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Great update and photos! DH looks very happy with his experience! Sounds like a wonderful time at Epcot, despite the cold. Looking forward to more
Thank you.
He is a HUGE race fan so he loved it. He said it would be a dream job working there.
Luckily it was only chilly at night that day.
For the most part, the days were very warm.
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I'm enjoying your report, Trisha! Your DH looks so natural in that picture...Sounds like you are making the most of your days and getting alot done. Thanks for all the reviews. I've been cautious of trying Rose and Crown, thanks for the description, and the pics. Keep it coming!
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Well there it was our 4th day at WDW. The worst of my cold played with me all day , and DD7 was on constant bordline meltdown...so I did'nt end up taking a lot of pics.
We went to Animal Kingdom. You know....this is a park that I have never been able to have a solid opinion on. It is pretty for sure. The few rides that they have a good ones, but it is kind of the Sybil of parks. Never really knowing what it is.
A couple of good points aside from this is it is a great place to take some photos, and I like the dinosaur ride (though it seems out of place there).
It was a fairly warm day, bordering hot. But then again for some strange reason AK always seems to be hot. I don't know what it is. There is a lot of trees and such. It should be cooler. LOLWho knows.
Here are some pics.
Santina and Kenneth outside of Dino Land
One of my Safari pics
Various shots from AK.
Well after looking around until about 2-ish we went back to the resort.. A bit more relaxing...well for DH and the kids. I was off to do laundry.
I bring this up because I met a Lady there who made an impact on me.
Well of course the laundry is one place that you tend to get a little quite time. I was sitting there waiting around for my clothes to get done and feeling a bit grumbly. Its sometimes strange how much information that stranger will tend to share. I quess it is true that sometimes it is much easier to talk to someone you'll never see again. She revealed to me that she was brought to WDW by her daughter . Apparently this woman had fairly recently been told that the cancer she had been fighting was now terminal. Well , her daughter decided on a family trip. "anywhere that you want to go in the World Mom.." Where does she pick? You got it. She said that she always brought the kids there when they were younger and it just held such wonderful memories for her.
What a beautiful woman. To see that sparkle from someone in her spot was just touching. I can't explain it really. I guess it was just a big splash of cold water for me. Sometimes I think that we all dwell on the challenges of life instead of seeing the joy.
Sorry if that seemed sappy , but I had to share it as a memorable part of the trip for me.
Anyways on a more Disney note .... Later that night we dined at Ohana (as I mentioned in the beginning).
After that it was a quite but good night, a good end to our time at the poly.
The next day we headed for the port and the Wonder .
Here are some misc pics from our stay on land.
Wishes
Kids in the Poly Lobby
The water parade from the beach
Dread Pirate Sara DTD
Both taken outside T Rex at DTD-we did'nt eat here , but it looked cool. 2nd pic is Sara and Kenneth
That stinks that your cold decided to kick in during your trip. I'm glad to hear it didn't keep you down though. I know what you mean about Animal Kingdom. I never really could decide what I really thought about that park and then I got the Imagineer's Guide to Animal Kingdom and after reading what went in to developing the park, I have a much greater appreciation for the beauty of it. Now when we go, we take it really slow and just try to notice the details around us.
Just an FYI. i'll be finishing my trip report in the next few days.
I have lots of pics coming up from the cruise.
I've been a bit preoccupied also. when we got home from our trip , my DH informs me that the company that he works for is closing April 1st...permantly. He did'nt tell me because he did'nt want to ruin the trip for us.
We'll find out tomorrow if he has a new job at another company.
A few pixies would go a long way here.
Sorry to be a downer.. sometimes putting it out there makes you feel better,
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Great trip so far!!
Both taken outside T Rex at DTD-we did'nt eat here , but it looked cool. 2nd pic is Sara and Kenneth
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your laundry story! Sure fills your heart. Looking forward to more
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