Fire and Ice

Time has flown by since the last time!  I am now about two weeks away from WDW and I can’t even tell you how much I’m looking forward to it all. I’ve been busily completing the last-minute admin but also keeping up with all the latest news, closures, menus and other fun things.  One thing that I have found incredibly useful at this point of the planning is the Touring Plans app which, full disclosure, was a gift from Len Testa. However, they haven’t asked me to promote it at all and all opinions are my own. Having used both the app and the website for a few weeks now I will say that so far it is worth the money! I haven’t used it in the parks, which I guess is the true test, but so far it has been an invaluable planning tool. Touring plans in general have never really been my thing, as I’ve mentioned before . I just can’t face all the planning and lack of spontaneity that these things entail so I’ve never really been down this road before. This time though I feel so pressured...

It seems like it was a while ago... actually, hang on a minute. It was a while ago! Nearly a week ago, last Sunday the 13th of January I stood on that starting line at the WDW marathon and can now proudly say that not only did I start but I completed it, got my medal and didn't die in the process! So okay, it took a bit longer than planned (I haven't checked the official time but it was around 6 hours 45 min) but I did take around 20 photos around the course because I kept bumping into old friends: Pooh, Alice, Snow White, Aladdin, Buzz and Mickey among others. It was also a very, very humid day (again, don't know the official number but I was pretty warm at 6am, before I did any running!) and once the sun came out it was not only humid but hot. So I had to slow way down if I wanted to finish alive. The day after the marathon we drove to Cape Canaveral and have spent the last few days enjoying the wonders of Ft Lauderdale and Ft Myers Beach - and I haven't had access ...