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Orlando, Florida

2008-09-10

I write this blog post at 2:33am GMT, although it is 9:33pm here in Orlando. 24 hours ago Justina and I were watching the 2004 Christmas specials of 'The Office' to try and stay awake before leaving for the airport at 4am. We arrived at Gatwick Airport Carpark at around 5am and were checked in at 6am. At 7am we spent '18 on breakfast in Wetherspoon's, shocking prices. Our flight was slightly delayed and we took off around 10am. Just over 9 hours later we arrived at Sandford airport, Orlando. Thomas Cook had been our airline for this trip, and were pretty good. Once through immigration Justina and I were challenged by a huge queue for 'Dollar Car Rental'. Over an hour later and some big time moaning by me we managed to secure a Dodge Charger rather than a budget car, at no extra cost. What made me mosy cross about 'Dollar' (other than the lack of staff to deal with a queue of over 50 customers) included their need for our already paid insurance to be upgraded in order to allow us to crash the car and be covered. Dollar have hidden costs, beware. We drove to Walmart, and bought clothing and toiletries, as we had packed very very little stuff. Then we headed to our villa, which is gr…

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