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Diary (1 August - 7 August)

DanielWilson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:46:17 CDT

FRIDAY 1 AUGUST 2008 WE SLEEP IN LATER THIS MORNING AND LEAVE TURKEY LAKE LATER. WE THEN GO TO AQUATICA AND GET PARKED UP FOR FREE AS THERE IS NOBODY ON THE BOOTH AGAIN. WHILE GRANDMA AND GRANDAD SECURED THEIR SEATS ON THE BEACH, WE WENT OFF TO SOME OTHER RIDES AND START TO QUEUE. LATER ON, WE CATCH THE SHUTTLE BUS TO SEA WORLD TO WATCH MORE SHOWS AND GO ON MORE RIDES. AFTER THE DOLPHIN SHOW, WE BUY SOME FISH AND FEED THEM. THEY CAME UP TO US ANYWAY AND IT WAS AN EXCELLENT EXPERIENCE. WHEN WE HEAD OUT, AN OFFICIAL GIVES US SOME MORE FISH AS THE FISH IS SPARE SO WE FEED THE STINGRAYS ASWELL FOR FREE! WE LEAVE SEA WORLD AND HEAD BACK TO TURKEY LAKE. TURKEY LAKE 5

SATURDAY 2 AUGUST 2008 TODAY WE HEAD OVER TO AQUATICA AND PARK UP FOR FREE YET AGAIN! WE IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE SHUTTLE BUS OVER TO SEA WORLD AND BUY AN ‘ALL DAY DINING DEAL’. THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN USE THE DEAL TO GO INTO ANY RESTAURANT AT ANY TIME IN ANY PARK AND TAKE OUT FOOD FREE OF CHARGE. WE USE THIS WISELY AND FEED US ALL EASILY. IN THE MORNING WE HEAD OVER TO THE ARCADES AND NATASHA WINS A BIG SHAMU TEDDY ON A GAME. EARLY AFTERNOON, WE HEAD OVER TO AQAUTICA AND I GO STRAIGHT TO THE RAPIDS AGAIN WHILE NATASHA GOES OFF WITH GRANDMA. MANY HOURS WENT BY AND BY THE TIME IT GETS LATE AND DARK, WE GET ON RIDES EASILY WITH NO QUEUES. AT 9:30PM, WE FINISH SEA WORLD AND AQUATICA FOR GOOD AND GO HOME TO TURKEY LAKE. TURKEY LAKE 6

SUNDAY 3 AUGUST 2008 AFTER WAKING UP WE GET STRAIGHT INTO THE CLEANING UP BUSINESS. NATASHA HELPS A LOT WITH CLEANING THE VAN, SWAPPING BEDS AROUND, TIDYING UP AND MAKING IT NICE. WE LEAVE TURKEY LAKE AT ABOUT MIDDAY TO GO TO WALMART. I BUY A ‘MAMMA MIA’ SOUNDTRACK CD FOR $15 WHICH I HAVE WANTED FOR A WHILE. WE THEN GO TO FORT WILDERNESS, WHICH IS OUR CAMPGROUND FOR 4 NIGHTS. CHECK-IN IS QUICK AND SIMPLE SO WITH NO DELAYS WE SETTLE IN AND EXPLORE. WE THEN CHECK OUT THE BUS SYSTEM AND HEAD DOWN TO THE STUDIOS TO COLLECT OUR PARK TICKETS. THEN WE GO TO DOWNTOWN DISNEY TO LOOK AROUND BUT THERE IS NOT MUCH THERE. WE GET THE BUSES BACK IN TIME FOR TEA AT 6PM. WE THEN SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR MY MUM AND DADS ARRIVAL. AT ABOUT 8PM, THEY ARRIVE IN A MINIBUS, DROP THEIR BAGS AND HEAD OVER TO THE CAMPFIRE. WE ENJOY ROASTING MARSHMALLOWS AND SINGING ALONG WITH A BAND. WE DECIDE NOT TO WATCH THE MOVIE AND WE ALL GO TO BED AT THE MOTOR HOME. FORT WILDERNESS 1

