Yes, we are back at home. On Friday, March 30th we relocated from the villa to the Baymont Inn on Hwy. 192 in Kissimmee. We stayed there for two nights.
Taffy settled in right away. It was quite comfortable - with a fridge & microwave and tiny sink in the corner - you can see Poppa on the left if you look carefully - and pillowtop mattresses. When we stepped out the door.....
....we looked down on the pool. On Saturday we went for lunch at Downtown Disney with the owners of our villa. I didn't get any pictures there, but I think everyone enjoyed the lunch - in spite of the teeming rain. After three and a half months with about three days of rain - that happened to be the day it finally came. When we were done eating our lunch at Cooke's - an Irish fish and chip restaurant - we went back to the villa for a piece of Easter cake.
This is Claire - she is sixteen now and prettier than ever. Pardon the flash reflection in the photo - what was I thinking? This....
....is her brother Robert. This kid is such fun - always cheerful. He is much taller than last year and is fifteen already! Both these children are friendly and polite and a pleasure to be around. Perhaps....
......that is because their parents are so nice! Here is Poppa with David and Allison. We had a lovely visit with them and were there far longer than we had anticipated! Thank you to them for the use of their villa (which we call "ours") and for their hospitality on that Saturday before we set out for the long journey home!
Early on Sunday morning, we checked out and jammed our ovenight bags into the car, grabbed the bears and settled in for a long drive. Due to the unusually mild weather this winter in all of the eastern states and Canada, Poppa decided it would be safe to travel up the center route to Niagara Falls as we did last year. So we drove through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and stopped for the night in West Virginia. This time it was a Super 8 hotel. There is not a lot of choice in that neck of the woods, so we took what was available. It was clean and quiet - just what we needed.....
..........Poppa had a long day of driving, and this time he snuggled on the bed with the bears to watch some TV before turning in. I should mention that the temperature was still 75F when we arrived there. Next day - another day of driving.......to reach our intended destination of Niagara Falls, Ont., Canada! We found our Days' Inn.....
........and they gave us the same room as we've had the two years prior! It is the corner room on the fourth floor and if you look closely.........
....... you can see him waving! So we settled in for our last night on the road.........
In the morning we were quite pleased to go and get coffee......
....... at this place - and we realized we really were back in Canada. And, the temperature reflected that too! It was only about 39F in Ontario! Yikes. We got out our long pants, but didn't walk around very much - too chilly! After breakfast at Timmie's we went back to the hotel room....
.......and found Squeegie and Taffy all packed, dressed and ready to go. Next destination - Munchie and Curtie's house.
Welcome home! The photo of Phil snuggling on the bed and watching TV with the bears is adorable.
ReplyDeleteYou know, it looks like a nice rambling trip home.