OldJJman

Continuing with Legoland... We even saw Stonehenge! We saved a lot of money today by touring Legoland Windsor. More to come soon. Brighton Pier is missing the coaster (so am I ) Though, the real working canal lock was interesting. (Took about 15 minutes for the boat to go through all of the locks) I mean, c'mon, M.C. Escher in Lego?? Get real! Seeing all the detail leads me to believe that Britts have ways too much time on their hands. A little Absinthe for Derek and Nicole... The Tower Bridge.. The London Eye and Big Ben/Parliment.. Continuing the sights... Changing of the guard... Daron: "No one's going to believe that I rode with an OzHole unless I get this picture!!" Look Ma! No hands!! I'm sorry, but that water too sick looking, even for Lego Animals! The autistic children ride the Jungle coaster. and Robb friendly! Legoland Windsor is Robb approved...

Still going on day 0 and then onto Legoland. Legoland Windsor is Elissa approved!! Nigel trying to look manly and develop a "signature move" at the same time. (Failed miserably) Chris and Lou on Dragon's Apprentice. Mount Rushmore... (more to come) We did so much touring this day. Easter Island... Look! There's an imposter castle on the horizon! They must've know us Americans were coming. They had a generous health food stand just for us!! Exclusive TPR shot of entrance to Legoland Windsor. Complete with tree branches. O-M-G! It's Nigel, the same driver that we had on the ACE trip in 2002! Derek still doesn't understand the concept of bunk beds. Sorting out the fanboy gifts in the hotel room. (This was the only time Nicole looked at me on the whole trip!) Another new credit that we will miss. (What is it with this place?) The Queen Bee has Robb sized butts!! The triplets getting the Queen Bee credit we missed (by 1 day) last time we were here at Botton's. Elissa flashes for the camera and Ryan can't believe it!

Continuation of our "Day 0" But Elissa had to get her "geek" shots anyway! The space shot wasn't running as they were finishing up on a rehab and extra themeing. Wow! I can see Joe filing papers from up here! Away they go.... Derek and Dan getting ready to be shot up... Robb attaching the camera to J.O. while Ryan coaches him. The first of many exclusive TPR POV's on this trip. We finally got to ride Jubilee Odyssey. Not anywhere close a bad as we were led to believe. We rode 4 times and loved it! They even have a decent looking indoor waterpark. Where else but Fantasy Island can you find "Butt Ugly Martians"? Robb and Elissa take their adopted son, Ryan, for a spin on the spinning mouse. First stop, (after a 4+ hour drive) was Fantasy Island in Skegness.

OK. So it's a bit late, so what. I took well over 2000 pics on the trip, I figure it's time to post some. Hope you like them. UK Forum members, check out the UK board for additional info. We dropped our stuff at the hotel and bailed for our first stop of the trip. Robb ended up fly as cargo. It was much cheaper to send him that way, and we collected him at the carousel. OK, Brittish art is just a bad as American. WTF is that?? Jolly, Jolly. We made it! Brittish Airways = Brittish Cuisine. Yuck. OK, if it's so damn cold outside, why was it so damn hot in the plane??? When Elissa moved away, Robb could finally start working on his money making website! "Hi! I'm Dan, and I'll annoy you every chance I get, and I hate water!!" Wow, a 747. What a POS! They should retire these dumb things! The true "mastermind" of the trip, taking her last break before the madness begins.

Almost! You have a caption, then go looking to take a specific picture! JJ

^ Reading is fundamental! Ya know, besides being a BIT repetitive....n/m. This trip is going to be like a 5 star restaurant, if you have to ask the price, you probably can't afford it. JJ

I concur! That was the funniest things we probably saw on the whole trip!! At least tied with "Casey, Tackle Ryan!" I actually miss Ryan. I need therapy!! JJ

^ The Dreamtheater t-shirt was probably Dave (Meteornotes). I like them, just don't have a t-shirt. JJ

