Shamu

My feet hurt...

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January 24th 2007
We've been incredibly lucky so far with the weather - it's only rained a couple of times and the temp has been a very pleasant 24-28 C. (Well, pleasant for us - the locals are all shivering.) Meanwhile the rest of the country is suffering with ice and snow storms. But our luck is about to run out. The forecast is for rain and about 8-14 C during the day. ugh. So, we took advantage of the last ... read more

North America » United States » Florida » Orlando

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more