Florida Vacation

Every now and then go away, have a little relaxation, for when you come back to your work your judgment will be surer.  - Leonardo DaVinci

The abundance of beautiful lakes, plants and birds in Florida is always such a pleasant surprise,  and especially in a busy central location like Orlando.

It is so nice to take the time to relax and really appreciate the  surroundings –  to come home and not need a vacation from your vacation.

We spent most days enjoying the many amenities of Oasis Lakes At The Fountains resort.  The beautiful swimming pools, our spacious balcony overlooking Lake Eve and the many paved walking paths were wonderful.  There were 54 acres to explore.  The resort had many organized children's activities for Christian and even some for Don and I, like merengue dance class.  Some were family oriented like a game night (Deal Or No Deal) and Bingo.

You can see what a lovely view we had from our third floor balcony, even though this photo was taken through screen.  This view of one of the pools was from the side and the lake at the right was in front of us.  The lake view could also be enjoyed from the living room since a wall of sliding glass faced the lake.

We enjoyed our character breakfast at Disney’s Grand Floridian resort on our anniversary.  I’ll share my tea purchases and photos later.  Our first visit to a Bahama Breeze restaurant was also nice – great seafood paella and tostones (fried plantains topped with chicken, sweet peppers, mushrooms, onions, cheese and fresh salsa – unusual but yummy).

 

  

I’d definitely recommend this resort as a pleasant place to get away and I hope to stay there again next time we visit Orlando.