After the lovely parade we made our way out of the park. We did stop to watch the fireworks, but the CMs kept making us move because we were stopping in the walkway. They had taped off areas that people were not allowed to stop, and if you did you had to be out of the white lines. They were very very strict about staying out of the walk way. Which was good for the people who were trying to walk, but annoying at the same time.
After the fireworks we tried to quickly make our way out of the park but of course tons of other people were doing the same thing. I remembered an excellent tip I'd read somewhere, to walk through the shops instead of the street since they go all the way through. This was an excellent plan. We made it out in one peace and actually got into the first bus to AKL. We did have to stand, and at an 18 minute ride back it seemed like ages, but that was better than having to wait for another bus.
It was late enough Zawadi Marketplace was closed so we couldn't cut through it like we usually do, we were so tired that extra bit of walking seemed like a lot! The pull-out bed already had sheets on it which was such a nice touch. I did check that they were fresh sheets since I've read a few horror stories about that, but they were perfectly find. I tried to catch up on my journal but didn't get far before falling asleep. It was a fabulous first day at WDW. Oh, I must mention that we both kept feeling like we were still on the ship, it was an odd sensation to say the least!
Day 2 Plans:
10am breakfast at Boma
back to Epcot to see more F&G Festival items
back to MK to do some rides
7:30 dinner at California Grill
I woke up at 8:50 and mom had already been up watching the animals for a while. I don't know how she wakes up early on vacation, sleeping in is one of life's luxuries for me. After getting ready I had some of my delicious Diet Mountain Dew that I had ordered from Garden Grocer. I had survied on Diet Coke on the cruise, but there's nothing like your favorite drink when you haven't had it for a while
We watched the animals for a little while before heading to breakfast. Mom was not excited about this meal, we had tried Boma for dinner once before, and while I enjoyed it thoroughly she was not as impressed. I had heard such good things about breakfast I really wanted to try it, and she half heartedly agreed. Well it quickly became one of her favorites
There weren't too many people in there, so mom requested a table by the window which wasn't a problem. Isi from Puerto Rico was our wonderful server, and after ordering Jungle Juice as our beverages I realized I forgot the TiW card so quickly went back to the room for it. Mom kindly waited for me to go get food. Thankfully it wasn't too long of a walk. When I got back we headed to the buffet. There were tons and tons of choices, too many for one meal, it was hard to choose.
view from our table
I just loved these light fixtures
fabulous details
The most magnificent Jungle Juice
The highlight of breakfast was the bread pudding frech toast with pecan caramel sauce. Mom was in love. We met the chef who invented it, Chris, he was very very nice and informed us that there were no calories when eating at Disney during your birthday. That birthday button was magical
Look at all these delicious carbs
The pancakes were absolutely fabulous! So fluffy and light. Yummy Yummy Yummy!!! I like honey on my pancakes instead of syrup, and Isi brought me this which I thought was too cute.
We decided on some healthy things as well. The asparagus man sang mom happy birthday after seeing her button. She was on cloud nine.
we both also had an omlette
mom had another serving of the frech toast she loved it so much.
While waiting for the check I realized mom had not touched her giant glass of Jungle Juice, and instead of letting it go to waste I decided to go back to the room again and get a container to take it with us. I'm not sure if they would have frowned upon it, so I tried to be as sneaky as possible. Jungle Juice can not be wasted!!! I think we were so full we didn't eat anything until dinner. It was such a magnificent breakfast!
We sat by the pool for a while to let our tummies digest, and I finally got caught up in my journal. I had gotten a day behind which was not good.
A few pictures around the pool area.
Perhaps an extra trip in the future.
