Tonga Toast!

Today we had brunch reservations at the Kona Cafe, so we got up early and headed out to Magic Kingdom.  Kim and I rode on Dumbo and then we all went on Peter Pan's Flight, the Winnie the Pooh ride and then we went to see Mickey's Philharmagic.  Then we headed to Haunted Mansion for another ride on that and rode the train around the Magic Kingdom.

We hopped on the monorail and headed out to the Polynesian for our meal.  Kim, Dave and I had the Tonga Toast (thick sourdough bread, stuffed with bananas, then turned into french toast).  It was soooo good.  Gary had the Big Kahuna (eggs, pancakes, homefries, etc) and he loved that too.  We all said we would return to eat there.

From there we split up.  Dave went back to the room to rest (he was pretty tired) and Kim and Gary headed to Epcot.  I went to Animal Kingdom to ride on Expedition Everest and shop.  Since Dave has no interest in doing either of those things, it worked out rather well.

Then we all got supper at the Mara and after supper, Kim and I did laundry.  Not very exciting, but it needed to be done.  Tomorrow is Epcot in the morning, then Kim and Gary are meeting up with friends of theirs and Dave and I are on our own.  I'm not sure what we will be doing yet.

Until then....

Freakishly cool!

We left to go the the Magic Kingdom in the pouring rain.  By time we got there it had slowed to sprinkles and by time we finished eating, it had stopped.  The weather after that was oddly cool and comfortable.  70 degree weather in Florida at the end of June?  Who would have thought that was possible?!

We rode Buzz Lightyear, Carousel of Progress and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.  Then we headed over to Fantasyland and we rode the Carousel and, for the first time in my life, It's a Small World. 

We then got anought Dole Whip float (pineapple soft serve ice cream in pineapple juice), and then Dave and I headed home, while Kim and Gary stayed for the parade and fireworks.

Tomorrow, we go back to finish up the Magic Kingdom in the morning and then go to the Kona Cafe for breakfast.

Yeah, life is rough. :-)

No updates?

Having too much fun to update regularly!  Sorry!

The internet connect here is slow, so photos do not upload quickly.  Expect more when I get home. 

Yesterday was Magic Kingdom in the evening where we rode Pirates, Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain.  This morning it was off to Animal Kingdom where we rode the safari, did both walking trails and went to Flights of Wonder.  Now we are waiting for a fairly substantial thunderstorm to pass before heading back out to Magic Kingdom.  Kim wants to see Wishes (the fireworks show at Magic Kingdom) tonight.

Radisson Manchester

So I got a really great deal on Hotwire for the Radisson...$78.00 a night, taxes and fees included.  The hotel is VERY nice and the rooms are large and comfortable.  The beds are sleep number beds and we've adjusted ours.  Oh and free WiFi!  So far we are very pleased.

Tonight we are going to dinner at the Portland Pie Company which is just around the corner.

Tomorrow we leave at 5 am to get to the airport for our 6:40 am flight.  We should be in Orlando by 9:45 and in Disney hopefully by 11 am.

Until then...Happy Travels!

Welcome!

I've started this blog so that you could follow along on our travels (if you are interested in doing so).  I'll try to update it every day while traveling...we'll see how that goes.

Right now, we are getting ready to head off to Manchester where we will stay overnight before flying out to Orlando on Tuesday morning, at 6:40 am! 

I'll update when we get in and settled at Manchester. At that time,  I will post a short review of the hotel that we got on Hotwire.

That's it for now...Happy Travels!