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Our apartment is less than an hour from Cape Canaveral, and we were hoping to visit the Kennedy Space Center today, but while we were at the Florida Mall on Sunday we experienced the most incredible thunder storm I have ever seen. As we parked our bikes outside, the air around us actually crackled for a fraction of a second in anticipation of the loudest peel of thunder I have ever heard. Less than a minute later, as we dashed for cover in the Mall itself the heavens opened for sheets of driving rain peppered with cracks of lightning almost directly overhead. I had no intention of trying to actually ride in that kind of weather, so Monday morning’s severe weather warning was enough to disuade us from chancing the round trip to the Space Center.

Our apartment is also less that 5 minutes from Gator Land, “Alligator Capital of the World”. Determined to go out and enjoy the 92 degrees heat, we rode over to Gator Land and had a fabulous day. Thanks to The Entertainment Book for Orlando I ordered a couple of weeks back, we had a coupon for two tickets at half price, so including drinks, rides, a professional photo of Octavia wrapped in a giant python and a snack each at lunch the whole day cost less than $60!

Although they sell themselves as a half day of entertainment, we easily spent the whole day looking around, and didn’t leave until 4pm. The highlight was seeing the Gator Jumperoo at feeding time, pictured above. Some of the largest 15 foot gators cleared 6 feet out of the water to get at plucked chickens on a hook… All in all a fabulous day out if you get the opportunity!