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We had the essentials…

Blokes in the kitchen, ladies on the couch, kids in the basement…

Happiest of Thanksgivings XXxx

Look what got delivered today and made it’s way down the sneaky fake wall 🙂

Game on! (once move the tv)

Today, we whipped back to Universal for as many roller coasters as we could fit in! Then headed home. What a fun trip 🙂

Today was filled with non-stop Universal action!

Today we are headed down the coast to Orlando…

Our Pirates hotel had a ummy pancake breakfast included.

We had a final walk around the around town via the basilica & a bakery for coffee before leaving our Pirate hotel…

First we headed south to the Manatee Sanctuary Park.

Yes once again they were elusive, next stop Cape Canaveral – always a favourite!

Then to out home for the night where Leah had made super yummy spaghetti – yum! An early night before a big day tomorrow!

Back in the car…

Off to St Simon’s for a walk around waterfront park, pier & lighthouse…

Brunch on the Main Street

Drive to st Jekyll island for a walk along dunes beach

Sea turtle hospital to comfort the sick & revuperating

Drive to st Augustine

to check in for our stay at the quirky Pirate Haus. Our room even has it’s own poop deck (yes you read correctly…check the picture – it was labelled in case there was any doubt)

First we walked along the shore to Fort – Castillo San Marcos

Then we explored around town

a yummy dinner

A well-deserved dessert of course!

Back to our pirate room 🙂

Up and at-em! We’re off – we walked into town through Forsyth Park…

Mickve Israel Temple

Cathedral of St John the Baptist

Along Bull St

Filming a movie all over town

Coffee stop at Australian cafe – Collin’s quarter

Along the East river

A super yummy Cajun lunch – best shrimp etoufee ever! (Nathan liked his burger too)

Watching the massive container ships just clear the bridge – to four engineers and five little guys it was mesmerizing!

Leopold’s ice cream shop

Home late afternoon (back through the park & cemetary)

Back into town for Japanese for dinner – Laksa!!!
(some of us needed a break from southern barbeque…some didn’t)

Buffet breakfast – my favourite! ALways a good start to any day 🙂
We are loving this stunning weather (27! Maplewood will be 12 today…)

First stop is Boone’s Plantation.

Where we did a tour of the Plantation

Went to a history lesson in slave row (the houses where the slaves slept)

Explored the  beautiful old belle mansion and then saw the cotton & cotton gin – the oldest standing gun in the US

Lunch in Mt Pleasant Landing – with a beautiful view from our table

A drive through swamp lands & over cool bridges

To the Charleston Tea Plantation – the last remaining tea plantation in the US.

There we had a factory tour (there were making green tea), did a little tea tasting & a little Shopping

Then to the Old Sheldon Ruins

Before arriving in beautiful Savannah

We’re off to drive from Charleston to Orlando 🙂 Our first stop Charleston, the uneventful flight was certainly helped by the extra hour sleep

We picked up the hire car and headed into town, where there was parking everywhere?
A quick lunch At Rarebit- cocktails and southern food! Great dark-n-stormy’s Off to an excellent start!

We walked to battery park…

Along rainbow row

to the Pirate walking tour

Back to relax – via a free bus where a man made the kids names in wire 🙂

Before more southern bbq for dinner…

And peace pie for those who still had space for dessert!

Charleston – really is a beautiful south ern belle!