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This
post represents another installment in The Big Switcheroo series – tales from
last spring’s epic journey from the northeast to the Florida Keys and back –
involving family, friends and an extraordinary range of adventures. It also represents the third post recounting
our one week visit to Disney World with our daughter (Kyra), our son (Ryan),
and our son’s girlfriend (Anya.)
I’m
a cheap date. Actually, Alan is,
too. Although we certainly do spend
money on activities that are important to us, we don’t have to spend much (or even any) money to have a good time. Picking up coffee and bagels on our way to
the park on the river costs about five bucks for the two of us, and the time we
spend observing the seagulls and eagles, the commercial and pleasure boat
traffic or even just the waves quietly lapping on the shore is time well spent
and much enjoyed. Taking to a bike trail
for an hour or two, cruising along and simply watching the scenery float by is
an inexpensive way to pass a lovely afternoon.
Or, we just head out to do some “poking around.” I consider poking around to be our guilty
pleasure. It accomplishes nothing other
than allowing us to satisfy our curiosity, take in some gorgeous or otherwise
memorable sights and scenery, enjoy each other’s company and pass some time in
the most relaxing of ways.
During
our week-long stay at Disney World’s Fort Wilderness Campground, Alan and I
decided to poke around several of the Disney hotels – more out of curiosity
than anything else. During our past
visits to Disney World, we had always stayed just outside the gate in Kissimmee
either in a hotel suite or at the KOA there.
We never were the family that would go back to our hotel room for an
afternoon nap; instead, we chose to start our days in the theme parks early and
finish them early, as well. Now that we were
staying at Fort Wilderness, we realized that we had a perfect opportunity to
explore several of the Disney properties that had caught our eye. Would any of them catch our dollars on a
future trip?
