Mickey On Parade

Here is Mickey Mouse in the Spectromagic Light Parade at the Magic Kingdom.

We were up bright and early on Sunday, January 22nd and on the road to Disney World, our home away from home. Determined to get our satellite working at Disney, we stopped at Camping World to buy a satellite locator and more cable for our set up. We checked into Fort Wilderness at 11:30 a.m. and set up the camper for our stay.

As soon as everything was hooked up, we headed for Giordano's for some much-awaited Chicago-style pizza. We ordered a large so we could take some to the RV for a snack. Instead, we devoured the entire thing, something we are never able to do usually but we were really craving pizza.

After lunch, we went to Winn Dixie for our supplies. The grocery stores in Orlando, at least around Disney, are just beautiful in the way that they display the food. So it is an enjoyable experience to shop.

Our final housekeeping chore was laundry. It is always a challenge on the road but on this particular sunny Sunday afternoon, the laundry facilities were available. With 4 or 5 washers available, the laundry can be done fairly efficiently, if not cheaply--still cheaper than installing a washer dryer in the unit.

With the laundry going, we returned to the campsite to install DirecTV. Now, we have it all, the dish satellite, the satellite locator, a super-duper compass and a bubble level. What more could we need. It's just got to work now.... Alas, no such luck. Frustration level is pretty high now. We know we are two intelligent people, who are being out-foxed by technology. Scarlett, tomorrow is another day.

By the time we finished with laundry, I was exhausted but Mel was anxious to go to a park. So we negotiated. I would stay in the RV and take a well-deserved nap and Mel would go to Magic Kingdom with no hurt feelings on either side. We both got want we wanted and were the better for the separation. There is a lot of togetherness on this adventure and it was a nice break for both of us. We reunited to watch Desperate Housewives and Grey's Anatomy. I now have Mel hooked on these shows, much to his dismay.