2025 – Reflections
Well, that was the year that was. It started poorly with medical issues — first with my foot problems and
Well, that was the year that was. It started poorly with medical issues — first with my foot problems and

And so, just like that, we were on the very last day in Florida for 2025. The time had flown

A very late start for us today, as we didn’t plan to leave for Aquatica until 9.30am. The weather was

It was a slower and much warmer start to the day. We left the villa around 9.15am for a leisurely

One of the attractions of visiting Florida at this time of year has always been the weather. The hurricane season

An early alarm signalled Discovery Cove Day, though as usual, I was awake before it went off. No breakfast was
Today’s forecast showed the possibility of some showers later in the day, so we decided to make the most of

Another beautiful day greeted us as Karen and I were both up early to do a quick food run to

Today was forecast to be the hottest day so far, and we were all up and outside having breakfast at

It was definitely the morning after the day before – both for us and for the weather. It was still

The alarm went off at 6:45 a.m. on our Epic day. The sun was already rising, and it was predicted to be

Hopefully, I’ll soon start waking up at a normal time rather than the 5 a.m. by which I was wide

I was awake very early today — early enough to be sitting outside by the pool watching a beautiful sunrise

After a lovely night’s sleep, we had a slow start to the day — and now that we were in
Moving day arrived, and we were in no particular rush. No alarms were needed as we were still adjusting to

Another morning on holiday when we had to set the alarm to make sure we were up and out early

I managed a good first night’s sleep, not waking fully until around 6:30 a.m. — not bad at all considering

The alarm went off at 6:30 a.m., and to my surprise, I didn’t feel too bad. By 7:15 the car

A whole 44 days have passed at home before our final trip of the year which seemed ages when we

Originally today’s plan was to go out to a Fish restaurant for Lunch but after the frivolities from the previous

It was an early start in the Big Flamingo House as we were off to Iha da Armona on the

It was Day 2 in the Big Portugal Flamingo house and still nobody had been voted out. It was a

It’s been a long time since we have flown from Norwich and usually it has been an early morning flight,

A whole ten days at home. Just about time for Karen for catch up with the washing and start to

We both had a good night’s sleep and were in no rush to get going as apart from being in