Days 47 and 48 – To Texas via Baton Rouge

Good bye lung Kal and pa Pat …


It took us two days to drive from Orlando to Austin. My GPS directions were very simple. Get on Rt 10 and drive 600+ miles. I noted as we drove that most of the time our elevation was not higher then 20ft … (except when we went over a causeway that lifted us to 37 feet) … and a good deal of the time it was less then 10 feet. We stayed overnight in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the capitol of the state.

We did a lot of driving … and I managed to stay awake … thanks to my ever alert watcher of the highways …


On Day 48 we arrived in Austin, and after a month and a half of anticipation … Su and Gigg finally got to meet “Dan” …




In the interest of full disclosure, the above encounter is a re enactment, done by the original participants.

Day 46 – Disney World Boardwalk and “Cowboy Town”

We went to Disney World’s Boardwalk hotel and also a replication of the famous Atlantic City New Jersey Boardwalk, which is more then 4 miles long and now a gambling center. (We will visit Atlantic City later in the great adventure).



and the Beach Club Hotel where the greeter enjoyed meeting the girls …



and finally, we visited the mecca for all tourists … Old Town, lovingly known in Thailand as “Cowboy Town”.


And we saw Mom’s old 57 Chevy …



At the end of the day, little Miss Muay Thai just didn’t have arms long enough to do any damage to lung Kal.


And so, this was how our last full day in Florida ended …. With a lot of giggling and about 20 attempts to get this picture with a timer …

Day 45 - Mall Day

Today was a lazy day and all we did was visit the Great Florida Mall, the Millenia Mall, a giant Sporting Goods store and had dinner at the Sweet Tomato.

Day 43 – A Day to Remember … 14+ hours at Disney World

It was a long day … but everyone held up well … and all agreed it was one of the highlights of the great adventure.

We started out at Animal Kingdom



strolling through the Asian section



We encountered this Anandpur bus





After seeing the “Lion King” and a quick tour of the Animal Kingdom


We went to the Magic Kingdom …


starting out on Main St USA with a view of the Cinderella Castle



Pa Pat created a very detailed plan that enabled us to see as much of Disney as possible in 1 day…



Here are the girls with Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse …


Next, we went to EPCOT (Experimental Prototype City of Tomorrow)



We saw the “Living Seas Pavilion” … where Nemo resides …



and we went on the Nemo ride …



Then Pa Pat had a nice surprise planned and arranged a private session with Mickey and Pluto …








after looking a few other things in Future World, including tomato Mickey Mouse



we went over to the World Showcase …

where we visited all of the countries …

The United Kingdom …


France…


Morocco


Japan…


America…


Italy…


Germany…


Mexico…


Canada


One of the photographic works of art was spoiled by an intruder …

When it got dark we went back to the Magic Kingdom to see the night parade and the fireworks …


And to finish up the night at Disney World, we rode on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and saw the “real” pirates …


Having ridden on the monorail and the “people mover” we went back to the parking lot to leave on a Ferry Boat … and we had to very tired but happy little Thai Princesses, collapsed on the deck of the boat.…


and so ended our exciting day at Disney World …