Well, we finally made it. Made it to day 5, the final day. We woke up in a reasonable time and finished the packing that we started the night before. We decided to go for a quick run. It was to be our last day of really warm weather for a really long time. As I sit here watching the snow fall outside our window, its hard to believe that it was just a few months ago.
So off we went, for our last run around the lake and the buildings of POP century. Our boarding passes had been printed the night before. We were down to our last couple bottles of water, our last TS credits, and about 6 snack credits. That's one thing about me, I am one of those people who likes to use up every last bit of the dining plan. We got a few extra drinks and filled our mugs one last time.
We were off......Or where we?????? Psych - of course we were. No last minute surpises or drama here. The original plan was MK, LTL lunch, and a possible DIS meet with C (aka "too excited to sleep"). Today was her arrival day and she had an ADR at the plaza. The only thing was, I had tried to text C twice and had not heard back from her. I wasn't feeling too optomistic about our DIS meet that morning. There was also a part of me that wanted to hit the World Showcase one more time, just to see if they had opened any of the food and wine kiosks early.
So I made a suggestion to Denny. I said, "Why don't we drive to Epcot. Then we can go there OR take the monorail to MK". Denny was OK with that. I forgot to mention that it was also early EMH at MK and, not surprisingly, we had missed the 8am opening. I'm not a big fan of early EMH, but that's probably because I can't get it together quick enough in the morning to get there.
When we got to Epcot it was about 8:45 and people were going through the turnstyles. But when we got to the turnstyles (yes - we almost went in), the crowds looked heavy. It was probably just my imagination, but the impression of a busy Epcot was enough for me to look at Denny and say, "Oh, let's just go to MK".
So off we went. Denny had never taken the monorail to MK, so he was looking forward to seeing the sights. Except, as you probably know, there aren't many sights to see between Epcot and MK. So we just sat back and enjoyed the quick ride and the comfortable AC.
Here's a quick picture I took as we were leaving Epcot to board the monorail...
When we got to the TTC we had an important decision to make. Monorail or boat? It was actually a pretty easy decision. I hadn't been on the ferry since our very first trip to Disney in 2002. I have a pre digital picture of Nicholas, who was not quite 7, standing on the upper deck of the ferry. Boy does that being back memories. So we hurried to the ferry and got on just moments before departure.
The ferry (well, not our ferry, but A ferry)......
And here are some pics from our relaxing morning cruise.......
Memories of Narcossee's.......
Another "Not our" ferry......
A Magical Sight......
Once we arrived in the park, we took the train back to Frontierland and grabbed FP's for Splash Mtn. Much to my surprise, there was no line for splash mtn, so we got right on. I actually tried to take a few pictures right before we loaded the boat.
I'm not sure why, but Denny got a littl wiggy when we first got on. He said, "I really don't feel like getting wet". And I said, "ohhhhh - we aren't going to get wet. Get the camera out to take some pics".
Well, let's just say that just as I got the camera out, I got whoomped in the back with that perfectly timed fountain of water. You know the one I talking about. The giant geyser that is timed to look like it is created by the boats going down the "big one". My shirt was soaked and my hair was soaked. I immediately thought of Wigd's infamous shower cap and wished I had one just like it.
So, after our near drowning, we didn't take too many pics, cause even the camera got a tad wet. But here's the few we managed.....
Still feeling pretty wet at the end of the ride, we decided to pass up BTM and head back to the interior of the park. Then a funny thing happened. I started feeling a little bit sick to my stomach. I'm not sure why.....was is the hot sun? More than likely it was the wine I had the night before. But it was a weird, unexpected feeling and I asked Denny if we could go over to Peco's Bill to sit for a moment. I thought I might be dehydrated, so I grabbed a big swig of water. Just then I received a text from one of my coworkers. It said, "Your cleaning lady wants to know if its OK to clean"
HOLY CRAP! I forgot to cancel my cleaning lady. She only comes twice a month and I had meant to cancel her at the beginning of the week, but I completely forgot. uggghhhhhh! So I desperately tried to reach her and she was already at my house. I usually do a made clean up before she comes and I was worried that the house was a disaster. She siad it wasn't too horrible, and she was already there, so I told her to do her best.
Oh well - I hate when I screw up. But no harm, no foul. My nausea cleared and we made our plans for the rest of the morning.
Up next......a trip to the treehouse, haunted mansion, hall of presidents, and a much anticipated DIS meet.
)...
How cool is that????? I can't wait to see it. I didn't even know such a wonderful Christmas decoration existed. That is so freak'n great! Thanks!
And I felt like I was forcing myself to do this last update. Now that its done, I have my momentum back. In fact, I tried to DIS last night, but the boards were down. So now I'm sneaking in a quick hit before I start getting ready for church.
They are clueless! I would have been all over that!
