Resorts

 This morning we began the day with breakfast at Cape May Cafe at Disney's Beach Club resort. Our Disney tickets are not good until next week so today we focused on the resorts. It is fun to look around to see what is new at the resorts.

We decided to the gondola for the first time ever.

We really didn't need to go anywhere so we decided to check out The Riviera Resort, also for the fist time since it opened.

Disney details make the resorts. These are mosaics made up of millions tiny tiles.

In the late afternoon Megan and I decided to go to a couple of resorts to look around. None of the girls wanted to go with us because they find it boring so we had an unexpected date night.

We went first to see the tower expansion at Coronado Springs resort. It was very impressive and very well done.

Next, we went to The Grand Floridian just to look around and we ordered a pizza there and ate together under the outdoor canopy. It was a great date. Incidentally, do you see the way this pepperoni is toasted on the edges? Thats the way I think it should always be - just sayin'.

Space

 We have been in Orlando, Florida many times. The amusement parks call to us so we never seem to have time to pay attention to any of the other points of interest in this area. Today we visited the Kennedy Space Center. We have often said that we should visit this attraction - today we did. 

A lot of interactive exhibits and a lot to learn

Actual size of the shuttle booster rockets and fuel module.

The actual Atlantis Space Shuttle.

Emily and Addison crawling through a space tube - high off the ground.

Next we took a bus ride to the Apollo Exhibits - We had a moment.

The control room for Apollo 11

The actual Apollo 11 rocket

Freeze dried ice cream sandwiches just like the astronauts eat.

Once home Megan cooked dinner and I don't have to tell you what these two were up to. This vacation has been great so far but of vacation and of life I say the best is yet to come!

Storm on the African Plain

 Not much to report about the third full day of vacation. Rest. Everyone slept in and gradually made their way to the pool or to a place of solitude to read or draw. The big birds came back and spent most of the morning hanging out by the pool keeping an eye on the "new girls." No photos just rest and rain - off and on rain but mostly rain.

Around 4:00 we ate an early dinner and decided to head to Animal Kingdom Lodge. Covid-19 protocol does not allow anyone at a resort without a dinning or room reservation so we had to catch the bus from Disney Springs to Animal Kingdom Lodge and then back.

Just as we arrived at Disney Springs it hit! Wind, Rain (hard rain), Thunder, Lightning - you name it. We ran to the bus stop and arrived with water logged shoes and clothes and all of the evidence that the $1.29 ponchos from Wal-mart were not going to be sufficient for this trip. BUT it is an experience. We laughed, we ran, we complained, and shared time together and we shall never forget "the big one" that we ran through on our way to Animal Kingdom.

The main reason that we made this trek. The stars of the show - Animals

And desert - Of course

I can't believe at didn't get more pictures in the interior of this great building - but this is Addison with one display of African art.

Megan took the opportunity to talk to some locals and to warm up by this fire. Yes, it was cold and we were wet. She engaged with a family from Tampa. They were season pass holders - I read a few days ago just how important they might be to Disney. Apparently, on any given day over half of the people that you see around you at Disney are season pass holders. Who knew?