MONDAY 4 AUGUST 2008 TODAY WE GET UP REASONABLY EARLY, READY TO SET OFF TO DISNEY’S TYPHOON LAGOON. WE KICK OFF THE DAY BY GETTING STRAIGHT INTO SHARK REEF. THIS IS WHERE YOU GET SNORKELS AND GOGGLES AND YOU SWIM IN THE SAME POOL AS THE SHARKS. WE GET ON QUITE A LOT OF RIDES BEFORE THE QUEUES BUILD UP AT LUNCHTIME. WE HAVE A QUICK DIP IN THE WAVE POOL BEFORE CATCHING THE BUS BACK AT MIDDAY. WE ARRIVE AT DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM AT ABOUT 2PM. THE FIRST SIGHTING IS OF THE ‘TREE OF LIFE’. THIS 145 FOOT HIGH TREE HAS ANIMALS CARVED INTO THE TRUNK AND THE BRANCHES. WE WATCH THE NEMO SHOW WHILE WAITING FOR OUR FAST-PASS TO BECOME VALID. WE QUICKLY CATCH THE PARADE IN AFRICA BEFORE HEADING OVER TO ASIA. WE ENJOY A KILIMANJARO SAFARI WITH SIGHTINGS OF WONDERFUL AFRICAN CREATURES. WE HEAD BACK TO DINOLAND USA TO USE OUR FAST-PASS AND GO ON OTHER RIDES. WHILE WE ENJOY THE MAGIC HOURS, WE GO ON EXPEDITION EVEREST, WHICH IS EXCELLENT. WE GET BACK TO THE CAMPGROUND AND MOTOR HOME FOR 10PM. FORT WILDERNESS 2

TUESDAY 5 AUGUST 2008 WE WAKE UP AND DECIDE TO HAVE A MORNING OFF DISNEY. AFTER BREAKFAST, THE OTHERS TAKE A BOAT OVER TO THE WILDERNESS LODGE WHILE I RELAX AT HOME. WHEN THEY GET BACK, WE HAVE LUNCH AND PREPARE FOR EPCOT. WE TAKE 2 BUSES OVER THERE AND START TO PLAN THE DAY. SEEN AS WE HAVE 2 DAYS TO DO EPCOT, WE TAKE THINGS SLOWLY AND JUST CONCENTRATE ON FUTURE WORLD. WE TAKE PART IN THE ‘TURTLE TALK WITH CRUSH’ WHERE AN ANIMATED SEA CREATURE INTERACTS WITH THE AUDIENCE. WE TRY TO GET ON THE BIG RIDES BUT THEY ALL HAVE A 2-HOUR WAITING TIME SO WE MISS OUT. WE GET ON ‘MISSION: SPACE’ LATER ON AND ENJOY AN INTERACTIVE SIMULATOR WHERE YOU CONTROL THE ROCKET. WE ENJOY THE 9PM FIREWORKS – ILLUMINATIONS: REFLECTIONS OF EARTH AND THEN HEAD HOME FOR A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. FORT WILDERNESS 3

WEDNESDAY 6 AUGUST 2008 WE WERE SUPPOSED TO GET UP EARLY FOR THE STUDIOS BUT WE SLEEP IN AND GET THE BUSES AT ABOUT 9AM. WE GO STRAIGHT TO ‘TOWER OF TERROR – THE TWILIGHT ZONE’ AND GET A FAST-PASS. WE DO OTHER RIDES AND SHOWS BEFORE USING UP THE FAST-PASS AND GETTING ANOTHER ONE FOR ‘ROCK N ROLLER-COASTER’. ONCE AGAIN, WE WATCH OTHER SHOWS AND GO ON OTHER RIDES BEFORE USING UP THE FAST-PASS. WE THEN GO OVER TO THE ACTION SIDE OF THE PARK AND DO THE STUNT SHOW, MUPPET 3D AND THE BACK-LOT TOUR. IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY, WE ALL START TO GET TIRED. WE SPLIT UP AND DO ‘TOY STORY MANIA’ AND ‘PRINCE CASPIAN IN NARNIA’. WE HEAD HOME EARLY TODAY AND GET BACK AT AROUND 8PM. FORT WILDERNESS 4

