Day 5 - Part 3
Our reservation for Hoop-Dee-Doo was for the 7:15 show and we thought that by leaving at 5:00 it would give us plenty of time to do a little sight seeing and of course more shopping.
We took a bus to Epcot and then caught the next bus heading for Fort Wilderness. When we got off the bus, it was spitting outside and we had to be careful where we stepped, as the ground was muddy with pools of puddles scattered around the property. This place was huge and we had no idea where Pioneer Hall was located.
Goofy forcing a smile here
It seemed we werent the only ones looking around like a bunch of lost stooges. So, like we always do in these kinds of situations, we followed a small crowd heading towards the nearest building. This tactic seems to work most times because there are usually at least one or two people who know where they are going.
As it turns out, the crowd we followed was just as lost as we were. They proceeded to get instructions from a CM on how to get to Pioneer Hall. We had to go back to the bus stop and catch yet another bus. I hadnt realized just how big Fort Wilderness was until this moment. If we didn't live so far away from WDW, this would be the perfect place to go camping.
By the time we reached our destination, we had an hour to spare so we wandered towards the water the check out the marina. The rain tapered off a bit, but still no blue sky in sight. We strolled along the beach looking at the mouse boats. Prince Grumpy told me he would like to rent the boats on our next trip. Woohoo he said next trip. I smiled up at him. Sure, we can do anything you like as long as it means were coming back I thought to myself.
We made our way to the dock, while the girls busied themselves with the ducks that seemed to be following them around. They have fishing boats as well as pontoon boats for rent and after checking out the cost, we discovered it wasnt as expensive as we had imagined it to be. However, DH would much prefer the mouse boats. He has this need for speed thing.
Prince Grumpy and I walked back to check on the girls and this is what happened next:
Goofy: Guess whats in my hands?
Whenever I hear that question coming from my DDs, its something I definitely dont want to know. She started to giggle and opened her hand to show me graham crackers. At first I was puzzled until it dawned on me that she was using the crackers to feed the ducks.
Me: Hey, the sign says not to feed the animals.
Why is it that my DDs cannot seem to follow simple rules? I guess they come by that naturally from their father. Of course DH was taking their picture, telling them to get closer instead of asking them to stop feeding the ducks.
Me: Its a wonder why I dont have any grey hair.
Goofy: How come Dad has so much grey hair?
Prince Grumpy: (snarling) Every time you two do something wrong, I get one new one.
JoJo: (laughing) Dad, you must have been a very bad child then, because Poppys hair is ALL white!
I roared at this, walked away and headed towards the gift shop because I didnt want to be a part of their wrong doings.
Edited To Add:
*****Warning for Linnie*****
Do not look any further - rabid ducks below
In case everyone is wondering what I am talking about follow the link below and read the post, but be forewarned - make sure you are not drinking anything as you'll find yourself spewing it all over your screen
Lin vs. The Rabid Duck
Coming Up: Hoop-Dee-Doo Revue