Thursday July 25th 2024

There were several passing storms overnight that allowed the day to start fresh and clean. The general forecast for my area south of Orlando was for a lower chance of rain. North of the city there was a much higher chance of heavy thunderstorms. Most of the day was filled with hazy sunshine. The temperature climbed into the mid 90s.

Around 5PM after the peak heat of the day, I headed for Disney’s EPCOT. My plan was to get some food and wander around the grounds. On a positive note it wasn’t very crowded. The down side for me was the temperature wasn’t falling very fast and there wasn’t much of a breeze. Going in and out of air conditioned buildings didn’t help the much either. I’d just get cooled down before stepping back outside into a wall of heat. Complaining about the heat isn’t my usual behavior. I like to comment about it, but why is it causing me to complain now?

After riding the Living with the Land attraction in the front part of the park I headed toward the back of the World Showcase for food. I stopped way short of my destination and bought my desert first. There is a kiosk that sells soft serve ice cream made with real vanilla beans. Eating it before it melted did a good job of freezing the inside of my mouth. I never made it to the back of the park. I decided I didn’t have the energy for wandering around the park and headed home for the evening. Dinner came from my freezer.

It was a less than three hour visit to the park, but I got some nice pictures. Thank goodness I have an Annual Pass. The cost for the limited visit Florida resident pass I have is already paid for by all of my previous visits along with the free parking it provides. It is nice to be able to visit the park short visits or longer.