Saturday 28 October

As our Disney passes don't allow us to go over the weekend, this was always going to be a day to enjoy the house.

It was also a chance to meet Larry and Dottie for an early lunch at one of our favourite local eateries, the Davenport Diner.

Friday 27 October

Today saw our on our first Disney park of this visit and we spent a long morning at the Magic Kingdom.

Tuesday 24 October

Today was as usual the longest day. We did have time to have breakfast at the hotel and then we were off to park the car at the airport, catch the shuttle to the South Terminal and get ready to board our flight.

We'd chosen to fly to Tampa instead of Orlando itself.  Although slightly further away, the journey from Tampa to the house is usually less stressful than travelling from Orlando Airport.

In the past, flights on this route have proven to be less than full, but it wasn't so today.  Soon we got an email from BA offering us to check in out hand luggage at no cost. This was useful as it allowed us to take a few things with us which would have been prohibited in our hand luggage.

We found our seats and, only half an hour after our scheduled departure time, we were on our way.  This is always a long flight for both adults and for young passengers and today was no different.

Thursday 26 October

Wednesday 25 October

Monday 23 October

Today was the day we set off for Florida.

We meant to leave by around 12.30pm so that we could stop on the way and still get to the hotel before dark, but such fine intentions almost never actually happen.

It was quite a while after that when we did finally get on our way.  On checking for the best route, Google Maps suggested using the A1, M11 and the M25 clockwise over the Elizabeth Crossing at Dartford rather than the M1 and the M25 anti-clockwise.  That was OK to begin with and we found a nice McDonalds on the M1 just before we were to join the M25.

That was our first chance to enjoy the newly offered 9-nugget meal and it as worth the wait.  So then it was on to the M25 and it soon degenerated into the usual car park around London, apparently all down to a few minor collisions on the way but, as we know from bitter experience, it doesn't need much to cause considerable disruption which can then take ages to clear.

Eventually we got to the Dartford Crossing and over the Queen Elizabeth Bridge and on to the quieter southern side of London. We got to the hotel after 7pm, turned round for a pizza pick up and then it was off to bed ready for the  big travel day ahead.