The Ripple Effect: The rest of the vacation!

The rest of the time we spent in Orlando, we went to Downtown Disney & Gatorland. Gatorland was so cool. We thought it was going to be laim, but we were quite surprised. They had a ton of alligators, crocodiles, and exotic animals. Not only that but the things were scary!! We saw 2 shows, one where a guy wrestled with a gator and another where they dangled chickens over an alligator swap to see how high they could get them to jump. That definitely had Brody's attention!
Downtown Disney was awesome too. We decided to forgo buying tickets to Disney World and Epcot this time. We figured we'd wait until next time so Brody could at least partly understand what was going on. Downtown Disney was fun because not only is it HUGE but there are tons of shops, restaurants and entertainment. There were people everywhere, which surprised me being a Tuesday night in September. I couldn't imagine being there during the summertime or spring break. Anyways the rest of the time we drove over to Daytona Beach. We stayed in a nice condo (courtesy of my parents being owners) right on the beach. We just stayed at the pool & beach the whole time. There's not a whole lot to do in Daytona & there are parts of it that are kinda trashy. The beach is nice, but don't go there if you're expecting an exotic vacation. Brody's first time on the beach was fun, and of course he passed out again! Quite Funny.
Oh, as a side note, if you go anywhere on a trip, make sure you check Trip Advisor. We ate at some crappy restaurants in Orlando (think nasty Seafood Buffets) becuz we were just tired & didn't want to look around. But then we got smart & found the Trip Advisor App on our cell phones and found the most awesome local restaurants to eat at. The cool thing about Trip Advisor is that they rate everything (restaurants, hotels, attractions, etc) for the place you are vacationing at. Not only that but there are tons of reviews too. For instance, Gatorland was ranked higher then Disneyworld on the list of things to do in Orlando. Go figure. We also found this great Thai place in Daytona that believe it or not was owned by a white guy. Some of the best Thai food we have ever had, and we would've never found it had we not read Trip Advisor. So there's my advice folks, USE IT!