I revel in hard-to-find Hidden Mickeys. Some of these Hidden Mickeys have evaded me, or maybe they’re “off the beaten path” (off stage or behind the scenes). I’m especially interested in the elusive ones, but I listen to Cast Members who whisper to me about the off stage ones (sometimes these are visible only to … Continue reading "Great Movie Ride Hard-to-Find Hidden Mickeys"
Help, I’m beginning to panic. I woke up at 4:30 Tuesday morning. Hmmm, too early to run. I’ll just close my eyes and then wake up at 5:30 and then go out and run. Big mistake. It’s been almost five days since my last run and I need to run Wednesday morning”¦but we have an … Continue reading "Day 3 — A Soarin’, a Sailing, and a Soaking"
I previously went over the differences between AA batteries and lithium-ion batteries. This time around I’ll touch upon the 5 common types of AA’s; American Airlines, Aristocratic Aardvarks, Alan Alda… Making sure that you’re paying attention. Disposable Alkaline – Bar none these are the ones we’ve all used. They’re easy to find in your local … Continue reading "Light Meter: Batteries 102"
Our first full day on the Adventure. We all arrived at breakfast around 8am, much more rested than the travel day. Once again, the Amara Resort provided us with outstanding service and excellent food. (dinner the first night was as awesome). Our breakfast buffet included great coffee, delish fruit, Eggs Florentine, Smoked Bacon, sausage, oatmeal … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney Day 2"
It is time! We have been at the Phoenix airport for a couple hours waiting for everyone in our group of 36 to arrive. There are 19 folks in the group I am part of, honcho’d be Beci of MouseFanTravel. After arriving at the airport, we were eventually greeted by one of our Adventure Guides, … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney – It has begun!"
Travel days take a lot out of me. The proof was that I didn’t wake up until 6:45 Monday morning”¦at the time I’m usually just back from my morning run”¦not on this morning. What was worse was that I closed my eyes and didn’t really wake up until 8:30. We had breakfast at Chef Mickey’s … Continue reading "Day 2 — A little Bit of This and That"
Last Friday Lee and I drove to Disneyland in the afternoon (took us about two hours from San Diego, which wasn’t nearly as horrible as it can be at that time of day) and spent the evening at DCA and Disneyland. I was pleasantly surprised at how *un*crowded it was – on a Friday night … Continue reading "A Summer Night at Disneyland"
We finally left the Phoenix airport about 1:30. Loaded ourselves onto a motorcoach and off we went to Montezuma’s Castle. The drive was about 90 minutes. Along the way, both guides, Mike and Tiffany, talked about the area and introduced us to some of the geology, scenery and customs we’d learn about during our week. … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney Day 1"
(click on any photo for larger version) After our mighty fine breakfast we looked for a grocery store for some bottled water to purchase, got a few other items and off we went to the Desert Botanical Gardens. Located in Phoenix, the gardens are 145 acres in the midst of the red rock buttes. Just … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney – Phoenix Day 2b (Monday)"
(Click on any photo for larger image) We woke up bright and early this morning. Linda told me that the message light was blinking on the phone “It’s your suitcase I bet!” So I immediately called bell services and sure enough, Southwest had delivered it during the night. YEA!!!! I wanted to hug and kiss … Continue reading "Adventures by Disney – Phoenix Day 2a"
