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North America » United States » Florida » Pensacola October 4th 2007

Got up around 7am today, it was an early start as we needed to pack everything up and we had another massive drive today. We didn’t really do much else today except drive then more driving. We crossed another time zone and arrived at the campsite around 5pm. We hadn’t used our tents since Key West which seemed ages ago and when we took all our tents out we discovered just how damaged they were. Most of the tents had rips in the fabric and we only barely had enough tents for the group. We were sitting around mending them with masking tape. All our equipment was out and we took Matilda out for the first time in quite a while, we even put up a tent for Ben because for some strange reason he was ... read more
Pensacola

North America » United States » Florida » Orlando October 3rd 2007

Orlando was the second stop on tour where we had a lengthy three night stay. So since we did Magic Kingdom yesterday, today we could go to one other section of Disneyworld. We woke up and all got ready for a day of awesome thrills. We all met at reception but still hadn’t actually decided on which park we were going to. Most of us were thinking the future themed Epcot Centre but then Elaine really wanted to go to MGM Studios. We bought tickets for the shuttle bus at reception, the bus went to all the theme parks then back here again. Eventually after waiting a while the bus came and we were on our way. After a short drive we arrived at the Epcot centre and all got off except for Elaine, that’s when ... read more
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando

North America » United States » Florida » Orlando October 2nd 2007

We all got up and got ready quite quickly today, maybe because everyone was looking forward to what was planned. We jumped in the van, disconnected the trailer and arrived at the Kennedy Space Centre around 9:30am. We first had look at different rockets which had previously been used on various space missions, there was also an escape pod and a ramp the astronaughts walk on to get into their ship. The weather was pretty shocking today so there was barely anyone at the Space Centre. After we walked around the rocket we headed to a rocket launch simulation which was quite good. It would have been a massive line to get in on a busy day because it took ages to actually get there from the start of the line, but lucky for us ... read more
Orlando
Orlando
Orlando

North America » United States » Florida » Orlando October 1st 2007

Got woken up by Sara today telling us we had 10 minutes before we needed to leave. I was a bit confused then realised that I’d set my alarm for 7:00am when that was actually the time we were leaving. Hannah and I packed our stuff and barely got ready before we had to get going, we had a massive day of driving today, another 500 miles. Around lunch time we stopped off at an alligator farm in the everglades. It was pouring rain yet we still walked around the enclosures and got to see some of them being fed. The guide was telling us all about them and as he fed them more and more kept popping their head above the water. We continued around to a seating area where the guy brought out various ... read more
Everglades National Park
Everglades National Park

North America » United States » Florida » Keys » Key West September 30th 2007

After a terrible night sleep in the backseat of the van, which was so incredibly stinking hot, we woke ready for an awesome day out on the sea. We got into our bathers and headed down to the boat docks in Key West. Today we had a full day of water sports including jet skis, scuba diving, swimming, sailing, kayaking etc. We were joined with the other trek group at the pier and waited around for our boat. Suddenly a coconut fell from tree and hit the ground, it was lucky that no one was underneath it. As we continued to wait some guys from the other group smashed it open and we all shared fresh coconut, it was great. Finally we got the word, the sea trip, was cancelled. It was too windy to go ... read more
Key West
Key West
Key West

North America » United States » Florida » Keys » Key West September 29th 2007

We got up and our room was a disgusting mess. We didn’t have too much recollection of what happened last night. We packed up our stuff and loaded the van when Jon arrived. He then mentioned how he woke up, naked on the bathroom floor somehow, we thought it was hilarious, he was in bed when we left last night. With our new mascot Candy in the front seat we made our way to Key West. To get to Key West we needed to cross a series of bridges which connected each island until you get to the furthest most town Key West. Seeing those bridges was an awesome sight, water either side of you and in front of you just constant bridges. We arrived at our campsite in the early afternoon and set up all ... read more
Key West
Key West

North America » United States » Florida » Miami September 28th 2007

Same as usual today, had breakfast, packed the van and once again we left the campsite before the other trek group. Another long drive but we didn’t care because today we were going to Miami. Miami was a stop that wasn’t actually on our itinerary but we all wanted to go there so badly Jon changed it so we went. We stopped at a beach nearby Miami to have lunch at this small open air bar next to the beach. It was very hot so beer was very necessary. We had a small lunch at this strange café, bar place which was very average then a few of us quickly went down to check out the beach. It was beautiful, a fantastic beach and we weren’t even in Miami yet. As we left we paid the ... read more
Miami
Miami
Miami

North America » United States » Florida » St Augustine September 27th 2007

Woke up early this morning and took a few photos of the campsite before I started to pack up all my stuff. The other group were packing their tents up but since we had none, we got our bags ready and threw them in the van. The whole group was almost ready to go but Dave was still asleep. We woke him up and helped him with his gear before we set off. After quite a drive we arrived at the St. Augustine visitor’s center and had a look around. We walked around the small town for a while and got something to eat. Hannah and I left the others to explore around and in some of the shops. We bought a few things and moved on. Again this town didn’t seem to interest us a ... read more
St. Augustine
St. Augustine
St. Augustine

North America » United States » South Carolina » Charleston September 26th 2007

Got woken up by Hannah early in the morning, whispering from outside my tent. I eventually got up, very tired and went to meet her near reception to go for a walk on the beach. I went to the bathroom and saw that Amy was coming as well. We headed down to the beach and noticed it was very cloudy, we were pretty disappointed because it was a lovely night last night. We didn’t make it as far as the pier and turned back because we couldn’t really see much. Arriving back at the campsite everyone else was beginning to get up so people started packing their tents. Dave and I made a hot breakfast for everyone then started getting yelled at by Jon because we hadn’t packed our tent yet, even though we just made ... read more
Charleston
Charleston

North America » United States » South Carolina » Myrtle Beach September 25th 2007

Woke up a little groggy this morning, packed up the campsite and had breakfast. I had a strange fruity sugar drink for breakfast which tasted disgusting. It didn’t go down very well at all, soon after I was throwing up into the bush. The rest if the group were in the van ready to go while I hurled my guts up after drinking this terrible stuff. I jumped in the van feeling much better and we headed off for Myrtle Beach. Another day of driving today we arrived at the campsite in the early evening and set up our tents. As always for some unknown reason Ben put his tent up on the other side of the campsite, away from everyone else. We started preparing for dinner until two strange looking guys drove up in their ... read more
Myrtle Beach




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