So today I got to check off some things on my bucket list as we hit the beach and watched a baseball game! Seven of us rented a car and I drove us down to Tampa. We got a massive SUV and when we picked it up at the Dolphin hotel I was like how am I meant to drive this! It was a Chrysler Suburban and the only car I've driven is a Vauxhall Corsa! It was good fun though and so easy to drive as it was an automatic, it just took a while to get used to the size as I was worried I would drift lanes. Driving out here is so easy though as the roads are huge and most junctions are traffic light controlled but the speed limit kept changing on the freeway and I'd have no idea what it was. We headed to Walmart first to get food for our beach picnic then headed to St Pete's beach in Tampa which is almost a 2 hour drive.
We'd never been before but looked online and as St Pete's Beach was closer to Tropicana Stadium we headed there. It was amazing and soo quiet. We parked up and there was hardly anyone else around. The sea was soo shallow we could walk really far out and it was really clear. There were loads of little house looking right onto the beach I wish I could afford one. It was such a hot and clear day we went in the sea loads although it took Chloe and bit of coaxing as she was afraid of all the fish and freaked out when Nathan said he saw stingrays! I never saw any though.
In the late afternoon we changed and headed to St Petersberg. When we found parking for the game we had a little wonder to the pier and it was so nice to be out somewhere where people are walking and cycling around and it feels safe! Noone walks anywhere around here and they look at you like your crazy if you do! There was a free shuttle to the stadium which was nice and didn't take long. The stadium was absoluelt huge and our seats were so high up but we had a great view of everything, I have noo idea how the scores worlked but the Rays were doing well for quite a while but the Yankees one. Such a bizarre game to watch as it lasted like 4 hours and during the game we got up to look round the stadium and get hot dogs - classic game food!- and look at the stores. Bought a foam finger which is now pinned to my wall! I really wanted a Rays t-shirt but couldn't justify the price! Had such a fun time and can't wait to go to another game!
6/9/12
On Thursday I had a ADO (authorised day off) so me and Amy got up early to return the car. Was soo nice to get in and drive to get her rather than walk the 7 minutes to her appartment, I so miss having a car! You get to places so quickly compared to the buses and you can get soo much more done in a day. We got fuel and stupidly went to the most expensive petrol station in the area cuz noone told us! Still £30 to fill half the tank isn't bad compared to the cost at home! After we dropped the car off me and Amy did a bit of sunbathing at the Swan and Dolphin although. It's one of the nicest pools with a waterfall and hot tubs. When it looked like it might rain we headed home to change then got the I-Ride to Universal Studios as I wanted to get my annual pass. It's only 25cents for cast and it goes all the way up international drive so its really handy but also slow. So if you're not in a rush it's great to use otherwise you'd need a taxi. When we got to Universal it was actually closing in an hour cuz of a private event but as it was so empty we went on ET and The Simpsons with no wait then raced over to Islands of Adventure and on Harry Potter with no wait which Ive never seen before! Gotta love the parks in September. We did Spiderman aswell and then the park closed so we got some food and browsed the shops. There's so many clothes Ive seen that I want so I'm trying to save a lot of my money at the moment so I can buy the odd new thing! It's hard when you're on a merch wage and the servers can take home in a day what you get in a week!
7/9/12
Going back to work after 3 great days off was hard especially as it was extra magic hours and Ive never worked them before! Had a 12 to 12.15 shift and by the time it got to 10pm I was so tired! By the time it was 11.30 about five of us were running around Crown and Crest doing a scavenger hunt that someone had made to help us pass the time when we get bored!
6/9/12
took car back
sunbathed
universal
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