Ok so I did my pre trip report and I put a link below to that now it is time to tell how the trip actually went. So a bit of background I went to Orlando from April 5th to April 13th. I spent time by myself from the 6th to the 8th and the afternoon of the 8th I was joined by my friend and her family. This was the first time I've ever done the parks by myself and I am normally a DL person but have been to DW a few times. DW was picked for this trip so it was easy for my friend and her family to travel down.
I tried to take lots of pics and I will share some but apparently I went a day and half with no pics so who knows what I was thinking.
I will start with April 5th which was my travel date. Well I took a red eye so my travel date was two days.
I live in a small rural Nv town that is conveniently located on Interstate 80 called Winnemucca. It is 2 hours from the nearest airport of Elko which has one flight a day to Salt Lake city, 2.5 hours from the Reno airport (this is the one I normally fly from) and I live 5 hours from the Salt Lake city airport and for this trip this is the airport I picked because I saved about $600 on my ticket.
So I got all packed Friday morning with my favorite luggage and my work bag in case they needed anything from me (which they did not) and my favorite Crocs(they are from my last DL trip in Dec of 2023). The big one is only half full as I needed room for souvenirs. But I was ready to go but my flight did not leave till 1120pm so I had some time to wait.
However, it was snowing at least in my immediate vicinity and the weather forecast over the road I had to drive looked mostly ok but was iffy in places and because I had to go over several summits I left a bit early. There is a hour difference between Nv and Ut so in good driving conditions I needed to leave at 3ishbut because of dicey conditions and my excitement I left at 2ish and it worked out well.
The arrival time is PST so it changed an hour once I crossed to MST. I got there about 8:30 local time. conditions as I pulled on to the main road. Snow everywhere I couldn't wait to get to some heat.
Conditions improved as I got some miles out but the Orange Trees you see in the pic are the Nv state tree always growing alive and well on the roads
Then just rain and snow fluries the rest of my trip.
This was my proof of life and Starbucks run in Elko, I got a cold brew to help stay alert and a iced peach green tea lemonade to go with my grilled cheese sandwich. I only get Starbucks like once every couple months when I go to Elko or Reno.
If you have ever crossed the Salt Flats you know there is not tons to look at. There was a fair amount of water on parts of them not too unusual but something to break up all the white salt.
So I made it to the airport after a quick stop at Target as I forgot my foot powder. I used the Parking Spot for the first time and I really liked it. They told me where to park and the shuttle followed me to my spot and helped me with my bags. I was dropped off at the terminal and was able to quickly check in my bags and security took me less than 5 mins to get through, they were moving. The plane boarded on time and we pushed off from the gate on time but were delayed about 10 minutes deicing (the price you pay for safety). We did make it to Orlando about 15 mins early. I walked out to get my bags which if you have ever checked bags on an early flight you know that it is a curse to be early because they are never ready with crew to get the bags. So I waited there a bit and the fire alarm went off which no one really reacted to. I went outside because it was loud and stood where I could see the baggage carousel. Finally the alarm turned off and the bags started to come a couple minutes after that. I got my bags and ordered my uber and I was on my way.
Me at Salt Lake City Airport
Proof of life in the Orlando Airport.
The uber came and took me from MCO to the Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House. In my next post I will tell you about walking into there for the first time and what I did since it would be hours before I had a room.
Hey everyone following, I have finally found some time to get through my first and day of the trip. So I left off on my way from the airport to the Animal Kingdom Lodge. I had only seen this place in promotional videos and always thought to myself I would love to stay there but those prices always seemed out of reach. But I finally made it and for two nights I could totally swing it.
So I got dropped off out front of the Jambo House and as I walked through the doors I was like this place is AWESOME. I did not get a photo of the lobby when I got in there as I had all my bags and it was just getting light outside. It was just around 620ish and I needed to do somethings before I headed to epcot. Mainly put on some moleskin and change my shoes and of course get out my backpack. So I did all of that and I checked my bags with the bell services.
