Year 5, Day 79, “Living the Dream”. Friday, 7/18/2025 DAY 2 of 29 day Florida, Caribbean, SeaWorld and Disney World trip. We drove from Tifton, Georgia to Hilton Garden Inn Lake Buena Vista, Florida today. Before we started the day we had breakfast at the Tifton, Georgia Hilton Garden Inn. And yes my eggs were really well done. I never can get the perfect fried egg, which is medium well done. I like the white cooked and the yoke just starting to cook. This morning it wasn’t worth the effort. so over well was my order.
As we leave the hotel I notice there is an Olive Garden right outside the back door. Crazy that we have stayed here numerous times and never noticed it. How observant am I???
Last night smart Mighty Mouse found the ladder. He scurried up three times and took a peanut each time. The trap door opened each time and shut but he didn’t fall in. We at least have found his weakness now. He likes peanuts. Steve is calculating how to get him. He says he is going to out smart him. His idea is to make the lid slippery. I am starting to think this is like a Tom (Steve) and Jerry (mouse) show.
By 9am we are in Florida. It is a nice sunny 88 degrees Fahrenheit. It quickly climbed up to 94.
Below is a video of the Hilton Garden Inn. It’s located at 11400 Marbella Palm Ct, Orlando, FL 32836. We are spending the night in room 602.
Parking at hotels in Orlando seem to all have this T-park now. A new way for hotels to add easy revenue. The hotel doesn’t need to do anything and they make money for every car in their parking lot. Perfectly understandable why they would use this service. It actually is really a win win for T-Park and the hotels. Not such a win for the hotel guests. We paid for a one night stay package which included the parking. Without the package it would have been $27.00 a day.
This hotel has a nice pattern of pavers.
We are about four miles from Disney World. You can tell that most of the clientele are Disney goers. You can actually play a little Disney Hopscotch on the way to the elevator. I had to fight the urge to do that. I played it cool and just stared at the floor with longing. I know there is a camera somewhere that is just willing to record me. I don’t want to find myself on “Dumb things old ladies do”. LOL
We will be able to see the Disney World fireworks displays from our room tonight. At Magic Kingdom, the “Happily Ever After” fireworks show is scheduled for 9:00PM tonight. At EPCOT, “Luminous The Symphony of Us” is set for 9:00 PM as well. At Disney’s Hollywood Studios, “Fantasmic!” is scheduled for 9:30PM.
We love to share a Jersey Mike Sub on vacation. A fairly inexpensive not that unhealthy meal for two we can take back to our hotel for later.
Lot’s of time to discuss future house builds. One more build we think!
Things to ponder today! Have to leave you thinking.
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