We had a wonderful vacation. I have to download my photos from my cell phone and then I'll be able to post some for everyone. In the meantime just a brief overview of our trip.
We flew into JFK airport in NYC and rented a minivan. We drove that night to Atlantic City. Some folks we met earlier told us not to go to Atlantic City since it was very run down and dirty. We already booked the hotel so we were stuck. I'm glad we were stuck because we had a wonderful time. Atlantic City was wonderful...not dirty...nor rundown. We spent most of one day on the beach and swam in the Atlantic Ocean. All of us had a good time.
We left Atlantic City and drove to Cape May, NJ to catch the Lewes, Delaware ferry. By taking the ferry we bypassed the Washington, DC traffic in heading toward Florida. We stopped off in Savannah to eat at Paula Deen's Lady and Son's restaurant. We were quite excited to eat here since we heard nothing but rave reviews about it. Wow, were we disappointed. Some of the food was cold, some was dry and just not good. It was not worth the money. I would not recommend this restaurant to anyone. I'd take Olive Garden any day over Lady and Son's . Oh well, at least we could say we've been there.
We arrive in Orlando and went to the Condo we rented for the next several days. Sea World one day, Aquatica the next and Discovery Cove for day three. All were fun but Discovery Cove won our hearts. We swam with dolphins and learned to snorkel among all kinds of fish and rays. The lazy river was very lazy because you just snorkel the entire river. It was a great day.
Then we headed off to Daytona for Martin's visit to the speedway. It was hot each day but particularly hot at Daytona. It was an interesting visit and then headed toward Tennessee to Dollywood.
I loved Dollywood and would go back in an instant. In fact we want to plan a full week in the Smokey Mountains including Dollywood. The kiddos liked it to. Martin became addicted to roller coasters!
After Dollywood we headed to Gettysburg and had a nice visit although it, also, was way to short of a stay. We need to return to finish the tour. The kiddos did get to see the battlefield on horseback! That was fun even though they said their patooties were numb after it was over!
Then back to JFK for our return flights.
I'll post more at when I've got some time and the photos get downloaded.
Take care!
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