The
Buede's Disney Vacation
January – February
2005
Friday January 28, 2005
Distance
traveled: 220 miles
Paul came home a little early from
work today so that we could get on the road as soon as possible. We
left home around 4 pm and stopped for dinner in Winchester, Virginia.
Overall the drive was quick, easy and uneventful. We are staying
overnight in Salem, VA, just outside of Roanoke. At this point in the
trip the hotel is a good part of the excitement for the kids!
We
arrived at the hotel around 8:30 pm and settled in for bed. While we
were working on getting the kids to sleep we found out that the area
was calling for 6-8 or more inches of snow on Saturday and that the
storm was coming up from the south...
Saturday January 29, 2005
Distance
traveled: 538 miles
We ate a quick breakfast in the
hotel this morning and got on the road around 8 AM. The first signs
of snow appeared by 9. We are hoping to make it to Columbia, South
Carolina before the snow gets bad.
We made it through snow,
ice and freezing rain on our way to Columbia, SC, where we stopped
for lunch. The weather seems to have cleared up a bit... it is just
raining now.
The dvd player we borrowed from our neighbor is
amazing! With movies, stickers and a few toys, the kids are doing
really well in the car!
The highlight of Paul's day today was
our trip to the Piggly Wiggly (about 15 miles north of Savannah, GA
in South Carolina) to get diapers. The mere thought of its actual
existence was enough to send him into hysterics. In case Piggly
Wiggly makes you laugh too, here's a picture:
We
stayed the night in Kingsland, Georgia, just a few miles away from
Florida. We ordered some pizza for dinner and went right to
bed.
Sunday January 30, 2005
Distance
traveled: 194 miles
We found a Church in Jacksonville, FL and
went to Mass Sunday morning around 8AM then got back on the road
heading for Orlando. We were so close to St. Augustine, I wish we had
made a little detour to see the Shrine
of Our Lady of La Leche. We'll have to plan for that next
time.
The rest of the drive was uneventful and the skies
cleared up as we went further south. When we got to Orlando we
stopped at Chipotle for lunch. (Mmmm... Chipotle) and then went on to
our hotel.
The hotel was so cool!
It
is one of Disney's “Value Resorts,” the “All Star
Sports Resort.” The entire complex of motels was done up in
sports themes with lots of things for the kids to climb on and play
around. (Not that we ever really spent any time there... ok, we did
do the laundry once, and played in the pool a bit.)
Then
we headed off to MGM...