THURSDAY 7 AUGUST 2008 OUR PLAN FOR TODAY IS TO GET UP EARLY AND GO FOR THE EXTRA MAGIC HOURS AT BLIZZARD BEACH. WE ALL CATCH THE BUSES AND ARRIVE THERE AT 8AM. WHEN WE GET INTO THE PARK, MUM AND GRANDMA QUEUE FOR THE MAIN ATTRACTION, SUMMIT PLUMMIT WHILE I QUEUE FOR SLUSH ‘N’ GUSHER. AFTER I FINISH MY RIDE, I FIND DAD AND NATTY AND WE ALL GO ON TEAMBOAT SPRINGS WHILE WAITING FOR GRANDMA AND MUM. AFTER THAT RIDE, WE ALL MEET UP AND GO ON IT AGAIN. WHEN THE PARK OPENS TO THE PUBLIC, QUEUES START TO GET BIGGER SO WE GO ON THE LESS THRILLING RIDES AND ENJOY IT UNTIL LUNCHTIME. WE THEN LEAVE BLIZZARD BACH AND RETURN HOME TO FIND THAT GRANDAD HAS ALREADY CHECKED OUT. WE ALL BUCKLE UP IN THE MOTOR HOME AND HEAD OFF TO GOLDEN KAROL FOR LUNCH. AFTER THE FILLING ‘ALL YOU CAN EAT’, WE SHOP AT WALMART BEFORE HEADING DOWN TO JAMIE’S HOUSE. ME AND NATASHA IMMEDIATELY NOTICE THE DOG HE IS LOOKING AFTER AND START TO PLAY WITH HIM. I THEN GO INTO THE MOTOR HOME TO PLAY ON THE COMPUTER SEEN AS IT IS THE ONLY CHANCE I HAVE FOR NOW. WE THEN FALL ASLEEP IN THE HOT AND SWEATY, MOTOR HOME. JAMIE’S HOUSE 1

Jetty Park

DanielWilson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:26:57 CDT

I am at Jetty Park from 8 August to 12 August. Jetty Park rocks!! It has a loads of hotels and a campground - our hotel has a Miniature Golf Course, A Mini Water Park, A Basketball Court, A free Movie Theater, an Arcade and an inside Climbing Frame!!
OUR HOTEL IS LIKE TOTALLY AWESOME DUDE!!

About Me

DanielWilson — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:21:48 CDT

Turkey Lake

DanielWilson — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:20:52 CDT

I am at Turkey Lake from 28 July to 3 August. Turkey lake is good but not as good as Cypress Cove!! It has a Swimming Pool, a Lake, a Volleyball pitch, a Farm and 3 Playgrounds! I've been swimming only twice because its not that nice!!

Diary (25 July - 31 July)

DanielWilson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:58:16 CDT

FRIDAY 25 JULY 2008 FIRST THING WE DID AFTER BREAKFAST WAS PATONK. WE ALL PLAYED THAT WHILE GRANDMA MADE THE NEW SOFA COVER. LATER ON, WE GO OUT TO THE GARAGE FOR CINDY’S CAR BEFORE HAVING AN ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET AT AN INDIAN RESTAURANT. WE JUST HAVE CHIPS AS THERE IS NOTHING WE LIKE. AFTERWARDS, WE GO TO A SHOP THAT SELLS INDIANSPICES SO GRANDMA GOES IN THERE WHILE WE HAVE AN ICE CREAM. ON THE WAY HOME, WE STOP AT THE DOLLAR STORE BEFORE PICKING UP CINDY’S CAR AT THE GARAGE. WHEN WE GET BACK, IT IS CRAB RACING AT THE LAKESIDE LOUNGE BUT UNFORTUNATLEY, MY CRAB DID NOT WIN! THEN WE ALL GO FOR A WALK AROUND THE COVE TO LOOK AT THE DECORATIONS BEFORE A LATE NIGHT SWIM AND BED. CYPRESS COVE 8