Then it was 7 and I got on my phone and opened my app. I got a 9:15 LL for Remy's and I bought an ILL for Guardian's. I did not try for the virtual queue because I had a 2pm Spa appointment and I wanted to control the time. I had decided to do early entry and go straight to the Frozen ride. Ok so my plan was set and I headed out to see where the buses were.
I did enjoy the animal drawings on the outside of the hotel. My favorite was the horse
I don't want to brag or anything but I uh got picked up for Epcot on my very own bus. You know what they say "You know you have made it when your own $400K vehicle pulls up with your own private driver"
So I was on that bus at about 7:20ish and the bus driver and I had a good talk about life.
I made it to Epcot and I was like the 15th person in the line waiting for security to open. So not bad but I am not a runner or a have to be there first person so I was not the 15th person through security lol.
Once through security we had to wait and have our tickets checked for early entry. Here is my view while I waited and waited. I have only done early entry once and that was at Disneyland and I rarely ever rope drop because my daughter likes to sleep till lunch but I am always up early. So traveling as a person of one was great because I could get there early. Of course this morning I never went to sleep.
So we finally, got through to our next waiting area, YAY. They basically divided people into 3 bunches based on what ride they were headed to first. I got in the Frozen bunch and waited.
Me waiting with all the people. I did have a nice conversation with the couple in front of me. Its strange for me to be so talkative with strangers but it just felt right.
Finally we were off and people really, really hustle to get there. I walked enjoyed the flowers on the way by them. and got in line for Frozen.
And while I waited outside my first Duck. My daughter, who is 21, and I love to see the ducks whereever we go but you know we really love the Disney Ducks. I took this pic to send to her but I will share my ducks with everyone here too.
Took me about 15 minutes to get to the front of the line. I enjoyed the queue details.
And I loved the ride. It was so cute. The family in the front of the boat kept letting their kid stand up so we did get like 3 announcements to please remain fully seated which took away from the ride a little bit. There is me in the back all by my lonesome and LOVING IT.
So that was fun then I saw a little bakery to the side and I was like yep I will get something, I am hungry. I got a bottle of water and a Mickey Cinnamon Roll. I always think the sweets in the park look soooo good. But and this may make me unpopular, they never taste that good. I ate one ear and threw the rest away. But here is my real secret even though I know I am probably not going to like it. I still buy it. I have a problem. But it is a problem and Disney so how bad could it be.
Anyway done my confessionals for now I headed to Remy. I am at my photo limit so I will post this and keep going.
Ok so I am back to write some more about my first day there. I walked from Norway to France through a still pretty much empty and closed world showcase. I did enjoy just meandering and not feeling rushed. I got to France and there were so many people over there. I for some reason was not taking any pictures at this time but don't worry coming up is a picture of a worm by my diet coke bottle.
So I got to France and I located the Remy ride. It was time for my LL so I went over but just as I was walking up a guy came out and started telling people the ride was temporarily closed. They were not letting people enter but they were not emptying the queue so I stood over by the fountain and watched people get their photos taken. In hindsight I should have gotten my taken but I was living on little sleep, a ear of a cinnamon roll and the excitement of being by myself at Disney.
I like to people watch and I did for about 10 minutes and then I noticed they were letting people through again. I headed in and pretty much walked straight on using the LL. My thoughts are it is a cute ride but not a must do for me in the future just a happenstance for future rides. I got all done with that and had some time before my Guardians ride and I decided to slowly walk back that way. On the way I grabbed a LL for Soarin and it had an immediate return time.
I think I got to Soarin about 30 minutes after I grabbed the LL. I love Soarin, enjoyed seeing the curved Eiffel Tower again, lol. I jumped on Living with the Land after I left Soarin. It was about 20 minutes before my ILL for Guardians so I went over there and grabbed a bagel type sandwich and a diet coke from a guy at a cart. I sat down on the wall and that is when a friendly worm joined me. I drank my diet coke but I did not really like the sandwich after about 2 bites I was done (beginning to wonder if I really need food).
