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This is my lastest video - Tink on Tour - which is a slide show of piccies taken of my vacation - check it out!

Well this was sadly the last day of my vacation and the end of my tour its been real good going to so many different places and having lots of different experiences… i lurve the US!!!! one of the best things was finding paddy the puffle who is gonna come home with me so you may get to meet him on CP.   Thanks to all of you who have been following me on my travels - hope u enjoyed my reports and the piccies!!

Today i went to EPCOT and guess wot - it didnt rain!!!! YAY!!!!  tried out Test Track which was awsum and Soarin’ which made me feel sick :(  gave Mission Space a miss tho cos heard that some peeps have died on there :0 !  I luvved the Seas section - felt right at home there - did the Finding Nemo Ride and saw lots of fish (yum!) and the oh so cute dolphins.  Waddled all the way around the World Showcase taking in countries like France, Italy, China, Canada, UK, USA - got me a sombrero in Mexico which i was very excited about!  Check out these pics….

Had a bit of excitement this morning - there was a snake in our pool!!!!   AAAAGGGGHHHH!!!!!  luckily it wasnt very big and we managed to fish it out….

That was as good as the day got - the Sunshine State aint livin up to its name at the moment - its been stormy and raining most of the day tomorrow is my last full day here so i hope the sun shines for me for one last time!

Day   14 - our AC broke down so had to wait in for repair man - not so bad tho sitting by pool doing nothing - also got our internet upgraded at the villa so no more crappy dial up and being disconnected all the time, YAY!!!!!!!!!

Day 15 - went to Disney Hollywood Studios (they changed name from MGM Studios for some reason?).  My most favourite ride eva is there - the Tower of Terror - man i luv that ride!!!!!!!!!! close second is the Rock n Roller Coaster - poor paddy was too short to ride - i would’ve been scared he’d fall out when we went upside down anyway so best he didn’t - i’m getting quite attached to the lil fella

Day 12 - just another day chillin by the pool and catchin some sun…..life is good!!!  the only gripe i have at the mo is that the internet connection in our villa is CRAP!!!! its dial up and i keep getting cut off after a few mins which makes it difficult doing this blog - thats why i haven’t been able to put much on here lately - and downloading pics takes forever - GRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!

Day 13 - went to Universal Studios today - had wanted to go on the new Simpsons ride but it wasnt open yet - due to open in May now - nvm i’m coming back to Florida in July so should be able to try it out then.  cant wait cos it looks awsum - its where Back to the Future ride used to be and they turned the gift shop into a Kwik-e-Mart!! you can even buy cans of Duff in there - no its not beer!! its an energy drink, lol.

Made some penguin friends there too - one of them called Chilly Willy (i think he’s kinda famous?) wanted to be my boyfriend but i told him i was taken…..

Today i went to the Magic Kingdom in Disney World - it really is a magical place.  got there early so i was able to do lots of the rides before the crowds got too bad - i hate waiting in line.  my favourite rides are (in no particular order) - buzz lightyear, space mountain, splash mountain, big thunder, pirates of the carribean and the haunted mansion (but poor paddy was scared of the hitch hiking ghosts at the end !)

i love collecting pins and doing pin trading - this time i got me a pin that said TINK on it - not gonna trade that one!  now that Disney own CP wouldn’t it be great if they brought out a collection of CP pins? could have famous penguins like Rockhopper and all the different color puffles - wouldnt that be awsum!!!

Day 9 - this was a boring day spent travelling from Las Vegas to Orlando

Day 10 - after all the travelling around over the last week or so i just spent the day chillin by the pool with Paddy 

OMG !!!! TODAY WAS FANTASTIC !!! i got to take a helicopter ride from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon !!!  this was the most exciting thing i have ever done…i was a bit scared at first but once we got going it was fabulous….the views were truly amazing….we flew over the Strip and then over Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam before arriving at the Grand Canyon which was AWSUM!!!   the pilot landed at the base of the Canyon by the Colorado river where we had a picnic and the chance to explore a bit….had to be careful of the cactuses and the wildlife cos there are scorpions, taranchulas and rattle snakes down there AGHHHHH!!!!  This has been the best day of my tour so far…take a look at some of the many piccies i took:

VIVA LAS VEGAS!!! this city is awsum - its not all about gambling (altho there is plenty of that going on here!)   walked the full length of the Strip today - all the hotels have different themes and stuff to look at, as well as fantastic shows - and the shopping is amazing!!!  in the evening i went to see the Phantom of the Opera which was really kwl.  cant wait for tomorrow cos im taking a helicopter ride to the Grand Canyon - WOO HOO!!!!