Time for my 2 cents. I've known Robb for about 8-9 years, Elissa & Derek for about 7. All I consider good friends. If you see us in chat, we bash each other relentlessly, just to laugh at each other. I've met Dave on a couple of occaisions, and that was it. Heck, I met Cameron 2 weeks before the trip at Beach Bend! We only knew each other by reputation and pictures on the forum. As was stated earlier, on the UK+ trip, there was a forum set up only for those participants. That's how I got to know even more people. People like Lou, Barry, Nicole etc. You can gain a lot of insight by reading. There were some that never posted. Yes, I had my own group of people that I wanted to hang out with, but it didn't always work out that way. I tend to take a lot of pictures, and sometimes wander off by myself to do just that. I really wanted to hang out more with R&E, but I did spend time with them before and after the official trip. (I even got to squeeze in the Jellikins Coaster at Fantasy Island with Elissa!!) I'm not always the friendliest person in the world, but I will welcome anyone that wants to make a commitment to this kind of trip, because that's what it is, a commitment. After the 2002 ACE European Coaster Odyssey, which I thought was a *great* trip, I always wondered how a trip could be better. Well... OMG! After really enjoying the TPR UK+ trip, the ACE trip seemed like total crap! Almost a waste of time, when you compared the two. The hotels were almost always 100% nicer, cleaner and definitely more condusive to where we'd be travelling next. Food was always readily available and/or not far away from wherever we were. (Gotta love the hot dog eating Swedish women at the 7-11 at midnight in Gothenberg!!!! ) Elissa does an inordinate amount of planning that most of us didn't (And still don't) seem to realize. Add to that the fact that some of the days were stretching the limits of what we could do comfortably, so she would post to the forum a list of possible choices for the *GROUP* to decide on, so that things would work out in the groups' best interest! Something that NO other tour groups would even consider. Be patient. It's a long ways away. Enjoy the ride now. Love it when the rides start. JJ

R&E, you know to count me in for Spain/Italy & Japan and whatever else those trips include, yadda, yadda, yadda. Midwest can be for all those who haven't done them. Been there way too many times. BUT, I did get my Elissa credit at HW this year!! IIRC, Ted, weren't you one of the "losers" already?? (Katrina will never be a loser!) JJ Who volunteers to protect anyone who needs it. Even the "Hoffman" girl, as long as she stops screaming!

That's cold! Even for you Derek. Funny as hell, but Cold! JJ

Just wanted to say the same thing as Derek: (Just in case Joe didn't see it!) Yeah Joe!!! I rode Bullet, Magnum Force, Kumali and Velocity too! JJ (And Lisebergbanan!) (In case Joey reads this, Balder too!)

I'm surprised it took you 40 minutes!! How wet did Nicole get??? JJ

Am I really THAT repulsive??? Afterall, remember who gave you guys the title of "Aussie A$$holes"! JJ (BTW, Nice PTR!)

Happy Birthday Beautiful! JJ

Well, my picture has Lou in it!!!

Don't be so sure. JJ

^^^ Yo Jewy! I believe that you actually received more death threats than Barry on the actual trip!! JJ

Gee whiz darn. Poor baby!! I couldn't hear for about that long either!! JJ

^ And she is a real sweatheart too! Just don't let her scream in your ear! She has a never-ending, blood-curdling, ear-piercing, scream that she uses to incapacitate unsuspecting men. The woman does it, and then laughs at you too! (But watching her freeze twice on Valhalla was quite amusing!!) JJ

1) Matterhorn @ Disneyland 100) Excalibur @ ValleyFair! 200) BTMRR @ WDW MK 300) Starliner @ Miracle Strip 400) Eurosat @ Europa Park 500) Zippin Pippin @ Libertyland 600) Wile E. Coyote Canyon Blaster @ SFoG 666) Thunderbird @ Powerpark in Alahärmä, Finland Currently at 668 JJ

^When was Lou (or ANY other woman) naked on the trip? Did I miss something (again)? JJ

Care to elaborate nicole???? JJ

Hey dumbass, you have to convert pounds to dollars and THEN do the L/Gal conversion!!!! --Robb "So it would be £3.63 per gallon...." Alvey Whoops! JJ (aka Stupid lonely "Dumbass")

Nice pics! Thanks for the "kind" captions! Not enough Jew and Joe jokes though. JJ (aka - Leatherskin) BTW - The gas conversion comes to $3.63 a gallon. (3.7854L/Gal)