Tuesday, April 15, 2008

And On the Fifth Day We Tried to Rest

Tomorrow (Wednesday), we have a planned "rest day" - a day for us to feel like we're actually on vacation, not just rushing around from ride to ride, spending a week building up our glutes and calves standing in line. According to the Bible, God created the world in 6 days and rested on the 7th, but for the Johnson family vacation, but we're only making it to five.

However, we have scheduled a few activities, just because we need to do some "cleaning up" with some rides and attractions and other activities. Think of it as cleaning up some sutures after a bizarre triple appendectomy. A list:

  • Leave the house at 8:30 a.m. Yes, leave the house at 8:30 on our vacation rest day. We're crazy. Loco. Loopy. But we're living "La Vida Mickey"!
  • Drive to Epcot and park car
  • Run (and I do mean RUN) on our bloody stumps of feet to the Test Track and either get right on or get a Fast Pass
  • If we have a Fast Pass, go to either the Nemo exhibit or to Norway (the country exhibit, not the country itself. We're not THAT aggressive!) for the Maelstrom ride.
  • After wrapping things up at Epcot, take the Monorail (because there's nothing quite like a genuine, bonafide, electrified six-car monorail!) to the Magic Kingdom
  • Take the train to the back of the park and then hit the following rides:
  • Peter Pan
  • Splash Mountain
  • Thunder Mountain Railroad
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
  • Tiki Room (if time)
  • Haunted Mansion
  • Country Bear Jamboree (if time)
  • Take monorail back to Epcot
  • Go play mini golf at the Fantasia Gardens
  • Dinner in downtown Disney

Like I said, just a few clean up things. Four of the most popular rides at the Magic Kingdom, quite possibly the most popular ride at Epcot, and a round of mini-golf thrown in for good measure.

I don't know what else I can possibly say to make this funnier. Truth is sometimes funny enough.

Good thing we had a rest day. If we had tried doing all of this in a day less, we'd be dead.

If anyone from work is reading this, I'll be back in on Monday, but don't call, email, or knock on my door. I'll be curled up under my desk, sleeping.

-Derek

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