Spring Breaking at Cabana Bay

We flashed back to the 1950s while at Universal's Cabana Bay Resort. Our spring break destination vacation complete with two eager kids, two parents who needed a work break, and two grandparents (We still don't know which set was more excited- the kids, the grandparents,or us!) 

Our first day was spent enjoying the pool until we could check in. Then we headed to the Island of Adventure so that Cam could see Harry Potter world. He and Tony spent two months watching all eight of the movies in preparation for our trip. Maeve was in awe at the snow-capped rooftops and Cam tasted the infamous butter beer. I ended up being the one who liked it best. Yum! Wish I had some now. We also did the Jurassic Park ride, which scared Maeve. We did Seussville too.

The next day we spent the entire day at Universal Studios. We did nearly everything there. The highlights from it were the minion movie, ET, The WoodyWoodpecker  roller coaster, and the Mummy. I even got Cam on the rocking roller coaster, the biggest coaster there. Shocker, I know, that I was the one who introduced him to his first big coaster since I didn't ride a big coaster until I was 18. We fretted through it. According to the playback video of it, he might have actually enjoyed the last 15 seconds of it. The other minutes were spent praying! What made him finally agree to ride was that I bribed him with getting a wand if he would.

The next day was our off day. It was rainy so we didn't get to take advantage of the  koka cabana, but we did enjoy the bowling alley and arcade at our resort. I may have secretly snuck in a tiny nap before the lobster feast that night.

No rest for the weary. Day 3 was spent at Seaworld. I had not been in such a long time. I loved the shows! Animals are truly amazing! I am a glad we all got to experience this together before we pass. (You had to be there to understand the last comment is not morbid!) Cam fell in love with the roller coaster Manta and rode it three times. 

On our last day, we drug ourselves back to the Island of Adventure to dine at Harry Potter's Broomsticks. Maeve rode the Hippogriff four times while they waited on us to do the ride through the castle. Cam got a wand (his treat for me bribing him to do that roller coaster). At about 12:00 we all hit a wall. Perhaps it was the wall of no more patience. Or maybe it was the wall of pure exhaustion. We chalked it up to being ok if we didn't get to do everything and retreated back to the pool. We enjoyed an afternoon of lounging and relaxing. 

Until next time fun adventures. We hope we will return before we come with our grandchildren.