Tessa's trip report - Day 1 (ish...)

[tttessa]

Hiya all, we're back!

cast:
me
dh
dd1 (6)
dd2 (4 nr 5)

We had an eventful trip! Firstly, our trip to Dover - we got 30miles and DD2 was SICK - luckily in the service station loo's near Swindon - literally ALL over them!!!! The cleaning lady was WONDERFUL!! and made her feel not so bad about it

We got to Dover ahead of schedule (if you've read my previous posts, you'll know I'm a MANIC planner!!! and obsessively early for Everything ) and the loveley lady there bumped us onto an earlier boat - for NO extra charge - fantastic!

We got to grandma's then DD1 was sick - all over the bathroom (the seat cover was down!!!) but all appears to have been a bit of travel sickness - no further episodes thankfully. Anyhow, after grandma's, we travelled up to DLRP and our stay at Davy Crocketts (DCR) on the 12th to 17th April

Arrived at 2:20 - checked in straight away - no queue to check in, given key to cabin, unloaded car + headed to the park.
Got there just in time for the parade - they were at the bottom of main St when we got in - kids loved the princesses + tigger on his bouncy stilts - not sure about the pongs though - a bit like being trapped in a room with cheap air freshener...

After parade - headed to POTC - 15min wait - kids loved the drops inside - not so keen on the skeletons, but no major wobbles.
Then tea at Pizzeria Belle Notte - Bolognase Pizza + Garlic Bread for us, Mickey Pizzas and Ice cream for the girls - All yummy, hot and freshly prepared - the place was empty as candleabration was about to start - not to fussed about missing it the first night as we had many more to go....
Headed to IASW and walked on, then Alice's labyrinth, which the girls LOVED (for some odd reason...)
Then headed out of the park as we were tired from travelling, did snow white on the way - kids HATED it -too scary

Paid a visit to DCR village shop - well stocked - includine FRESH SEMI_SKIMMED MILK!!! yippeee. Saw goofy outside shop - so got his autograph and a cuddle!!!!

Then off to bed.........

More later..
Tessa

 

[hildasmuriel]

Oh, I feel so sorry for you, having both daughters get sick. Thank goodness it was nothing serious.
Sounds like a great first day at the Park.

 

[ariel75]

looking forward to reading more any photos?

 

[bells]

Looking forward to next installment

 

[mulan1]

great start, funny bout the pongy floats lol i can imagine the smell!
what is it about snow white that seems to scare the lil uns? Cos then i won't bother with it when i go...? thanks!

 

[tttessa]

On Snow White they seem to concentrate on the "dark" side of things - I don't want to do a spoiler for those who want the magic, but there's lots of the ugly witch, there's quite a bit of the dark spooky woods, the whole atmosphere did seem a bit menacing, so I could see why the girls were quite frightened - but they soon forgot..

Tessa

 

[tennisfan]

Sorry to hear about your daughters getting sick, at least it wasn't too serious.

I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.

 

[Disney owl]

Great start

 

[jillrobinson]

Nice start to the trip, I think the thing with Snow White is that you don't anticipate that it's going to be scary, but that forest
I now all about travel sickness, now we swear by "Traveleze" pastilles, they last 24 hours and we've found work best if taken the night before, we used travel bands last time too, don't know if they helped but both of my 2 were fine both ways.
Off to read day 2

 

[Cyrano]

Another who has experienced someone in the car being caught with travel sickness.
However glad to hear that it was isolated and you have arrived at DLP.
Looking forward to reading the next installment

 

[ryan.stephens]

Hi tttessa,

I know how the children must have felt...I was sick just on the evening I arrived due to travel sickness.

Just off to view your other days now

Oh just remembered we were there around the same time so I might have passed you by without knowing lol...do you have a photo of your gang and I'll look out for you in our photos?

 

[Ware Bears]

Great start (apart from your poor DDs )