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Old 18 Apr 16, 10:13 PM  
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Economy and a Studio Just Isn't Good Enough

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11/08/16: Day 1: Caviar and Cocktails at 40,000 ft
12/08/16: Day 2: Teenager Proved Right - Doing Nothing is Tiring (at Fernandina Beach)
13+14/08/16: Days 3 & 4: Fernandina Beach Days
15/08/16: Day 5: Any Chance of a Transfer Out Here? (And so to WDW)
16/08/16: Day 6: I Was "That Guy"
17/08/16: Day 7: Thanks weather.com
18/08.16: Day 8: Don't Poke a Grizzly with a Stick...
19/08/16: Day 9: El Scorchio
20/08/16: Day 10: Rearrange these Words: Pot, Plan, Gone to...
21/08/16: Day 11: Another Hot One in MK
22/08/16: Day 12: Told You We Should Follow The Plan!
23/08/16: Day 13: A Full Shift... Nearly!
24/08.16: Day 14: Rain Stopped Play
25/08/16: Day 15: Final Full Day
26/08/16: Day 16: Is This Good Enough?
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And as ever with us, some more changes...

We had booked the new Courtyard by Mariott in St Augustine Beach, but quite a few of the more recent reviews are reporting dirty rooms and non-existent housekeeping - not what is needed after 13 hours on the go! In addition, I didn't realise at the time of booking, but there is no outdoor pool - definitely something we enjoy when having a few days "downtime".

So back to Trip Advisor for a look, and we have decided on Fernandina Beach, a much shorter journey from Jacksonville airport (around 30 mins drive) at the Seaside Amelia Inn. Have booked a one bed studio with separate lounge, and a view of the Atlantic Ocean. It does have a small outdoor pool, but is right on the beach with it's own area, so hopefully will be making good use of the free chairs/loungers!

So with a nod from the ladies of the household, I cancelled our Courtyard reservation and rebooked the Amelia - both done via Hotels.com who have been extremely good in the past at refunding payments quickly, and also via Quidco for an extra £55 cashback.

The second change is at Disney. Having read that The Boathouse meals exclude sides (what - 2TS just for a piece of meat! ? ), we have ditched this and are going for Monsieur Paul's at EPCOT instead.

Hopefully not too much (if any! ) tinkering left to do now... famous last words!
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Finally managed to get a couple more days added - too busy having a good time!
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Day 6 and my moment of fame added!
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In a rush of blood, up to day 12 but struggling with loading the photos from our increasingly slow Netbook...
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