Yes, I take lots of pictures of the mundane. Finally it was time for my first ever Guardians Cosmic Rewind Ride. I went through and I want to say took about 25 mins to get to the ride. I rode with a new stranger friend. When we got on the ride she asked if I had ever been on it and I said no. She told me it was the best ride ever and well...
She was not wrong. This is one of the best roller coasters I have ever been on. I am not sure you can even compare it to other roller coasters because it is so different. I loved it and I did get a second ride on it this trip and I will go on it anytime I am in Epcot. Wait till you see my second ride photo my hair looks amazingly similar.
Well I had got 5 rides in and it was about 1pm, I needed to be to the Grand Floridian Spa by 2. I decided it was time to leave Epcot and head on over. I was super tired but would not admit it to myself. I did what any sane person would do I jumped on the Monorail to the Magic Kingdom.
I got there and had to of course transfer to the resort Monorail. I consider the Monorail free train rides for all. On my way between the two lines I did find a hidden Mickey.
Ok also it might have just been someone's trash.
I got to the Grand Floridian at just before 1:30. I had no idea how to get to the Spa and had to ask for directions twice(yeah I was tired). It is actually quite the little walk from the lobby. Which is pretty and classy by the way.
Well I found the Spa and got checked in. I had been traveling and wearing the same icky clothes for a while now but don't worry I brought a change in my bag. So I showered and got all comfy in the robe, all before my nail tech came to find me. I went and got a basic manicure with design on both hands. The tech was nice and we chatted.
I then had about half an hour before my massage. I took a nap on one of the loungers in the relaxation room. the spa is nice and it was clean but the amenities could be a bit better and more spaced out, it did feel like you were a bit crammed in the relaxation area with everyone else waiting. But I would go again.
Finally Vee came and got me for my massage and I mention her by name because this may have been the best massage I have ever had and it was so relaxing. I got the garden massage with hand and foot treatment for 50 mins. I have never felt in such bliss. If you ever go I recommend asking for Vee.
I got all done with that glorious massage and I took another quick shower to rinse off and put on some clean clothes. It was time to go see my hotel room. I had long awaited getting to stay at this hotel and you know I got a savannah view. So I jumped on the Monorail to the MK and I am not going to lie I so badly wanted to go in but I was also so tired. I made the adult decision to pass the entrance and go to the bus that would take me to my room. I do not regret that decision because I was so excited when I got to my room.
I was on the Kudu Trail 4th floor. I got off the bus and went to the lobby. I stopped at the gift shop as I needed distilled water for my cpap and I got a couple of Cosmopolitan on the Rocks to drink.
And up to the 4th floor. Snapped this pic.
It is just gorgeous in that lobby so comfortable and welcoming.
I headed to my room, I opened the door
and straight to the balcony.
All those animals were just right there for my to see. I loved it and they were all so active. I took a bunch of really bad photos of my view.
I called down for my bags to be brought up and then went out to watch the animals while I waited. I also grabbed some shots of the room. But I am at that pesky 10 photo limit again. Don't worry I was not this good at photoing my whole trip. Next post my room and dinner. Well maybe both if I don't have more than 10 photos.
Alright what did the room look like. Well like this.
and one more view shot.
I already used 3 of my 10 pic limit we may never get to dinner. I had dinner reservations at Sanna at 8, party of 1. It was about 5:30ish when they got my bags up to me. I got them and chatted with the guy a minute and he gave me directions to Sanna.
Then it was time for a drink. I had not had any adult beverages to this point because I was sleep deprived and food deprived and wanted to be able to get around the parks and to the Spa. I poured my a Cosmo and out to the balcony I went.
I sat out there enjoyed the weather, the animals and the drink and I enjoyed watching the antics on some of the other balconies. I read part of my book and just relaxed. I had thought about taking a nap but I was once again all wound up with excitement and maybe Cosmo . Also, I was enjoying my alone time. I am an introvert through and through but I am a manager at work, I help with a big volunteer program and of course family and friends all have pieces of my time where I need to put on my extrovert face and interact. This quiet alone time was special to me.
