Day 13 - Friday 19th August
Was awake early and at the pool by 9am for Aqua Aerobics. It was a glorious morning. Clear blue skies. David joined me after the class and we stayed for a while and then went back to wake Henry up. This is first year I have felt really comfortable leaving him in the room alone but only if we are still on site. Not sure I am brave enough for us both to go anywhere without him.
So at 11 we drove over to Fort Wilderness again and hired one of the sun trackers. Wanted to do this for so many years but never got around to it. There was no one else waiting. We were given full instructions which I found a bit nerve wrecking. Just kept thinking about those big ferries but was assured that it would be pretty hard not to avoid them. So David started off and was doing such a great job I let him drive the whole time. We went the whole way round the seven seas lagoon, past MK, grand Floridian, Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge, Discovery Island and then back to base. It was just so nice sitting, or should I say lounging around for an hour. Definitely want to do it again before we go. Would be nice to have a few more people with us though. You can have 10 on the boat and if you did it would be a very reasonable price. I thought $45 for 30 minutes was pretty good,$93 for an hour. We had a little bit of an issue coming in to dock as there was a Fort Wilderness ferry there but the guys on the deck helped us.
Our two visits to FW have really made me want to stay there again. Maybe next Christmas for a few days.
So Henry really wanted to go back to Cheesecake Factory so we got into I 4 and were there in 25 minutes. Had a great meal. I had these lettuce wraps which were so good, David had fish and chips again and Henry had best chicken burger I ever saw. Then of course, two bits of cheesecake. The meal was excellent. $68. Well worth it. Pottered round the mall till 4 and were whizzing around the not so lazy river at aquatica by 4.30. In the car on the way there the temperature read 102! Was still busy there but raced around the slides and headed home at close.
It had been a long day so just relaxed back in the room and went for a swim about 8pm. Pool was busy but everyone was having so much fun. At the other pool there was a disco. Unfortunately Henry had grown out of all these things now. He use to love all the activities when he was younger and would join in everything.
So loved today. Only 9 more full days left. Plenty of time to have a lot of fun.