Doug's Vacation

Doug was able to finish everything that he needed to do these past two days and was finally able to meet up with us and start his vacation.  We were all sound asleep when he arrived last night, but we were glad to have him with us this morning.  As this was his first day we decided to spend it at his favorite places - EPCOT and the Boardwalk.  Before the countries opened we were able to spend time in Future World riding Test Track and Spaceship Earth.  Meg split off from us for awhile to hang out with her friends from Bethany.  Doug, Cam and I toured the island countries trying different food and drinks from several areas.  They each got a passport so they could keep track of their favorites.  I talked Doug into riding Living with the Land while Meg and Cam met backup to ride Mission Space. When the ride was over we ran into Cameron's teacher, Mr. Hurst.  He was the chaperone for the Bethany trip to Disney.  We thanked him for letting Meg tag along with his group.

Meg stayed with her friends the rest of the afternoon.  They had a lot of fun together shopping, walking through the countries, and riding rides.  Doug, Cam and I enjoyed our afternoon as well.  We finally finished the American Experience show that was cut short on Tuesday due to a child getting stuck in a chair and the fire department having to come to get him out.  We spent part of our time at the Boardwalk.  Cam and Doug went swimming and we ate dinner in the lounge.  It was a great day to swim as it was hot and the food in the lounge was delicious.  We met Meg back at EPCOT in the early evening.  She had had a wonderful time with her friends, but they had to leave and she wanted to ride Soarin' with us.

For the first time in a long time we were able to ride Soarin' without a fast pass.  The total wait time was less than fifteen minutes.  We were excited about that.  Once the ride was over we headed to the different countries again.  Cam and I had found all of the Remy's earlier in the day and earned our key chain.  Therefore we decided this trip around we would just enjoy the food.  We took Doug on the Gran Fiesta and then found a spot for Illuminations.  It was just as great as usual and we were able to get back to the hotel while the desserts were being served.  We talked about walking on the Boardwalk, but decided instead to go to bed early.  We all wanted to catch the first bus to Magic Kingdom in the morning.  The park opened at 7 a.m. and we wanted to be there for the rope drop.