Canadian Buffoon's Semi-EPIC Vacation - 10/29 - Link to new TR!

[buzzrelly]

I think I just answered that.

Welcome back! I thought maybe after your departure debacle, you had the same trouble getting home!

 

[pkondz]

Welcome back! I thought maybe after your departure debacle, you had the same trouble getting home!

Well, actually....

 

[MeghanEmily]

Hi folks!

Just got back on Sunday.
(Well, technically Monday morning.)

Been busy catching up
on stuff around home.
Hoping to maybe start
shout-outs and the next
update (and the new TR)
in the not too distant future.
Maybe even tomorrow.

Welcome home!

 

[docsoliday1]

Well, actually....

Oh no. Not liking where (I think) this is going.
It was good seeing you again. Glad you're home, but not glad we can't hang out some more.
Would've liked to have spend more time hanging out with you and Liesa at MNSSHP, but we ended up wasting a lot of time retrieving the rest of the family and then they wanted to eat and chose Casey's (perhaps the SLOWEST place on property)

 

[pkondz]

Oh no! So sorry to hear about your travel woes. I hope you've moved on to the "fun and fancy free" portion of your trip!

I did... eventually.

 

[pkondz]

Thanks! Merida and I had a wonderful time on our last visit!

Yay!

Might as well laugh about it! Oh dear.

What else can you do???

Right?! Sounds like a lie, but it was the truth! Christmas Day and Boxing Day we were there. Reasonably low crowds. I was shocked!

You misunderstand.
I assumed it would be
very slow on Christmas day.
Day after? Insanity.

...maybe a little.

Maybe a lot.

Oh no!! I hope this is all resolved now! How frustrating!

It did eventually...

 

[pkondz]

Have a wonderful trip (even though it was off to a not so great start!) I hope by now you are fully rested (or caffeinated) and ready to enjoy!

Thanks, Jackie.

I eventually got some rest.

 

[pkondz]

Hope things are better than now than when the trip started!

They did.

 

[pkondz]

LOOKS LIKE A FUN TRIP

It was.

And to the TR, @buddha112 !

 

[pkondz]

Yikes. Looks like a rough start. Hope things are rapidly improving!

They did... eventually.

 

[pkondz]

Ooops! Good thing there was nothing to worry about!

Thank goodness!
Sure scared me though!

Much better than when we tried for rope drop there!

That's almost how long it's been since I've been to the Universal here. I think it's been 18 or 19 years.

Things may have... changed.

I think I actually did that same math when we went there and it worked out that we stayed at that same hotel as you did.

Oh really!
Yeah, it works for two
or more people I think.

I do have to agree, they nailed it!

Absolutely!
I think they outdisneyed
Disney.

I thought they came out just fine.

Thanks, Alison.

I'd like to give it a go again. Sometime we should do Uni in the middle of a Disney trip, by always doing it first, I usually arrive worse for weat because of the day of prep and the flight.

Ah. But then again,
I don't get rest when
I'm at Disney.
So... YMMV.

I wonder if this one would make me sick.....

I dunno.
It's so fast and over
fairly quickly.
Maybe not?
But it is pretty intense.

I've not seen enough of the Minion movies, so not sure if I would even get this ride.

I don't think you really have to.
I mean... yeah, some will go over
your head, but the pre-show
makes it pretty clear what's
going on.

I had to read this several times and by the time I was getting to the end of the first time, I really wanted to know which one was the worst, when I went back to quote it, I'm glad I found this cause I was curious just which one was the worst when so many were, "not the best, but not the worst."

I think...
Fast & Furious was... not great.
Transformers was not great too.
Toss up between those two.

And...
I can see why others would
like them.

Everyone's tastes are different.

Now another friend of mine rated this as the worst ride in all the parks and said, "that's time I'll never get back."

Interesting!
See?
Depends on your tastes.

That looks like a ton of food! I've never had a Scotch Egg, and I'm not sure if I want to. I like my egg yolks runny and always give fran the yolks in hard boiled eggs.

It was good for two.
I don't think we finished
it all, though.
I've made Scotch eggs
and now had them
three times.

Not my fave.
I do like a hard-boiled egg,
but not really when it's
wrapped in sausage like that.

Also I thought they made you check everything on your person in a locker.....

Hmmm...
I don't remember if we
did on that ride or not.
Don't see why you'd have to.

I'm wondering if i should try this one again, or in my old age my positional vertigo has gotten worse and just leave it alone....

I don't know.
I've done it twice now.
Both times left me feeling
just a bit queasy.

I wonder if this one is even still at mynlocal park. It used to be on the "tour". I wonder if they even do that any more....

Nope.
They do the tour though.
But no ET on it.

