Devall Travels

Thursday So what to do. The turmeric seems to have done a job, and allied with no beer, and my foot is much better.  So we decided to have another go at Disney Springs and the balloon. It was far less windy and was very hot again in the sun. Lathered in Factor 50 we will both go home as pale as we arrived almost a week ago. This time we chose the Lime Parking! Makes little difference as it happens. First stop a frap in Starbucks.  Inside there was a latina model posing for her photographer. Hardly anyone gave two hoots at all the posing and pouting. To go with the over made-up face and lips she had spectacles and a book. Yep. A real book.  Then to Aerophile. We went up quite quickly and it does move about on the single cable.  There are some good views across this corner of Orlando but mostly if the Disney empire. Once down we had another boat ride and a leisurely walk back through the shopping streets.  Minnie Claire Then we returned to the car and off to the a...

The idea was to get up early and get to Old Town to the phone shop about 10am. Well. It was about 11am when we arrived. Most businesses were just opening. The guy in the shop plugged the S6 into a charger and it started to charge. Then stopped. We went for a walk around and for a drink. Some 30 minutes passed and we went back. The technician said that the problem was as I had surmised from Google that it was the charging port. They charged it using a wireless charger and it was working okay. So Claire bought one. Luckily the S6 can be charged that way. My S5 needs the wire. So back to the apartment to get it charged. Time for read of the news on the tablets. Lunch was at Perkins.  We needed to use the 20% discount card we had.  Very nice meal. Turned out to be main course and dessert on one plate. The weather had been better than forecast. Until.... about 4pm. Thunder booming about then heavy rain. I tried to capture it on the tablet as my phone was charging. Unfortunatel...

Cabin fever abated. We had a trip to the Florida Mall. It's not that we don't have these in UK so underwhelming would be an understatement. Claire bought some candles from Yankee Candle. Much cheaper than at home.  I looked in the Skeechers shop. What? Prices the same as at home. We come to the US malls as things are way cheaper. Even with the exchange rate down to around $1.30 to £1 this is not right. We had a coffee and then decided to head home. Traffic. The plan was to get back and then come out again for bike night at Old Town Kissimmee. In the end it was gone 6pm when we got there so we parked up. Old Town was more lively than previous visit. Claire's phone had stopped charging earlier in the week. The same chargers that charge mine are not having any effect. We both have Samsung's products and use the same charger. There's a repair shop and the guy says that they can check it out. So tomorrow morning is mapped out. Thursday night is bike n...

Up early although today was a rest day. One where we stay local usually. First stop Old Town Kissimmee. Not quite the old town we had expected. Given Florida's history where the indigenous communities were moved away and white Americans moved in, we had expected something genuinely old. Nope. It was a bit deserted and a few places only were open. We had a wander  around and took some pictures. On a theme night it will be humming. Thursday is bike night and Friday car night. We'll be back. Next stop Starbucks located inside Target store. We had a coffee and a walk around. I bought some boot laces again for my walking boots at home. And most importantly some coffee filter papers. And less importantly a dog jumper for Reggie. Where next? Lunch? Or maybe the Harley shop just off the Irlo Bronson Highway, aka US192. As usual the staff great you and ask where you are from. Whether this is HD or something that US dealerships do.  I can't say we were made to feel all that wel...