I considered myself to be a “Disney? Meh” person when were planing a trip to Disney World in the fall of 2013. Iris was extra excited; she had been to Disney Land a number of times (the perks of being a cast member) but she had never made it to Florida. I was more subdued, …
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The NASA tour we booked included an airboat ride and we met back at the bus for the 45 minute trip inland to a location that would make a great stereotype for “the south”. After a quick safety lesson (don’t stick your hand out over the water or you could lose it) we were herded …
This was the big day for me, I’m a huge space buff and the NASA tour meant a lot. The trip to Kennedy took 90 minutes and the tour guide kept us entertained with cheesy jokes and videos of the Center and it’s history. I was feeling pretty rough on the ride out, the cold …
I woke up this morning feeling crappy and it was apparent that I had caught a cold on the flight down. I had a scratchy throat in Animal Kingdom but I had assumed it was from screaming on the coasters. I was wrong. To be honest, if you need to be sick with a cold …
We had a relaxing start to the day with a real breakfast in a real restaurant with real seats. It was really good. For real. We found ourselves wandering around half an hour later with a map and the Disney app trying to figure out where to head first. A passing cast member realized we …
Our goal was exploring most of the Magic Kingdom. We’d been told that early December is a quiet time so we were a little surprised by how this day ended up. There’s a Starbucks on the grounds that we planned as our first stop but just like the day before walking through the main gates …
Something we quickly learned about Disney World: It’s huge. I mean it; it’s really, really big. Douglas Adams describing the Universe doesn’t touch the scale of Disney World (ok, maybe not, but damn it’s big). They have an internal bus system that connects all the parks, resorts, and other attractions so making our way to …
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I had no idea what to expect. The enthusiasm Iris had wasn’t rubbing off on me because, really, I had no idea what to expect. Not to say I wasn’t excited for the trip, but without knowing what I was going into I didn’t feel the same thrill she obviously did. To me Disney was …
We flew to Orlando on November 30th and that is the day I must have come into contact with something or someone who infected me with a head cold. We wouldn’t know about that infection until Wednesday when my scratchy throat had to be from something other than screaming like a little girl on the …
We’ll be leaving for Disney World on Saturday at way-too-damn-early AM. I’m looking forward to a week away but I have to say the idea of traveling just after US thanksgiving is leaving me a little nervous. Our flights should avoid any congestion; we are flying to Calgary first and then right to Orlando from …
This spring Iris and I went on our first cruise, a 7 day Alaskan Adventure on the Celebrity Millennium. Over all it was just about a perfect trip and it has certainly put the cruising bug into us. Amazingly it was my first real vacation. The itinerary included a 4 hour stop at the Hubbard …
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