We awoke full of expectations of more crap weather, and a few minutes of watching the TV confirmed this to be the case. Bugger.
We slowly got ourselves ready and headed down for some breakfast. With no real clue what to do today, I booked an ADR for Beaches & Cream at 2.30, thinking we may do some resort hopping if all else fails.
The view from the restaurant was not a pleasing one.
It became clear to us during breakfast, based on what could be seen through that window and what the weather apps were telling us, that it would probably be too wet to be doing any sort of “hopping” or generally just being outside at all, so we changed plans and decided to head to Mall at Millenia to be indoors as much as possible. Crucially it also had a Cheesecake Factory.
We left the hotel at 10.45 and undertook a slow, wet, and frankly slightly dangerous drive up the I4. We parked up, got wet on the walk-in, and wandered a few shops before deciding that was more than enough shopping for now and it was time to eat. You know where we went.
It will not shock you to hear that we ordered Nachos.
Having had breakfast not that long ago that was the extent of our efforts. We are not animals.
We resumed the wandering of shops and Louise had pinched my hoody as she was a bit chilly. So we went to American Eagle and I bought myself a new one for $75. This frivolous spending can only happen when on holiday.
With enough dollars spent now, we walked back to the car and drove to Disney Springs, headed for the cinema.
The rain at this point was biblical.
I take these photos so I can find the car when we return, but I share them anyway.
There was not a great deal of choice, film-wise, but in the end, we opted for the new Di Caprio film, Killers Of The Flower Moon. I knew little about it other than it was three and a half hours long. We were pretty full but I did manage to fit in a bag of choccy snacks……three and half hours is a long time!
The film was good but could have been a fair bit shorter and easier on the ass.
We emerged at 6.30 and guess what, it was pouring down still. We drove back to the hotel and got ready for our evening with Yeeha Bob at Port Orleans.
We were picked up by a Lyft at 7.45 knowing this was already too late to secure a good seat. We arrived ten minutes later and found that to be true. We had to loiter for a while until a couple vacated a couch just outside the main bar area. They knew we were waiting for their seat and the arse husband therefore spent about ten minutes examining his bill, for what who knows, before, slowly and finally getting up. I really dislike people sometimes.
We had one drink in this location before someone left a table in the main area and Louise pounced whilst I settled up.
That was an Espresso Martini, but probably the least impressive of the trip.
This was much better.
I had moved on to Chocolate Martinis as I am not a real man and cannot drink proper alcohol.
After a good few drinks we were peckish so ordered some bar food. I think it was some sort of Spinach dip and Tots.
At some point towards the end of the evening, just after a round of drinks had arrived, I put some of my not inconsiderable weight on my end of the table and it tipped up, launching Louise’s full glass of red wine all over me.
Many napkins were needed and I now had pink trainers and a soggy hoody…you know the one I spent $75 on earlier. Our server replaced the drink for free of course, despite my clumsy ineptitude. Maybe their tables are known to be faulty?
Anyway, we left at midnight in another Lyft, and hey, it was still raining.
Till the next time…..
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Oh yes I remember that Thursday very well, we spent it in Florida Mall.