Just a Spoonful of Sugar...

Today was not a healthy eating day, but so much fun. We got up early and Sirius and I took a nice walk and visited the doggie park near our campsite. Sirius was the only dog there, but he ran and got some exercise and sunshine. Disney's Fort Wilderness is a large camp with cabin areas and lots of loops for RV's. We are in a pet loop and everyone has at least one dog with them. Lots of places to walk and palms and other trees and green grass everywhere. After our walk Jeff and I drove off to find Harry Potter at Universal Studios. We got there quickly and spent the next hour parking the car and buying our tickets. A very poor entry system with lots of walking.

Once inside it wasn't too crowded and we headed right to the Potter area. On the way we stopped to get me a hot chocolate and then to see a short magic show and the magician was good. But back to our plan and we finally saw the towers of Hogwart's School. The entire area was right out of the movies and the Main Street had all the stores we have come to love. We saw the Hogwart's Express train and I posed for a photo with the conductor. I told him our dog was named Sirius Black and he gasped and asked, "The criminal?"

We got to the school building which holds their premier ride and waited in line about 20 minutes. We stowed our stuff in their free lockers where you use your fingerprint as the lock. Didn't work too well as I could not get it open afterwards and a staff member had to open it for me. Anyway the attraction included walking through the school hallways with talking portraits and Dumbledore's office. Finally we boarded our vehicles and were tossed and shaken through the ride. A little nauseating, but good. Of course you exit through the gift shop where we purchased Gryffindor knit scarves and wore them proudly.

Next stop was getting a butter beer from one of the vendors. It was frozen and frothy and delicious. I made a froth mustache just like Harry did in the movies.

We went into the candy store and peeked in other windows. So much fun! We had lunch at Broomsticks Cafe and that finished our Potter experience.

We spent the rest of our time walking through the other areas in Islands of Adventure. We had fun in Cartoon Land and met Woody Woodpecker.

The only other ride we went on was the carousel in Dr. Seuss Land. We had enough of being shaken and not stirred.

The day was sunny, but very cold and we rested up and I took Sirius for a long walk. We saw a flock of wild turkeys running around and were attacked by an angry squirrel who literally flew out of a garbage can and ran between Sirius and me. Later Jeff and I walked to the settlement where they have a buffet restaurant. It is like Golden Corral, but more expensive and the food is not as good. On the way out we could see the fireworks show at the Magic Kingdom which is across the lagoon from the campground.