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Part 10-The trip home
***Starring***
Valerie-me
George-DH
Hannah-DD
Angus-DS
Andrew-DN(nephew)
Amber-DC(cousin)
December 22nd
Well, the day had arrived. The day we had to leave the magic of Disney World behind
We got up early, with heavy hearts. We ate breakfast and finished packing the car. We took one last look around our lovely rooms at OKW and left to begin the long trip home. We had plans of going to Kennedy Space Center on the way home. This is something George and I have always wanted to see and the kids were really looking forward to it. On the way however, Hannah got sick. She vommited all over the back seat of the van
That put the nix on KSC. She started feeling better about an hour later and wasn't sick again at all.
Now let me tell you, the trip down was fine. The kids behaved very well and everything mostly went fine. The drive home however, was horrid! The kids were terrible! Hannah and Andrew fought like cats and dogs. They wined and complained and just drove us all nuts! Angus cried for 3 hours striaght. At least it seemed like it. Everyone was misserable! We drove for 9 hours the first day and it felt like 99 hours! Finally we got to our hotel in Columbia SC. Once again, like the trip down, the hotel was awful! No connecting rooms as I had requested and they were smoking rooms. One of the rooms actually smelled like someone was smoking something illegall, if you get my drift. I also requested a crib for Angus. The girl at the counter said,"well, let me check. I'm not sure if we have one." She found one but I had to take it to the room!
I went to give the kids a bath and I had to scub the tub out before I could. It was discusting! We didn't even want to sleep in the beds for fear of unclean bedding. We went to bed very early that night and left the hotel at 6 am for the last leg of the trip. Today was much better! The kids must have got it all out of their sytems the day before because they were very good today. It took us 10 hours to get to Pittsburgh but it seemed alot shorter of a drive than the day before!
We arrived in Pittsbugh very happy to be home! Well almost home anyway. We actually live in Erie but were spending the holidays with Georges parents this year.
The first thing we did when we got there was watch all the video we took! It was great to see eveything again. The kids still watch these tapes almost daily!
This was our first trip to Disney World but definitly not our last! We are 100% Disney addicted now!
Now all we have to do is wait for our next trip. DIS-Convention 2001 here we come!
I hope you all enjoyed reading this trip report as much as I've enjoyed writting it!
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<font color=red>First WDW trip Dec 2000 PO and OKW</font>
<font color=blue>Next WDW trip DIS-Convention 2001! Port Orleans, AKL Dec 2-6</font>
***Starring***
Valerie-me
George-DH
Hannah-DD
Angus-DS
Andrew-DN(nephew)
Amber-DC(cousin)
December 22nd
Well, the day had arrived. The day we had to leave the magic of Disney World behind
We got up early, with heavy hearts. We ate breakfast and finished packing the car. We took one last look around our lovely rooms at OKW and left to begin the long trip home. We had plans of going to Kennedy Space Center on the way home. This is something George and I have always wanted to see and the kids were really looking forward to it. On the way however, Hannah got sick. She vommited all over the back seat of the van
That put the nix on KSC. She started feeling better about an hour later and wasn't sick again at all.
Now let me tell you, the trip down was fine. The kids behaved very well and everything mostly went fine. The drive home however, was horrid! The kids were terrible! Hannah and Andrew fought like cats and dogs. They wined and complained and just drove us all nuts! Angus cried for 3 hours striaght. At least it seemed like it. Everyone was misserable! We drove for 9 hours the first day and it felt like 99 hours! Finally we got to our hotel in Columbia SC. Once again, like the trip down, the hotel was awful! No connecting rooms as I had requested and they were smoking rooms. One of the rooms actually smelled like someone was smoking something illegall, if you get my drift. I also requested a crib for Angus. The girl at the counter said,"well, let me check. I'm not sure if we have one." She found one but I had to take it to the room!
I went to give the kids a bath and I had to scub the tub out before I could. It was discusting! We didn't even want to sleep in the beds for fear of unclean bedding. We went to bed very early that night and left the hotel at 6 am for the last leg of the trip. Today was much better! The kids must have got it all out of their sytems the day before because they were very good today. It took us 10 hours to get to Pittsburgh but it seemed alot shorter of a drive than the day before!We arrived in Pittsbugh very happy to be home! Well almost home anyway. We actually live in Erie but were spending the holidays with Georges parents this year.
The first thing we did when we got there was watch all the video we took! It was great to see eveything again. The kids still watch these tapes almost daily!
This was our first trip to Disney World but definitly not our last! We are 100% Disney addicted now!
Now all we have to do is wait for our next trip. DIS-Convention 2001 here we come!
I hope you all enjoyed reading this trip report as much as I've enjoyed writting it!
<font color=red>First WDW trip Dec 2000 PO and OKW</font>
<font color=blue>Next WDW trip DIS-Convention 2001! Port Orleans, AKL Dec 2-6</font>
I loved them - they are all a joy to read! 
I'm glad to hear she wasn't ill the whole way home. That would have been awful for her, and you, too!
