"Relaxing" day at Universal Studios Orlando

Yesterday it was the kids turn to have some fun, after our offer was accepted for the Pizza business and we have got our own car, the kids were tired of continuously traveling and waiting. So a 4 day pass cost us $351 each, which was too expensive, we then managed to pick up an annual pass for $199 per person, which gives us acces foa a complete year. Now we can have fun whenever we want and even have acces to special shows like Mardi Gras. I have my eyes on the Pitbull concert, Michelle eyes Demi Lovato and Amelia is looking forward to seeing Sean Kingston. All for free now.

Anyway we took the kids on their long anticipated Harry Potter ride and after a lot of anxiety from Michelle it turned out to be an unbelievable experience for them and they immediately did the ride again. Kudos to Michelle and Sven that had to ride the BIG rollercoaster this time by kicking off with the Duelling Dragons and then the Incredible Hulk.

 Well now for the pictures of our day.

With the new Pizza business we need delivery boys

On the way to Harry Potter ride

Cool bedroom or other custom signs

Anticipation and anxiety

Jurassic Park

Entrance to their new school "Hogwarts"

Some stunning buildings all part of the experience for Harry Potter

Inside in the cue

The Griffin for Griffindor

The Hogwarts Express

Elation after the ride, but now for the BIG rollercoasters

The accelerator for HULK

Not knowing what to expect this time

Fishheads Universal style

This shirt is for PW, time to look more formal at work!!!

And then it was of to Universal Studios

The MUMMY ride, Everybody likes this one, yet I despise it.

Artwork and decor os great to add ambiance

 

 And then on the way we saew another new feature at Universal "Geel sponsie en sy Tjommies"

Who live in a pineapple under the sea?

 Then it was part of the final Mardi Gras parade.

Home hunting in Clermont

Today it is Valentines day and after a hearty breakfast we set out to get a little more permanent accommodation to get away from the Hotel costs.

Seeing that we are interested in Clermont just north of Orlando we decided to start there.

We had three houses on our shortlist , but after viewing them all we seem to have fallen in love with the one on Versailles ave. This place has 5 Bedrooms and 3 Bathrooms and a nice entertainment area on channel that gives access to the chain of lakes.

The front

The backyard

The boathouse area. Water level is quite low at this stage, but usually 3 ft of water is underneath here.

Another with of the back with the linae.

The view of the back of the house from the boathouse.

Nice counter/bar with TV and other appliances to spend a nice afternoon close to the water.

Pathway to Boathouse

Waterway which is access to a lot of lakes when level is higher.

Back of house that is screened.

Also we looked at some tackle in a local tackle shop that has a lot of cool t-shirts that made us think of our friends back home.

Sven's new PB !

Leon!!!!

PW!!!

Jan !!!!!!

And last but not least  Erich!!!!

Interesting stuff not always seen in RSA

Today we drove around to a Hobby center and Pet center to look at stuff rquired to have animals in USA, and we found a lot of interesting items

 Angel wings with bling if required, could not find the Halo to go with it though.

 All the stuff is geared at  Valentines day at tis stage, amazing how everything is around a theme here

 Tax dollars, that is your fishing license monies being actually put to work here. A transport of Bass being relocated into different ponds. Just look at all the extras like pumps and oxygen on the trailer.

 Lunchtime at a new Buffet. Food was great and we really emptied the Ice-cream machine, so that we rolled out of the restaurant afterwards.

Fresh fruit for the children, not just fast food.

On the other hand only sweets for the parents.

Sven pumping out another cone (Net vir PW !!!!!)

Vehicle already modified to be fishing ready at any moment.

Car being kitted out in Camouflage. I hope I can find the floor and steering wheel if we park it in a Forrest.

 We found this interesting counter where you can pick out treats for your cat or dog, like our Pick and mix for chocolates

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