Continued
I had one more stop in WS. I stopped at The Cottage for the Trio of Trifles - Chocolate, Berry and Ginger and Tea, $3.75 and a old Brewed Peach Iced Tea, $2.00.
My least favorite of the trifles was the Ginger and Tea. It was good but just seemed off. I am not a huge fan of raspberries and blackberries but they were very good. The chocolate by far was the best. It was chocolate need I say more. The Iced Tea was perfect. A lovely taste of peach and unsweetened - perfect. I took a pic of the view while I ate
Some more light fixtures
and a bird keeping watch
I moved on and found the Land of OZ.
I have yet to see the movie. Just haven't had any time. There were these beautiful glass poppies
The poppies were hand made of 100's of pieces of hand cut glass and took 4 days to make each flower. I wish I had that talent. They really were so pretty.
Found the Butterfly Tent again and Tink and Periwinkle
Spent more times with the butterflies.
This is a favorite because even though it isn't the clearest pic I got one in flight
A nice waterfall
Know that was a lot of butterflies but I really love getting pics of them
and another monorail shot
I was working my way out and stopped at the Land for a favorite ride. Nope not Soarin, I am probably one of the few people that really dislikes that ride. I went to Living With The Land
This was another sit back and enjoy ride but I had to get this
How pathetic is it that they have to put signs along the ride saying not to touch the sand. There was also an announcement being made almost the entire ride to stay seated. It got to be annoying that people just can't do what they're told. I did see a tour taking place and plan on doing that in December with my husband.
When I exited I saw this
That is insane, over a 2 hour wait for Soarin. Stopped at Innoventions for my free pic
And then
No pics again as I just wanted to enjoy the ride. Picked up my picture and headed out
My mom and aunt wanted me to join them for dinner that night so it was an early day. I was leaving by 4:30 or so. I couldn't find the car when I got off of the tram. Way to many red rental cars. I was leaving later than expected but thought I would be OK. Found the car and the exit. So far so good. Got to I 4 then I 192 then I stopped dead. There was an accident and construction the way I wanted to go. All traffic was being diverted. Called my mom and told her I'd be late. Then I was diverted again. OK this isn't good. Tried to get the navigation to work on the phone. Still won't connect. It's now 45 minutes of barely moving.
Cars were making u-turns across the grass median. I considered it biut was afraid to damage the car. Then I saw a road to the left. OK not sure where it would take me but there was no traffic. I zoomed over and what was there?
I-4!!! Yay I know that one but where did it put me. Right before a toll road that I recognized from a conversation with my aunt. OK not crazy about tolls but I had change. Then I got really nervous. The check engine light had come on in the car. Now what? I decided to drive through to my aunts. Two hours and $4 later I was at my aunts house.
Dinner was at a nearby Red Lobster. My mom and aunt were boring and just had fish. I went for a meal deal that included soup, salad, the entree - coconut and pineapple shrimp, and dessert - a brownie ala mode. The meal was worth it just for the biscuits and even better my mom treated so no cost to me. I was glad I got the deal and the dessert was to go.
When we got back to the house I called roadside assistance about the car. It was a simple fix. The idiot that filled it with gas never put the cap on. It took 2 days but the light did go off. My mom and aunt went back to their Downton Abbey marathon so I wrote down some notes and went to bed by 10. I was bored and that makes me very tired.
With that Day 2 has come to an end.