September 18, 2013, Clermont, Fla.—Oh, my aching feet! And
back. And legs.
My body parts aren’t aching quite so much this morning, but
last night was another
story.
We went to Epcot yesterday, and I swear, I think
we walked 100 miles. At least it felt that way.
The last time we were at Epcot was before I had knee
surgery, and we did not have an electric scooter. I was wearing a knee brace on
my left leg. We got half way around the “world” and I really couldn’t go any
farther. We had to rest and finally retreat.
Knee surgery has allowed me to walk normally, but that doesn’t
mean I don’t get achy feet, legs, and (yes) knees—especially when we walked as
much as we did yesterday. (Hiking has never been one of my favorite things, and
probably will never be one.)
Fortunately, except for one attraction, we did not have to
wait in long lines, thanks to the fact that it is September and kids are in
school. The one attraction was worth the 35-minute wait, however. It was Soarin’—a
simulated hot air balloon ride over California’s scenic areas, from the desert,
to the ocean; from the cities to the mountains. It was wonderful! We felt as if
we were really in a hot air balloon.
We only had to wait about five minutes for the other
attractions we visited, including the GM race car, which hit a top speed of 65
mph on a straightaway and experienced hairpin turns. We were only in line for a
few minutes for the space-training attraction. For that ride, you had a choice:
To be an “orange” trainee (which meant more severe training) or a “green”
trainee (which meant a milder ride). I chose the green—the first time. After it
was done, we rode the attraction again, and I chose to be an orange trainee.
Wow! We blasted off and felt the Gs! Awesome.
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| Singers entertained us while we waited for an animatronics feature at the American pavilion at Epcot. |
Disney has always done a good job on animatronics. Now these
humanlike robotic figures are really lifelike. I especially appreciated them in
the American pavilion, where Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Mark Twain and
others walked and spoke to each other and to the audience.
The night that we arrived here (Monday), we went to Downtown
Disney. There we found street entertainment, as well as free boat rides across
the lake. Very enjoyable. Our only disappointment was that the Cirque store was
closed. In fact, Cirque du Soleil was “black” for this week. We weren’t
planning to go to the show, but I wanted to get a coffee mug at the store. When
we went to Cirque a few years ago for my birthday, we either did not purchase a
mug or we did and it broke. I guess I’m destined not to have that coffee mug in
my collection.
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| Downtown Disney has a tethered hot air balloon that rises 400 feet. I captured it with my phone camera, next to the almost full moon. |
Today, thanks to the passes Jim’s son and daughter-in-law
gave us (thank you!), we may go back to Disney, probably to the Magic Kingdom,
where there are some new attractions since the last time we were there (several
years ago). The verdict on whether we go back lies in how Jim’s aching bones
feel. As I post this, he’s still asleep!
Until later,
Your Reluctant Rover,
Linda
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