Friday, March 30, 2012

Southernmost Plastic People

For anyone who wants to see the awful Southernmost Statues I have attached a picture in my profile. Enjoy...LOL



Southernmost Plastic People


They are now the ex-plastic people in exile. Art behind bars.





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Southernmost Plastic People


Beautiful! They seem to be taking it well, still smiling up a storm. Though people are usually smiling belowdecks on the Yankee Freedom as well, right up to the point when they dash topside for the Big Spit.





I especially like the shot with the padlock in the foreground.




Wow- that was fast I just got home yesterday...I think I took the picture last Thursday



I wish I knew before I left I would have went back and took a picture without them!




WOW! Great photos!

Advice on Olde Marco Inn and Suites

I just booked a weekend get-away here online. The website looked great, the private boat sounds great, but the reviews I%26#39;ve read look awful! Does anyone have any first hand experience with the Inn? I%26#39;m looking at The Boathouse Motel as a back up option; would also appreciate an opinion/comparison. I need to make a decision quick - any help is good!



Advice on Olde Marco Inn and Suites


The Boat House Motel is small - right on the water but more of a motel.





Olde Marco is a condo hotel (water views but not on the water) and the rooms were built and furnished just a few years ago - although the main building that has the restaurant and pool is an old historic building, the accommodations are recent





you can compare photos of both online





http://www.oldmarco.com/suites.htm



http://www.theboathousemotel.com/Motel

Alternative Nights Out

What else is there to do except for the club scene??What are the bars/pubs like are they expensive??eg automatic slims etc

Alternative Nights Out

Dubs%26gt;

You here yet?

The pubs are fun, casual, inexpensive. There are Irish pubs, Brit pubs, beer halls, darts places, pool halls (billiards), ALL near your apartment. You can drink 2 for 1 starting at 8am (I will tell you how if you ask nicely...)

Automatic Slims is GREAT fun. Amateur strip pole for the night girls drink free (you should look into THAT!)

You%26#39;ll be happy here.

Promise.

AG

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  • Post-Hurricane Pensacola

    My family and I are planning a trip from Indiana to Pensacola Beach. I never drive anywhere but the country roads around home, so I am freaking out!! Especially when the MapQuest directions told me to take SR 399 and Fort Pickens Road to get to my final destination, yet several sites I have been on report those roads are closed indefinitely due to the hurricanes. Are there easy, well-posted detours? Should I find another route? Help, please!



    Post-Hurricane Pensacola


    Relax. The only part of 399 that is closed is actually on the island itself. The closed parts include:





    The far east part of the island connecting Pensacola Beach to Navarre Beach.





    The far west part of the island going out to Fort Pickens. If you%26#39;re staying on Fort Pickens Road, this will not affect you in any way. You simply cannot drive to the far end of the island to see the Fort.





    You will be picking up 399 from Highway 98 in Gulf Breeze. You%26#39;ll go over a short bridge, pay your $1 toll and you%26#39;re there!





    No worries...just relax and enjoy yourself!!



    Post-Hurricane Pensacola


    Ditto,





    The only closed road on Ft. Pickens road leads to the Gulf of Mexico, so you would not be able to use this road to get anwhere else even if it was open :-)





    Pensacola is fine, just lots of work expanding the interstate, but that%26#39;s not hurricane related.

    can i fit in all four disney parks and seaworld in fourdays?

    wanted to go try to go to all four disney parks and sqeeze in seawolrd one day. like maybe just an example : Monday morning seaworld , monday evening a smaller disney, then tuesday morning a smaller disney and then go back to seaworld for the night shows. then the other two days for the big disneys. is this possible? anyone else got any suggestions? mon-thurs will be there . in june



    can i fit in all four disney parks and seaworld in fourdays?


    Yes, this i s doable!





    But make sure you WANT to do that! It w i l l be very hard and you will be very tiered!





    I麓ve done all 4 Disney Parks in ONE day (well of course only the main attractions) with a v e r y high walking speed and a well planned strategie w h e r e to use fast pass and where to go first...





    Believe me (I麓ve done that 3 times with first timers who wanted to see Disney in one day) that THIS is really really hard... Even for disneyholics...



    can i fit in all four disney parks and seaworld in fourdays?


    I think it%26#39;s too much in too short a time, and you will be wasting money on your disney tickets this way (ie buying 4 tickets but only using them for half days). If you want to got to Seaworld that bad, I%26#39;d just buy a 3 day disney pass, or buy a week or longer and pay extra for the no-expiration feature and use them on your next trip.





    All that tooing and froing from Disney to seaworld will eat up the days.





    An efficient way to do 2 parks in one day is to have hopper tickets, or hopper + tickets. That way you can do the morning at AK (we got there before opening and were finished by noon) followed by an afternoon at another park (say MK or MGM) or a water park (BB is next door).





