On the Road Again!

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...

Yesterday the gout that had started in my right big toe here in 2017 raised its ugly head, or rather toe. The trip to CVS secured some turmeric capsules and I took a couple a few hours apart. I awoke this morning with the swelling much reduced. We had a short trip out to Disney Springs. I didn't want to spoil Claire's holiday but also didn't want to aggravate the gout. I might have got away with one .. Parking in the Orange parking garage and then wandering to the lakeside. We spied the balloon.  We don't go on much so after a coffee at Starbucks we went across.  After a long wait they decided it was too windy to let it go up to the full 400ft and then closed completely. Luckily before we bought a ticket. We decided to take a boat ride around Lake Buena Vista. Quite relaxing too. Once we had done a circuit of the lake we exited towards the shops. In time for the Rainforest Café's volcano eruption. I managed to get two shots. Then I espied the Orlando HD Shop. My rit...