Leaving Mexico! - Trip day 16/17

The final leg of the trip. For the last time we had a walk around the town of Akumal where we were staying and took in all that we had experienced there.

 

And just like that it was time to make our way home. The coach picked us up around 11 am and took us straight to the airport. When we got there we still had a couple hours until our first flight from Cancun to JFK so we just went around some shops and got some last minute items. Mostly treats. The first flight went alright although it was a bit slow and where the plane had 1 TV for every 10 rows you basically had to put up with what's on, on a TV 5 metres away and 10 inches wide or you had nothing.

(Landing at JFK)

The second flight wasn't until around 11pm from JFK back to Heathrow. Some people had a cheeky McDonald's and others, including me had nothing. Once we boarded the flight and took off it was around midnight so all we wanted to do was sleep. The crew had other ideas though. At around 1 am they decided to bring around dinner. A curry of all things. It was nice but not something to eat on a plane at 1am. Arrival was safe and we quickly collected our bags but due to the times of the National Express, we had to wait a couple hours until we could leave the airport. The rest of the journey though was alright. We had a nap on the coach on the way to the ferry and once we got on that ferry, we knew we were home. My parents and my brother were there waiting for me. I had an awesome time but it was so nice to be home!

(Final flight home)

 

Toodles for now.

I am back!

I have just returned from a 2 week trip to Orlando, Florida for the second time in the last 8 months. There was a time where we never went on any holidays growing up but now with my own job and money, I am able to expand my horizons just a little bit and do what I love to do most. Travel.

Like I said. I have just got back from Florida and I am here now to tell you about how I got there. I hope you are ready. It's riveting.

The first day of my trip was obviously a travel day so nothing too exciting. Coming from the Isle of Wight, England it is a little bit of a trek all with the ferry at 1am, an hour and a half in a taxi to Gatwick Airport, a long wait in departures (although that did include a full English breakfast at the residing Wetherspoon), a nearly 9 hour flight to Orlando and then finally picking up our rental car and heading to our hotel. It was long but totally worth it.

Our car was a Toyota Yaris IA. Now I don't know too much about cars but back home when you say Yaris we all picture a car an older person would have. A granny car as I call it. Not knowing that there are more than just the one type if Yaris. It was actually a nice car (See image below).

                                                    

We were all exhausted by the long day so our only thought was..... BUFFET! The best place for buffet in my opinion is Golden Corral (not sponsored). It is literally 15 dollars for all you can eat salad, steak, shrimp, chicken, pizza etc and not forgetting the desserts! They've got everything. I came out of there full, tired and ready for bed. 

Oh and a hotel room for myself was nice. First time ever I didn't have to share any of it! 2 beds worth of pillows were piled up on the one bed. It was so comfortable! Still woke up the next morning way too early though. Stupid time zones!

 

Mini Trip to Bournemouth, England

I have plans for 2 trips so far this year. The first of which is just a mini break to Bournemouth for 4 nights with a good friend of mine. It's 50 days away! The red marker is where Bournemouth is:

Why Bournemouth? You may say. Well since I am 20 years old and a particular band from childhood have recently reconnected with each other. We are of course attending one of their concerts. Which band is that? I hear someone ask. Busted. Yes, you heard correctly, Busted. They were one of the biggest deals back in the early 2000's for the younger generation so we are definitely going to be in attendance!

Like I say we are going down there for 4 nights. The first day will probably be a lazy one really, maybe explore the local area. Luckily since Bournemouth isn't that far away from us, a 25 minute ferry ride and a 45 minute train journey, we don't have to get up at the crack of dawn. Late morning will do perfectly fine as we don't have anything specific to do.

Day 2 of our trip will be an adventure to GoApe. It's a tree top adventure course with zip wires and high ropes etc. There is one not too far from Bournemouth, which will be the one we will go to, but there are also quite a lot of them dotted around the whole country. It will be a good experience. Here's a link to their website in case anyone in the UK wants to check it out: goape.co.uk

Day 3 we may go along to a local water park but don't get too excited it's a small town with a small park it's not like some of those crazy ones you get abroad. Also depends on the weather. Since we're going near the end of May, we are hoping for it to be lovely and warm.

Day 4 as of right now we don't have any plans for the daytime other than possibly doing a bit of shopping and grabbing some lunch. It's the evening of day 4 that we're all waiting for! BUSTED! I can't actually wait. It'll be my first concert too so it'll definitely feel as if I'm 8 years old again!

Day 5. The last day of our mini vacay does not involve a lot. Getting up and having a full English breakfast and then getting a train back late morning.

This of course is just a small trip, but hopefully it will lead to bigger trips or just a few more small ones at other locations!

February 8th 2016

Today is the first day of a mini holiday for me. I am travelling off of our small island and into the real world by myself for the 3rd time in my entire life. Baring in mind 1 of those times I was dropped off at the ferry terminal one side and then someone was waiting for me the other so in actual fact I was by myself for about 25 minutes. The other 2 times I was travelling further than that. I had to get 2 trains. It'll take me 3 hours to get home.

The weather was showers with 60-70 mph winds. Trying to get across the water and walk round to the training station with a suit case was ridiculous. Nearly got blown over.

The train journey was pretty simple. I kept checking if I had all of my tickets and things though which started to get aggravating.

I arrived at my destination where my friend was waiting for me. We went to where we are staying, had lunch and then she went to a uni briefing and I wrote on here.

We went out for dinner at what looked like a fancy restaurant but was quite cheap. Salmon discharges and a pineapple, banana and passionfruit smoothie.

My night is finishing with Ant Man.