After scheming with my brother's girlfriend Secret, we had agreed to meet her and Jerry to surprise him while they were spending a few days in the Disney area. Secret suggested we meet at the ESPN Zone in the Disney Boardwalk area. Of course, the Disney area is massive. I researched the "official" Walt Disney World website, and at least found minimal info on the Boardwalk area, but no directions, map, address, etc. to help locate the place.
As the official navigator of the BAT (Big-Ass Truck), I relied on the AAA website to help me with directions. AAA gave me a simple 11-step set of directions to get us to ESPN. We left the RV park 2.5 hours early to make sure we arrived for the planned 1:30-2:00pm rendezvous. Steps 1-8 were a piece of cake (and $3.50 in tolls) but we got off track after that (never say "lost"). We finally stopped for help and within 5 minutes we arrived at our final destination. I place the blame on no signage on the roads. Lots of signs telling us the direction of a specific park/hotel etc., but no names of actual streets. Alas, we made it with 15 minutes to spare.
At least now we know how to get there, since we'll be heading right back to almost the same place for a STL Cardinals/Atlanta Braves spring training game on March 10. More on that at a later date.
Jerry and Secret arrived and we had a very pleasant afternoon catching up on all that's going on in St. Louis. It was not a surprise - Jerry just "knew" we would be there since we are wintering in FL.
After two orders of wings, a sandwich, soup, Bloody Marys, and several beers, we said our goodbyes.
Since we didn't want to go out again tomorrow, we opted to stop at Home Depot, Lowes, Wal*Mart, and ABC Liquors on the way home. We're set for another week now.
Diesel to get to Lake Buena Vista for a visit with family - $35.00
Food and beverages for four at ESPN Zone - $112.07
Visiting with my big brother and his girlfriend - priceless!
1 comment:
Diane,
Mom(Debbie Fluegge) sent me this blog, I get a kick out of your adventures in Florida while we're in MO soaking up the "COLD" weather. I think Columbia is the "windy city" of MO! Sounds like you're having a blast. Greetings from Mizzou!
-Meaghan
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