Wednesday, February 25, 2009

It's a Small World After All



We spent one day at St. Sebastian campground. That was all we could get. It was a nice place although the sites were small. In this picture a lady was fishing and somehow this pelican got caught. They reeled him in and the man held him and took the hook out. I tried to get a good picture but the bird was moving so much and I snapped it very fast so it is a bit blurry but you can get an idea of how big he was.

After much frustration trying to find a campground Jimmy suggested maybe we should try to find a good deal on a four or five day Disney World hotel. I checked and was surprised to find that Disney World has its own campground. We booked four nights five days there to kill some time waiting for the decision on the Space Shuttle launch (which now looks like maybe the 12th of March). Yes it was a bit pricey for a campground but it is Disney first class. The sites are large and private (just like a state park) and the facilities are like a five star hotel. Best showers ever! All transportation on the site is free and there is a lot of free entertainment. The first night here we took the free bus to the beach and watched the fireworks from Disney World. The next day we took the free boat ride to Disney Downtown (also free) and walked around and enjoyed the shops. They have live entertainment there every night. Last night we went to the kids campfire and watched Chip and Dale and the kids entertainer (of course Jimmy and I are just big kids anyway). We have been having a great time.
We splurged today and went to Universal Studios. Unlike anything on the Disney World park this was not easy to get to. We took a free boat to Disney World then the free monorail to the bus. Then three (not free) buses to get to Universal. It was quite expensive to get in and a bit disappointing since they had a lot of closed exhibits and more food places than anything. We did see some fun exhibits, caught a few good rides, and saw this great Blues Brothers Band.


We leave here on Friday and head to Tomoka State Park north of Daytona. We will decide then if we are going to try and wait for the Space shuttle or not.

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