Some Guys Have All the Luck

The car overheated I called up and pleaded
There's help on the way
I called you collect
you didn't accept
You had nothing to say


 Well the end of another adventure and things took a bit of a dip. We left Orlando on time and Disney put on a bit of a light show as we encountered lightning 30 minutes into flight, never a good sign when pilot asks crew to belt up. We then suffer the usual North America bouncy bouncy hour and by the time I get to a freezing Manchester I am all over the place. We arrive early so no bay and we park the little lady a bus drive from terminal. After waiting 20 mins for bus we get to bottom of stairs in sub zero and the bus rolls off full. We wait 10 mins in freezing cold until bus arrives. Then the biggest queue of the week and not a fast pass in sight. Immigration is a free for all and takes us 45 minutes to get through. Not best start to day but nothing on whats to come. Get to car and dead as a dodo, we wait 1 hour for AA who charges up and we then see someone left on vanity light. AA guy disappears having charged me up, I reverse and lose the clutch and stall car dead again. We await AA guy for another 30 mins and he follows us out to make sure I don't rs it up again. We finally hit motorway and halfway home need a service station kip and an Eric Rose bucket of coffee to see me home. I then find out my R&C colleagues are just waiting for Real Madrid to pocket £6k between them, I forgot to put in my bet so sting in the tail for me, but delighted for my colleagues. Maybe just as well as I would probably have cost them the line. Anyway the hard day does not tarnish a wonderful holiday with the Moll, T2, T3, John, Justine and Aisling and not forgetting Mickey.

Total Eclipse of the Pool

We're living in a powder keg and giving off sparks




Well it's to be mid 80s for our swansong tomorrow/today and I am giving up going to Universal with the moll, T2 and T3 and instead will unleash the budgie smugglers on the fellow travellers who rest their heads in our fair pool complex. Need to give the body a bit of a bronzing ahead of our return to what looks like a fairly cold Scotland. Also more uncomfortable unleashing the mass this side of the pond where at times I look slim compared to others.

Would have delivered some images but left wide angled lens at home!

Brilliant Disguise

So when you look at me you better look hard and look twice
Is that me baby or just a brilliant disguise




Clearly one of the main events in any Disney holiday is meeting the characters and we managed a few. Some people take it so serious and yesterday we waited in line to enable T3 and Aisling and maybe an overgrown boy to meet Pooh and Tigger. The family in front had a couple of lads around 5 or 6 but when they came to meet the Pooh they disintegrated into a mass of quivering jello and ran into the corner not wanting to meet this creature that was 5 times their size. They were clearly petrified but the parents having waited in line were having none of it and clearly wanted the boys to have this initiation ceremony. The Da lifted both boys under his arms and dragged them kicking and screaming for a horizontal meeting with his hero. From such little acorns life's can be scarred.




T2 decided to have a Disney park frenzy on her last full day and left us at Animal Kingdom to do all 4 parks in one day, following her dad's footsteps from a decade or so ago. To be fair she also did most of the major rides in each park whereas I only did it to sample ice cream and fudge in each park.



She noted that in almost every park people commented that she sounded just like Mereda from Brave. The funniest comment was from Tinkerbell when she was getting a picture taken with her and Wendy. Wendy remarked that her voice was just like the Scottish hero and Tinkerbell in a pure Tinkerbell moment said 'yeah, but at least her voice and hair are real!' Miaaaow.



Well it's been a great hol and great to meet friends new and all but all good things come to an end and the blackberry will be opened for first time tomorrow ahead of our trip home......I need something to pass the hours away.

Haitian Divorce

No tears and no hearts breakin'
No remorse
Oh - congratulations
This is your Haitian Divorce




Well we are joined for the last few days by the Moll's brother John, Justine and Princess Aisling. They have flown in from the unbelievable cold temperatures of Minneapolis to join us. Even a Florida baltic 60 degrees seems warm to these guys. Aisling has sprouted since we met last year and is certainly powered by Duracell. We decide to dine nearby and visit the Japanese restaurant beside the apartments.
Doesn't take long for the theatre to unfold and we are treated to a couple of hours of culinary showboating which was well received. It seemed to be shrimp, shrimp and more shrimp but seeing the knife skills at close hand was brilliant. At the end of the day I have had tastier food but loved the culinary theatre.








Biggest talking point was a gentleman at the next table who introduced himself as Brad from the Bahamas. He picked up on my accent and explained his dad was originally from Ayr. He was very confident and appeared to know everything about everything and you could see his fellow diners looking for the eject button. His chef Eto arrived and immediately Brad remarked he was not Japanese or Chinese which went down like a lead balloon. Eto explained that he was from Haiti which Brad could not comprehend. As Eto performed his culinary masterclass the Banana from Bahama tried to make it a duet and had a remark for every move. He also said there was not enough wasabi and that he preferred his food spiced to death. The biggest offence was his comments on Haitians not knowing how to mix cement which he claimed caused most of the issues in their recent earthquake. His table started leaving one by one eventually leaving the Bam with the lady on his arm. I only hope that Eto managed to spice his food enough that Brad had a Johnny Cash this morning.

Beautiful

I am beautiful no matter what they say.
Words can't bring me down.

If I Should Fall Behind

We said we'd walk together baby come what may
That come the twilight should we lose our way
If as we're walking a hand should slip free
I'll wait for you
And should I fall behind
Wait for me
Well a good night sleep in the house of the rising sun and woke to find a brand new day. Appreciated I was the new kid in town and decided that there was going to be no heartache tonight. Although I like to live life in the fast lane, I was definitely not taking it to the limit today to avoid being that desperado who ended up doolin in dalton. So I am going to take it easy ensuring I have a peaceful easy feeling. I can't tell you why I wrote this drivel but as a last resort I will get over it.




We gather our things and head to the park for our complimentary wizard hour. Wasn't sure how we were going to get to the park and then remembered the local rickshaw firm Deborah & Harry Inc said call me if you need transport, indeed call me any any time call me.




So call them we did and they duly arrived while I was hanging on the telephone. Denis invited us to join him on the journey, he wasn't sure the way but said he'd get us there one way or another. We reached our destination in one piece and the hardest part was saying goodbye.




Well we duly arrive at Hogwarts and for once common sense prevails and I let the Moll, T2 and T3 head for Dumbodoors adventure that led to my downfall yesterday. I hang around and take a few photos and record the odd train number to keep myself occupied.








Amazing how cool you can look hanging out with the steam turbines.

I Married a Monster from Outer Space

They'd go.. nudge nudge ...when we got off the bus
Saying it's extra-terrestial - not like us
And it's bad enough with another race
But f... me... a monster ...from outer space



I have nothing but praise for the Moll and treasure every minute with her but sometimes I worry. Consistently she makes up her own words to songs clearly in another language, today she walked into a rock walking to the Mummy ride and on every occasion she has failed the fingerprint test at the entrance gates and created gridlock behind her. Each time it comes up no fingerprint.....clearly from another planet.