SATURDAY 26 JULY 2008 AFTER BREAKFAST, GRANDMA DIVED STRAIGHT INTO THE SOWING BUISNESS AGAIN. SHE WAS MAKING SEAT AND CUSHION COVERS WHILE WE PLAYED CARDS OUTSIDE WITH GRANDAD. LUNCHTIME CAME QUICKLY. ATFER EGG & CHIPS, WE ALL WATCHED THE GOLF CART PARADE FOR PARROT HEAD WEEKEND. WE SQUIRTED THEM WITH WATER AND THEY SQUIRTED BACK BUT MOST OF THE TIME, THEY THREW OUT BEADS AND CANDY FOR US. AFTER THE PARADE, WE WENT AROUND THE STREETS PICKING UP THE LEFTOVER CANDY – IT WAS LIKE HALLOWEEN! AFTER THAT, WE WENT FOR A POOL PARTY AND IT WAS LOUD MUSIC AND FREEBIES THROWN OUT TO US AND IT WAS MAYHEM! WHEN A SMALL STORM COMES IN, WE HEAD BACK FOR THE MOTOR-HOME BUT THERE IS NO LIGHTNING, JUST RAIN SO WE DANCED OUT IN THE RAIN FOR HALF AN HOUR. AT THE MEGA TRIVIA QUIZ AT SEVEN, I GOT PICKED TO BE A COTESTANT. I CLEVERLY BUZZED IN TO A QUESTION SO THE GUY NEXT TO ME COULDN’T BECAUSE IF HE DID, HE WOULD WIN. I THEN GOT THE QUESTION RIGHT, TO MY AMAZEMENT! AFTER THE QUIZ, ITS BACK TO THE VAN, FOR A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP. CYPRESS COVE 9

SUNDAY 27 JULY 2008 GRANDMA FINISHES THE SOWING WHILST I PLAN DISNEY! AFTER LUNCH, WE GO TO YET ANOTHER POOL PARTY, WITH MORE FREEBIES. I GOT BORED QUITE QUICKLY SO I CAME BACK TO THE VAN BUT NATASHA STAYED IN FOR HOURS. THEN, ANOTHER STORM BROKE OUT SO WE ALL SIT QUIETLY IN THE VAN AFTER TEA. NATASHA FALLS ASLEEP WHILE I WATCH THE SIMPSONS. BY 9PM, WE ARE ALL ASLEEP. CYPRESS COVE 10

MONDAY 28 JULY 2008 THIS IS OUR LAST DAY AT CYPRESS COVE. AFTER SAYING OUR GOODBYES WE LEAVE AND GO TO WALMART. WE WERE HALFWAY ROUND THE SHOP WHEN GRANDAD RUSHES IN AND TELLS US THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE VAN – ALL THE POWER HAD GONE OFF. WE HEADED BACK TO CYPRESS COVE TO GET ELECTRICITY TO WORK OUT THE PROBLEM. AFTER SAYING OUR GOODBYES AGAIN, WE HEAD ON THE ROAD TO THE BIGGEST MCDONALDS IN THE WORLD! AFTER HAVING LUNCH, PLAYING ON THE ARCADES AND RELAXING THERE, WE HEAD TO TURKEY LAKE. WE EXPLORE ROUND AND HAVE A LOOK AT THE POOL, LAKE, PLAYGROUND AND MORE. WE THEN PLAN THE NEAR FUTURE IN THE VAN BEFORE TEA. AFTER TEA, WE HAVE TO GO TO THE PLAYGROUND AGAIN BEFORE COMING BACK TO THE VAN AND GOING TO SLEEP. TURKEY LAKE 1

TUESDAY 29 JULY 2008 WE ARE ALL EXCITED SO WE WAKE UP EARLY AND HEAD DOWN TO SEA WORLD FOR 8:30AM. WHILE WE ARE WAITING IN THE QUEUE, WE HAVE BREAKFAST AND PREPARE FOR THE DAY. THE NEARBY CARS DON’T LOOK HAPPY ABOUT THIS. THE PARK OPENS AT 9AM AND WE HEAD STRAIGHT TO KRAKEN, THE BEST RIDE IN THE PARK. WHEN WE GET OFF, GRANDAD AND NATTY ARENT TO HAPPY ABOUT THE RIDE SO WE HEAD OVER TO JOURNEY TO ALANTIS. THIS RIDE IS A WET ONE SO TO DRY OFF, WE ALL GO TO WATCH THE SEA LION SHOW. WE KEEP PICKING AT SNACKS AS THE DAY GOES ON. WE WATCH WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST SHOW IN THE PARK, BELIEVE. THIS IS SHAMU THE KILLER WHALE’S SHOW AND IT IS AMAZING. AFTER WATCHING ALL THE OTHER SHOWS AND ALL THE RIDES, WE HEAD BACK TO THE MOTOR HOME FOR A REST. WE THEN GO BACK INTO THE PARK FOR THE ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS. WE STROKE STINGRAYS, LOOK AT SHARKS AND EXPLORE THE PENGUIN WORLD. AT NIGHT, THEY HAVE EXCELLENT SHOWS LIKE SHAMU ROCKS, JET SKIING AND MISTIFY. MISTIFY IS THE NIGHT TIME SPECTACULAR WITH PROJECTIONS, FOUNTAINS, FIREWORKS AND MUSIC. AFTER NEARLY DROPPING OFF AT 10:30PM, WE HEAD BACK TO TURKEY LAKE AND GET TO SLEEP IMMEDIATLEY. TURKEY LAKE 2

