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Home at Last

We arrived home yesterday and the journey didn't seem as bad as the way out. I'm still very tired though.

I hope to put up the rest of the photos to flickr and to upload some videos to youtube over the next few days.

The Final Day

Back to the Magic Kingdom for the last day. We weren't as early as I had hoped but we seemed to be about an hour or so ahead of the masses. Marty, Donal & Martin did Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain (twice) before the queues started to build.

We all met up at the Winnie the Poo ride and also did the Snow White ride (both strictly for kids). Everyone except me did the racing cars and and had a good time. We got to see Micky's 3-D movie - fantastic. After lunch we went on Buzz Lightyear (excellent) and the Stitch ride.

After the afternoon parade we left early for a quick trip to Downtown Disney and back to the pool where everybody is currently enjoying themselves.

Later this eening, we'll have to tidy & pack, ready for the loooooooong journey home tomorrow.

Anyway, you are keeping me from the pool so TTFN.

Back to Seaworld

Today we went back to Seaworld and we met up with Sheila's friend Karin and her 3 kids. We got to see the Dolphin show and Sea lion show. These were great - the sea lion show was really a pantomime with sea lions. We also got to see Penguins and Puffins.

We came home early as some of the kids wilted in the heat. After a quick dip in the cold pool, we had dinner. Mary & Martin went off to buy a camera for Treasa.

Tomorrow, we hope to get out early and have a full day in the Magic Kingdom.

Back to the Beach

Today we went to blizzard Beach - another Disney water park. It's not as good as Typhoon Lagoon. It has a bobbing pool which is not nearly as good or as warm as the Surf Pool in TL. The place was packed too. The boys managed to do a couple of slides before the queues became too long. The afternoon was spend having lunch, riding the river and lying out in the sun. Later in the afternoon, people began to leave and the queues got a bit shorter so we managed to to a few more slides before the park closed. Overall a good time was had by all, despite the crowds.

Afterwards, we all went to Walmart so the kids could do their shopping. We were there for ages and only arrived home at 10pm.

Going to have dinner soon. Sorry no photos today, just too tired.

3, 2, 1 Lift Off. The Dalys go into Space

Today we went to Kennedy Space Center to see the big rockets. As the boys were so slow to get out of bed, we got there a bit late and didn't get to do everything. We did get to see some of the old space rockets and a 3-D IMAX movie about the International Space Station.

We took a bus tour and saw the launch pads for the Saturn rockets and Space Shuttles (from a distance). We also saw a Saturn rocket in all it's parts. Unfortunately, we did not have time to see where they put together the bits for the International Space Station.

We had hoped to see the Space Shuttle land but it was delayed so we decided to head home. We saw some alligators as we drove out of the space center.

It's a Jungle out there

Today was a bit of a wash out. After yesterday's hedonistic heights, it would have been hard for Disney's Animal Kingdom to measure up but it was a zoo - literally and figuratively.

We saw a very good 3-D movie - It's tough being a Bug. But outside was absolutely mobbed. Just standing around was an ordeal. Dublin Zoo is a far better experience. So we bugged out at lunchtime. Lunch was at Denny's Diner again and then back to lounge around our pool and snooze for a couple of hours (I guess yesterdays efforts had their effect).

The evening was spent at a local shop trying to spend our dollars. Áine bought a li-low for the pool and Micheal bought a computer game. The others are waiting for a better opportunity to blow their wads.

Here is a photo of our bus, just in case you missed the pure scale of the thing.

The plan is to hit Cape Canaveral tomorrow. We may even get to see the shuttle landing.