbiage, I…

Another day in paradise. The sun was up early and so was I for another constitutional stroll around the estate.…

Our plan had been just been to drop the boys off at Universal Studios but they were keen for us…

Another lovely morning and so I decided to go for another early walk before anyone else was up. Today I…

Our original plan had been for the boys to go to Universal Studios followed by Halloween Horror Night but due…

For those of you playing Starbucks bingo, then this is nil points day. In the words taken from ‘Frozen’, “For…

Today we set a 7am alarm so that we could in the car ready for the drive to Epcot. It…

A lazy start to the day, although we had been woken at 4.20am today by an agency offering Karen a…

Today was going to be another glorious day although we were rudely awoken at 6.30am by a spam call on…

This morning we woke to beautiful blue skies albeit with the temperature early on on the cooler side. After breakfast…

Today we woke to rain but as the forecast was for it to clear by 10am we were not too…