Vacation Ideas – Page 21

24th Minimal Regatta – Key West

May 26, 2015

This weekend we attended the 24th Annual Minimal Regatta in Key West, Hosted my the Schooner Wharf Bar. It was sure a sight to see! The teams were required to construct their boats from the following supplies: 1 Sheet 4×8 1/4 plywood, 2- 2×4 pieces of lumber, 1 pound of fasteners, 1 roll of duct tape and no caulking or adhesives can be used.

Each team seemed to have a theme and costumes to match their boat. It was a lot of fun. I hope to remember this event for next year so I can attend again. They even gave away a prize for the fastest sinking boat and it took about 3 seconds!

4 Parks … 3 Days! – What were we thinking…

May 16, 2015March 21, 2016

It might have taken me a full week to recover from my 4 parks in 3 days adventure I had! We walked more than 30 miles according to our Fitbits, a new record for me. After checking into the hotel I went to the airport to pick up my partner in crime Melissa. We decided to stay at a non-Disney resort because she is a Marriot rewards member and earned a bunch of points. With that said both of us agree you should stay at a Disney resort and also do the meal plan. If I ever go back I know that is what I will be doing.

Our schedule was as follows:

Friday, Day 1: Hollywood Studios

Saturday, Day 2: Animal Kingdom then Epcot

Sunday, Day 3: Magic Kingdom

And then there is what really happened… We did hit Hollywood Studios first then somehow ended up going to Magic Kingdom, riding some rides catching the fireworks show all before we crashed into our hotel beds after walking more than 10 miles. Disney is no cake walk that’s for sure … I like to think that we got our moneys worth from our 3 day – park hopper – fast pass tickets.

We then drug out butts out of bed and headed over to Animal Kingdom. Personally this park and Magic Kingdom were my favorites. I think they did a really good job building the different parts of the world and the way they have it all surrounding the Tree of Life is really cool!

Somethings that you might not know and you should … Fast passes are AMAZING. If scheduled for your first 3 hours of the day. Once you use your 3 Fast passes for the day you can go to a kiosk and register for another and then another and then another. Do you see the trend here? We ended up getting ride a few rides more than once and also didn’t wait the 120 minutes to meet Cinderella. We also got to Magic Kingdom before the park opened on Sunday morning and it turns out they do an opening show complete with fireworks. After that we made a mad dash to Space Mountain, which we rode 3 times before we had to use our first fast pass of the day without a wait.

As always, Peace, Love and Tweeting!

-tOr

Tranquility Bay Resort in Marathon, Florida

June 10, 2013

This weekend I decided to leave my new home here in Key West and venture to another island. Tranquility Bay in Marathon was exactly what I was looking for. They have 2 pools on the property along with a swimming beach. You have 3 room types to choose from Water view, Water Front and Beach Front. I was in a 3 bedroom Water View house, next time I will defiantly be booking a Beach Front house. To be able to step off of the porch and have my toes in the sand is exactly what everyone needs while on vacation. I think the balcony off the master bedroom was my favorite thing about the room. I could have sat there all day and just relaxed and watch the day go by. But there are way to many things to see and do so I had to get up and leave at some point. I was also really excited about the onsite water sports.

The walkway to the beach! Takes less than 2 minutes.

Relaxing in my PJ’s and soaking in the view from the balcony off the master bedroom.

Ljubomir always calls me a tourist! Look who is taking photos now!

Master bedroom, And the bed was extra comfortable!

Peace, Love and Tweeting! -tOr

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