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Universal’s Islands of Adventure

· vacation

Today we visited an adjacent theme park, Universal's Islands of Adventure (which we passed through yesterday without exploring).

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The adventure begins:

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Buildings around the entry area:

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The view across a lake:

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Further on, there's a Marvel superhero area:

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And comic strip stuff:

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We went on a number of rides, including this log flume ride (where we got rather wet):

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Skull Island:

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Jurassic Park stuff:

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Our Gandalf toy in front of Hogwarts:

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Jenn performing magic:

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Hogsmeade:

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Lunch at Three Broomsticks; I really enjoyed all the British foods (and the butterbeer):

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A cheesetastic show:

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Dr Seuss stuff:

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After we were done, we went back to the hotel and sat by the pool for a little while... until they closed the pool due to thunderstorms in the area. Ah, the joys of Florida:

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A bit later, we headed to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner:

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Water taxis; we took them a few times, but most of the time preferred to walk the 10-minute stroll along the river between the hotel and parks:

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We considered going here for dessert:

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But decided to go to the hotel, where we got free desserts for my birthday:

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That's it; we head home tomorrow. It has been an enjoyable vacation... other than my travel fun; I hope the return journey goes more smoothly. We'll probably be back someday.