We have a running joke, that it’s not a vacation if I don’t some how, some way end up sick, or get something like poison ivy, sprain an ankle, well….you get the picture.
Yes, the end (note the END) of my trip got me once again. I actually felt great and had a nice time through 95% of my vacation, so I’m not complaining too much. This time bronchitis, a sinus infection and a bronchitis induced asthma has decided to come home with me….some people get t-shirts or hats - me I pick up other crap. 
Anyway, the plan was to do Orlando for 2/3’s of the trip, and the Keys the last 1/3. We made the 7 hour drive to the Keys, and turned around and left the next day. There was a bug problem at the place we booked, and I wasn’t interested in switching rooms at that point. It was a NICE hotel, but ya know what? Bugs happen….This was a well known, top expensive brand chain…so it wasn’t like I chose a dive of a place to save a few bucks. I’m actually a hotel snob, so that would never happen….
So I called the hotel we were booked at for the last portion of our stay before catching the AutoTrain home, and booked with them for 3 extra days…I wasn’t thrilled to do two 7 hour drives back to back, but I did feel better once we got to the new hotel and settled in.
Some of the highlights of our trip:
Blue Man Group (Universal) - we both really enjoyed this experience, which is a rare treat when your 15yo likes the same things you do!
Boggy Creek Airboat Ride - This was so cool. I didn’t care about seeing gators and all that, though we did see a mom gator watching out for her eggs…..but just seeing the ecosystem at such close proximity - really a neat experience…I also saw some great birds that you just don’t see up here in Jersey
Saw a snake slither across the road on our drive home from the airboat area…it was neat, because I was safely in my car doing 50 mph! He was in front of us, but we got to see him cross the entire roadway…he was FAST!
We did all the regular parks at Disney, and since we’ve been there a few times, it’s nice because we don’t feel like we have to fit it all in. We just pick a few of our favorites and take our time.
Of course Rock N Roller coaster at MGM (now called Disney Hollywood Studios) is our favorite, so we did that one a couple of times.
No matter how much fun you have, it’s always a great feeling to come home, and I am happy to be back. Ooh, there were two tornadoes about 30 mins away on two separate days. You don’t see that too often up here, though my husband said there was a funnel cloud over Clinton and there were warnings on the weather channel about it…crazy, summer weather!
Oh, and what a surprise to pick up a USA Today that was delivered to my hotel room in FLORIDA to see NJ all over the front page! The big ole corruption story was front and center.
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