Sue's Oct F&W Trip - Day 3 of 5
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DAY 3 rCo Wednesday 10/26/22
Who: Sue (63), DVC Member
SB (65), my husband
Plan: Animal Kingdom
Actual: It was nearly 10:30 before I went to bed and turned out the lights, but once I did sleep came pretty quickly. I woke up around 4 but didnrCOt get up until almost 4:45. SB was already up at that point, having fallen asleep a couple hours earlier than I did. He suggested breakfast at OliviarCOs this morning, which did not appeal to me at all. IrCOve got breakfast food here for both of us, and if I eat a big breakfast IrCOll be ruined for Food & Wine later. IrCOll consider it for tomorrow if itrCOs something he really wants to do, but I would be happy just passing on it entirely.
Around 6:30 I started looking at the app to figure out how to buy a lightning lane at 7, but I found the whole thing confusing. After looking at the OliviarCOs brunch menu again I went to talk with SB and we ended up changing our plans. We agreed on brunch at 7:30 tomorrow, so I booked that. Afterwards werCOre planning on the pool and then wonrCOt head to Food & Wine until later in the afternoon. For today, he didnrCOt like that we couldnrCOt get into Epcot until after 2 so I mentioned the only way around that would be to skip Animal Kingdom & change the park reservation to Epcot. He liked that idea.
I went online and was able to modify the park reservation so now werCOre set to enter Epcot at any hour. WerCOll do our pool time this morning then shower & head over to Epcot for lunch at Food & Wine. Dinner can be stuff in the villa, or if he wants the burger from Goods to Go we can walk over there later.
We changed into our swimwear and were at the pool by 8:45. I was disappointed to see shade everywhere rCo the sun wasnrCOt high enough to shine over the trees and buildings yet. SB headed to the hot tub and I found the spot that would be first to get sun and pulled a chaise lounge there. Before long the sun was up, and it was very comfortable for quite a while. The quiet pool was anything but quiet today, thanks to a grandma with a couple of very active screaming grandkids (play screaming, not crying). They were having fun, but wow. I didnrCOt mind when they eventually left rCo perhaps headed to the main pool where itrCOs more fun for kids.
I did some napping, then some reading. SB moved from the hot tub to the pool, then grandma took the kids to the hot tub for a bit. Around 10 SB decided to go back to the villa to watch Steven A Smith argue about sports, and I stayed at the pool until a bit after 11. We took our showers and got dressed, then headed to the bus stop a little after noon.
The Epcot bus came in about 8 minutes and we were at Epcot pretty quickly. There really wasnrCOt any wait to enter, and we got into the park quickly as well. SB was hungry so we headed back to World Showcase. HerCOd laid out which items he wanted to try today, but of course his plan flew out the window as soon as we got there. We stopped at the Noodle stand, where he got the spicy beef noodle soup and the Riesling for me. He liked his noodles, but said it was definitely spicy. The wine was excellent as well. The only part I didnrCOt like was the lack of shade rCo it was very hot standing at our table!
We were right next to the Saucy Swanky Swine stand, and SB saw someone walk by with the ribs. The rib guy was cooking them right behind us, too. So, of course he had to have that rCo he went up to the stand and came back with 2 orders of the ribs. Each had 2 ribs, and there was quite a bit of meat on each one. I ate 1 rib and left the other 3 for him, which is probably what he assumed would happen, lol!
We walked a bit further and came to the margarita stand outside Mexico. Today the line wasnrCOt as long, so he got in line and I stood in the shade outside La Hacienda. He came back with a strawberry margarita with double alcohol rCo but no straw. He loves these margaritas rCo I can take them or leave them. When we started walking again I grabbed a straw as we passed through China, and we stopped at a shady table across from the African drums.
The beef from Kenya was on his list for today, but he was too full at this point rCo except he wanted an ice cream. I stayed at the table while he went across the walkway and came back with a cup of dole whip and watermelon soft serve swirl. I thought it was awful rCo the 2 flavors together just donrCOt work for me. He wasnrCOt crazy about it either, but he ate it.