I sat out there until about 6:45 and then I got ready to go to dinner. I decided to walk over. The walk is easy took me maybe 15 minutes and I was walking slow. It might be intimidating to some as it does wind around the parking areas, I felt safe but I could see how some people might not. There is a shuttle between the two.
I made it over there about 7:15ish. I had about 45 minutes to kill, what did I do? I looked at all the art and some giraffes decided to give me a show. They were out there pulling on the food and running after each other and just looking playful.
I also browsed the gift shop but there was not much in there. I did enjoy the art that was on display and of course watching the animals as the sun went down.
I finally got called to my table it was after 8 when it happened, close to 8:20. They apologized said it was super busy but I was too super tired to care.
I got seated between two group on the back wall. It was a good spot I could see most all the decoration in the restaurant. The one couple seated next to me asked if I was one of those solo travelers. I said yes I am for the first time to Disney alone and loving it. We chatted a few minutes. The waitress came and I ordered the sunset margarita and the Indian style bread service. I had only read about this and I was hoping it lived up to the hype.
and I loved it, too much for one person to eat if you are getting other things but I took the extra with me for breakfast.
I ordered another margarita(after all it is vacation) and the lamb chops.
Beautiful on the plate and delicious in my mouth. I highly recommend. Then I had a dilemma, maybe because of all the drinks, I needed desert. I told the waitress my dilemma was the chocolate cake sounded excellent but I was intrigued by the cake that looked like a giraffe. She pointed me toward the chocolate cake.
I would like to eat this every day of my life. She also introduced me to Amarula for my coffee to go with my cake. She will forever be my best friend that I do not know her name. But she was great and I finally ate and it was great and after the drinks with dinner and the ones from the room and the fact that it was somewhere after 9:30 I needed to go to bed.
But I still had to get back to that bed, I was going to take the shuttle back but they told me it had stopped running already. So I was like walk it it is.
But there was a couple in front of me also, who was going to take the shuttle but had to also walk, who stopped at the bus that had just pulled up and asked if they were going to Jambo House, he said yes, I jumped on with them. Smart couple.
I made it safely back to my room and got ready for bed and I was out like a light.
Day 2 I had to be to the Animal Kingdom as it was a day for a tour on the Wild Africa Trek. Can't wait to see how many pictures I have of that.
Ok so my first day there was great. On my second day I had the Wild Africa Trek planned for myself. So I got up early to watch the savannah wake up from my balcony and did some reading. I love watching the birds in the early mornings they are so active and look like they are just living their best lives. I took my early morning time to also hydrate even though temps were nice I knew I would walk a bunch.
So I got there a little after they had opened for early entry. Here is me on the bus to the Animal Kingdom, do I look tired yet. I am but that did not stop me.
At some point around 7am I bought a ILL for flight of passage for about 230. I figured the tour would be done by then and it would give me a chance to look around at anything I wanted to.
I thought this guy was fun, I work with a bunch of geologist so this pic was for them.
Anyway, I rode the bus and I got there and I looked at some of the animals near the entrance and then I went to Dinosaur. I had not ridden that in like a decade so I only sort of remembered it. I am going to say it was way better than I remembered. And I did not know where the camera was so I was ill prepared for the pic which maybe makes the best ride photos. The family up front was not prepared for the props lol.
I was then going to ride Everest but the instructions said to be at check-in at 8:15 for the 8:45 departure. So I headed that way and got there about 8:10. The check-in was not open. So I went to the restroom, got a banana and a water and bought some cheap sunglasses. See all of my good sunglasses are prescriptions and I decided recently to give contacts a go, so I had no non prescription sunglasses. But I did have my eye on some Mickey Ray Bans but for now the cheap ones will have to do.
So 8:15 came and went and they still had not opened the check-in. Finally at 8:30 they opened it up and started having groups sign waivers, saying we were ok to be eaten by lions or some such liability. Then they took us to our lockers, we were allowed to keep sunglasses, phones and hats as long as they could attach lanyards to them. Everything else went in the locker. So then we began getting outfitted.
