Back in the saddle again

Well I managed to blog once from Georgia then drop off the face of the Earth for the rest of the trip. Our Condo in Florida did not have wifi as advertised. The Clubhouse had wifi and we were unfortunately 2 or 3 houses too far away to sneak on it from home and frankly I was too tired most nights to even consider walking down there too post.

Let me sum up Florida for you in three words. "Death by sauna." Holy cow but it was hot and miserable there. My hats off to anyone that voluntarily lives there because I'd sooner lick a cat then move there. High 90's and humid is a miserable way to be. Especially when surrounded by a million billion tourists at the happiest place in the world. Disney in June is not the happiest place in the World. Sorry Mickey but when I can't move without hitting someone that's no longer a theme park that's some kind of prison camp. The rides we managed to get on were still a lot of fun and the fast pass system they have there is excellent. I highly recommend getting the fastpass tickets. Just be sure to plot out what you want to ride on most as they go fast.

The rental house was nice if a bit rundown in spots. The maintenance folks claimed it was all from some epic party held in the house the week before we arrived but the variety of damage and wear made that a little hard to believe. It was really nice having a house to go back to in the evening rather then a hotel room. Having a fridge and stove made life so much easier and cheaper too. Hit the Walmart on day one for eggs, bread, and milk and you have a cheap breakfast for the week. We had a few dinners at the house as well which were all excellent.

For one of our big nights out we went to see Medieval Times. I guess I'd recommend this as a see it once type of thing. Tickets are expensive but the show is a lot of fun. Eating with your hands is always a plus too. The jousting and fighting looked a little too staged to me but then again you can't have people getting hurt or they'd shut the place down. I just wished they hadn't tried to stage a single person fighting against multiple opponents. The one on one fights and jousts looked decent but the group fight looked badly staged. Ok I'm going to wait for Bob to swing then I'll step forward to swing after he turns my way. Heck I can't fight and I could have stabbed the guy through a dozen times during the battle. Otherwise it was fun though and the food was very good with good sized portions as well.

On our drive back we split off from the rest of our group and took I-75 North so we could stop in Chattanooga and see Rock City! I hadn't been there in probably 15-20 years and my wife and kids had never been. Yes it's totally a tourist trap but a very well done tourist trap. I love the psychedelic version of classic kids tales and of course the views from Lookout Mountain are outstanding. My family was not so adoring of the Dayglo gnomes and crazy displays from classic fairy tales but then they didn't grow up seeing them on every trip to Florida. Maybe my younger son will like them if I get him there at the right age. At a year old he couldn't really let me know what he thought of it all. :^) Anyway I think that's enough trip round up from me. Next post I'm back on DuskHaven. Oh yes in case you're wondering what took so long I had to finish my studies for my final MCSA test. I passed and now can add more letters after my name. Now I have 2 glorious months free of after work studies before I start school in the fall. So it's time to get cranking and get some serious work done on DuskHaven.