Another slow start to the day - we're getting into the swing of this holiday thing! Plan had been to go to Olivia's at our resort for a late breakfast, but it turned out that we were too late, so we headed out in search of an IHOP. The one near Crossroads was packed out, and there was no sign of any space in the car park at all, and so we headed up I4 to the Sand Lake exit and to the IHOP on I-Drive just up from the Sand Lake junction. That one was also packed, but we could at least find a spot to park, so we decided to go for it. We only had to wait 5 mins or so for a table, and we were seated in our usual area - which we are used to having pretty much to ourselves, but which was full up and very noisy.
Breakfast was to IHOP's normal standards, and then we took a long time to drive the short distance up to the top of I-Drive and the Premium up there. In fact we didn't quite make it, and ended up parking at the Outdoor World (obviously tempted to go in and buy a chair so that I could sit half way up a tree!) and walk the rest of the way, which was definitely quicker.
We did a good tour of Premium, which was also very busy - probably due to this being a tax free clothes shopping weekend in Orlando (back to school deal from the state) but the boys failed to find the trainers that they were looking for. One was pretty laid back and relaxed about this, and one slightly less so - I'll leave you to guess which was which. So, we popped over to a sports shop in the Florida Mall, and both of them scored the new Nikes they were after.
By this time we decided we'd been away from the parks for just too long, and so this evening we've been by bus to MK, and have between us managed to do Jungle Cruise, Splash Mountain, Pecos Bill for pulled pork, Big Thunder, watched Wishes from Main Street, Buzz Lightyear, Space Mountain, the Main St Electrical Parade, brownies from the Main Street bakery, some Dole Whip, and a little bit of light souvenir shopping.
Not a bad evening at all.
And obviously I have taken many, many photos (and not all of them have the castle in, but probably most!). However, as it is tomorrow already, I will close for now, and will try to do some uploading and photo-posting tomorrow.