Paul and Jack had a big day for their second last day in America. Up early then off to Kennedy Space Centre at Cape Canaveral for their Astronaut Training Experience. They met an ex astronaut Winston Scott who talked to their small group about his experiences. Their highlight was experiencing multi axis training which involved being harnessed into a seat and being spun around the three axis'. They were also given NASA roles. Paul was given the job of the Voice of...

It was raining this morning so we had a late start. Luckily it stopped so we could go to Universal Studios. Jack was so keen to go on the Hollywood Rip It Ride Roller coaster! It was so big and did a loop the loop. He was very brave! We went on the Shreck ride and my first roller coaster. I was screaming the whole time but it was fun. Then we watched Fear Factor which is a competition. It was awesome. We got donuts from Lard Lad donuts, from the Simpsons. They we...

Today was one of the highlights of the trip for me. We went to Islands of adventure, Universal Studios. There were different parts like Hogsmead ( Harry Potter), Marvel, Dr Suess and Jurassic Park. The scariest rode by FAR, was the Jurassic Park river Rapids!!! I was soooo scared because we did an 80foot drop in complete darkness in this little boat!! I was SCREAMING my head off. And we were in the very front row too! Dads ears were ringing after that ride!! Apa...

Disney Magic Kingdom What a beautiful day we had today at Magic Kingdom. It didn't disappoint-and bought back memories of 7 years ago at Disneyland LA. It was certainly a different fun with teenage kids in tow this time! Josh Gaynor works here and he showed us around and took us to some rides in the morning. We then shared lunch with him before he started work at Hollywood studios. It was good timing as our fast passes began for three of the rides- including my...

We began our day with a late breakfast, early lunch. The French cafe we chose was in a gorgeous double story light blue, timber old house. Of course we sat upstairs on the verandah, where we could see the tops of the cruise ships docked at key west for the day. We all had food envy at Paul's choice today-lobster eggs benedict! It was a hot, steamy day with a brief shower during breakfast. We walked the village and dipped our feet in the water, however the kids sa...