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Monday, March 08, 2010
We’re back!
Well, hello there. You’ve probably guessed, correctly, that I was off vacationing in warmer climes last week. There was actually a cold front moving through Florida and the Caribbean so it wasn’t quite as warm there as the norm for this time of year, but still warm enough to be able to get a little sunburn.
The drive down was a breeze. We left home at around six a.m. that Saturday so it was still dark and the roads were empty. We stopped four times: two gas breaks and two rest stops. I think we had McDonalds for breakfast somewhere near the SC border and for lunch we ate sandwiches I packed. We made it to the Orlando airport, where our hotel for the night was, at around 4:30 making the trip a little over 10.5 hours long. Not bad given had often certain people needed to pee.
I loved staying at the Orlando airport Hyatt. Other than having to pay for parking in the deck, it’s a very convenient place to be. If we had flown in, as was our original plan, we would have taken a shuttle to Port Canaveral right from the airport. When we decided to drive instead, we figured we’d it was still a good deal to stay there since we had access to our own vehicle and we wouldn’t have to leave the property for dining.
We could enter the airport food court area without having to go through security, so that’s what we did for dinner that night. Scott and I had Chinese food and Rosco got a hot dog. We walked around a bit and then headed back to our room to settle in for the night. We did notice on the way back to the room that there were actually people outside in the heated pool! I get that it was heated, but the pool was OUTSIDE and it was NOT warm that day. Must be a Florida thing? I think you would be hard-pressed to find a North Carolina beach hotel with an OUTDOOR heated pool. They just won’t get used in the cooler weather months and it’d be an utter waste of resources. I think lots of people drain outdoor pools in the winter. [Come to think of it, I actually had an argument about this subject with some editorial folks for a company I freelance for. I was asked to state whether hotels I was writing about had heated pools. I said, “No, this is NORTH CAROLINA - WE DON’T DO THAT as a standard amenity.” They didn’t believe me, so I called the hotels for the references and basically had the desk clerks laugh at me for even asking the question.] Rosco was looking at the pool longingly, but of course such shenanigans don’t happen on my watch.
Scott and Rosco shared a bed, and I got the other to myself. *wriggles eyebrows*
The next morning we got up at around 8, had a breakfast of cereal bars in the room, and headed straight for port. More on that tomorrow.
We’re back!
Well, hello there. You’ve probably guessed, correctly, that I was off vacationing in warmer climes last week. There was actually a cold front moving through Florida and the Caribbean so it wasn’t quite as warm there as the norm for this time of year, but still warm enough to be able to get a little sunburn.
The drive down was a breeze. We left home at around six a.m. that Saturday so it was still dark and the roads were empty. We stopped four times: two gas breaks and two rest stops. I think we had McDonalds for breakfast somewhere near the SC border and for lunch we ate sandwiches I packed. We made it to the Orlando airport, where our hotel for the night was, at around 4:30 making the trip a little over 10.5 hours long. Not bad given had often certain people needed to pee.
I loved staying at the Orlando airport Hyatt. Other than having to pay for parking in the deck, it’s a very convenient place to be. If we had flown in, as was our original plan, we would have taken a shuttle to Port Canaveral right from the airport. When we decided to drive instead, we figured we’d it was still a good deal to stay there since we had access to our own vehicle and we wouldn’t have to leave the property for dining.
We could enter the airport food court area without having to go through security, so that’s what we did for dinner that night. Scott and I had Chinese food and Rosco got a hot dog. We walked around a bit and then headed back to our room to settle in for the night. We did notice on the way back to the room that there were actually people outside in the heated pool! I get that it was heated, but the pool was OUTSIDE and it was NOT warm that day. Must be a Florida thing? I think you would be hard-pressed to find a North Carolina beach hotel with an OUTDOOR heated pool. They just won’t get used in the cooler weather months and it’d be an utter waste of resources. I think lots of people drain outdoor pools in the winter. [Come to think of it, I actually had an argument about this subject with some editorial folks for a company I freelance for. I was asked to state whether hotels I was writing about had heated pools. I said, “No, this is NORTH CAROLINA - WE DON’T DO THAT as a standard amenity.” They didn’t believe me, so I called the hotels for the references and basically had the desk clerks laugh at me for even asking the question.] Rosco was looking at the pool longingly, but of course such shenanigans don’t happen on my watch.
Scott and Rosco shared a bed, and I got the other to myself. *wriggles eyebrows*
The next morning we got up at around 8, had a breakfast of cereal bars in the room, and headed straight for port. More on that tomorrow.
Posted by Tiffany on 03/08 at 10:19 AM
_______________________________________________________________Hope the trip was great. Can’t wait to hear more.
Posted by Adi on 03/08 at 11:15 AM
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