WEDNESDAY 30 JULY 2008 WE LIE IN A BIT LATER THIS MORNING. WE PREPARE FOR THE DAY AND DRIVE TO AQUATICA. IN THE RV LANE, THERES NOBODY THERE SO WE JUST DRIVE THROUGH WITHOUT PAYING. AFTER FINDING THE ENTERANCE TO THE PARK WE HEAD TO THE BEACH AND FIND SOMEWHERE TO SIT IN THE SHADE. THE CHAIRS ARE ALL FULL SO WE SIT OUTSIDE A CAFÉ. NATASHA AND ME GO AND EXPLORE ON OUR OWN. WE GO ON TAUMATA RACER AND WALKABOUT WATERS. AFTER MANY OTHER RIDES, IT GETS TO MIDDAY ALREADY. AFTER LUNCH, WE SPLIT UP AND I SPEND LITERALLY ABOUT 4 HOURS IN THE RAPIDS – THE FUN NEVER ENDS! FOR TEA WE BUY CHICKEN NUGGETS AND CHIPS FROM A RESTAURANT AND THEN HAVE SHOWERS BEFORE DRYING OFF AND HEADING HOME. WE STOP AT WALMART ON THE WAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE A BIG DISNEY SECTION AND YOU CAN BUY ALL THE DISNEY MERCHANDISE FOR ABOUT HALF THE PRICE LIKE MUGS, T-SHIRTS, AUTOGRAPH BOOKS AND MORE. WHEN WE GET TIRED AT ABOUT 8PM, WE HEAD BACK TO TURKEY LAKE, WATCH TV AND GO TO SLEEP. TURKEY LAKE 3

THURSDAY 31 JULY 2008 WE ARE ALL KNACKERED THIS MORNING SO WE DON’T GET UP UNTIL AFTER 9AM. WE DECIDE TO SKIP A THEME PARK TODAY BECAUSE OF OUR SUNBURN YESTERDAY. WE STAY AT TURKEY LAKE FOR THE DAY, NATASHA AND GRANDAD GO STRAIGHT TO THE POOL. I CATCH UP ON MY DIARY AND THEN WE ALL HAVE A LOVELY ROAST DINNER. WE PLAY CARDS TOGETHER AND THEN GO FOR ANOTHER SWIM WITH GRANDMA. THE AFTERNOON GOES BY QUICKLY AS TEA IS READY FOR US ALREADY. AFTER TEA, WE ALL RELAXED, AS WE WERE SO TIRED. LATER ON WE MAKE OUR BEDS, WATCH TV AND FALL ASLEEP. TURKEY LAKE 4

Cypress Cove

DanielWilson — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:10:50 CDT

I am at Cypress Cove from 18 July to 28 July. Cypress Cove is so awesome!! It has a Golf Course, A Swimming Pool, A Tennis Court, A Beach and A Park (and that's only some of it!). I've been swimming 5 times in 2 days!! CYPRESS COVE ROCKS!!

Daniel's Florida Holiday 2008 Home

DanielWilson — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 08:04:18 CDT

Hi, I've created this website so everyone can see what I am doing here in Florida!! I'll tell you about the activities I take part in, rides I go on and places I visit. I'm so excited about this! I'm in Florida from 18 July to 16 August so watch out for loads of updates!!

