Well, the car is packed and we are off ! Pretty much bang on schedule we lock up and are out at 10.05am heading for Blizzard Beach water park.
We already know the day is going to be hot hot hot, so pay the extra for a private 'beach' area with umbrellas and loungers and table etc - very glad we did as you need to get out of the sun fairly often, especially as we spent 99% of the day in just our swimwear !
Blizzard Beach is amazing. More slides and flumes than you can imagine, and a rubber ring river that runs completely around the whole park. Where we were pitched, we could walk down some stairs straight into the 'river', grab rubber rings and gently float along until we decided to get off to do some rides - it was absolutely brilliant. To give you an idea how big the place is, if we decided to simply float in a big circle back to our pitch area, it would take about an hour !
We had an absolute blast - a truly fantastic day. We could ALL enjoy every ride ( apart from 2 enormous slides that even I didn't have the courage for ! ) and by 5pm when we decided to head off, we were again knackered ! We had spent something like 90% of our time there in the water so paying extra for the private area was a complete waste of money LOL, but we would know for next time !
By 6pm, we were back on the road heading for Englewood - and the beach house !! Yipeeeeeee
The SatNav told me it would take about an hour and a half, but we banked on 2 hours and at 7pm, Ali plugged 'Restaurants' into the SatNav and picked one at random - Woody's Grill & River Shack. Sounds good to me...and a couple of miles later, we arrived.
WOW...what a place and what a find ! It was mobbed....I mean MOBBED. Hundereds of people all eating out on the banks of the river, karaoke being murdered on a stage infront of you, outdoor bars everywhere and kids running wild. What a great place to spend an hour eating ( BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich & fries for me !! ) It was really nice sitting there, 7pm and still 85 degrees, noise and fun - a true memory we won't ever forget.
An hour later, we were pulling into the Englewood area ready to find our place ! Now...it is pretty dark on the beach, and it took a while to not only find it, but to work out how to get into it ! We were very lucky to have some help from the people that are staying in the unit below ours, and Judy & Fred became instant friends. Lovely american couple, so friendly and excited we were there. A real shame they are only around for a couple of days although they have been staying there for 6 weeks lucky devils ! It was pitch black....I have never seen so many stars in the sky in my entire life, and whilst we couldn't SEE the sea, from the noise it was obvious how close it was. I will get some pics in the morning and upload them.....for now, we are unpacking, sitting on the veranda overlooking the sea, having a beer and crashing for the night - another LONG day !
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