After that was gone we continued walking. IrCOd thought about the bratwurst in pretzel bun from Germany but the line was pretty long and completely out in the sun rCo so no way! By America he was talking about a hot dog and despite my telling him Regal Eagle doesnrCOt have them, we went inside to check the menu & sure enough they donrCOt sell hot dogs. They do sell them from the stand with turkey legs and popcorn outside, but I guess coming from inside would have been better? By now he was talking about Boardwalk and getting a chili cheese dog there. IrCOm not sure they still sell them, but he thinks they do.
As we came to International Gateway he went to sit on a shady bench while I made another loop. I really wasnrCOt enjoying myself rCo it was just too warm this time of day. IrCOm sure itrCOll be beautiful tonight, but IrCOm not coming back out today. HawaiirCOs line didnrCOt look too long so I joined that and then realized they only had 1 cash register open so it was moving slowly rCo and was in the sun. The sweat was running off me and it was gross. I got the pork slider and took it over to a shady bench and was pretty disappointed in it rCo the portion looked really small and it just didnrCOt taste that great. I remember it being so much better, or maybe the heat was just making stuff taste bad.
I continued walking and in America got the chardonnay. Today I hated it, lol rCo I canrCOt believe it tasted good to me yesterday. I took it into the building with American Adventure, seeking out air conditioning and was thrilled to find 3 high top tables each with a couple chairs just as you enter. One was available so I grabbed it and enjoyed cooling off for a while! Hopefully my next trip in November will be a bit cooler and I wonrCOt need to find air conditioning like that!
Feeliing refreshed, I walked over to International Gateway and found SB talking with a lady from a town close to us! WerCOd never met, but itrCOs a small world they say <g>. We said goodbye to her and headed down the hill and out of the park to find his hot dog at Boardwalk. We would have taken the boat, but the wait was 12 minutes. Walking made more sense. SB suggested after his hot dog we go back to OKW like we did the other day rCo meaning not walking through Epcot. IrCOd planned to get the Rocky Road Chocolate Cake from Flavors From Fire, which I would pass walking through Epcot, so we decided to split up.
He headed to Boardwalk and then would take the boat to Studios and hop on a bus back to OKW. I walked back into Epcot, got my cake at Flavors From Fire, then exited the park. As I approached the bus stop I could see the Old Key West bus sitting there. Thankfully, they were loading a party with a scooter, otherwise it probably would have left before I could get there.
Not knowing which stop the scooter party would be getting off, I decided to get off at the first stop and walk back to the villa. I made it back quite a bit before SB! He got back around 4:45 from his adventures. He did good being out on his own! He got his beloved chili cheese dog (regular, not foot long) from the booth on the Boardwalk and said it was excellent. He then took the boat to Hollywood Studios and caught the bus back here. IrCOm glad the chili cheese dog was worth all that effort & travel time, lol!
We agreed we were in for the night and I started some laundry rCo my white skort separately, followed by all the darker stuff werCOd worn this trip. Might as well pack clean laundry, especially after sweating today and a little the other day. I had a report from work to review & edit, so I did that while the laundry was running rCo one less thing waiting for me when I return.
Other than it being hot (however, not humid rCo and it really would have been lovely had we had the sense to wait until late afternoon or early evening to visit Epcot) today was another really nice day. IrCOm very much enjoying our resort time rCo the villa is beautiful and itrCOs a treat having all the space to spread out. Relaxing by the pool was wonderful, and itrCOs so convenient to the villa. Going to Food & Wine from here wasnrCOt awful, but for tomorrow (our last visit this trip) IrCOll be making arrangements to get into the Boardwalk parking lot for extra convenience.
Tomorrow we have brunch at OliviarCOs Caf|-, followed by pool time and then later heading to Food & Wine for dinner. Hopefully werCOll meet up with Andy & Lisa Cubbon for a glass of wine before their dinner in Mexico tomorrow night.
Sue/WDW1972
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