Thursday May 22nd 2025

I have always had the tendency to be a late riser. With specific plans early in the day I have no issues getting going in the morning, but anything short of a commitment and I’ll easily differ the plans. As warm temperatures begin to dominate the weather pattern that becomes an issue. The beginning of the day is the time to be outside. It has been a particular problem this week.

My days have been getting started late enough that the temperature has risen to near the ninety degree mark before I finish breakfast and am ready to start the day. This has put a complication in my quasi plan to visit Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The animals don’t really like the heat. This potential visitor doesn’t like the heat and the animals I want to see prefer to hide in the shade making them hard to see. Every day this week I have changed my plans to visit the Animal Kingdom.

I finally made a visit to Disney’s Magic Kingdom this afternoon. It was a cloudy afternoon keeping the temperature a little lower at 90 degrees. There were plenty of other people taking advantage of the slightly cooler temperature. I got in a good walk around the park and rode a few rides. One of the rides was on the riverboat around the Rivers of America. I want to get in a few more memories before Disney retires the boat to allow for announced new developments.

To get in more Disney time this summer, I am going to have to adjust my daily schedule. Getting to bed early so I can get up early is the plan. A few times a year I have to make this commitment. It works for a while, but my natural tendency to stay up late changes my habits back to the normal late start to the day.