I have been negligent in my posting duties but I am about to make up for that.
Yesterday evening I'd say I get an A for effort at least. In the afternoon I had a fellow camper (and a DIS member) from 200 loop walk up after seeing my DIS sign and asked about the wooden Musket Mickey sign. Chris/calsqr from Sarasota wanted to get the contact info on how to get a sign and I was happy to give it to him. So Warren can anticipate another happy customer. Chris, have a great stay.
Those of you who have followed this thread know I had three spring training baseball games lines up in three consecutive days. The first two were called/postponed due to rain after 3 and 4 innings respectively. My last chance to see a full game was last night with the Houston Astros vs. the Miami Marlins at the Astros complex over in Kissimmee where Hwy 192 meets the FL Turnpike. Even though there were dark clouds in the sky I made the drive over and with light rain falling made my way into the stadium. The game was already on hold so I took a seat up under the roof and waited with the rest of the fans.
This is the last spring training season for the Astros in Kissimmee - next year they move over to West Palm Beach. Last night was the last home game of the spring for the team; thus management really tried to play the last Astros home game ever in Kissimmee for the fans. We waited for 90 minutes when they made the announcement they would play the game and sent the grounds crew out to get the water off the tarp and make the field ready for play.
While they were working, more rain started to fall and the game was called off. So I went oh-for-three. Nevertheless, I saw three spring training stadiums, had an adult beverage in each, and rediscovered the allure of spring ball. At this point in the season all the teams are undefeated and optimistic about their chances. So I tried.
It rained pretty hard on the way back to the Fort last night but at least I slept well. This morning we headed off to the Contemporary for Sunday Easter Mass which was fun and interesting. It was in the big Fantasia ballroom and there were about 3,000 people there. We had boated over for the service and were on the CR dock ready to boat back to the Fort when we saw amcc and her family on the dock too as they had been at the same Easter Mass. It was nice to have an extended time to chat and meet/introduce the various family members.
On the walk back through loop 100, I saw a truck camper in front of a Class C. Can I get a ruling on this arrangement? Does this constitute two campers on one site?
BTW, all kinds of Fort rules have been broken/ignored while I've been here. Kids driving golf carts, 4 cars parked on a site, dogs in tents, 15 people on a site, open fire pits spitting embers into the air. Cast Members aren't going to stick their neck out if management won't back them. As long as nothing bad happens, it appears Disney will not intervene as long as the cash is rolling in. And it's rolling, baby. I looked up the rates at the Poly for Easter 2016 where I ate breakfast yesterday when I doubt there are any discounts. Rates range from $750/night to over $1,000. Cash is flowing like a river here.
Meanwhile, back at my humble little ol' site, I am trying to use up my food items so I don't have to carry all this food home. So I made grilled cheese for lunch today. DD says I do make a decent grilled cheese sandwich.
I'm using my new electric skillet outside on the picnic table. I got it for tailgating this past fall with my generator and I'm finding new ways to use it. I should start referring to it as "my outdoor trailer kitchen".
After lunch it was time for a game of Disney putt putt. This was at the request of DD who remembered past putt putt events on previous trips. If you recall, last time we encountered DD, she put my puzzle together while I went to the grocery store. I wanted to work on it during my entire stay and put the last piece in on the last day of our trip. Her Type A personality killed that notion. Going behind my back like that will not be tolerated. She had to be taught a lesson. Full of self-confidence, she told me she was going to beat me at putt putt. Poor child - I have a competitive streak in me too.
We played at the complex next to Blizzard Beach, Winter Summerland. It has two courses of equal difficulty with the only difference being one has traditional Christmas music (the Winter course) playing in the background and the other (the Summer course) alternates between The Beach Boys and Jamaican Christmas music. DD chose Summer.
Rounds are $14 for adults and it was fun, I must say. Here are two holes and the challenges that must be overcome.
It's a neat little out-of-the-way place. They even have a snow machine that blows fake snow into the hot air every couple minutes.
The final tally was as expected. DD became more distraught during the round and accused me of cheating (ha!) and was quiet by the end. The universe is spinning on its proper axis again.
More about my bike ride this afternoon coming up. The weather is holding up today and it's nice and hot with some clouds and patches of blue sky at 530pm.
Bama Ed
Ps - Happy Easter from the Fort, everyone.
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