Let's see now,, it's tuesday,,,
Yes it is. Tuesday February 26th, to be precise.
our last full day at The Royal Pacific, and we are beginnning it by the pool.
Oh, yeah. That's right, you were going to have a few drinks and regain consciousness... wake up by the pool.
Diane joined me down there only a half hour later,
Ah, so it was just you that passed out by the pool.
check.
and we just sat mostly in silence, reading or just looking around.
Yup. Nobody likes loud noise when they're hung over.
Then we were back up there, changing and having what is probably a "too early Cocktail Hour,
And what's the best remedy for a hangover? A little hair of the dog?
' but , oh well, as they often say,, Schlitz Happens.
No Schlitz up here. I think. I've heard of it... never seen a commercial for it that I can recall.
And apparently, another short video.
I liked that vid. I thought it was cool that you could see not only parts of US but your old hotel too.
We then passed through the pool again to get to the boat launch;
Gee that's too bad that you had to get all wet before you even got to the park.
Yes,, if you haven't noticed before,, I'm big on pool pictures,, always have been,,, pool pics just say "vacation" to me, make me happy.
I hear ya.
On a side note, there is one thing that all 3 hotels on property have in common that I DO NOT LIKE.
And that is really confusing layouts.
I guess that goes with the territory. Large amounts of tourists means huge hotels. And to attract those large amounts of tourists you have to have visually appealing properties... which results in confusing layouts.
And they have now implemented new "pool Gates" that , believe me,, the operation of is not intuitive.
You are never sure if they are under hotel lockdown at certain times of the day,, or if you need your room card to open it,, and if so,,, Rotsa Ruck figureing out how the latch/handle/knob/catch/lockout, works.
Just one more reason why you should be bringing your grandkids... so they can operate the pool gates.
I saw a family of 5 give up and climb over it, Commando style. Granny looked really funny climbing over.
Which makes you wonder why bother having it in the first place.
And no, this guy in the background is just there for show, I know, I swam out to it but couldn't get it started, but what an entrance i could have made landing it on the Jurassic River Adventure!
And of course,,, like everything else Disney or Universal,, there is a whole story behind this biplane and how it got here that you can read about in the lobby.
I did some googling and couldn't find out much about that albatross. But I did find out that Jimmy Buffet also had one and it's on display in Orlando. Apparently he and Bono (of U2 fame) were taking off from Jamaica when they were shot at by the local police who mistook them for drug runners.
Oh look, Dino Drool on my head!
So you decided to check on the Santa Fe after all?
Ok, next vid is a bit from the River Adventure ride.
I like this ride a lot,, I'm still a big kid when it comes to Dinosaurs and when I come across Jurassic Park on tv I end up leaving the channel there, no matter how many times I've seen it.
Yeah, you and I'd get along just fine. I have no idea how many times I've seen bits and pieces of that show just because I've stumbled across it while channel surfing.
That ride looks pretty good. It reminded me of Jungle Cruise too... but a whole lot better.
And there is a spitting dino who gets me in the face almost every stinkin time! No kidding,, doesn't matter which side I sit in,,, he gets me.
Wait,,, it couldn't be Smidgy getting me , could it?
Hmm,, I'm the one that sounds like an idiot in the video.
But you knew that anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter.
It's nice when someone does your job for you.
We didn't ,,, ok,,, I didn't ride it this time,,, DR. Doom's Fearfall ,,, or Dr. Fearfalls Doom ride,,, but I have many times in the past.
You didn't... but Smidgy did?
What it is is a tower that takes you up and then drops you. Sometimes it Shoots you up, and drops you slowly,, other times it's the other way around.
I've ridden a similar ride at Marineland near Niagara Falls. They increased the height by putting it at the top of a hill. It's billed as the world's tallest triple tower ride... no idea where it ranks against single or double rides. Anyway, I was really nervous to ride this thing but when Kay and I reached the top (shot up, not slow) the view was really something else. I started pointing out things to Kay, "Look there's the killer whales, there's Niagara Falls..." It suddenly occurred to me that we still had to
go down. Just then the bottom dropped out...
Nobody does scenery, and asthetics like Disney does, But without a doubt,, the Rat Barges blow them away!
Kali is WAY too short,,, and really not fun enough to warrant getting that soaked.
Huh. I wasn't expecting that. Do you think Disney got a bit complacent there?
There was still a couple things we wanted to do at the Studios,,, so we up and left and went back to there where we caught the "Animal Actors on Stage" show, which was a waste of time.
It's one of those shows you forget how it was,, until you are watching it again,, and then you realize why you forgot how it went. It's up there with watcing goldfish races... in a bowl!
I hate that. You see a movie in the TV guide and think, "Oh, yeah. I've always wanted to see that." Then you take the time to watch it only to realize halfway through that a) You've already seen it and b) it's lousy.
turned out the little kid they got to come up and "help" them, couldn't speak English. it was kind of funny then to watch the cast members when they realized their error.
Heh. That would be fun.
It's like when the animals at stunt shows aren't in the mood to do the tricks they are supposed to do,,,(see Thumper's Report).
That's just what it reminded me of.
Now, I admit , I was NOT the best choice they could have made when they picked me for the Indy Stunt Show at Hollywood Studios last year,,, but I do know one thing,,,
I wasn't BORING!
Nope! I'll give you that one. You're never boring!
But we had to do SOMETHING.
We rode Dudley this time and got "medium Wet".
Is that like being "a little bit pregnant"?
thats's when I saw the guy step into the Orgasmatron.
Yes,, I know,, I used this joke early at the airport,,,but this even LOOKED like the real thing!
So how exactly do you know what a real Orgasmatron looks like?
Don't answer that!!! There are some things that the world is not prepared to know.
Hey, I didn't say this was a GOOD thing!
You can say that again!
But don't.
Say what?
Okay. I thought I'd just learned a little something extra about you there.
And I'm thinking,,, 5 dollars? Thats not so bad.
For what I'm looking at? What we are talking about?
Heck 900 number costs more than that to just connect.
Yes,, it would have been stupid to change into wet clothes when we were already that way.
Reasonable.
No, no fights this time,, just a lot of fun singing along,, kidding with the piano players. And you know what? This is very much like Jellyrolls on the Boardwalk, where they also have dueling pianos.
Haven't been to either... but it sounds like a blast.
Mainly,,, they don't charge 20 bucks cover just to get inside!
$10 a pop... just to walk in? Geez, if the entertainment's good, you're going to stick around anyway and order food and drinks, right?
Didn't we cover this already?
they not only have TWO fancy drinks,,, Hurricanes or whatever,,, for the price of one,,, but also,
TWO Appetizers for the price of one,,, we had dinner there that night with them, singing and drinking along! It was great!
Like I said. Sounds like a blast. Now I wanna go.
But of all that they had to offer,,,welll,,,
as was once said in a movie that's in my top ten,,,,
"she chose poorly".
Really? I thought the first one was great... the second one was abysmal... the third one was just 'pretty good'.
After a couple hours of this, we went on back to our room to get ready for an early exit tomorrow, not quite sure how itj's going to work out and I'll exlain in the next chapter.
Okay, I'll just sit here until you do.
But as much as I hate to leave our King Bed Suite,,,,Home is calling,
we are going back to Caribbean Beach baby!
Okay! And thanks for the chapter!
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I got so far behind again! I had to stop in mid-catch up to tip my had to you yet again Ponzerooni. Exemplary work my friend.
