We had some time to kill due to some lodging problems – namely, the upcoming shuttle launch and the Daytona 500. One area we knew there would be plenty of hotels – Orlando. So, we headed inland for a few days. We’ve been fortunate to often have rooms with fridges and microwaves. However, there’s never really room for storage, so we often just leave our groceries in the bags on the floor. Staying in hotel rooms for extended times is sort of like camping indoors. We have our dishes, but no kitchen. Our place in Islamorada had a patio so we used our camp stove there, but in your typical hotel room like this one in Orlando we just eat cold meals: sandwiches, hummus, crackers, cereal. It really makes you appreciate hot meals when you have them.
We spent three days at the hotel, mostly working on Jason’s business, but taking a break in the afternoon to go to the pool. The hotel was very empty during the day – everyone else is off at all the local attractions. On our last day, we went to Universal Studios. The crowds aren’t too bad yet. We had to wait about 20 minutes for some of the popular rides, but towards the end of the day the lines were just about gone.
We liked the new Simpsons ride – at least it was new to us. Last time we were here (2002?) this was a Back to the Future ride. We really like the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster – we rode it three times! Two of them back to back without any lines.
We stayed until the park closed at 7pm – still plenty warm out though! Got to love Florida in the winter!
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