We didn’t wake up until about 8:00 AM. The weather outside
was very cool and rainy. We decided we would have a slow morning. We ate the
muffins and drank the orange juice we had purchased last evening. We also have been
enjoying having a coffee in our room. For years the coffee at Disney was terrible. Finally it is possible to get good coffee blends.
We started out about noon. My daughter was wearing a T-shirt and her Tinkerbell sweat shirt. I decided it was cool enough to wear my winter coat.
But by the time we had walked through the outdoor hallway towards the bus stop
we knew we needed our rain ponchos too.
Our plan was to take the bus to
Hollywood Studios and from there take the boat that would put us at the
International Gateway for EPCOT. We
watched buses for everywhere else go by twice and no Hollywood Studios. We
finally got on a bus to EPCOT and I told the driver that the Hollywood Studios
bus had been missing. At the Bus Stop 4 the driver walked back and told us that
the Hollywood Studios bus was behind, so we changed buses.
As we pulled into Hollywood Studios we could see the boat at the
dock, but we didn’t make it in time. However, we waited only about 10 minutes
for the next one and we also were under a roof so we were protected from the
rain.
We left the boat at the International Gateway and walked directly,
through a downpour of rain, to France. I was also beginning to notice some pain in my right leg.
I asked at the Chefs de France restaurant if we could have
lunch without a reservation. Yes!!! We both had lobster bisque which was
accompanied by a warm baguette.
On a cold rainy day warm soup and warm bread
are simply wonderful! Our second course was ham and cheese quiche with a green
salad. We got different desserts. I had a creme brulee and my daughter chose profiteroles au chocolat.
After lunch we saw the film, Impressions of France. From there we
walked through a downpour and lots of puddles to the American pavilion. There
we enjoyed a new musical group, High Pockets.
While this jazz quartet was
playing we had fun watching two little ones –perhaps 3 years old – dancing with
the music. Then we went into the theater to see the presentation, American
Adventure. I always like this show.
After this we walked just next door and shared an orange
Fanta.
Then we walked to the boat stop by Morocco and were lucky enough to
get right on a boat. Across the lake we left the boat and started to walk to
Canada. We found this topiary on our way that is shown below.
The Canadian pavilion has a garden modeled after the
Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia. Even on a rainy day the garden
was beautiful.
We enjoyed the video about Canada. As we were leaving we noticed a
workman taking the curtains off an outdoor stage. All day such shows had been
shut down due to the rainstorm. We stopped and in a few minutes the Canada Lumberjacks
show started. This is a new show at EPCOT, so we were excited to see it.
What fun. The lumberjacks threw axes towards a target. Next
they used saws to cut timber as shown below. And finally they did log-rolling.
We then walked back through the International Parkway and
boarded a boat. We got off at Boardwalk and walked to the bus stop. The Magic
Kingdom bus came first so we got on and rode it there. We exited on Bus Stop 10
and had only to walk to Bus Stop 11. Soon we were back to Coronado Springs.
We went to El Centro and stopped at the Pepper Market for a
cheeseburger. With the Dining Plan we also are entitled to dessert and a
beverage. We chose Rice Krispy bars and orange juice with the idea of making
those things breakfast.
Back in our room we spent some time hanging up all the wet
clothing. I also noticed the muscles in my upper right thigh were rock hard, but I couldn't lift that leg off the bed.
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