If you have any comments, please leave them either on the discussion forum (below my title of the website) or on my profile (to the far right of my discussion forum). Thanks.

Diary (18 July - 24 July)

DanielWilson — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:48:44 CDT

FRIDAY 18 JULY 2008 AT MANCHESTER AIRPORT IT WAS CHAOS. WE THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT BUT SOME AIRPORT STAFF DIDN’T ACCEPT THE ON-LINE BOARDING PASSES. AFTER WE EXPLAINED, MOANED AND ARGUED, WE HAD A RELAXING 8-HOUR FLIGHT. WE HAD A CHOICE OF CHICKEN OR PASTA FOR LUNCH BUT I JUST SHARED CHEESE SANDWICHES WITH EVERYONE. WHEN WE GOT OUT AT PHILADELPHIA, THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS STOPPED US. THEY NEEDED TO CHECK GRANDMA AND GRANDDADS VISAS TO STAY IN THE USA. AFTER NEARLY MISSING OUR FLIGHT WE RAN ACROSS THE AIRPORT WITH LESS THAN 30 MINUTES TO SPARE. WE KEPT ON FALLING OVER OUR CROCS, WHICH WAS FUNNY. AT THIS POINT WE HAD BEEN AWAKE FOR 15HOURS AND IT WAS ONLY 4PM IN USA TIME. AFTER 2 HOURS OF FLYING TO ORLANDO, WE MET UP WITH KAY, KEN AND CINDY WHO TOOK US TO CYPRESS COVE. THERE WE COULDN’T WAIT TO DIVE INTO TO THE SWIMMING POOL. WE HAD A LOOK ROUND, A QUICK DIP IN THE POOL AND A SHOWER. FOR TEA, KAY HAD COOKED US HAMBURGERS AND CHICKEN LEGS. WE ENJOYED THIS TOGETHER AND THEN WENT BACK TO THE SWIMMING POOL FOR HALF AN HOUR. AFTER THAT, WE HEADED BACK TO THE MOTOR HOME TO GO TO BED. AFTER BEING AWAKE 20 HOURS NON-STOP, I SLEPT LIKE A ROCK. CYPRESS COVE 1

SATURDAY 19 JULY 2008 GRANDMA AND ME WERE AWAKE BY 7AM. WE WENT OUT FOR A WALK WHILE THE OTHERS WERE STILL ASLEEP. WE LOOKED AT EVERYTHING ON THE CAMPSITE SO I KNEW WHERE EVERYTHING WAS. AFTER FINDING NATTY AND GRANDAD AWAKE, WE ALL JOINED TOGETHER FOR A QUICK SWIM BEFORE BREAKFAST. BREKKIE WAS RICE KRISPIES AND BANANA FOR ME, WHICH WAS YUMMY. AFTER BREAKFAST, I STAYED IN THE MOTOR HOME WITH GRANDMA WHILE THE OTHERS WENT TO PLAY PATONK. WE THEN WENT FOR ANOTHER SWIM IN THE BIG POOL TOGETHER. AFTER THAT WE CAME BACK FOR A BREAK AND DINNER BEFORE GOING BACK FOR YET ANOTHER SWIM. I ENJOYED BREAD, CRISPS, PRETZELS AND A BANANA FOR LUNCH. AFTER THAT 3RD SWIM, WE CAME BACK TO THE MOTOR HOME FOR A QUICK SNOOZE. THEN WE PLAYED CARD GAMES LIKE POO HEAD AND GOLF. WHEN WE GOT BORED, GRANDAD TOOK US OUT TO THE CLUBHOUSE TO PLAY TABLE TENNIS. NEXT, WE ALL WENT TO THE LAKESIDE LOUNGE AND PLAYED ‘TRIVIA 3000’. I CANT BELIEVE THAT I WAS PICKED TO BE A CONTESTANT BUT… I DIDN’T WIN! 1 HOUR LATER WHEN WE WERE ALL TIRED, WE PLAYED A GAME OF SHUFFLE BOARD BEFORE WE WENT BACK TO THE MOTOR HOME FOR SOME SLEEP. CYPRESS COVE 2

