Mikeypro 32 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 We were here! You should have knocked. Gretchen, another Fiend, was here visiting. We found your site around 4:30 today but it didn't appear you were home. Had planned to do an update tonight, but I got pleasantly sidetracked by Gretchen. My bad - looked very quiet... I was at MK today till 6ish. By the way, a group of very loud folks (8 or more) cut through my campsite from 100 loop. When I say cut through the campsite, I mean under my awning! That has never happened to me before. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 The same thing happened to us a few days ago. Only it turned out to be Disney employees who were trying to get wi-fi on our loop working again. But I was still unhappy about it because they could at least have let us know who they were and why they were walking all over our site. If you come by and the car and golf cart are here, someone is home. If my ECV and the car are gone, we're out. If the golf cart is missing, we're out looping. Hope to see you soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Time for a short update. It was another hot day! Sunday, 9/18 Went to EPCOT for a few hours. I wanted to see Universe of Energy one last time because I've heard rumors that it is going away. Next up was Mission: Space -- the green side. We rode the orange side in 2004 and said never again. But the green side was really calm in comparison. Finally we visited Spaceship Earth. I won't bore you with a lot of photos there since I've posted so many before. We drove back to the Fort and noticed these decorations have been recently put up. After Gretchen left, we went looping for awhile. Goodnight, all. We have a very early morning tomorrow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 I like the last photo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Me too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Thanks. I spoke too soon about the clear day. We're having another bad thunderstorm here right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 10 hours ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: We were here! You should have knocked. Gretchen, another Fiend, was here visiting. We found your site around 4:30 today but it didn't appear you were home. Had planned to do an update tonight, but I got pleasantly sidetracked by Gretchen. Oops but it was fun visiting with you both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 8 hours ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: Thanks. I spoke too soon about the clear day. We're having another bad thunderstorm here right now. That storm was a doozy! Seemed like all of a sudden it was pouring buckets of water and so loud too. Maybe we can enjoy a brief cooler temp change, you know like in the high 80s PureTcrazy...rita 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 9 hours ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: Thanks. I spoke too soon about the clear day. We're having another bad thunderstorm here right now. Just checked the weather...WTF, rain, rain and more rain for the next 10 days?! Mercy, that is NOT magical. Praying that it's only brief periods during the day; we don't want to get rained out during our trip Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Helmsey......Todd 134 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Had a lot to catch up on but wanted to say your pictures are fantastic as always! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 14 hours ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: Thanks. I spoke too soon about the clear day. We're having another bad thunderstorm here right now. I'm going to work from the Fort this week (have to get up early), and that rain kept me for a while. I noticed they delayed the Halloween Fireworks quite a while since shortly after the thunder stopped, the fireworks started. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 10 hours ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: Oops but it was fun visiting with you both. It WAS fun! Hope you can talk Bill into visiting too. We are enjoying the tomatoes! 10 hours ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: That storm was a doozy! Seemed like all of a sudden it was pouring buckets of water and so loud too. Maybe we can enjoy a brief cooler temp change, you know like in the high 80s Can you imagine being in a tent or a pop-up during that storm? We have a pond in 700 today. Don't think that's ever happened while we were here. 9 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: Just checked the weather...WTF, rain, rain and more rain for the next 10 days?! Mercy, that is NOT magical. Praying that it's only brief periods during the day; we don't want to get rained out during our trip NaCole, we've had several 60% chance of rain days since we've been here and didn't get any rain. 4 hours ago, Helmsey......Todd said: Had a lot to catch up on but wanted to say your pictures are fantastic as always! Thank you! 3 hours ago, djsamuel said: I'm going to work from the Fort this week (have to get up early), and that rain kept me for a while. I noticed they delayed the Halloween Fireworks quite a while since shortly after the thunder stopped, the fireworks started. What site are you on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Gretchen! Quit hogging Gwen's precious posting time! Don't you know those of us stuck at home live for a glimpse of WDW? (Just kidding! Glad you two had a chance to catch up!!) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 20 minutes ago, Momof6....aka Marty said: Gretchen! Quit hogging Gwen's precious posting time! Don't you know those of us stuck at home live for a glimpse of WDW? (Just kidding! Glad you two had a chance to catch up!!) nannynannybooboo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 10 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: Just checked the weather...WTF, rain, rain and more rain for the next 10 days?! Mercy, that is NOT magical. Praying that it's only brief periods during the day; we don't want to get rained out during our trip Nicole, we seldom have totally rainy, grey skies days here. Only if a hurricane or tropical storm is in the area, like last Tuesday. Don't let the reports worry you. Come on down and enjoy. BTW remember the 80s I hoped for earlier today? Well started out like that, but this afternoon was, as Gwen puts it, hot hot hot Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 19, 2016 Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Speaking of rain, the TV is blocked by clouds just now and the thunder is getting closer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 14 minutes ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: Nicole, we seldom have totally rainy, grey skies days here. Only if a hurricane or tropical storm is in the area, like last Tuesday. Don't let the reports worry you. Come on down and enjoy. BTW remember the 80s I hoped for earlier today? Well started out like that, but this afternoon was, as Gwen puts it, hot hot hot Yes, this afternoon was hot, hot, hot. But guess what? Now we're having another thunderstorm! