For Alyssa's senior trip, she requested that we go to the Bahama's. We decided that the easiest way to get to the Bahamas would be to fly into Orlando and go on a cruise there. We chose a shorter cruise and decided to add a few days in Orlando to the trip. We left Utah on Feb. 8th around 5:30 pm. It was a direct flight, but it still got us into Orlando around midnight.
We looked into all of the different resorts and hotels in the area, but we decided that a vacation rental was much more practical. We found one with a pool. So for our first day in Orlando, we decided to take it easy, sleep in, and enjoy the pool.
The biggest disappointment for us was that the "hot" tub ended up being a slightly warmer tub than the pool. We paid extra to have the pool heated for our stay and we expected the hot tub to be around 100 degrees for our stay. But we couldn't ever get it more than about 93 degrees. We still sat in it, but just didn't stay in it for very long.
We liked the speed limit sign behind the house. I had to point out the Harry Potter reference and the kids got it after I made the connection.
Besides the grocery store, our only outing that day was a trip to Disney Springs. We didn't know much about it besides knowing it had shops and restaurants. We expected it to be an extension of Disney with character sightings and shows, but it was really just a big outdoor shopping center with some fun themed stores and restaurants. We didn't buy anything (except Alyssa who got herself a Lulu Lemon clutch bag) but we did get a late lunch at the Rainforest Cafe. The kids especially loved the thunderstorms that rolled through a few times while we ate.
After the outing, we went back to the rental house and swam some more. We went to bed early to prepare for our early start the next day. We had planned to open the park at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure.
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