Elfinjojo
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Busch Gardens today.
We woke to an overcast day, but still not cold so that was good. A second trip to IHOP for breakfast as it was so yummy yesterday - same order with plenty of coffee this morning, feeling tired now and so need that chillax on the Dream!
We hop in the car and an hour later we arrive at Busch Gardens in Tampa. All is quiet in the parking lot. I am guessing this is going to be another quiet park day - yay!
The entrance to the park
Well hello up there
Wow this park is emoty - where is everybody? Now I know the last time we came it was storming a good one, with all rides shut and flooded paths etc but there were still more people there then there today! Oh well
We have a wander thru the park and Holly and Evan decide they want to go on a ride.
This is the only ride that Holly is happy to ride on
We then go walkabout and feed the Kangaroo
Back home we get the chance to feed sheep and goat but not kangaroo so this was fun for the kids. We then walk thru an aviary but not so impressed with this as not many birds were making an appearance.
We come across Sesame Street Safari of fun and the kids want to go play in the overhead tree houses etc, so Rob and I take up base on a bench and have a drink while the kids go play. I soon spot a character photo op - one I would never have dreamed of getting
Grover and the Cookie Monster - childhood favourites
And Big Bird - how exciting!!
So we sit for awhile and every now and then the kids touch base. The final time Evan has played in a water pool and his shoes and socks are soaking - this isn't going to be good he is going to moan about having wet feet and we have no spares with us. I head to the shops to see if theY have some socks on sale at least - but no. They have crocs but Evan refuses to wear these - ok buddy you go with the wet feet then!!
Time for another ride Rob and Evan enjoy the Air Grover coaster
The kid at the back makes this ride look really wild!!!
I then have a go with Evan as the que is non-existant and then we get to stay on for another ride
Holly chooses to sit this one out as usual. She is happy to admire the view.
With Air grover satisfying Evans need for speed, we then head out to satisfy Robs need and find Sheikra - now that is a coaster! I declined to ride this one not because I was scared as I love coasters but because I couldn't really be bothered think the tiredness is beginning to hit home, we have had a few full on days already. Instead we found another shop - this time full of clothing and purchase Evan a pair of socks, as he was starting to complain.
Once Rob had ridden we went for lunch. We left Rob to queue for the food, while we found seats so that we could watch the riders of the coaster alongside the eating area.
Holly and Evan decide they want to take pictures. A rare couple of me here!
Lunch eaten and we are off again. We head to the train to go do the safari but its closed! so once again we don't get to see the animals, oh well. But we do find another coaster - the scorpion - guess what Evan is tall enough for this ride and despite it having a loop in it he wants to have a go! this is his first loop-the-loop coaster, and as the queue is very short Rob says lets go for it, I must admit Evan did look a little green as they came down the first run of the coaster but as he goes into the loop I can hear him laughing!
He comes off still laughing and wants to go again - and again - and again!!
We have created a speed freak - but a new coaster buddy for Rob!
Holly again decided this one ISnot for her and busies herself with her camera taking pictures of random things around the area while we wait for the boys to finish playing.
MiD afternoon and we have all had it - we all need a good rest so we stroll round the animal areas before we head back to the exit
Evan gets eaten by a hippo!
Holly tries to rescue him
Thankfully he is safe and we move on.
Which ones are the Monkeys?
So we leave the park after a fun day and apart from the paddle that Evan had we have stayed dry - no storms!!!
Or so we think, As we head on back up the I-75 the rain starts and by the time we get into Orlando it is really hard, I spare a thought for the BBQ get together at this point . We stop off at Walmarts to get some water to take on the ship tomorrow, and aslo a new pair of PJ's for Holly as she was sick over hers the night before last and she didn't want to sleep in just a T again! This gives us a chance to have a mooch round the store - Walmarts here has so much more to offer than Asda back home(Walmarts sister company in the UK). By the time we leave the store it is storming hard out, with lightening that we have never seen the likes of! We drive carefully back towards the hotel and decide to stop off at a steak house for dinner, fortunately we could park right close to the door so we didn't get too wet! The resturant had the weatHEr channel showing on tv ANd the news is just scarey - Tornados along the I-75!!! we were on there not so long back!
Time to get back into the hotel and finish packing for tomorrow morning, boy am I tired but somehow I don't think I am going to sleep tonight with the excitement of whats to come! Cases are packed apart from the PJ's we sleep in and the wash bags, we will put on our DCL luggage tags in the morning when the bags are done!
Sweet DREAMS
Next time - A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES!
We woke to an overcast day, but still not cold so that was good. A second trip to IHOP for breakfast as it was so yummy yesterday - same order with plenty of coffee this morning, feeling tired now and so need that chillax on the Dream!

