Star Island

For several years we owned a Fairfield, now called Wyndham, time share, in Branson Missouri. Last year we traded that for a time share in Florida. The resort is called Star Island. It is in Orlando, just 20 minutes from Disney World. It is also close to a Sea World, Universal Studios, Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach water parks. Sounds like the perfect place to take grand kids! So... later this month we thought we would go check it out before we actually made any attempt to take kids there. Besides, we could wait a couple of years or so, to let the grand kids grow up alittle :) This trip will be called "what not to do in Florida". We will go test everything out just to be sure it's fun- although Ron will have a difficult time getting me to do any of those things without any kids along. Some how, doing all of those things as "two old people" is just not right! :) And as far as our "what not to do list", we already have that started and we haven't even left yet. Number one: Don't book the reservation at the last minute, when only the small, one bedroom, no kitchen units are left! (And it is a one bedroom, with two double beds- I guess we each get our own bed.) We are off to a great start. Now our next problem is, what will we actually do in Florida for a week- just the two of us? There is a swimming pool reserved just for adults. My only challenge there is trying not to be seen in a swimming suit. And we can eat all of the hotdogs and ice cream that we want. We could go snorkling with the dolphins- although I have a problem getting in water with fish bigger than me. Tennis courts? Golf? Fishing? Nope, can't do any of that. Maybe we can handle the hot tub and the walking path. Let's see- eating and shopping, I can handle those. Ron will love the shopping idea- not! (at least the airfare was cheap) I guess the only thing worse than spending a boring, uneventful week there would be spending a "hurricane" week there. Nope, I don't even want to think about what the weather could do in central Florida.
Any way... we will go see what's there and let the younger generation go next time. (By the way when we traded for this timeshare we also doubled our points, and those one bedroom units are cheap, so we have lots of points to roll over to RCI for this year and soon we'll have points for next year. So if any of the kids want to go some where, we will share the time share!)