Orlando-Land of Magic!

As I looked around the airplane cabin I noticed how odd it seemed to not see someone wearing Mickey Mouse ears. No Goofy ears. No Stitch ears. Also lacking was the continuous sound track of happy, warm & fuzzy music filling the air at every turn. This could only mean one thing: my vacation to Disney World was over and my wife and I were going back home to Tucson.

So sad for it to end. But what a gift to have been able to have gone there is the first place. Thanks to the lovingly and diligently compiled assets of the members of my wife's side of the family they footed the bill for the major costs of a week long trip to Orlando with passes into Discovery Cove, Sea World and Disney World.

Even though some days were rainy and cold, we took it rather in stride. Rain has this nice way of clearing the parks of baby-strollers which made ambling about quite a bit more enjoyable. And-Oh Boy!- there was so much to enjoy!!!

There is really too much to tell but, the week of fun included getting patted on the back by Eeorye while eating breakfast, the Bear Jamboree Christmas Concert, Shamu, petting and hand feeding southern rays, kissing and getting taken for a ride by a dolphin named Lester, a Christmas choir of 500+ voices and seeing amazing things I could have never imagined.

We had some very romantic times in Epcot's Italy and many other places. Why wife said we would have to eat less junk food when we got back. I told her that would not be such a challenge since we would no longer have cotton candy every 30 yards.

By the way, being from the woods, city and the desert, I had never worn a wet suit before my trip to Discovery Cove. One little tip: the zipper for the wet suit goes on the inside of the suit and you zip up your back-side. That's all I have to say about that.