Amy was up by 8 to get a place in the Virtual Queue for the Merchandise Mart. Our entrance number was 101 so we knew it would be later in the afternoon.
Off to breakfast about 10:00 to the Contempo Cafe. Amy got her Mickey Waffles which was served with a very generous portion of bacon. I had a breakfast sandwich on a multigrain croissant. Delicious and enough protein to last until dinner.
We got the bus to ESPN Wide World of Sports where all the pre-race day action was happening. Again the lines were long, but so well-controlled. It was an hour for us to wait before Amy got her bib. We certainly had a tour of the baseball and arena areas. She was so relieved and, therefore, able to relax that she got the corral for the 10k that she wanted.
From there we went to the large area where the merchandise was sold and where there were the picture areas. Amy was so well coordinated with the 2 races she is running. I had neglected to bring slippers and I really hate to be barefoot in a hotel room, so I bought some socks for the hotel and in anticipation of getting some special shoes.
We had about an hour before we could get into the merchandise area so we found a shaded bench and got something to drink.
Again, the lines before the actual area were about 30 minutes. I went to th Brooks area to try on a pair of shoes for the size. Met Amy back in line and we split for her to go get some items that were on her wish list. I stood in line to order the shoes which was about a 40 minute wait. Amy finished up and went out to get a drink while I waited to check out. It was well worth it to get Belle’s special shoes. She is my favorite princess and the shoes are a Yinzer gold/yellow so will be worn to all Pirates games! A splurge indeed.
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| My Belle shoes! |
We got back to the hotel room a little before 5 in time to chill a bit before leaving for dinner, We got the bus to Disney Springs and headed to the boathouse for our 7:00 reservation. This is one of our favorites in the land of Disney and a high flying balloon no less.
We started with Hugo Spritzer - a little raspberry and a little Proseco and lobster bisque. Amy had a seared tuna and I had a delicious tile fish with coconut rice.
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| Seared Tuna |
Service was very good and we were back in the hotel by 9:00.
