Another early morning run around the estate next door got today underway. With Charlotte still in bed, I headed to downtown Kissimmee with the parents. On the way we drove pasts some old haunts. Including the Oaks Gold Club, where Simon Purdon & I managed to sink a golf cart in quick sand on the 18th so many years ago. Kissimmee itself is very picturesque though the main Broadway is very small. They have an Amtrak station that runs in between Broadway & ...

Monday was about relaxing again. The sun didn't come out as much as Sunday sadly. Though it was dryer for longer. After some pool time we drove to International Drive for lunch at Friendlies. A tradition on Floridian trips, however Friendlies is beginning to show it age. Service was prompt & the food alright. Still the best thing to eat their though is the Sunday's! Our did not disappoint. Memory is a funny thing. I always remember the Florida Mall as being...

I was up early so decided it was best to start the day off with a run & explore the local area. There isn't much around us apart from houses. I came out our gated community and ran up & down the community next door. Just over 3miles in the intense heat was enough for me. Back at the villa with heavy cloud cover I wasn't sure what to do with myself. With the promise of nicer weather later in the day I decided to walk to Publix around 40 minutes away to gr...

I was up early enough to have a trim, bath & a shower in the hotel. At 10:30 we all gathered to walk into the south terminal. This is directly connected to the hotel, making things very easy. There was no queue at the fast pass security & we got settled in the BA lounge. This one obviously is larger than the one at Newcastle but the principle being the same just more choice. By 11:30 I had sampled a fair few of the different options. We managed to arriv...