The rest of the park was mostly pretty plants and the occasional Armadillo, but nonetheless still a nice afternoon. After that there was only one place I was headed. As a child growing up I was constantly frustrated by movies being released earlier in the USA than in the UK, however, now I am in the blinkin USA they have chosen to release the new Bond movie 2 weeks after its release in the UK- lovely. Anyway, after 2 weeks of avoiding all spoilers and plot revelations I dragged Anna to the local "movie theater" and settled in. Watching a film in the US is an interesting experience, the audiences are far more vocal, with oohs and aahs all the way. For the most part it was enjoyable, but the fella that picked up his mobile did vex me slightly!
Anna and I decided a late evening drink was in order and headed into the Tilted Kilt, which was rather busy as people took in something called "Ultimate Fighting Championship". Apparently its a sport but to me it looked more like 2 grown men rolling around, grunting a lot and then it all being over within a minute, whilst being watched by thousands. To be honest I didn't see the attraction. That, coupled with the loudest man in the world (even his clap was loud), meant we only had a couple before retreating for the evening.
Onto show day and a very big stage and barn of an auditorium, it was more like a rock concert than a piece of theatre. However, we are nothing if not adaptable and with a lovely lasagne and some veg soup in our bellies, courtesy of the theatre, we did our thing. Then it was off to the beach. Sun, sand, sea and simply freezing!
The beach we were on is supposed to be one of America's most beautiful, but with Florida's temperature dropping it was just plain cold and felt more like Whitley Bay (minus the girls in boob tubes vomiting into the shrubbery). I promptly retreated inland to read my book whilst Anna and Alex explored the wind swept shore, maybe the girs in boob tubes were further up water. After that it was nearly sunset so we headed down Pier 60 to catch the event, and pretty it was
So all that remains for us in Florida is a single show tomorrow then we begin the 3 day trip north to New York State (we don't hit the city till next week). So winter coats are at the ready as we enter the last 3 weeks of this leg. All in all we're still a happy bunch, especially since we get to go to the Tilted Kilt again this evening :)
Alan
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