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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
Moving forward now as one
Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
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Finally caught up! So sorry that Mark is not feeling well Sending pixies your way in hopes he feels better. Cant wait to hear more about the night time safari! Sounds awesome!!!
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I hope Mark is feeling better today. hmmmm....maybe he caught "the vapors" that seemed to be wafting about during the candlelight processional...tell him that he makes number 10. sorry you will be unable to make it over to any other parks this trip. i think it is a bit cooler today (at least it is over here). knowing you will be having a great tomorrow catching up with everyone.....so exciting! then the cruise...magic magic magic!
We've done bus roulette before, it's fun to be spontaneous and get away from the spreadsheets once in awhile. Did you book the nighttime safari directly with member services? I'd like to sign up for that in May.
I think from memory I called the Lodge directly. I know I covered it in the pre-trip report, but now I can't remember, as it was a while ago.
I hope Mark is feeling better today. hmmmm....maybe he caught "the vapors" that seemed to be wafting about during the candlelight processional...tell him that he makes number 10. sorry you will be unable to make it over to any other parks this trip. i think it is a bit cooler today (at least it is over here). knowing you will be having a great tomorrow catching up with everyone.....so exciting! then the cruise...magic magic magic!
It is a lot cooler today - it's positively chilly now if we go out on to the balcony to look out on the savannah. It's a bit of a shock to the system, but nothing that unusual from home - I guess we've got used to the hot weather over the last week!
Well, fortunately Mark was well enough today for us to go to SeaWorld, and we had a lovely time there, just seeing all the various animals. We always love spending time there, and today was no exception. It helped that it was nice and quiet there as well.
We also visited Aquatica, just to have a look around and get some photos - not for swimming, as it was too darned cold. It's supposedly made it into the high 60s, but in reality with the wind and the damp air (it rained a bit this morning), it's felt a lot cooler than that.
Just joining in. Sounds like you are having a wonderful time so far!
Glad to hear that Mark is feeling better and that you had a nice time at Sea World.
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So glad Mark is feeling better and you got to use those Seaworld tickets! What a change in the weather in just one day! 50's and 60's is what I was sort of expecting for daytime highs but those temps would have felt very chilly after the heat of the past week.
Hope Mark continues to feel better. Glad you made it to SeaWorld. We never leave the Disney bubble - not sure our kids even know there's something other than Disney in Orlando!!
Hope the weather on the cruise is a bit warmer, without getting hot & muggy.
Glad Mark's feeling better. We used to go to SeaWorld quite often when there was one in Ohio. We went to the on in Orlando about 2 years ago and did what you did, just wandered around looking at the animals. Sorry it got so cold down there.
Liz
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Sending pixies your way in hopes he feels better. Cant wait to hear more about the night time safari! Sounds awesome!!!
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It's a bit of a shock to the system, but nothing that unusual from home - I guess we've got used to the hot weather over the last week! 
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