Brad's Happy Holiday Adventure - Day One - Travel Day

[brad192]

Who: Just me – my third consecutive solo trip.
When: Dec. 10-20
Where: Pop Century, room 6459


Day One – The Adventure Begins

With a scheduled 12:20 departure from Detroit, I was up & running by 8. Morning routine completed, I finished packing, loaded the car, and said goodbye to the cats. They didn’t look too pleased. In the car & on the way to the airport by 9:30, I breezed thru check in & security, grabbed a burger and drink for lunch, and headed for the gate. Boarded right on time, but as 12:20 came and went, I wondered what was holding us up.

Apparently, there was an issue with weight & balance on the plane, and in about 15 minutes we were on our way – wheels up at 12:45. An absolutely packed flight, but very smooth, and we arrived only 12 minutes late. Opting to schlep my own luggage (an almost 6 hour wait last trip for delivery ), I hit the carousel, grabbed my bag, and headed for the DME counter. I was checked in almost immediately, but waited about 25 minutes for the bus to fill & depart. Edmund, our driver, was wonderful. Doing a little “Disney Magic” with the GPS timed welcome video, and making jokes & offering info the whole way.

Resort check in was a breeze, and I was in my room unpacking by about 6PM. I forgot about those “turbo flush” toilets they have at Pop, and the first time I hit the handle I jumped back about a foot! After unpacking, I headed for the food court for dinner. Cheese steak wrap, fries, and a soda in my new refillable mug filled the hole in my stomach, and I did a little recon in the gift shop to see what was new since last year. Wandering back to my room, I enjoyed the mild temps & chirping crickets, as it was 23 degrees when I left Michigan. Little did I know that tomorrow would not be nearly as nice. Back in my room, I took a nice hot shower, watched a little resort TV, and hit the sack around 11PM. After all, tomorrow would be MK & an attempt to fulfill my usual traditions!

[goofy for pluto]

Sounds like a wonderful start to your trip. Looking forward to reading more!

[ibelieveindisneymagic]

Glad you had a good start, and a fairly easy trip!

[hoop de do]

Brad: Anxious to hear about day two. Keep em' comin'.

[faline]

Despite the initial delay, you got there almost on time. Arrival day is always so nice - knowing you have your whole trip ahead of you!

[mouseketeer mom]

Oh, I understand about saying goodbye to the cats. My cats are never pleased, and usually don't even let me see them on departure day! Off to a great start!

[pdrlkr]

Thanks for the Report!

[KylesMom]

I forgot about those “turbo flush” toilets they have at Pop, and the first time I hit the handle I jumped back about a foot!

You do realize that the turbo flushes are at most all of the resorts, right? Just warning you ahead of time!!!

Glad you got outta dodge before any terrible weather hit. Looking forward to your reports!

[princessgirls]

Brad~

You are in Disney having a great day!

Thanks for sharing!

Julie

[DizNee143]

sounds like a wonderful start to the vacation..cant wait to read about the rest!!

[tinkerbell04]

Sounds like it was a great start! We were there at the same time

[dolphinmickey9170]

What a start. Glad the plane issue was figured out. Thanks for sharing.

[Bethis26fan]

Sounds like a pretty good start.