Trip to Florida - Day One
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We were dying to get a good break after a stressful three months of studies and work. So we decided to have a 6 days vacation in Florida, which would definitely be a nice sunny place for a vacation, in December 2010.
Considering the opportunity cost we preferred driving to FL over flying. So we rented a large SUV from Enterprise. The cost ($400) was reasonable for 7 days with insurance. Well it was a 17 hrs drive from Bloomington, Indiana to Orlando, Florida.
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True, it is a really long distance to cover up in one day but my husband and brother-in-law could manage the drive. We departed from our home at 5.30 a.m. on 23rd Dec. We bought breakfast from a McDonalds on our way.We passed Indiana, Kentucky and were able to come through Tennessee by lunch time. We had lunch from a China Buffet, from where we can get a good meal for a reasonable price.
Then we started the rest of our journey and the surrounding was becoming scenic because of Smoky mountains, TN. It took a considerable time for us to pass Georgia (GA) as it is kind of a long state. We stopped at a Subway to buy dinner and arrived in Orlando, FL around 12 midnight.
Then the real nightmare began :). We were supposed to find the housing complex called Towns of Legacy Park, which is going to be our lodge for the stay. So we followed the address appended in the payment confirmation mail. Ouch!! it led us to an office called Florida Choice and it was closed. Not a sign of a housing complex. However we managed to find the housing complex, which was few miles away depending entirely on GPS. Now what? there was not any office or someone to talk to. We were so tired and disappointed by this time. Finally we found a phone number from the confirmation mail and called the number. Someone answered and asked us to open a lock box to get the key for the house. He gave us the house number and the code to open the lock box but again, he didn't know where the lock box is located. We searched around the complex but no any sign of lock box. Then we drove back to Florida Choice office and found the lock box there. Phew...finally we could get in. It was about 4.a.m when we went to bed.
This process could have been really pleasant if they had given the necessary information beforehand (about the lock box, code, etc).
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We were dying to get a good break after a stressful three months of studies and work. So we decided to have a 6 days vacation in Florida, which would definitely be a nice sunny place for a vacation, in December 2010.
Considering the opportunity cost we preferred driving to FL over flying. So we rented a large SUV from Enterprise. The cost ($400) was reasonable for 7 days with insurance. Well it was a 17 hrs drive from Bloomington, Indiana to Orlando, Florida.
View Larger Map
True, it is a really long distance to cover up in one day but my husband and brother-in-law could manage the drive. We departed from our home at 5.30 a.m. on 23rd Dec. We bought breakfast from a McDonalds on our way.We passed Indiana, Kentucky and were able to come through Tennessee by lunch time. We had lunch from a China Buffet, from where we can get a good meal for a reasonable price.
Then we started the rest of our journey and the surrounding was becoming scenic because of Smoky mountains, TN. It took a considerable time for us to pass Georgia (GA) as it is kind of a long state. We stopped at a Subway to buy dinner and arrived in Orlando, FL around 12 midnight.
Then the real nightmare began :). We were supposed to find the housing complex called Towns of Legacy Park, which is going to be our lodge for the stay. So we followed the address appended in the payment confirmation mail. Ouch!! it led us to an office called Florida Choice and it was closed. Not a sign of a housing complex. However we managed to find the housing complex, which was few miles away depending entirely on GPS. Now what? there was not any office or someone to talk to. We were so tired and disappointed by this time. Finally we found a phone number from the confirmation mail and called the number. Someone answered and asked us to open a lock box to get the key for the house. He gave us the house number and the code to open the lock box but again, he didn't know where the lock box is located. We searched around the complex but no any sign of lock box. Then we drove back to Florida Choice office and found the lock box there. Phew...finally we could get in. It was about 4.a.m when we went to bed.
This process could have been really pleasant if they had given the necessary information beforehand (about the lock box, code, etc).
.
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