SUNDAY 20 JULY 2008

WHEN WE ALL WOKE UP AT ABOUT 7AM, WE HAD BREAKFAST WHICH WAS ONCE AGAIN, RICE KRISPIES. AFTER THAT WE WENT FOR A QUICK SWIM WHILE GRANDMA WENT SHOPPING. WHEN I WAS BORED OF THAT, I LEFT GRANDAD AND NATTY AND PLAYED ON THE COMPUTER BACK AT THE MOTOR HOME. WHEN THE OTHERS CAME AND JOINED ME, GRANDMA CAME BACK SO WE ALL UNPACKED THE SHOPPING. AFTER THAT, WE DOWNLOADED A PROGRAM ON THE INTERNET, WHICH ALLOWS US TO WATCH FILMS SO I STARTED TO WATCH ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS. I PAUSED THIS LATER ON WHILST I HAD CHICKEN LEGS AND BREAD FOR DINNER WITH A POP TART AFTERWARDS. I CAME BACK TO THE FILM FOR A WHILE AND THEN JOINED NATTY AND GRANDMA WHO WERE NOW UP AT THE LAKE. WHEN WE CAME BACK WE HAD AN ICE CREAM EACH AND THEN I CONTINUED TO WATCH THE FILM. AFTER THE FILM, I CARRIED ON PLAYING ON THE COMPUTER. THEN WE ALL HAD A QUIET LIE DOWN AND YET ANOTHER VISIT TO THE POOL. WHEN WE WERE BORED OF THE POOL, WE CAME BACK TO THE MOTOR HOME TO HAVE SCRAMBLED EGG ON TOAST FOR TEA. AFTER THAT, WE WATCHED TV BEFORE GOING OVER TO HAVE A CHAT WITH OUR FRIEND, PETER. WHILE GRANDMA & GRANDAD WERE TALKING TO HIM, NATTY WATCHED TV WITH ME AT HIS HOUSE. WE HAD SODA, PRETZELS AND M&MS AS A SNACK. AFTER NATTY FELL ASLEEP AND I WERE GETTING TIRED, WE WENT TO THE MOTOR HOME AND WENT TO BED. CYPRESS COVE 3

MONDAY 21 JULY 2008 I WAS AWAKE BY 7AM. WE HAD CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST AND THEN WENT AND PLAYED PATONK WITH SOME OTHERS. AFTER MY TEAM WON BOTH GAMES, WE HEADED FOR A QUICK DIP IN THE POOL TO COOL DOWN. AFTER THAT WE ALL CAME BACK TO THE MOTOR HOME FOR LUNCH. WE HAD SNACKY, COLD FOODS FOR LUNCH. AFTER LUNCH, WE WENT FOR A 1-MILE WALK TO THE DOLLAR STORE TO GET THE IDEA OF WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE AT DISNEY. I BOUGHT NOTHING BECAUSE I AM SAVING MY MONEY FOR DISNEY BUT NATASHA BOUGHT HALF THE SHOP!! WHEN WE CAME BACK, WE WENT ON A PEDALBOAT AROUND THE LAKE. I WAS THE DRIVER AND GRANDAD WAS HELPING ME PEDAL. AFTER WE CAME BACK JUST IN TIME, A STORM BROKE OUT. IT STARTED OFF WITH RAIN, THUNDER AND LIGHTNING BUT THEN A STRONG WIND BROKE OUT. AFTER WE ALL BATTLED TO GET THE THINGS INTO THE VAN, WE ALL SAT DOWN AND PLAYED CARDS. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, WE WENT BACK TO THE POOL AGAIN BEFORE HAVING GRANDMA’S THERAPY. WE WASHED ALL OVER OUR BODY, COVERED OURSELVES IN OIL AND THEN SCRUBBED AWAY WITH SALT. AFTER THAT, I WATCHED A FILM WHILE EVERYONE ELSE DOZED OFF. NOT LONG AFTER THE OTHERS, I TURNED THE TELEVISION OFF AND ALSO DOZED OFF TO SLEEP. CYPRESS COVE 4