They put you in a vest and it is really fall protection so it has straps around thighs and shoulders they adjust for you and then someone else comes and checks it. They give you a name tag which is yours to keep and a water bottle which is also yours to keep. They put lanyards on all your stuff and stand you out of the way to get everyone else. Lastly they give you an ear piece to make hearing so easy during the different tour parts. They also take so many photos of you and for you.
Here I am all ready to go on the Trek, I was so excited for this. And yes I was the only solo party out of twelve people. I loved that too, I was able to talk to most of the other parties at different times and the tour guides were so much fun, and gave me a good tip at the end of the Trek.
So the tour is 3 hours long and most of that is walking between enclosures that are either on the gorilla trail or on the Safari ride. It is interesting to see how much it feels like a trail cut through a wild environment between the enclosures. Except the sprinkler heads here and there give away that there is nothing too wild about it.
They talk about animals as you walk past them but the first stop is the hippos, the male hippos to be exact. They keep the females in the water across the road so they don't get surprise hippos. It is the females you can see best from the safari ride.
There is one of the hippos and duck, how lucky another duck, and then they take your pic in front of the hippo, you can see the tie off behind me. You can walk all the way to the edge of the enclosure although they remind you to be mindful. So when at the hippos a hippo caretaker came over with a bucket of lettuce and threw it in and the hippo came to eat and honked at us. It was amazing, I did capture a video of that. The caretaker told us some facts about the hippos and then opened it up for questions. No one seemed to have questions but I did. I asked how do the animals get their names and how fast can they run. I asked probably 3 or 4 more questions because everyone else did not seem to have anything. On a side note you are not allowed to hug the hippos even if they let you get that close. I of course asked for a friend.
Then we moved on to the bridges. So actually a lot of time to waiting for people to cross the bridges, there are two of them and they are not scary per say but you do need to pay attention because in true Disney style there are planks missing at irregular intervals to make you feel like you are crossing a real dangerous bridge. Of course you are tied off and there is a net underneath, I bet if you tried you could get up over the edge and hang by your fall protection but there are crocodiles under it so choose your adventure wisely.
This is what the brides look like and in my second pic you can see I stopped to take a picture of my feet, oh wait no that was one of the crocodiles I see it now.
This is me finishing the second bridge, the fist one is me finishing the first bridge. They took our name tags off for this but I can't remember why. But I promise even without the name tag it is me. I am 5'1 and some of the boards were spaced a bit far took some stretching to reach so if you are thinking about this tour just know you need a big step at times.
This was the first half of the tour. There is more to see that you see pics of and there is more to come but in my true fashion I have exceeded my pic limit for the post. So I will pick up in the next one.
One more bridge shot, I had stopped to look out over the area and they took this photo.
The second photo is the crocodile the caretaker came to talk about. it was similar to the hippo where they tied us off and we could walk up to the edge. They did not bring anything to feed this guy apparently he had already eaten. It was a fun interaction where, again they told us some facts about them. No one had any questions, so I asked some. How fast can they run, what do they eat, do they get toothaches. Again there is an advisory against hugging them just like with the hippos.
After this interaction they make us take off all the gear they put on us. They lined us up and gave us clear directions on what to do. And we threw it all in bins and bags, I suppose to be washed for the next people. Then the walking part was over and it was time to board the truck. The truck took us on our own private safari tour complete with binoculars, which the kids liked but really they were just something to hold. They told us about the different animals in more detail than you get on the safari ride and of course you can ask questions.
Here is what I thought was an adorable pic of the baby elephant they had there recently with her mom.
These guys were just hanging around.
I did learn that they bring all the animals into the barns at night to check them and feed them something substantial and stuff like that. But the giraffes apparently start to gather around their barn about an hour before it is time to come inside they said if it was up to the giraffes quitting time would be at 3:30. I found that a fun fact and I want to be a giraffe so I can quit at 3:30.
After driving around for a little bit looking at the prey animals it was time for us to get some lunch. I did not grab a pic but in the middle of all these animals is a platform where we were to have lunch and so during lunch we had a view of these guys out there doing their thing.
