CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 4 minutes ago, Travisma said: Where do you get the FP for Bobs Dock? LOL! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 And that brings me to today ... Friday, 9/16: We headed to Brandon (near Tampa) to visit my aunt. On the way we stopped in Lakeland for breakfast. We spent most of the day with Jo. It was a hard day watching yet another family member being confused and confined. But she still looks good. On the way back to the Fort I-4 was very crowded. We enjoyed the scenery. David and I love the low fluffy clouds. We rarely see them at home, but when we do we say "oh, look, there are Florida clouds!" This cloud looked like a mountain. It reminded me of Everest. But something got lost in the photo. Finally we saw this welcome sight: And then this: When we got back to the Fort, we had some wonderful visitors: Soon after they left it started to rain. We stayed in for the rest of the evening. No plans for tomorrow except for dinner at Cape May ... we'll see what the day brings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Love the golf cart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PureTcrazy...rita 380 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Awww good to see Christina and her sweet family! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Especially the color of the golf cart. Your vacation is fun, you do so much but don't wear yourselves out. Smart! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 1 hour ago, fladogfan aka Gretchen said: Especially the color of the golf cart. Ugh ... that ugly Carolina blue color. You know we aren't Carolina fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sherryberry 35 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I'm enjoying your report and all of the pictures! Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 I was doing okay reading and enjoying your report until you posted about F&W at EPCOT. Now, I wanna go so bad!! Just a quick trip to do F&W and see the MSEP before it leaves. Must resist!! Must save money for WWW!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 3 hours ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: Ugh ... that ugly Carolina blue color. You know we aren't Carolina fans. I just like the color, had no idea it was Carolina blue Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twiceblessed....nacole 433 Posted September 17, 2016 Report Share Posted September 17, 2016 Lots to catch up on: Photos, as always, are wonderful. Bummer about Soarin, but I've honestly never been a huge fan of it so...not a big loss for me there. Not a huge surprise on Bob's dock, we've already told Bailey that if she wants to try and fish, it will have to be from there. LOVED the family picture...love you Christina! Hoping the rain and storms clear out before we arrive. See you soon!❤️ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Littleolwoman.aka.Kristie 119 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Christina!! Great family picture of them all. Glad you had time to spend with family. It is so hard watching those we love fade, it gives great perspective to our current grumbles. Your food pictures have made me hungry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 11 hours ago, sherryberry said: I'm enjoying your report and all of the pictures! Thanks! 7 hours ago, twiceblessed....nacole said: tarrive. See you soon!❤️ 14 minutes ago, Littleolwoman.aka.Kristie said: Christina!! Great family picture of them all. Glad you had time to spend with family. It is so hard watching those we love fade, it gives great perspective to our current grumbles. Your food pictures have made me hungry. Don't know what I did wrong. Tried to quote four posts, including Marty's. I got 2.5 posts! Anyway, thank you all! Marty, save! NaCole, see you soon! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Saturday, 9/17 -- Oldies but Goodies This morning was beautiful and sunny. We went to visit Bill and Christina for awhile before they had to leave. Then we went to the MK for a few hours. Our first stop was: I had decided I'd like to spend the day seeing two attractions we haven't experienced in years. Country Bears was the first. Next I stuck my head into the Diamond Horseshoe. We hadn't seen it since it has reopened. You can see this awful crane from almost anywhere in the park: Next up was another "it's been a long time." I took lots of pictures of all four scenes, and once I get home I hope to do panoramas of each one. The laptop screen is just too small to do it here. See, I told you that crane is visible from almost everywhere! We came back to the fort. David had to blow off the top of the moho and a few other chores. On the way back I took this picture of one of our neighbor's displays: A thunderstorm came up suddenly just as David got off the roof. We got ready for our dinner reservations. I was really looking forward to this one. So where did we go? Cape May! Crab legs are one of my very favorite meals ... yum! I had a little salad and veggies: The brussels sprouts were so good! Next up was 7 clusters of crab legs: Followed by a few small desserts -- flan with berries, oreo cookie cheesecake, and flourless chocolate cake. After dinner we went out to the Boardwalk area so I could take some pictures and play with my new star filter. Just as we got to our car the fireworks began at DHS. We saw a few of them through the trees as we headed back to the Fort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Is the show back at the Diamond Horseshoe Revue or are they just serving food in there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 No, unfortunately they are just serving food. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LONE-STAR 370 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 6 minutes ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: No, unfortunately they are just serving food. I wish they still did the show my little girl would really like it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Our kids liked it when they were young too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fladogfan aka Gretchen 259 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 7 hours ago, LONE-STAR said: I wish they still did the show my little girl would really like it. 7 hours ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: Our kids liked it when they were young too. I wish it was playing again too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Momof6....aka Marty 769 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Beautiful pictures, as always! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Thank you, Marty! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 2 hours ago, Momof6....aka Marty said: Beautiful pictures, as always! What camera/lens are you using for the indoor and night shots. A guy on another Disney FB page had some pirates shots that were really clear, said he was using a Sigma 35mm 1.4. Next day he had night time parade shots and said he was using a Nikon 70-200 1.8 lens. I looked them up on Amazon, they were $900 and $2000, way more than I paid for my camera! Yours are really clear and bright also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 31 minutes ago, Travisma said: What camera/lens are you using for the indoor and night shots. A guy on another Disney FB page had some pirates shots that were really clear, said he was using a Sigma 35mm 1.4. Next day he had night time parade shots and said he was using a Nikon 70-200 1.8 lens. I looked them up on Amazon, they were $900 and $2000, way more than I paid for my camera! Yours are really clear and bright also. I use two lenses. My really low light lens is a Nikon f/1.4 50mm prime lens. The one I use most is an 18-300mm Nikon zoom. Check out B&H Photo's prices. I have ordered all my equipment from them for years. Both the prices you said are way, way more than you should pay for either lens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Travisma 1,317 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 7 minutes ago, CCIntrigue...aka Gwen said: I use two lenses. My really low light lens is a Nikon f/1.4 50mm prime lens. The one I use most is an 18-300mm Nikon zoom. Check out B&H Photo's prices. I have ordered all my equipment from them for years. Both the prices you said are way, way more than you should pay for either lens. Thanks, I just looked at Amazon. I got a Nikon D3200 for Christmas last year, 99% of my shots are still on full auto mode. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikeypro 32 Posted September 18, 2016 Report Share Posted September 18, 2016 Nice photos, Gwen! Cycled by your site today 7ish, but ya'll must have been in the parks. Perhaps we can all get together when NaCole gets here. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 54 minutes ago, Mikeypro said: Nice photos, Gwen! Cycled by your site today 7ish, but ya'll must have been in the parks. Perhaps we can all get together when NaCole gets here. We were here! You should have knocked. Gretchen, another Fiend, was here visiting. We found your site around 4:30 today but it didn't appear you were home. Had planned to do an update tonight, but I got pleasantly sidetracked by Gretchen. PureTcrazy...rita 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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