Since I can't seem to get caught up and stay current on everybody else's Trip Reports, odds are pretty good if I try to do one of my own I will fall even further behind. But I did do a quiz. So in lieu of an actual TR I will give the answers, and fill in a little info along the way. So you won't hear a blow by blow, (primarily because I don't remember a lot of it
) but maybe by virtue of answering the questions I will remember some and give you a basic feel for the trip!
Question #1 was
What time will I get to my room on arrival day? (Flight due in at 8:19PM)
The guesses were: (yes, I guessed too....I wanted to see how well I knew me
)
Rosie: 9:45
Dan: 10:24
Jen B: 10:20
Kathy: 10:30
Lessa: 9:45
Marv: 9:52
Glenn: 10:15
Tammie: 10:30
Me: 10:10
JenBear: 11-11:30
I flew out of Moline, which is about 90 minutes or so from home. They charge for parking at that airport, so Danny took me up there and dropped me off, they weren't leaving until the next day to drive down.
Here is my suitcase, all dressed up in its Mickey luggage strap and Magical Express tags ready for its trip.
Going through security I had a random pat down. This is a very small airport...I was the only one going through the line at the time. Didn't think I was that suspicious looking....maybe they were just bored. Then my tote bag got the once-twice-thrice over. They wound up taking it over to a table to root through it. Apparently my sun screen stick and nail clippers (with no file), or possibly my house key, were threatening. Nah....I really think they were bored.
It was 2 in the afternoon, there were half a dozen of them standing around, and I was the only customer there at the moment.
My flight took off a few minutes early and we wound up landing at 7:50 instead of 8:09. Originally it was supposed to land at 8:19, then a couple days before they moved it up ten minutes....but they only moved the departure time up 5 minutes.
When I got to Orlando I got my carry on and tote bag and walked straight over to Magical Express. This is where I got the first clue that this trip was going to be different than others. I was actually walking, steadily, somewhat briskly.....and I wasn't panting and longing for a place to sit.
Yay for good healthy working kidneys!!!
At the ME booth the CM sent me through the Boardwalk line and I went straight to the front. My first thought was "Oh no, I'm the only one going there, I'm going to have to wait until there are more to fill a bus
" But no! After standing there about a minute or maybe 2 they motioned me over to a bus that was waiting.
It was a Mears bus instead of a Magical Express bus so no movie. The driver tried to be helpful by sharing information with the riders. Unfortunately some of what he was saying was incorrect.
I can't tell you specifically what he said wrong...because my notes only say "
Driver "helpful" with some "misinformation" "
At Boardwalk there was only one person ahead of me. I was not putting money or a card down on the room since I would only be in it a couple days before the guys arrived. My
scooter was ready and easily found so off I went to find my room. The room was lovely (studio at Boardwalk) except for one thing....
See all of this extra space over here in the corner....
Well, there is no outlet there
Well, full disclosure, there is one behind the tv cabinet/dresser, but not where I could reach it.
So this is where I parked my scooter to charge it
Its just a little alcove - the scooter blocked the closet and was in the way when I would use the sink...but it was just me there, so I was ok with it.
And for the record
I was in the room at...........
9:19
So the winners of Question#1 are Rosie and Lessa with 9:45!
Rosie - 1 point
Lessa - 1 point
everybody else (including me
) - 0