Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts

Orange Lake Resort-Kissimmee, FL (Jan-Apr 08)

We spent our 2008 winter at the Orange Lake Resort. This is our 4th winter at Orange Lake. Again this year we stayed in the same unit at the Tennis Villas which gives a great view of the lake and golf course as well as views of some great sunsets. Again this year we worked at Disney Wide World of Sports and volunteered at Give Kids the World.  Click here to view a short video about volunteering at Give Kids the World.  We are friends with Bill one of the volunteers featured in the video.


We visited the Disney Parks many times as well as enjoying a season pass to Seaworld.

Vacation Village at Parkway - Kissimmee, FL (4/19/08)


On 4/19/08 we moved about 5 miles east to the Vacation Village at Parkway resort for a 3 week stay. We have stayed at this resort several times and always enjoy our visit. We stayed in Florida longer this year so that we could enjoy a Disney Panama Canal cruise in May. During our visit we enjoyed the Arabian Nights dinner show which is located next door to the resort.  Click here to view the highlights of the Arabian Nights dinner show.

Disney Panama Cruise (5/10/08)

On 5/10/08 we started on a 15 day cruise through the Panama Canal on the Disney Magic. We left Port Canaveral with our first stop being Castaway Cay which is Disney's private island.
Click here to see a short video of Castaway Cay.









We enjoyed the great food and fun on the ship. Disney does a great job.



Our next stop was the beautiful island of Aruba. video



The photo's below show our journey through the Panama Canal. It was a very interesting day.  Click here to see a 10 minute video of the same cruise taken by someone else.





Our first stop on the pacific side was the beautiful city of Acapulco, MexicoVideo



We enjoyed watching the famous Acapulco Cliff Divers.    Video



The next stop was the beautiful city of Puerto Vallarta, MexicoVideo


The following day we enjoyed to beautiful sights of Cabo San Lucasvideo


Wyndham Cypress Palms-Kissimmee, FL (5/25/08)


On 5/25/08 we flew back to Orlando from Los Angeles after the Panama Canal cruise for a one week stay at the Wyndham Cypress Palms resort. During this week we attended the Wyndham annual meeting for timeshare owners.  Click here to view video of the resort.

Lakewood Resort - Osage Beach MO. (7/12/08)

On 7/12/08 we enjoyed spending a week with Marlene's parents at the Lakewood Resort in Osage Beach, Mo. We have visited this resort several times and enjoy the friendly staff and great location. During our stay we played lots of cards, enjoyed the pontoon ride provided by the resort, as well as other area activities. Click here to view the hightlights of the Main Street Opry show which we enjoyed.

Wyndham Glacier Canyon-Wisc. Dells, Wisc (8/02/08)


On 8/02/08 we spent a few days at the Wyndham Glacier Canyon Resort in the Wisconsin Dells. Two couples from Michigan, who we work with at Disney, joined us for lots of good food and fun as we enjoyed the area.  Click here to view the Lower Dells duck ride. 

 

Wyndham Glacier Canyon-Wisc. Dells (8/14/08)


On 8/14/08 returned to Glacier Canyon enjoying a wonderful time with our children and grandchildren. We stayed in a four bedroom penthouse which worked great for the ten of us. We enjoyed the family time, and the wonderful water parks and playgrounds on the property.