Buttys' travels in Orlando - Day 1

[elisebutt]

The Cast:
Me – Elise, 30 something – harassed housewife, organiser of shopping, holidays, decorating etc
DH – Baz, 33, Workaholic, hates holidays, blind, guide dog owner, fund-raising manager for Guide Dogs
DS1 – Zach (AKA – the demon child from hell), just turned 7, various undiagnosed problems – EBD, ASD, ADHD – you name it, but very cute
DS2 – Danny, the exact opposite, little angel, cute as a button – the list goes on, turns 2 in May

Day 1 – Getting to Heathrow
Mac and Nixon picked up by friends the night before and keys given to Simon, who is house and cat sitting. All packed and ready by 2.30. Our friend is giving us a lift to the flightlink stop – Aaaagh – didn’t tell us he had a micro car!!! Baz has Danny on lap, Zach is in footwell between back seats, I have front seat with smaller bags on lap and rest of luggage is stowed all around car – tiny space left at back to see thro mirror. Please don’t let us have an accident.
Phew – get there on time and safe – Surprise, surprise, coach is 40 mins late – sigh.
Get on coach and children behave like spawn from hell – please God – not like this tomorrow!!! Only an hour and a half – seems like ten tho. Get to the Central Bus station – where’s the taxi rank??? Oh My God – It’s over at terminal 3!!
See if you can imagine this – Me pushing Danny in buggy, blind DH pushing trolley laden with luggage, guided by 7yr old and me trying to help steer through the bus station to the lift and through the tunnel and up this enormous ramp to terminal 3. Trolley decides to jam at the end of the moving walkway so I have to leave Danny and help to unjam it – Many incredulous looks from people piling up behind, but does anyone offer to help ?? Big Fat NO!!!

Finally get a taxi to Holiday Inn – Soooooperb hotel. Enormous room, Danny hates the travel cot and Zach loves the sofa bed.
Dinner is wonderful; if a tad expensive - £90 with wine – steaks all round and kids meals. Couldn’t sleep – Danny wants to play and has found out how to get out, Zach and me too excited. Baz puts on radio and headphones and sleeps - loudly!

 

[KayleeUK]

Great start I love new trip reports

Kaylee

 

[CarolynU]

Wonderful to read something new. It is hard to sleep on that first night isn't it? I am really sorry that no one offered to help you, sometimes people only think of themselves. Off to read the next part. Carolyn

 

[Sue F UK]

I take it the wine was purely for the purposes of helping you sleep Elsie. LOL - seems to have worked on Baz !

 

[Fiona R from UK]

Some people are so callous That's attrocious behaviour

Were you in the new Holiday Inn a 5 minute bus ride away? We thought it was excellent value for money too. Off to read Day 2.....

 

[Hilary]

I know just what you mean about sleeping loudly LOL. Must be a man thing!

 

[WDWfan uk]

.......what a stressful start!
I hope that all goes much more smoothly in the next installment..............

 

[Minniespal]

Thanks for the wonderful report - luv reading them!!!!