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 Okay, time for an update. Monday, 9/19 -- a Major Transportation Day: Our alarm clock went off at 5:30 this morning. But since I'd only had about 5 hours sleep, I ignored it for awhile. We had to be at the Settlement depot at 6:45 to catch the first bus to Wilderness Lodge. Then we had to take a bus from WL to the Magic Kingdom. This was all frustrating. We had 8:00 ADRs at Crystal Palace. The MK boat from the Fort started running at 8:30. The little boat to the Contemporary started running in time, but they wouldn't take me because of my ECV. The concierge called Dispatch last week, and they told us to take the buses. We weren't happy. So anyway, we left in the dark. We got to the depot in the dark too. By the time we got to WL, the sun was a little higher. We got to the MK, and finally the sun was coming up. We were allowed into the park at 7:45, so I had very little time to take photos. My first round of food: The bowl on the right held eggs with onions, peppers, cheese, and strips of steak. I don't even like eggs, but they were so delicious that I would eat them every day. Eeyore was the first character to visit. He is my favorite Pooh character. Next was Tigger. He was funny! My next plate of food and a better picture of those eggs: Finally Pooh visited. And Piglet was last. What did I think of the food? I'm gonna compare it to Trail's End. Better at TE -- Breakfast pizza, bacon, fruit, juice. Better at CP -- scrambled eggs, sausage gravy. TE wins! I loved all the bromeliads in the lobby of CP: After breakfast we rode PPF and then we to Small World to use our FP+. It was down. Within 2 hours of reopening after the refurbishment. So we walked over and rode the teacups (it's been at least 25 years). Next up was the Tiki Room. Only because I wanted to take pictures. At that point IASM was working again. Next was the Jungle Cruise. A At that point we were hot and tired, and the park was so crowded. So we did something David likes to do every trip. We rode the monorail to EPCOT and back. I was just praying the thing wouldn't break down in that heat. We got back to the TTC to find out that the Resort monorail was offline. So we had to ride the ferry over to MK. And then we rode the boat back to the Fort. In less than seven hours we had ridden two buses, two monorails, and two boats. Once we got back to the Fort we had to check back in for the remainder of our stay. Gone were those $68 per weekday night Premium sites. This next charge hurt! We went to fill up our refillable mugs and had them recharged. We'll have to do it again before we leave. It's a shame they will only put 14 days on them at a time. But we are really getting our money's worth. We fill our mugs usually three times per day. Out of pocket that would be $20 per day. Times 30 days is $600. If we didn't have the mugs, we'd be drinking a lot of water. So 16 nights to go before we have to start home. That is depressing. Tomorrow will be our overall halfway point in the trip. We both have bucket lists of what we want to do on this trip just in case it's awhile before we can get back down here, and we've already crossed most of the things off both our lists. So now we can pretty much just sit back and relax and enjoy the remainder of our trip. When we went to the Settlement to fill up our mugs awhile ago, David came back to the golf cart and started to drive away. I told him no, just sit here for a minute. Take it all in. The sights, the smells (particularly of fried chicken), everything. Remember how we'd love to be here this winter when we're sitting in snow and ice. Make memories to carry with you. And now this thunderstorm has been going on for a good while. If we were in a tent, I'd be heading home or, at least, to a hotel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 David just said, "wow, you get a thunderstorm down here and it lasts three hours." Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 9:15 pm and it's still storming, Goodnight, all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 43 minutes ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: David just said, "wow, you get a thunderstorm down here and it lasts three hours." I love camping in a thunderstorm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caveat lector 181 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Enjoy those crystal palace memories. I was assembling the list of a ADRs for our trip and my "college" kids didn't have any desire to see pooh. Sad dad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
djsamuel 322 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 10 hours ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: 9:15 pm and it's still storming, Goodnight, all! That storm last night was a big one. When I was leaving work yesterday, rather than driving down 417 to Fort Wilderness, I altered my course to take 408 to 429 and down in order to avoid the storms on 417. They were VERY heavy and a lot of lightning. Beat the rain back to the camp site. My wife and I checked in last Wednesday and we'll be staying until next Tuesday the 27th (site 113). However, I'm driving to work during that time so it isn't a full vacation. We had a nephew come down from NJ to play in the softball world series at ESPN, so we watched him until the team was eliminated on Saturday. They did well though, in the top 40 of 175 teams. Our nephew and my sister in law flew back Sunday, and the sister in law is flying back down tomorrow with her daughter, son in law, and three grand kids. They be staying at All Star, and my wife will be meeting up with them and I'll be working or visiting. So we figured it was nicer to just bring the camper rather than driving from Clermont every day. In any case, I'm hoping the rain begins to slow down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikeypro 32 Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Storm last night was a big one, but my trusty old Coleman Bayside Pop-up handled it with style...I just love the sound of rain on the canvas! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk djsamuel and Beckers 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2016 12 hours ago, djsamuel said: That storm last night was a big one. When I was leaving work yesterday, rather than driving down 417 to Fort Wilderness, I altered my course to take 408 to 429 and down in order to avoid the storms on 417. They were VERY heavy and a lot of lightning. Beat the rain back to the camp site. My wife and I checked in last Wednesday and we'll be staying until next Tuesday the 27th (site 113). However, I'm driving to work during that time so it isn't a full vacation. We had a nephew come down from NJ to play in the softball world series at ESPN, so we watched him until the team was eliminated on Saturday. They did well though, in the top 40 of 175 teams. Our nephew and my sister in law flew back Sunday, and the sister in law is flying back down tomorrow with her daughter, son in law, and three grand kids. They be staying at All Star, and my wife will be meeting up with them and I'll be working or visiting. So we figured it was nicer to just bring the camper rather than driving from Clermont every day. In any case, I'm hoping the rain begins to slow down. 12 hours ago, Mikeypro said: Storm last night was a big one, but my trusty old Coleman Bayside Pop-up handled it with style...I just love the sound of rain on the canvas! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I've been coming by both of your sites but haven't been able to catch either of you at home. Maybe one day soon! djsamuel and Mikeypro 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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