Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina
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- Sep 12, 2008
Such a beautiful park! I love the animal exhibits
You're slowly talking me into adding BG to our spring 2019 vacation . I wonder if we can fly nonstop from DTW to Tampa with Frontier, stay one night and do BG, then head to Orlando? I will definitely have to check into that.
Not quite yet. Two trips in one year has put a significant dent in our savings account. So for now it is work, work, work. But I'm secretly hoping for early December, 2019. We shall see!
All work and no play makes for a sad, boring Ruthie (just kidding.....YOU, of all people, could NEVER be boring!!). Why did I think spring 2019 was the target? I was sure you had a wedding or other family event that was giving you reason to look toward visiting south Florida .
Yep- I plan to resurrect my Facebook presence in the next few weeks! I'd be honored to be your friend there!!
Just adore dolphins!
How nice you got the perfect day for a water park! The last time we did Aquatica it was beautiful to start the day then after some rain went by it was cloudy and there was a little chill in the air - in August!! You need sun and high temps to be comfortable walking around wet all day!
I agree wholeheartely . A hot sunny day is the best for water-parking (bad for sunburns, maybe, but otherwise idea). We had highs of 92 and hardly a breeze that day (with nothing but sun), so we were comfy even out of the water. We absolutely got lucky!
The cabana looked great for a good snooze, glad Steve got his time in!
Nothing like an afternoon nap followed by a few spins through Roa's . The makings of a perfect holiday!
You’re Aquatica pictures are lovely! And I’m pretty sure we will end up there after all!
Our trip is changing shape .. we had a discussion at dinner last night about the cost of our Disney tickets and just how much we could do with that money on our trip if we chose to not go to Disney this time ( close to $2000 Canadian in Disney tickets ). The kids absolutely jumped at the idea of a non theme park Orlando trip. They started rattling off all the things they would do instead ( outlet shopping, waterpark, visit my sister in Tampa and go to Clearwater, escape rooms, mini golf, Kennedy Space Center etc). I wasn’t seriously considering it when I mentioned it, but we sure are now. I think now that they are 14 and 21 they want a vacation that isn’t dawn to dusk Go! Go! Go!. My husband said that he’d love to go back once Star Wars is open and maybe use this March trip to see more of Orlando and surrounding area. We had a great time in St Pete’s when we were there last January.
You can bet I will be getting some inspiration from you my friend if we decide to skip the theme parks ! I’m actually more excited by this possibility than I thought .
I think that sounds like a ton of fun!! There are so many smaller attractions that are super fun to do . Gatorland is only around $25 pp (less if you have Perks at Work). Airboat rides are SO fun and SO "Florida-y". The Eye attractions are well worth the money (the Eye, Sea Life, and Madame Tussauds).....and I've seen some deeply discounted rates for the 3-attraction pass. The Characters in Flight balloon ride at Disney Springs, the Titanic Experience, renting jet skis or other watercraft, Wild Florida, dinner shows (Capone's & Outta Control being our faves), mini golf, Daytona or Cocoa beaches...you could EASILY fill a week with non-park activities. Groupon is a fabulous resource! Let me know which kind sof things you are leaning towards, and I'll keep my eyes peeled for deals!
Hi I am so happy to finally be back and catching up on your report... Life has been busy with teens and issues but hopefully calming down a bit. Also when the teens are home I am busy doing things with them
I love your report on Sea World and Aquatica. I think we will really enjoy these parks. I will be waiting a couple of months to put anything together as we are trying to decided about moving down a year early. If we decided to I will have to scrap plans till we get there later next summer. If we decided to stay put another year I will be jumping on the planning and looking for deals.
It was so nice to hear how you enjoy the water park. It really can be a relaxing day. We usually go in the summer months and it is always crazy. This means hitting rides early then trying to relax a bit later. I like the off season idea. The food looked great at the buffet. I think that was a great price. I like dining plans a lot and try to fit in when I can.
Your new phone camera takes great pics. How nice to be excited about a purchase especially when it is expensive.
I love your sleepy-hollow shirts. What a great idea. As you can see from my trip report I love matching shirts at lest once. It sounds like a great addition to your trip!
I hope the fur babies are good and can't wait to read more
Off season for us has been fairly new....we've only been able to travel outside of school vacations since 2015. The novelty is definitely still there!! Our last few family trips were August (sooooooo hot ) and Christmas (soooo busy ). The trade off, of course, is that we can't enjoy our trips with our boy. While we LOVE the low-crowd seasons, we do miss that awesome family time.
Violet and Dash are doing awesome!! I swear they grow more lovable and affectionate with every passing day. Here are some recent pics:
Yes, I am admittedly a Crazy Cat Lady. There are worse things I could be, though, right?
And because you're a cat lover, too, I have to show you my little purchase of the week. This purse was SO stinking cute!! They also have a sea otters print one, so I may need to purchase a second for our October trip . YOLO, right?
I may actually be getting a little carried away with the matching T's . I think I have us matching at least 4, maybe 5??, of our October days so far . So maybe my crazy runs a little deeper than just where the cats are concerned?