We hop in the car and an hour later we arrive at Busch Gardens in Tampa. All is quiet in the parking lot. I am guessing this is going to be another quiet park day - yay!
The entrance to the park

Well hello up there

Wow this park is emoty - where is everybody? Now I know the last time we came it was storming a good one, with all rides shut and flooded paths etc but there were still more people there then there today! Oh well
We have a wander thru the park and Holly and Evan decide they want to go on a ride.

This is the only ride that Holly is happy to ride on

We then go walkabout and feed the Kangaroo

We come across Sesame Street Safari of fun and the kids want to go play in the overhead tree houses etc, so Rob and I take up base on a bench and have a drink while the kids go play. I soon spot a character photo op - one I would never have dreamed of getting
Grover and the Cookie Monster - childhood favourites

And Big Bird - how exciting!!

So we sit for awhile and every now and then the kids touch base. The final time Evan has played in a water pool and his shoes and socks are soaking - this isn't going to be good he is going to moan about having wet feet and we have no spares with us. I head to the shops to see if theY have some socks on sale at least - but no. They have crocs but Evan refuses to wear these - ok buddy you go with the wet feet then!!
Time for another ride Rob and Evan enjoy the Air Grover coaster

The kid at the back makes this ride look really wild!!!

I then have a go with Evan as the que is non-existant and then we get to stay on for another ride

With Air grover satisfying Evans need for speed, we then head out to satisfy Robs need and find Sheikra - now that is a coaster! I declined to ride this one not because I was scared as I love coasters but because I couldn't really be bothered think the tiredness is beginning to hit home, we have had a few full on days already. Instead we found another shop - this time full of clothing and purchase Evan a pair of socks, as he was starting to complain.
Once Rob had ridden we went for lunch. We left Rob to queue for the food, while we found seats so that we could watch the riders of the coaster alongside the eating area.
Holly and Evan decide they want to take pictures. A rare couple of me here!


Lunch eaten and we are off again. We head to the train to go do the safari but its closed! so once again we don't get to see the animals, oh well. But we do find another coaster - the scorpion - guess what Evan is tall enough for this ride and despite it having a loop in it he wants to have a go! this is his first loop-the-loop coaster, and as the queue is very short Rob says lets go for it, I must admit Evan did look a little green as they came down the first run of the coaster but as he goes into the loop I can hear him laughing!

He comes off still laughing and wants to go again - and again - and again!!



MiD afternoon and we have all had it - we all need a good rest so we stroll round the animal areas before we head back to the exit

Evan gets eaten by a hippo!

Holly tries to rescue him

Thankfully he is safe and we move on.
Which ones are the Monkeys?


So we leave the park after a fun day and apart from the paddle that Evan had we have stayed dry - no storms!!!
Or so we think, As we head on back up the I-75 the rain starts and by the time we get into Orlando it is really hard, I spare a thought for the BBQ get together at this point . We stop off at Walmarts to get some water to take on the ship tomorrow, and aslo a new pair of PJ's for Holly as she was sick over hers the night before last and she didn't want to sleep in just a T again! This gives us a chance to have a mooch round the store - Walmarts here has so much more to offer than Asda back home(Walmarts sister company in the UK). By the time we leave the store it is storming hard out, with lightening that we have never seen the likes of! We drive carefully back towards the hotel and decide to stop off at a steak house for dinner, fortunately we could park right close to the door so we didn't get too wet! The resturant had the weatHEr channel showing on tv ANd the news is just scarey - Tornados along the I-75!!! we were on there not so long back!

Time to get back into the hotel and finish packing for tomorrow morning, boy am I tired but somehow I don't think I am going to sleep tonight with the excitement of whats to come! Cases are packed apart from the PJ's we sleep in and the wash bags, we will put on our DCL luggage tags in the morning when the bags are done!
Sweet DREAMS

Next time - A DREAM IS A WISH YOUR HEART MAKES!