Although I have a Florida fishing license I still have not gone fishing. We have a nice lake here and I have seen people catching fish but I have never been an avid fisherman and just have not been motivated to go. I rather ride my bike around the campground checking out all the campers. Of course our favorite pass time is eating out, who doesn't like to eat out?
Yesterday 1/31 Bev and I spent the day at Disney's Epcot. It has been 8 years since we have been to Disney and figured it was about time to check it out again. The last time we camped at Disney's Fort Wilderness with the whole family crammed in our 25' Winnebago. (We now have a 30' Winnebago and would not have that crowd in this one.) We had a lot of fun even though it was quite cramped it the camper. At that time we spent the week in and out of all the Disney parks and saw everything there was to see. Grandson Eric even got a lot of fishing in at the lake adjacent to the campground. This time Epcot is the only place we want to see.
Of course our first stop was entering the parking lot where they collected $14.00 to park. We were surprised, we thought the entry fee to Disney was enough but no they wanted us to pay for parking also.
After we passed through the security gate we arrived at the ticket booths where they made it very easy to pay. The forms to apply for a second mortgage on the house were simple to fill out and very simple to transfer the cash to Disney. Well, it is just once in the last 8 years so I shouldn't complain about the price.
We did pick a great day to go because the crowds were small and we were able to zip right into any of the rides and attractions.
I'm glad we didn't go over the Christmas holiday because the parks were so full people were waiting 3 hours in line to enter any of the rides.
Epcot doesn't have a lot of wild rides but I did like "Mission Space" which blasts you off to Mars. It is very realistic and the G forces are so great the skin on my face stretched out so I looked young again. I also liked the "Test Track" where they jammed 6 of us into a car which flew around the test track, it was fun. Of course I had to go on those rides myself because Bev is a "Wuss" and would only go on the gentle slowly moving rides for old ladies.
We saw plants, fish and all the usual things on display in Epcot.
Living with the Land is a 14 minute boat ride that explores agricultural advances in the rain forest, Africa and beyond.
Here is a lemon tree with nine pound lemons.
The Seas with Nemo & Friends is another gentle (Wuss) ride where you observe characters from the Disney-Pixar film "Finding Nemo" frolicking among colorful marine life, including fish and coral reefs.
Eric would like to have this deadly Lion Fish.
We enjoyed walking around seeing all the different country's pavilions.
Yes, that is Bev heading for the Canada pavilion.
Our favorite stop of the day was at the American Adventure Pavilion.
As soon as we arrived at The American Pavilion "The Spirit of America Fife and Drum Corps", a group of drummers and fife players, marched out and performed rousing patriotic songs outdoors in front of the pavilion. Very moving!
We checked out the exhibits in the pavilion and while we were waiting to enter the show the "Voices of Liberty" entertained us. They are a group of of 10 singers dressed in colonial costumes that sing patriotic and folk songs in harmonized a cappella.
We then entered the theater for an awe-inspiring 30 minute theatrical show which uses 35 lifelike Audio-Animatronic figures and filmed sequences of extraordinary people and events in American history. We were quite moved by the whole American Adventure and as I mentioned it was our favorite stop.
Constantly walking in and out of all the pavilions and attractions can wear you out so when we needed to catch our breath we road the boat around the lake. It's not a long ride from one side of the lake to the other but enough to get a second wind.
Oh, you must eat at one of the many restaurants in each of the different countries. We picked The Rose & Crown Pub, an English Pub located in the United Kingdom Pavilion. What a great choice! We split a Rubin sandwich & chips which was so large each half of our sandwich was almost more than we could eat. (Glad we split one.) It was fantastic, one of the best meals we ever had at Disney. Yes, I did have a pint of beer with my half.
It was a long day hitting all the sights. We planned to stay for the fireworks but I was getting pooped and we have seen fireworks before so we headed back to our home at Thousand Trails Orlando. Actually it was a great time to leave because there was no traffic.
We really had a great day but it was sure good to get back to the camper and get off our feet. We are now good for another 10 years or so before we go back to Disney.
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