TUESDAY 22 JULY 2008 IT WAS CEREAL FOR BREAKFAST AGAIN WITH BANANA. LATER ON, GRANDAD & NATTY WENT TO PATONK WHILE I STAYED HERE AND SORTED OT ALL THE LEAFLETS WE HAVE ABOUT FLORIDA. WHEN THE OTHERS GOT BACK, NATASHA & GRANDMA WENT TO DO AQUACISES IN THE POOL WHILE I UPDATED MY WEBSITE. WE ALL HAD LUNCH WHEN THEY GOT BACK WHICH WAS ONCE AGAIN, SNACKY FOODS. AFTER LUNCH, CINDY DROVE US ROUND SHOPS TO HAVE A LOOK AND BUY SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED. WHEN WE GOT BACK, ANOTHER STORM BROKE OUT WITH WIND, RAIN, THUNDER & LIGHTNING SO WE ALL STAYED INSIDE AND WATCHED TELEVISION. AFTER TEA, WHICH WAS EGG & CHIPS, WE WENT TO PLAY EUCHRE IN THE TERRACE. I CAME BACK EARLY BECAUSE I WAS COLD AND TIRED SO I JUST WATCHED TELEVISION AGAIN AND CHILLED OUT. WHEN WE ALL RE-UNITED BACK AT THE VAN, GRANDMA & NATTY WENT FOR A WALK WHILE ME AND GRANDAD DOZED OFF TO SLEEP. CYPRESS COVE 5

WEDNESDAY 23 JULY 2008 THIS MORNING WE HAD BREAKFAST AND THEN SAT IN THE MOTOR HOME AND WATCHED THE STORM GO BY. IT WAS LOUD, WET AND WINDY. AFTER MANY LONG HOURS WENT BY OF THE STORM, IT CLEARED UP AT DINNERTIME SO WE HAD DINNER AND THEN WENT FOR A SWIM IN THE BIG POOL. BECAUSE IT WAS CLOUDY, WE SPENT SEVERAL HOURS IN THE POOL AND WHEN WE GOT BORED OF IT, CINDY TOOK US OUT TO THE SHOPS. AFTER SPENDING $150 ON VEHICLE TAX, NATASHAS TOYS AND FOOD, WE CAME BACK TO CYPRESS COVE. WE THEN PLAYED CARDS BEFORE HAVING TEA. TEA WAS SOUP FOR THE ADULTS BUT SNACKY FOODS FOR US BECAUSE WE WERE TOO HOT TO EAT HOT FOOD. AFTER TEA, WE WENT TO THE POOL AGAIN BEFORE COMING BACK BEFORE ANOTHER STORM. DURING THE STORM WE JUST SAT AND PLAYED CARDS ALL NIGHT AND THEN WATCHED TELEVISION WHILST GRANDMA AND ME PLAYED ON THE COMPUTER. AT 9:30, WE WERE ALL ASLEEP. CYPRESS COVE 6

THURSDAY 24 JULY 2008 AFTER BREKFAST, GRANDAD PLAYED PATONK WHILE WE GO SWIMMING WITH GRANDMA. AFTER SWIMMING, WE GOT DRESSED TO GO OUT. WE WERE GOING TO THE GOLDEN KARROL AND THEN THE CINEMA TO SEE “MAMMA MIA”. CINDY HAD NO IDEA WHERE THE GOLDEN KARROL WAS SO WE JUST RANDOMLY WONDERED AROUND ORLANDO IN THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS. WHEN WE DECIDE TO FORGET THE GOLDEN CARROL AND HEAD FOR THE CINEMA, WE NOTICE THAT THE FRONT WHEEL IS SMOKING AND WE CAN ALL SMELL BURNING. WE PULLED OVER TO INVESTIGATE THE WHEEL BEFORE DECIDING TO PARK IT UP NEAR THE CINEMA AS WE ARE ONLY A MINUTE AWAY. THEN WE GRAB A SNACK FROM AN AMERICAN DINER FOR DINNER AND LOOK AROUND THE SHOPS BEFORE GOING TO THE 4:30PM MOVIE. AFTER THOROUGHLY ENJOYING “MAMMA MIA”, WE LEAVE CINDY’S CAR HERE AND GO HOME IN MIKE’S CAR. AT CYPRESS COVE WE JOIN IN THE START OF “PARROT HEAD PARTY” AND END UP THROWING BALLS, FRISBEES AND SPONGES ALL OVER THE POOL. WHEN WE GET HOME, IT IS STRAIGHT TO SLEEP. CYPRESS COVE 7