When Ellie was organising this trip, I decided to return slightly earlier than the girls as I had already “done” DisneyWorld a while ago, and roller-coasters weren’t really my “thang”. After the motion sickness, I’m VERY glad I didn’t stay longer otherwise it would have been a big waste.
So, this was my last day. The kids rushed out the door for Disney – Animal Kingdom I think – leaving me to mooch around, do some blogging, and work out how we were not going to exceed our baggage weight limit. We were going to have to get Anne to post some stuff back for us.
We were staying in Disney’s Port Orleans Resort. At check-in, you get a wrist band (with RFID embedded), that is your room-key, credit card, ride entry, etc. for use throughout the parks. Quite high-tech.
I left at about 2:30 to catch the Disney shuttle to the airport for my 6pm departure. I was a little unsure why I had to leave so early, but the bus was late and it visited 5 other hotels en-route…. it took 1.5 hours to get to the airport. Add security, immigration, etc. and I had consumed much of my lead time – I wasn’t waiting long before we pushed back.
Some 25 hours later and Theo greeted me in the Perth domestic terminal – home at last. It was a great holiday, but I was looking forward to a shower with good pressure, a shave, sleep, bland non-restaurant food, and a bike ride.