Fantastic news – we’re closed on the Disney villa! Up and running on the AirBnB site and waiting for HomeAway to get their act together. Disney and Golf rentals here we come!
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Seaworld Discovery Cove
A few years ago my wife and I visited Florida and decided to treat ourselves to a day at Discovery Cove, including a swimming with dolphins experience. Discovery Cove is a fantastic sanctuary of a place – offering limited availability to stop overcrowding, and opportunities to swim with all sorts of fish included with the day’s entrance fee.
You can buy all sorts of tickets – swimming with dolphins, training dolphins, or neither. The tickets also include entry to Aquatica and Seaworld for 14 days, and if you pay a bit extra it also includes Busch Gardens.
Food is included for the day, as is animal friendly suncream and drinks. Also included are snorkels and goggles – even prescription ones!
We had a brilliant day at Discovery Cove – relaxing, no stress, and some brilliant and fascinating fish to swim with. One of our best days in Florida.
Merry Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….. not to be working…. and to be with the family. It’s our son’s first Christmas and we’re keeping him entertained with wrapping paper and boxes. We’re very near closing on the villa and can’t wait to add those finishing touches needed to make everyone’s stay perfect in Florida and Tuscan Ridge! Happy Christmas from Donna and Dave and Rowan.
Ho Ho Ho! Santa (Father Christmas!) is coming
Just a short message on Christmas Eve, and one that I couldn’t leave out of the blog. For the festive among us, check out http://www.google.com/santatracker for some festive fun!
Villa details added yesterday
I had a bit of spare time yesterday, waiting for the Turkey to get fat and so on. So I decided to raid the inspiration banks and fill out the Barbera Drive page on the main website to get our Tuscan Ridge villa well and truly on the map.
We’ve added details of the Tuscan Ridge community, the location close to Disney and golf, the features of the house and the key selling points. Let’s face it, it’s a crowded market and you’ve got to have most of the “must have” features to get bookings in place.
Our villa has the key element – a south facing oversized pool and spa. Heated, of course. You can wake up in the mornings in the master suite, draw back the blinds and have the sun beaming onto the large lanai area to greet you. Grab a cold orange juice from the fridge and slide the master suite’s doors back, and you are instantly waking up in style in Florida! I feel more relaxed already.
For those staying in the queen end suite, it’s not that bad either. Walk through your own shower and en-suite room (closed off from the rest of the villa) and open the door onto the pool area. Straight out into the sun!
If the sun is too hot, why not stay put in the main family room, or kick back in the 2nd living room? Both have ample space, and a dining area each. Plenty of books to read if you get bored (really?!) and lots of guides to the area. You will be well and truly spoilt during your stay.