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20 August 2013


Day 11 (Sunday 18th)

"Computer Woes & Mammoth Storms"

Well, today started with us having to be at The Apple Store at Florida Mall to book in my laptop for a repair. I thought it would take an hour or so but because of the diagnostics they ran, it needed to be checked further so I had to leave it for 24 hours. I was hoping it was a faulty battery but the Apple employee said it could also possibly be the logic board that needed replacing. A new battery would be $129....a logic board replacement could be up to $600. YIKES!

While we were there we got some new school shoes for Josh from Junior Foot Locker and grabbed a Subway and Salad in the food court (the boys were slightly more adventurous with teranyaki chicken). We just need a break from all this rich food we've been eating so a turkey sandwich (me) and chicken salad (Joanne) hit the spot perfectly.

Much of the rest of today was spent playing pool games with the Disney entertainments staff. They really took to Josh and Jack and the boys had a fab time just having fun in the water and doing all the fun activities they have here every day.

It was extra magic hours at Magic Kingdom so we showered and took the monorail into there. Before we even got there the heavens were beginning to open and lightning was flashing in the distance. We managed to get to Tomorrowland before a HUGE storm began and took shelter in Cosmic Rays. After about 45 minutes it started to subside but we figured it was going to be a pretty wet and miserable night so decided to turn in for the night.

As we walked past our deserted pool we could see over at Cinderella Castle that Wishes had begun (at 10:25pm) so we stood and watched that on the beach with no one else around. The music from the fireworks is also piped through speakers at our hotel.

A perfect end to day 11.

 

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31 August 2013

Day 23 (Friday 30th)
"The Final Day :-("

31 August 2013

Day 22 (Thursday 29th)
"Universal Studios"

31 August 2013

Day 21 (Wednesday 28th)
"Last Disney Day"

30 August 2013

Day 19 (Monday 26th)
"The final week!"

26 August 2013

Day 18 (Sunday 25th)
"Alarm Clock"

26 August 2013

Day 17 (Saturday 24th)
"Searaycin'"

24 August 2013

Day 16 (Friday 23rd)
"Piracy on the high seas"

23 August 2013

Day 15 (Thursday 22nd)
"The Magic Kingdom"

22 August 2013

Day 14 (Wednesday 21st)
"Cinema and Chillin' Part 2"

22 August 2013

Day 13 (Tuesday 20th)
"Cirque Du Soleil"

21 August 2013

Day 12 (Monday 19th)
"Spidey 'n' Marshmallows"

20 August 2013

Day 11 (Sunday 18th)
"Computer Woes & Mammoth Storms"

20 August 2013

Day 10 (Saturday 17th)
"Sci-Fi Dining"

20 August 2013

Early morning bloggin'
"Chillin' @ The Poly"

16 August 2013

Day 9 (Friday 16th)
"Animal Kingdom & 'Ohana"

16 August 2013

Day 7 & 8
"Bringing it all up to date."

15 August 2013

Day 6 (Tuesday 13th)
"Waterparks and EPCOT food"

14 August 2013

Blizzard Beach
"Fun on the T-Bar Zip Line"

14 August 2013

Day 5 (Monday August 12th)
"Cinema and Chillin'

14 August 2013

Day 4 (Sunday 11th August)
"Chef Mickey's and Magic Kingdom with friends"

14 August 2013

Let's Do 3 Parks in 1 day
"Or not..."

11 August 2013

The Polynesian
"This pool is soooooooo nice."

10 August 2013

Day 2 (Magic Kingdom & Downtown Disney)
"Time to meet Mickey"

09 August 2013

Day 1 (Magic Kingdom and EPCOT)
"We're finally here!"

09 August 2013

Quick Update
"First Day"

06 August 2013

Here We Go.....
"Airport time..."

28 July 2013

9 Days
"Almost There"

19 July 2013

Sea Raycers
"Tootling about on the water"

19 July 2013

Blizzard Beach
"Water, Slides and Funnel Cake"

19 July 2013

Tonga Toast / Kona Cafe
"Tingling Tastebuds"

18 July 2013

Monorail Candies!
"Alejado de las Puertas"

18 July 2013

Our August 2013 Trip
"August 7th Onwards"

17 July 2013

Countdown Charts
"Can't beat a good countdown chart!"

09 January 2013

When plans go awry
"So the story goes that I had this massive surprise lined up for Joanne and the boys"