    But these tickets are more expensive than a reg base ticket.




    Yes it is doable if you want to be rushing around for 4 days like a chicken with it%26#39;s head cut off trying to see everything at the parks, I don%26#39;t see how thats a vacation.




    If you get up early- you could do Animal Kingdom in a half/day, then over to SeaWorld.





    Like wise, the day you want to do SeaWorld first, try hitting Epcot that afternoon.





    Save Magic Kingdom %26amp; MGM Studios for the full days.





    For all four days, get to all the parks early before the crowds really swell.




    I would say save a full day for Epcot, not for MGM. We couldn%26#39;t find enough to do at MGM for a full day.




    I would go to AK in the morning ( animals are more active )and then around 1or 2pm go to MGM and stay for Fantasmic. You%26#39;ll be using 2 of your ticket days but you%26#39;ll also get 2 parks done. Go to Seaworld and stay the whole day and evening. It will save alot of time running back and forth. Go to Mk for the next day and Epcot on the next day.



    We usually only take a half day at MGM anyway. If you buy 4 day base ticket and use 2 of the days in one it is still way cheaper than buying a 3 day base with hopper.




    Do SeaWorld in a whole day instead of splitting it across two days - save on the travel time.




    Much of this depends upon how crowded the parks are and how long you will wait in a line for an attraction. During off seasons we can, and do the parks and Sea World in four days. Do not go back and forth between Sea World and Disney World. You waste too much time in the traveling. Just go to Sea World and spend the day. I would also do AK in the morning and MGM in the afternoon. If you do not have to stand in long lines there is really not enough to keep you busy in either of these parks for a complete day. Get a fast pass for Mount Everest at AK and a fast pass for Tower of Terror if there are any left at MGM. Then spend your remaining two days at the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. At Epcot grab a fast pass for Soarin%26#39; (my all time favorite Disney attraction), and then try for a fast pass on Test Track. At Magic Kingdom my favorite attraction is the Pirates, but most people go for a fast pass for Space Mountain.





    We did this schedule the first part of December with our daughter and her two toddler children. It was totally exhausting, and it took us three days to recover, but we saw all the things we wanted to see and had time for pictures with Mickey and a Mermaid kiss. Also, we left the parks no later than 6:00 pm, and you will be able to stay much longer.




    I think its definately doable! no prob!





    Monday- Seaworld the whole day





    Tuesday-Magic Kingdom whole day, make sure u check schedule for Spectro and Wishes





    Wed- Epcot whole day





    Thurs-Morning Animal Kingdom then take bus over to MGM for the rest of the day/night and end with Fantasmik!





    Depending when you go, just make sure you get the fast passes when necessary and make sure you know what you want to ride. Hope that helped, good luck and have a great trip!!!






    Half days here and there seem slightly pointless to me and as people have mentioned very time consuming.





    Seaworld - 1 day





    Ak - opening till lunch ( animals go in the afternoon due to the heat and there is no evening show to really worry about) Then MGM the rest of the day and fantasmic.





    M.K - 1 Day





    Epcot - 1 day





    obviously do them in the order that is more preferable to you, but i certainly would not do half days at seaworld twice, this park only really needs one full day.


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  • Apollo Condos

    I need your help!!!-----Please! Trying to book a vaca for the week of 4-19-08, 2 parents, 2 kids, 16 and 12.....also, another family will be booking a unit at the same time!! Iam having a hard time deciding where to stay..we require a large pool, on the beach, and of course, activities!! How is the Apollo? Does anyone have any other suggestions? Other than Marco would be fine!! I thank you!!



    Apollo Condos


    There are several condos along the beach on Marco Island that would fit that description





    Apollo, South Seas, Tradewinds, Gulfview, Admiralty House -



    try some of the vacation rental sites for photos and details -





    Flagship Vacations has several properties listed with photos, amenities and prices -- website is



    http://www.flagshipvacations.com/code2/display1new.cfm?location=BF%26amp;x=0%26amp;type=condo%26amp;bed=*%26amp;nopeople=%26amp;listingno=%26amp;lenstay=3%26amp;ratemin=0%26amp;ratemax=0

    China Grill - night club?

    I%26#39;ve read on a few other posts that China Grill turns into a club late at night. This is true? Hubby and I go there every trip but I guess we always left too early!





    sg



    China Grill - night club?


    SG%26gt;





    The lights go down, the music goes up... it%26#39;s not a ';club,'; but it tries to get loungier later.





    There are a million lounges nearby - so if you eat and run you can still play elsewhere.





    AG



    China Grill - night club?


    Thanks AG!





    Any recommendations for lounges in that area. We are staying at the St. Augustine....again...







    sg