Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Florida Vacation 2009

The primary purpose of our Florida Safari was to visit the Florida Everglades. They were totally awesome. It was so interesting to see the different Eco-systems within this natural wonder. There are 5 different systems within this Reserve.



What a fun way to see the sights, by air boat. It was great




This is a replica of a Chickee where the original Indians who lived in the Everglades resided.




Guess who held a baby alligator? Crocodile Sandi.






Look at all the cool alligators that were hanging out in the wild. This was in the Everglades park.












This one is for you Nate!

We left the Everglades and headed to Orlando for some fun and thrills at Universal Studios.



Any American Graffiti buffs out there. How about a cruise to Mel's Diner. Check out the Bad '55 or how about, Do you want to go for a ride with the Pharaoh's?




True to Sandi's teacher instincts, she led us right to Dr. Seuss land and all the fun things there. There were green eggs and ham as well as 1 fish, 2 fish, red fish, blue fish and even the Trufula Forest.




Now, I need to tell you about the next pictures. I have found out after all these years that I am married to the "Queen" of roller coaster riders. Sandi amazes me at all the different roller coaster that she has drug me along to ride on with her. Quite a few of them have been on the Travel Channel as the top 10 Roller Coasters in America. ( We have been on 5 of them to date) only five more to try out. This one is called the Incredible Hulk. It lived up to it's name.







Ah, do you feel any motion sickness. This one is the Duelling Dragons. It was another fire breathing experience. I have to tell you, I had to sit down and take a breather in between these.









It was a little overcast on the day we were at Island's of Adventure, so we thought we would take a little log flume ride and stay fairly dry. This is what Rip Saw Rapids turned out to be like. I wished I had my rain gear for this one, we really got soaked!






We even got to meet some of our favorite characters in person. How about a little pose with the Spidey Man. My web slingin wasn't working too well.



Best ever picture for Mom. She was so excited to pose with Marge, (The defender of Propriety). I do notice some resemblance, don't you?



Ah, what would a trip to Florida be with out the beach. The was a picture of the beach just 100 yards away from the Condo where we stayed. It was just as we pictured it.



Lastly, as our vacation came to a close, we have this picture to remember what classic Miami Beach and Miami look like from our place in Surfside. It was a very enjoyable vacation, one we will remember for a long time.