Another 460 miles today took us from the edge of Florida, down to about halfway, and our second home 8002 near Walt Disney World; on the way we visited the “Truman House” and Seaside (where the Truman movie was filmed):
While we are so close, Margaret wanted to visit Disneyland California – I wasn’t keen on paying full price ($180 for parking and entry!), but the visit was quite interesting, although the beginning was rather busy!
Lots of the same rides as Magic Kingdom, though the park is much much smaller; but many rides have the same name but are quite different … Tiki birds here is not “under new management”, Pirates of the Caribbean is a lot less “Jack Sparrow” themed, and Haunted Mansion is very different in and out. It’s a small world was different too with a big facade on the front, and interesting bushes.
We wanted to try the Matterhorn ride, but the queues were crazy! So we rode the monorail, which is a ride – almost a roller coaster – instead of transportation.
Pictures from the day:
Last day of our trip, and we took Michael to Celebration for breakfast and to walk around the lakes there; saw some unusual fauna, such as these fungi, and some birds; we almost made it back to the car, but the skies opened up for the last minute and we got VERY drenched!
Now it’s time to tidy the house, pack, and head home – to weather that might be even hotter than here!
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