We had a great time on our whilrwind trip back to Florida.
It was a little rough starting out – Owen graced us with a present no more than a couple miles out the door, and we had nothing to clean it up. We stopped at an old auto parts store and a kind man gave us some old towels. Next, we realized that we didn’t have enough working cigarette lighter outlets for the cooler AND the VCR, both of which were absolutely necessary for survival on the 12-hour trip. So we had to stop at another auto parts store, and pick up a lighter y-adapter. By that time it started pouring out, and I blew a fuse plugging the cooler in in the rain. Back to the parts store! Bought a pack of fuses, figured out the fuse system on the van, and got it all humming – we even got an extra-large pack of shop towels to finish cleaning up after Owen.
Once we got out of town, we drove straightaway to Disneyworld without any more real hitches. We arrived at the Park the next day for beautiful weather and short lines – the week before Thanksgiving is a great time to go. Lunch at Tony’s was fantastic – the vinagrette glaze was to die for. We finished the day with some great fireworks.
The next day we headed deep down south into Florida to see all our kin. It was great to catch up with everybody. Dan, Corey and I stayed up into the night playing Jedi Academy every chance we got.
After the days in Fort Myers flew by, we headed up to see Andrea’s dad in St. Pete. It was good to catch up with him, too.
I’m sure there’s more I’m missing from all the time this site’s been down. I’ll try to add more here as my feeble brain recalls it… after all, that’s why I do this blog thing – write it all down, or it’s lost to me forever! :P
