Today was my first full day in Miami; it is such a beautiful place. The buffet breakfast at this hotel is a completely different class from the breakfast I was having in Orlando and was very tasty. After breakfast, I took a drive to Bay Side, which is near South Beach. When there, I took a Boat Tour of the Miami Islands and was shown the mansions belonging to celebrities such as Cher, Madonna, Vanilla Ice, Tina Turner and a few more. I didn’t realise that the islands are actually man made. After the tour, I visited the shopping centre which was there and had a relaxing time testing out the massage chairs! I also booked tickets to tour the Everglades and Downtown Miami tomorrow. I had dinner at the shopping centre too, in one of ... read more

Portia and I went to Wet ‘N’ Wild today. The water slides were amazing; I went on all of them, of course. There were two sides which were basically vertical drops, let’s just say that although they were very exciting and scarey (my type of thing), I would only recommend people to go on them if they want the inside of their bottom cleaned!!!!!!!! Very fun, but quite an unpleasant feeling afterwards! :-) In the evening, Portia and I ate at Pizza Hut, after the busy day we had, we could only eat something small and easy. As Portia slept, I packed my suitcases, ready for the morning. At 2300hrs, I went down to say good-bye to the security team, especially George. George has become a really good friend. Earlier in the day I made sure ... read more

Didn’t do too much today. I went out for breakfast and had a look around the shops and wrote the rest of my postcards. I then waited for Portia to arrive, putting a load of washing on whilst waiting, very interesting eh! I was lucky that someone had left a whole box of washing powder in the laundry room, so I managed to save a bit of money. I managed to sort the hotel issue out today, finally. As mentioned before, I was supposed to stay in a 4 star hotel in Miami called Riu Hotel. Because the booking had not been comfirmed, the travel agency tried tpo put me in a Marriott hotel, which was only a 3 star! After putting my foot down, I have managed to get an upgrade to the Fontaineblaue, which ... read more

Although today was another rest day, I had to get up early to call my travel rep, re the Miami hotel issue. I have checked out the alternative accommodation and it appears that they have actually down-graded me. I was booked in a 4 Star hotel with bed and breakfast, but the one they have put me into a 3 Star hotel with room only.....lucky that I have done my homework, eh? I have chosen another 4 Star hotel which is really plush and have insisted on an Ocean view!!!! Because of the time difference, and the UK doesn’t work on Sundays, I should find out on Tuesday morning if I have got what I want. Let’s just say I will kick ass big time if I don’t get what I want. Never know, all this ... read more

Went to SeaWorld today, it was excellent!!! I got drenched 4 times by a Killer Whale, I was soaked, it was so funny. I also fed fish to Dolphins and stroked them too, they feel like rubber. I am hoping to swim with Dolphins when I go to Miami. I am taking a day off tomorrow and just chill out. I don’t fancy going to any parks at the weekend, I am sure they will be busier. I have been very lucky, although the parks seem to be quite busy, I never really have to wait long for a ride, it is quite handy being by myself most of the time. I am ahead of my schedule and looking forward to giving my poor, very sore, feet a rest tomorrow! It will also be nice to ... read more