Lunch was delicious and they called it a snack but trust me when I say it is enough for a meal. They bring it in a tiffin and everything to include the flower is edible.
So let me see if I can remember what was in there. The flower which tasted and had the texture of a sweet lettuce. There was the olives and pickles which were delicious. There was the hummus and flatbread and some prosciutto. There was a mixed fruit cup and curried shrimp and a chicken salad wrap. And you can't see it in the picture but what they said was a granola bar their own recipe, which was so good I dream about it. The drinks were water and POG Juice, but sadly no tequila for that POG Juice. We ate and talked and took pictures.
My daughter found the design and made the shirt for me, I wore it on this day because I was solo so definitely was not matching with anyone. However, my daughter also made one for herself and we have worn them together.
Well we were eating a giraffe got about as close as he could to see what wer were up to. I have a picture of him in the background of a shot with me but I guess I did not download it to this computer. But here he is being all nosy and stuff.
After the lunch there was a bit more tour on the truck. They took us to look at some predators on that part. One of the guides asked did anyone know how they kept prey and predators separated in the park. I won't ruin it if you don't know but the answer is not Natural Selection. I really caught the guides off guard with that answer.
So the tour wrapped up and they took us back to the lockers to get our stuff, the tour guides said goodbye to each group. I was the last out and they asked what I had planned and I said first drinking then flight of passage and then expedition everest. So they asked where I was going to drink and I did not know so they told me to go to the Nomad Lounge which I did not really know about. That was the hot tip for me. So off to the Nomad Lounge I went.
Here are my guides, a big thank you to them, they made this tour fun and enjoyable. I would 100% do it again.
I located the Nomad lounge and there was a wait for any kind of table so I took what was the last seat at the bar (solo travel means solo seats). I started with whatever the fruity drink was, lol I can't remember. It was bit sweet but had just enough punch to it to help relax and feel in vacation mode. I finished with the espresso martini to get a caffeine boost while I was there.
I enjoyed the bartender and the people I talked to around me. But it was time for my flight of passage, which was at 1:30. I think I typed 2:30 in my last post but that was not right. Because my expedition everest was at 2:15. So I wondered from the lounge to the ride. And after having vacation drinks the flight of passage was more amazing than I remember it being.
Now I am at the post limit again and I still have more day two stuff to write about, so I will start another post.
I got all done with flight of passage and looked at the gift shop there and got my picture taken. I have to be honest here I have no clue what that thing in the background is supposed to be. I saw Avatar when it first came out and well, I just don't know much about it.
After getting my pic with an unknown object, I needed to get to Everest for my time to see the yeti. I had a LL and I used it and then I went through the single rider line, which was faster. So I went through it again. Now I rode it 3 times but apparently I only got two pictures on my app.
I was doing my best to look board in the second pic but I just could not stop smiling. I really do like this ride, it took me years to ride it because when I first started going to DW my daughter was young and first wasn't tall enough and then was too scared to ride. So the first time I rode it was during covid. And you probably won't believe it but I love this ride too. I really love just about every ride I go on.
Ok so 3 times on Everest, I was ready to go to the Magic Kingdom. I was also tired. But first on my way out some more pics.
Ok I like to try to have fun with some of my photo pass pics. I don't know what I am supposed to be looking yonder at but I think I nailed it. Then when she asked me to put my arm out I said are you putting something disgusting on there and she said yep try for that. So I did. I love when the photographers have no lines and have time to laugh and talk. Alright keep walking. I walked to the exit browsing some gift shops on the way.
Found my bus waiting area and I waited. But not for too long and I got on the bus and got me a seat. I drank some water and took some ibuprofen, knew vacation drinks might lead to ibuprofen usage. But the guy across from me on the bus saw my medicine and said would it be weird if I asked for some, I gave him some. And then he and his wife and myself talked about food from Louisiana for the rest of the ride. That is where they were from and I used to be stationed there many, many years ago. Funny the conversations that stick out in your mind.
