Day 4 and our last day at Universal

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As I write this today, a day spent lounging around the pool and in the pool prior to our departure tomorrow, I have to say this was such fun, but I'd want to wait a few years before I went again! The crowds of people trying to make their way through the park and all of the rides and events and sections is mind boggling! Probably the busiest section was at Harry Potter World, Hogwarts and Hogsmead. People just seemed to congregate there rather than looking and passing on. There is the Hogwarts express train which will take you from one side of Harry Potter World to the other and it is great fun. It has to be experienced to appreciate it all. Sometimes you have to go through these places many times just to see it all, and often you will discover something you missed several times before. But, having seen it now, and knowing new sites and events are to be opened, then would be the time to go again.

Yesterday we took several rides we had been on previously, (did I tell you I really liked the Despicable Me and the Minnions ride)? It's still my favourite followed closely by the Ride through Gringotts underground vault.

For dinner last night we went to the Chocolate Factory. If you like anything chocolate, this is where you want to go! I for one am not a big fan of chocolate, I can take it or leave it! Everything looks luscious with white, light or dark chocolate. We all basically had either a hamburger or as I did, a chicken burger. We were comped this huge bowl of ice cream with all kinds of stuff on top. See photo! Rae's meal was not the right one so it went back and she didn't get hers until the rest of us were done. They were very apologetic and nice about it. I mean who doesn't like a free dessert anyway?

Unfortunately, in the afternoon if began to cloud up, then wind came up a bit and as the sky darkened it began to rain. A lot of people got under cover, or braved the elements or were wandering around with lightweight clear plastic coverings. We were of the brave the elements group, but by the time we had finished dinner the rain let up and the sky began to clear off as we headed for the exit and our vehicle, then onwards home.

Tomorrow we fly back to Houston, then onwards to Edmonton. I will stay until Saturday when I fly home; my first trip on West Jet going from Edmonton to Calgary to Nanaimo! Thank you for following along with me on the blog! I hope you get to visit Universal and Disney World one day too.

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