Monday March 7th
- We had a short drive from Oak Alley RV Resort in Webster to Fort Wilderness -
only 54 miles. |
We pulled away from Oak Alley RV
Resort at 9:20. |
There are pretty live oak trees
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the village of Webster! |
Our route took us east on SR50,
south on CR33 then east on CR454 |
We turned from SR27 onto SR192 at
10:15. |
We followed a couple of back
roads to Western Way. |
Soon a magical gateway came into
view! |
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Along the way we had received a
text, our site was ready - #706 |
We stopped to unhook the tow car. |
At 11:05 we parked in our home
for the next four days. |
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We stopped for a short lunch
break and by 1:30 we were all set up. |
It was a hot afternoon so we
rested for a few hours then went to the dog park.
Jasper chased the ball; Jake
said, 'Meh!' |
Is he a dog or a kangaroo? |
Both of them wore out quickly.
It must have been the heat. |
At 5:30 we headed to the marina
and caught a boat to the Magic Kingdom. |
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There was rain in the forecast
and ominous clouds were rolling in. |
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We stopped at Cosmic Ray's
Starlight Café.
Sonny Eclipse crooned some
intergalactic oldies while we ate dinner. |
The we took a spin with Buzz
Lightyear.
Carol jumped out to an early lead
but today it was my turn to win! |
It was sprinkling when we left
Buzz Lightyear and made our way to The Hub to wait for the 8:00 p.m.
fireworks. We found a good place to sit and wait, but the rain
fell harder and harder while we waited.
We were pretty much drenched by
7:40 when we decided to leave. The skies opened up as we
walked past Casey's Corner and struggled through the crowd on Main
Street. We detoured through The Emporium where the crowds were
even worse. By the time we got to the train station there were
ankle-deep puddles. We couldn't have been wetter if we'd
jumped in the pool!
The boat was just unloading as we
arrived at the dock so before long we were aboard and on our way home . . .
soaked to the skin!
As we approached the Fort
Wilderness Marina Carol snapped a picture of the spooky stormy sky
outside the window of our boat.
The dogs were frightened by the
thunder and lightning and they were both thrilled to see us.
Carol threw our clothes in the dryer and we spent the rest of the
night watching TV. |
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Tuesday March 8th - A morning at EPCOT with our friend Curtis, then a
relaxing afternoon at home (for me - Carol did some laundry) and
dinner at Olive Garden. |
We arrived at EPCOT at about 9:15
a.m. |
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We love the topiaries on display
during the Flower & Garden Festival.
Curtis met us near Spaceship
Earth and we began wandering the world. |
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Bambi's Butterfly House was
awesome! |
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We took a ride through the
greenhouses at Living With The Land. |
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They're making a new 'Mickey
Head' topiary. |
The lettuce they are picking will
be served in the restaurant upstairs. |
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Live plants can be used in so
many creative ways! |
Carol spotted some baby ducks. |
They were all cute and fluffy
like this one! |
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Carol picked up a snack from The
Honey Bee-stro. |
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At about 12:45 we said goodbye to
Curtis and headed home to the dogs. |
Late in the afternoon Jasper met
a weimaraner at the dog park. |
It was very hot our, but they ran
until they couldn't run any more! |
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We were about to leave for the
Magic Kingdom to have dinner at Tony's Town Square Restaurant when
the sky opened up and it poured. Carol got busy on her
computer and rebooked us for tomorrow night. We went to Olive
Garden and had a very nice dinner. |
A pretty rainbow lit the sky as
we drove to Olive Garden. |
As we drove back into the
campground Carol said, 'Oh, look, there's a horse.'
Turned out that it was just a
very large woman. Sorry lady! |
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Wednesday March 9th - We enjoyed a quiet morning before heading to Disney
Springs to meet friends for lunch. Tonight the fireworks were
not rained out! |
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We haven't seen Al & Jane in over
two years. Great to catch up! |
Carol is thrilled with her new
Orange Bird garden flag. |
We ate at the 'Food Truck
Round-Up' at Fort Wilderness. |
Nice to know that App's doesn't
charge extra for the fat! |
The chicken quesadillas were
great! |
After we ate the cruiser was
waiting to take us to the Magic Kingdom. |
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We saw Disney's Enchantment
fireworks for the first time. |
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Thursday March 10th - EPCOT in the morning, Hollywood Studios in the
evening. |
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This was our last day to enjoy
the Flower & Garden Festival. |
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These ladies are opening every
Purple Martin nest to monitor the birds.
Today they found the first eggs
of the season, three eggs all in the same nest. |
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We rode the Ratatouille ride in
Florida for the first time.
It's exactly the same as
Disneyland Paris. |
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The topiaries are always
wonderful! |
The first deer we have spotted
this trip. |
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Ducks swimming with the Muppet
rats! |
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After dinner at Mama Melrose's
and a ride on the Runaway Railway
we met friends Wanda and Graeme
from home. |
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Friday March 11th |
We were on the road at about
10:00 a.m. Our slow trek home began with a short drive to Bulow RV Resort near Flagler Beach FL.
It was only 90 miles |
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