Several months ago our friends, Ann & Gary, invited us to go to Florida with them. We enjoy going to Disney, but haven’t been here in over 12 years so we quickly said, “yes!”
Before we knew it, our departure day was here. With suitcases packed, we set the alarm for 4:00 a.m. in order to get to Denver airport for our 8:15 a.m.flight. Gary was a little stressed because he likes arriving at the airport at least two hours before the flight, but Tobey and I are more of the “less is more” when it comes to waiting around the airport kind of folks! It worked out okay – he had time to purchase some breakfast to carry on and we arrived at the gate and immediately boarded the plane. The close arrival gave us something to tease Gary about!
After an uneventful flight, we arrived in Orlando, picked up the rental car, had lunch, and headed to Ann & Gary’s condo.
This morning we took advantage of the resort’s shuttle to Epcot Center for the day.
We had a great time going on the rides and touring the different countries in the World Showcase. The “Wine and Food Festival” was going on, so we also had fun trying different foods. We tasted the shrimp tacos and strawberry-lime margaritas from Mexico, empanadas from Argentina, chocolate cannelloni from Italy, but the Belgian waffle with fruit compote was my favorite!
As evening drew near, we headed back to “Future World” to catch a couple rides we had bypassed earlier in the day. Tobey and I both liked the “Mission Space” ride. We talked Ann and Gary into the “orange team” which is a more intense journey than the “green team” in a simulator ride to Mars. We probably should have split up because they were both a little green when the ride was over!
Our final ride was “Spaceship Earth” which takes you inside the giant globe. It was fun and interesting, and a good way to end the day.
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