Karen and I nipped out about 9am to pick up some things like Bin Bags that we were running out of and to fill up with petrol. We were back by the pool within a hour.
We had an early lunch and then headed off out to Winter Summerland Golf with Neil. This time we played the Summer course and much to Neil’s annoyance I prevailed.
We then headed to the Grand Floridian Resort on the monorail. This would be Karen’s choice of Hotel to stay in and is very posh. They have just announced that Trump will be staying here next month, so I expect it will be chaos with both security and protestors. There was a wedding that had taken place and they were having lots of photos taken in the Lobby. I tried to wave in the background to enhance their memories of the big day but not sure I will make the final cut. The shop that the Hotel make each year out of Gingerbread was still being constructed but as ever was very impressive.
Tonight we ate at Buffalo Wild Wings at Formosa Gardens. This is always one of Neil’s choices. Wall to wall enormous HD screens showing sports surround you whilst you from every angle with a menu unsurprisingly consisting of wings covered in different sauces or rubs. Karen always choses the mildest available, I go for a medium hot rub on mine whilst Neil goes to the hotter end of the sauces. It’s not my favourite place to eat and I always think it is a tad overpriced but we cannot eat at Outback every night and this trip is not all about me. Besides it was a compromise as Neil choice would have been eating at the Food & Drink Festival in Epcot which is where we were heading next.
Epcot was heaving. Not only was it a Saturday night but also Veterans Weekend. The Park Busy Day predictor that we plan our days with was spot on when it said it was to be a 8/10 day in terms of capacity attending . This trip we have avoided any days above a 4/10 and managed some that were only 2/10. We were glad we were only popping in for a short while for a wander. At times we were reduced to shuffling along.
Our plan was a gentle amble around the World Showcase so Neil could get a Funnel Cake and Karen could get a beer. We managed both and I managed to watch and listen a bit to ‘Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’ who were playing tonight on the outdoor stage. They are a Swing Revival band and seemed a lot of fun. Our walk around the rest of the world slowed somewhat after that due to Karen starting to really suffer with some large blisters on her foot. Despite bandaging them up, she often suffers due to her problem foot and the way she rolls it when walking. We made it back to the Boardwalk where I was able to go and fetch the car whilst she waited with Neil.
These holidays can be so tiring.