Tag: travel
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 7 – Busch Gardens
I can’t really speak for everyone else on the trip, but I think it’s probably safe to say that most of us had relatively low expectations of Busch Gardens in Tampa. We had just visited four of the world’s most famous amusement parks – Disney’s Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom, Universal Studios, and Sea World…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 6 – Treasure Island Beach
We drove to Treasure Island, which is a barrier island right next to St. Petersburg, and checked into some very nice condos right on the beach. We then all went out to the beach and played, then transitioned to the resort’s swimming pools, before heading in for dinner and a relatively relaxing evening. I ended…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 5 – Sea World
Day 5 took us to Sea World. Debi and I went to Sea World in, I think, 2003, over the winter break, so we remembered some of the attractions. But they have changed the shows substantially since then so there was plenty new to see. Also, we have a kid now, which changes the way…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 4 – Magic Kingdom and Universal Studios
Steve and I split off from the main group this day and went to Universal Studios. If it were not for the new Harry Potter part of the park, I would not have been all that interested, but I’ve read all the books and heard a lot about the new attraction so I thought it…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 3 – Magic Kingdom
Day 3 was at the Magic Kingdom. We started the morning with breakfast with Chef Mickey and friends. Toren likes looking at people in costumes and finds them entertaining, but only from afar. When costumed individuals get close he freaks out. So, he kind of had a rough time at breakfast (and he didn’t sleep…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 2 – Animal Kingdom
Even though all of her family was in town, Debi still had summer courses that were just beginning that she couldn’t afford to miss. So she headed back to Tampa this day while the rest of us made our way to Disney’s Animal Kingdom. We went on a few friends, saw some animals, then went…
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Morgans et al in Florida – Day 1
All of Debi’s family came to Florida for a week long vacation in late May and early June. We started the trip in Orlando and ended in St. Petersburg. Here’s a rundown of our activities day by day. The family was all scheduled to arrived in the evening on the 25th of May. Debi, Toren,…
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Zion Volunteering Trip – Day 7
This was our last day in the Park. We got up quite early, broke camp, then headed up to the trailhead of Angel’s Landing, which is one of the more famous hikes in the park. It’s famous because it runs along a razorback for about 1/2 a mile to the top. To help secure hikers,…
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Zion Volunteering Trip – Day 6
I think our volunteer coordinator, Jessica, felt bad after the previous day’s project as our project this day was quite lite – cleaning up tent caterpillars from the Visitor’s Center. Tent caterpillars (which become brown moths) are particularly pervasive in the park this year. The also are messy. They spread their webbing everywhere, particularly on…
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Zion Volunteering Trip – Day 5
The project we were supposed to do on Monday that was scrubbed because of the rain was moved to Thursday. Near the Nature Center in the park are several vegetation “islands” (surrounded by concrete curbs) that the rangers wanted to reclaim from the invasive plant species that had taken them over and replant with native…