Day 4 - Left San Francisco for Yosemite which was a long, long drive…..but worth it……Yosemite is an incredible place.  I stayed at the Yosemite View Lodge with a room with an awsum view over the Merced River.  Not seen any bears yet - thank goodness!!!  BAD NEWS THO - NO INTERNET !!! OMG THAT MEANS NO CP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS

              View from hotel room

Day 5 - Went into Yosemite National Park which must be one of the most beautiful places in the world, everywhere you turn there is something spectacular to look at.  My favourite sights were the waterfalls which were incredible.   Went to Badger Pass which is a ski resort and saw plenty of snow so i felt right at home!!!   YAY!!!!  Didn’t do any snow sports but did do a bit of hiking and GUESS WHAT!?!?!……I found me a friend - a stray  green puffle which i have now adopted and have called Paddy (in honor of the recent st patricks day party on CP).

Bridalveil Falls                                     Meet Paddy!!!

Day 6 - went to the Pioneer Yosemite History Center which was a bit of a yawn…..followed by a long uphill hike to the giant redwood trees at Mariposa Grove - WOAH those trees are gigantic!!!!   The trek back downhill wasn’t so bad and i got chance to rest on the journey to Fresno Airport from where i got a flight to Las Vegas - WOO HOO!!!!   Am staying in the New York New York Hotel which has a roller coaster right outside which you can see from my room - gonna make sure to take a ride on that tomorrow!!!   

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Today i took a boat trip to Alcatraz.  until 1963 this was a prison built on a small island just off the coast of San Francisco.  some really famous criminals like Al Capone and Machine Gun Kelly were locked up in Alcatraz.  i took a tour around the prison and saw the tiny cells (9′ x 5′) where the criminals were locked up for upto 23 hours a day with nothing to do.   i also learnt how some prisoners tried to escape but only 5 ever actually made it to freedom.   if you ever do visit San Francisco this should be top of your to do list!!               

   Welcome to Alcatraz!                        Let me out!!!

Am really liking San Francisco!!!  Today i went on an open top bus tour of the city and had a waddle around Fishermans Wharf.  Saw the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz.  Went to Pier 39 which  is an awsum place to visit - really lively - and its home to hundreds of sea lions which are really funny to watch!  Kept my distance tho’ cos i know they like to eat us lil pengs for dinner!

        Alcatraz                                                   Sea Lions at Pier 39

            Golden Gate Bridge

Well i’m finally in the USA!!!  Had exciting start to trip - Geri Halliwell of the Spice Girls was on our plane - zig-a-zig-zah!!The first stop of my tour is Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco.  Am staying in a hotel room with an awsum view overlooking Alcatraz - cant wait to go there sunday.   its 4.30am uk time but 9.30 here so am too tired to write much tonite.  Catch yall tomorrow i hope.  BTW - thanx so much to Medner for making sure i got the bunny ears and for doing the egg hunt posting for me. 

Here are a couple of pics of me on tour so far - like the bunny ears??? 

Guess what!!!  Tomorrow, Friday 21st March, Rinkatink is crossing the pond from the UK to the USA….woo hoo!!!  The 18 day tour starts off in San Francisco, taking in Yosemite, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon before ending in Florida (Disney World of course!!!).  

Sadly this means that i wont be able to play on CP as much as usual and i’m really gonna miss all my buddies :(  but i will try to keep in touch with yall by posting Tales from Tinks Tour when i can.  Medner will also be doing some posts while i’m away so keep visiting this site to make sure you dont miss out!

Miss yall!!!  Bye for now!!!!