The pictures start getting slim for the afternoon but not nonexistent. I got to the MK and I believe there was some parade or another going on when I entered so I did not do castle pics that day. I went to the right side and wondered down that set of shops to get to the hub.
This was in one of the shops and I knew these things get costly but I did not know they had one that was more than my mortgage. $285,000. There was a husband and wife there and looking at it and she said to him we could buy this instead of a new home. And I said I vote with your wife and he said you don't get a vote. So that was a good chuckle.
There was a space to cross so I went toward adventure land. I was able to grab a instant return for Pirates so Pirates it was. YOHO.
Ok once again you can tell I am a DL nerd and there is not pic on Pirates at DL so I was not at all expecting a photo.
So on my way to pirates I saw the sunglass hut and I went there after pirates to look at the some Mickey Ray Bans. Did I buy them.
Yes, I did and I really like them, I wear them all the time. These will be my non prescription glasses to go with my contacts.
So my boyfriend who only first visited a Disney park when we went in December was quite taken with FrontierLand at DL. He likes western things and really liked it. He wanted to know how the FrontierLand at DW differed. So after my sunglass trip I went on a mission to take pictures all over FrontierLand and send them to him. But before that I grabbed a Big Thunder Mountain LL for like an hour away. So I wondered the area taking pics and texting back and forth with him and I checked out how the retheming on Tiana's was going. It is so pretty on the outside I can't wait to ride it.
There really was no one in the park, I think it was nearing 5 and the Tron VQ was still open. I kept wondering I did not ride anything else I just wondered looking at things and reminiscing in my head. I would be back at this park in the morning because I had an invite to the Crystal Palace to see Pooh and friends for breakfast.
So since I was feeling all the walking and I had felt like I had a nice well rounded day. I decided to not go back to the hotel but to go to Disney Springs for dinner.
I left MK and I wondered to the buses and I jumped on what I thought was the Animal Kingdom Lodge bus because I said to self, I will jump on first resort bus and then just catch a springs bus. Well I can't read and I went to the Animal Kingdom. But there was a Pop bus there waiting so I jumped on. Big mistake kind of.
I got there and I jumped in the Disney Springs bus line where one lady was waiting. So was in her 70s. The bus took 30 minutes to get there. But that is ok because I got to hear a lot of her story and she kept telling it on the bus and it was interesting. So even though the time was more than I expected all of it turned out to be a happy mistake just to get to hear about her life for a while.
We got there and I bid her farewell. I went to Planet Hollywood because close and easy sitting situation. And I am happy with my choice, I sat in the bar area and one of the bartenders took care of me. He understood the mission was to get me feeling good enough to go to the World of Disney and spend money I did not intend to spend. He did a great job with the mission. I had mojitos and a long island and then I wanted coffee and Baileys but the coffee was not brewed. Well I just had the Bailey's (don't judge me it is vacation).
I had a hamburger and fries to eat and it was all good. And I set off for the World of Disney. I don't go to a lot of the stores in Disney Springs, I did stop at Vera Bradley and Coach but I did not get anything, I just like to go look. I saw Basin and I did buy a bunch of shower bombs. I finally made it to the World of Disney and I got some Pandora Earrings, what I thought looked like I could be pajamas but are probably meant to be real clothes but I enjoy my pretend pajamas. And then I got my kid some stitch stuff.
I then decided it was time to go back to my hotel. It was my last night there . I got back and sat out for a while on the balcony as the last of the daylight faded. I did a little bit of packing and I went to bed. Tomorrow would bring the last of my solo adventure and I needed rest to celebrate with Pooh.
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conditions as I pulled on to the main road. Snow everywhere I couldn't wait to get to some heat.
. Also, I was enjoying my alone time. I am an introvert through and through but I am a manager at work, I help with a big volunteer program and of course family and friends all have pieces of my time where I need to put on my extrovert face and interact. This quiet alone time was special to me. 
. I got back and sat out for a while on the balcony as the last of the daylight faded. I did a little bit of packing and I went to bed. Tomorrow would bring the last of my solo adventure and I needed rest to celebrate with Pooh. 