And you didn't get a donut as big as your head?

I did ask Elle if she
wanted to split one.
She said "No."

I'm trying to remember all the stupid crank calls we made. Before there was caller ID and all that other crap.

Stupid technology.
Taking all our fun away!

And you don't even like beer!

It was that hot!

Nice shot!

Thanks!

No, you don't gotta love Florida weather, but you do have to put up with it if you want to enjoy the parks.

Oh, no. I don't.
I have the VIP weather
package.
It rains... but only when
I'm indoors or under cover.


Usually.

Love that!

There seems to be a lot of that going on.

Sorry. I'm sounding like
a broken record, aren't I?

It's too sweet for my taste.

More for me!!!!

Winner! Winner! Fish and Chips Dinner!

I thought the same thing. I didnt expect to be so entertained.

It wasn't a total surprise
since people had said
things happen... but
it was definitely fun!

Well, what did you get?

I don't remember! A cookie?
I don't think I was that hungry.

Depends on how handy and touchy feely the couple was....There could have been one single girl in each hot tub five minutes before, and the first guy picked the tub with the cuter girl.

Smooth move, dude!

People like that don't notice anything but themselves.

Truer words were never spoken.

I don't know how you do this stuff and get up the next day. If I did that much for that long for a day, I would need a couple days in bed to recover.

It caught up to me.
I was exhausted when
I got home.

Yes, I did! He was ahead of you in the queue and got on the ride while you were waiting to board. Then he was trying to order a beer, either that or high fiving a bar patron. And then he got caught up in the downpour.

I appreciate you clueing us in to how many to look for!

I normally do.
Except one time when
finding all of them in
a post was part of the
contest I was running.

I don't agree with this at all! I can totally do Mission Space Orange with no problem, but I got super nauseous on the Simpsons.

It's the spinning that
gets me on MS.

 

[pkondz]

Oh no...I hope you didn't have to wait too long to get on another flight...ugh!! That stinks!

I'll tell you all about it...
on the next TR.
(Which won't be long.
This one's almost done.)

 

[pkondz]

Well, I'm glad you didn't get in another update, it gave me a chance to catch up!

Yes you did!

I was gonna say "Have a great trip!" But after reading the chatter I'll just say, "I hope you made it there safe, and are having a good time."

Got there eventually.
Things improved
dramatically after that.

Do we have to?

I don't know.
Did you?

Ugh sorry about that....

Won't lie.
It was rough.

Yeah, I wake up at all hours of the morning.

This I know.

Stay away from them!

Must admit...
While I loved Gatorland
(when I went... years ago...)
I can't help but think
of that poor little kid
and his family.

Oh no!

Yeah... Joy.

Well since you haven't checked back in, I'm going to assume that you made it and are having a lovely time.

When are you coming back?

I am back!

 

[pkondz]

Yummy! I think you are at Yak and Yeti!!

Are we playing "Where's Pkondz?" I was thinking Nomad Lounge!

The pie of sublime deliciousness!!! And you are sitting exactly where we did. Hope you enjoyed it!

These two quotes combined seem to imply that you *did* actually arrive in Orlando. Just the photo could've been some other yummy dessert somewhere...

Okay, I'm guessing y'all talked about this before hand, but I must have missed it...
What pie is this and where?

It's the mango pie at Yak and Yeti....so good!

Yes it was the Mango pie
at Yak & Yeti.
Thanks again @suse66
for the tip!

As for the rest of my meal??


You'll just have to wait.

 

[pkondz]

hope your trip was great!!!

After the rough start...
It was!

live TR! Is this the constipated look you mention all the time?

 

[pkondz]

I'm glad you gave Yak and Yeti another chance! (I'd recognize that mango pie anywhere!)

I hope your trip ended up to be magical despite its less-than-magical start!

Yes it did!

 

[pkondz]

Hope you finally made it to Orlando and finally able to get some sleep.

I did eventually get there.
As for sleep....

I'll save that for the TR.

Love this pose

Thanks!

 

[pkondz]

Welcome home!

Thanks, Meghan!

 

[pkondz]

Oh no. Not liking where (I think) this is going.

Yeah...

It was good seeing you again. Glad you're home, but not glad we can't hang out some more.

Good seeing you too!
Fun hanging out with you.

Would've liked to have spend more time hanging out with you and Liesa at MNSSHP, but we ended up wasting a lot of time retrieving the rest of the family and then they wanted to eat and chose Casey's (perhaps the SLOWEST place on property)

Ugh. That's too bad.
Casey's is notoriously
busy.

 

[pkondz]

Phew!
Okay, I think I'm caught
up with shout-outs.
If I missed anyone,
please let me know.
Hope to start writing
the next update soon.