OrlandoBelle - Live From Orlando ! Part 2 - settling in at Sunset Lakes

[Orlandobelle]

Tuesday 10th April
Up really early & type up a report of the journey so far…..
Others don’t stir til gone 6 and we’re off to Denny’s by the Convention Center for breakfast - $39 +tip at around 7:30am.
Steve takes girls fro a swim whilst we pack ready for our move to Sunset Lakes. We’re in the Seaworld parking lot by 10am. I get my Silver Passport sorted while the others collect their Funcards. Bit of shopping & catch the first Believe of the day - it’s packed!





Sample the Bud at the Hospitality Center and wander around the Park. Share a combo & kids meal at Smoky Creek BBQ ($28 inc discount)
Leave just as it starts to rain around 1:30 and head to Walmart on 535. $200 later we have enough food for 1 day and enough beer & wine for the 3 weeks - plus a few other essentials (woggles etc) of course. We hit Sunset Lakes about 4:30 to find that the entry code doesn’t work. Another vehicle pulls up and theirs doesn’t work either! Luckily the 3rd car does have the correct code and we’re in!.
By now it’s chucking it down so we unload the car and settle in to our new ‘home’ - 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, balcony & games room. Villa has quite a few minor maintenace issues including the pool door security bar not fitting ( a chance we're not prepared to take after last year) so I email the Manco with some of the faults. Apart from that it's lovely place, plenty of room and a great location.
Cook steak & all the trimmings -still jetlagged - in bed by 9.
Weather - afternoon steady rain - 74 degrees

Wednesday 11th April
All up early again (5am !) & finally let the girls in the pool at 7. We have breakfast in - pancakes, Shrek Waffles & cereals before heading out to the Premium Outlets by 10 am. Roads are very busy but the Mall is relatively quiet. Don’t buy much but the girls get their hair wraps done at our usual spot & we get some pool toys from KB Toys. Lunch is from the Food court - combos from the Japanese section. Round to the Disney outlet (no 2006 pin sorry Tink) where I pick up a couple of T-shirts and we decide to call it a day.
Make a brief stop at Publix for more food and we’re back in the pool by 3. Finally drag the kids out for dinner just before 7 - cold meats & salads followed by chocolate cake & ice cream.
Another early night until we’re woken by an amazing thunderstorm with rain so havy we can’t see the railings at the end of the balcony. The lightning & thunder rumble for what seems like ages compared to the usual Florida storms.

weather - warn and partly cloudy pm 84 degrees

[debs1505]

Hope the weather improves!

PS - how does the Dollar express work? I've looked at the site and you have to give credit card details - does this mean DE only works if you book direct with Dollar?

[Jools]

Do the girls like the pool or something

[Bob_and_Dawn]

Hope we get to see some pics of the villa.

Dawn

[voddygirl]

Glad to see you got your priorities right with the wine and beer ...enjoy

[Guest]

Wd love to see pics of villa. Did you spend 1st night at hotel so that you were close to Seaworld?

[Guest]

Sounds like you have settled in nicely, shame about the rain

[jandlsmum]

new villa sounds lovly hope the weather gets better
jayne

[Guest]

I hope the weather clears before i get there

[ambersmom]

the villa sounds lovely, any piccies? lol all the booze, thats what were like