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Thursday 31st March
Me and Mark wake up at silly o'clock and put the tele on trying not to wake Kirsty who was asleep on the sofa in the lounge.
The others are awake early too. It seems awfully dark outside and we realise that it is raining hard. Sara makes a lovely breakfast of sausage, bacon and pancakes which we eat under the sheltered patio. Terry puts on the news and it appears that we are in for a tornado! It gets very dark and we all come inside as there is now thunder and lightening which is getting nearer and nearer. Megan is very worried and we ask that Mark shuts the patio door. Just as Mark goes to shut the door lightening strikes about 10 foot away and we see him shooting off into the lounge leaving Kirsty to close the door whilst everyone else jumped in fright.
I take a photo of the Villas in the street in the rain
We sit and wait for the rain to slow down and Kirsty takes a photo of the sheltered patio area and swimming pool
Eventually we decide to head off to see if we can check in to our treehouse at Saratoga Springs. Once again we get lost and drive much further than we need to. By about 11 am we check in and are told we can have our requested tree house by the boat dock but it won't be ready for a while so we drive to Downtown Disney to check out the shops for the first time this year. It is still pouring with rain and we run into the World of Disney and I buy my first items two pairs of Mickey earrings, one silver and one gold with a necklace.
After looking in the shops in Westside we go into Planet Hollywood to try to get a reservation but they say we need to phone to make a booking. It is still raining heavily and we run to Raglan Road for a much needed drink.
The girls have the long awaited Baileys cocktails
Me and Lisa feel very wet and cold as the air conditioning is turned up high and we are soaked.
Eventually the rain seems to ease and we make a run for ghirardelli to buy some chocolate for the treehouse villa fridge. We arrange to meet Terry and Sara at T Rex tonight as we have a reservation for all 9 of us.
We go shopping at ABC and Winn Dixie for our essential supplies such as a bucket of margaritta mix, tequilla, malibu, wine, bagels and fluffy cream cheese.
The treehouse is now ready and we heave all the cases and the shopping up the stairs. Lisa is exhaused and feels very unwell and goes for a lie down. We unpack and make sure we can get onto the internet using our new apple airport express plug thingy.
We can see the river and boat dock from the master bedroom through the trees. Here is photo from the bedroom of a boat going by
After some time we realise that we will need to re-arrange our ADR at T-Rex as Lisa is still feeling very poorly. Megan is very disappointed and I promise her we can get the dinobear the next day. We phone Terry to explain the change and to come and get pizzas instead. I rearrange the ADR for Sunday but just cannot get an ADR for Planet Hollywood as none available after 6 for the next 12 days.
Poor Lisa is ill in her bedroom whilst the rest of us stuff our faces with pizza and bread sticks. We have some more drinks and Terry and Sara go back to their villa.
We are all looking forward to going to Magic Kingdom in the morning.
Susan
Me and Mark wake up at silly o'clock and put the tele on trying not to wake Kirsty who was asleep on the sofa in the lounge.
The others are awake early too. It seems awfully dark outside and we realise that it is raining hard. Sara makes a lovely breakfast of sausage, bacon and pancakes which we eat under the sheltered patio. Terry puts on the news and it appears that we are in for a tornado! It gets very dark and we all come inside as there is now thunder and lightening which is getting nearer and nearer. Megan is very worried and we ask that Mark shuts the patio door. Just as Mark goes to shut the door lightening strikes about 10 foot away and we see him shooting off into the lounge leaving Kirsty to close the door whilst everyone else jumped in fright.
I take a photo of the Villas in the street in the rain
We sit and wait for the rain to slow down and Kirsty takes a photo of the sheltered patio area and swimming pool
Eventually we decide to head off to see if we can check in to our treehouse at Saratoga Springs. Once again we get lost and drive much further than we need to. By about 11 am we check in and are told we can have our requested tree house by the boat dock but it won't be ready for a while so we drive to Downtown Disney to check out the shops for the first time this year. It is still pouring with rain and we run into the World of Disney and I buy my first items two pairs of Mickey earrings, one silver and one gold with a necklace.
After looking in the shops in Westside we go into Planet Hollywood to try to get a reservation but they say we need to phone to make a booking. It is still raining heavily and we run to Raglan Road for a much needed drink.
The girls have the long awaited Baileys cocktails
Me and Lisa feel very wet and cold as the air conditioning is turned up high and we are soaked.
Eventually the rain seems to ease and we make a run for ghirardelli to buy some chocolate for the treehouse villa fridge. We arrange to meet Terry and Sara at T Rex tonight as we have a reservation for all 9 of us.
We go shopping at ABC and Winn Dixie for our essential supplies such as a bucket of margaritta mix, tequilla, malibu, wine, bagels and fluffy cream cheese.
The treehouse is now ready and we heave all the cases and the shopping up the stairs. Lisa is exhaused and feels very unwell and goes for a lie down. We unpack and make sure we can get onto the internet using our new apple airport express plug thingy.
We can see the river and boat dock from the master bedroom through the trees. Here is photo from the bedroom of a boat going by
After some time we realise that we will need to re-arrange our ADR at T-Rex as Lisa is still feeling very poorly. Megan is very disappointed and I promise her we can get the dinobear the next day. We phone Terry to explain the change and to come and get pizzas instead. I rearrange the ADR for Sunday but just cannot get an ADR for Planet Hollywood as none available after 6 for the next 12 days.
Poor Lisa is ill in her bedroom whilst the rest of us stuff our faces with pizza and bread sticks. We have some more drinks and Terry and Sara go back to their villa.
We are all looking forward to going to Magic Kingdom in the morning.
Susan
Love the look of those Bailey's cocktails (Mmm) 
I hope your friend was feeling better the next day, roll on the Magic Kingdom 
