Christine & James visit Florida & Potterverse

Butterbeer at the Leaky Cauldron

Christine accompanied James and his father on an annual January trip to visit relatives in the Fort Lauderdale area in Florida.

The group also took a side trip to Orlando and spent a couple of days at Universal Studios, where they particularly enjoyed the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (also visited recently by Marie, Brian and Xander and a couple of times by Liz).

Enjoying Florida sun

Dragon at Gringott's Bank

The group enjoyed immersing themselves in the Potter universe. "It's like stepping into the pages of the books," Christine said.

Their scheduled return flight on Saturday was canceled because of the awful incident at Fort Lauderdale's airport the previous day. And because they were headed for a small airport in New Hampshire, they couldn't arrange an alternate flight for a few days. So they stayed on at James' aunt's house, enjoying her (extended) hospitality.

Christine celebrated her birthday amid sunshine and palm trees - quite a change from the cold and snow that she's more typically seen on her special day.