Hong Kong
We woke up to a beautiful sunny morning. It actually would have been a perfect day to do the cable car if I hadnt decided to give it a miss! DH had said when he surprised me that he would be happy to work around my schedule, so we got up relatively early with the aim of being at the park for rope drop.
DH had his shower and decided to wait for me in the lobby so that he could use the internet. I had my shower, then decided that I really needed to tidy up the room before heading out for the day.
There were hidden Mickeys in the carpet in the hallway.
And it was a perfect day to capture the view from the window at the end of the hallway.
Unfortunately there had been a miscommunication about breakfast. Since DH had said he would be happy to just go with my original plans, I assumed that meant he was happy to pick up something from the bakery when we got to the park. However, he had been wanting something more substantial for brekky, and wanted to go to Walts. I decided it probably wouldnt be the end of the world if we arrived half an hour after opening, so we agreed to go to Walts, but since it was such a beautiful clear day, I wanted to walk along the sea.
I got a few photos of the back of the hotel as we were leaving.
And took some more photos as we walked along the sea between the two hotels. It was about a 10 minute walk, and DH was getting a bit anxious that we would miss the timing for breakfast at Walts.
We eventually made it to the HKDL Hotel, and entered from the back, past the Mickey maze and up the grand staircase.
Turns out DH neednt have worried. There was still plenty of time for breakfast, and the place was just about empty, so there was no problem getting seated. The CMs wished us a happy anniversary.
DH got the continental breakfast with bacon and eggs. I didnt really feel like that much, so I just got a Mickey waffle.
We both enjoyed a nice breakfast, and it was about 10:30am by the time we were finished. DH was keen to relax in the lobby for a while before heading off to the parks, and since he was only going to be 10 minutes, I thought it would be easier to just stick with him than to try and organise to meet later. We found some chairs (just, the lobby was busy!) and got out our electronic devices.
We finally set off at about 10:50am, and walked to the park again. I can never believe how quiet that path is between the hotels and the park, considering it is really only a 10 minute walk from the HKDL Hotel. I cant believe everyone catches the bus!
We were slightly concerned about whether our tickets would work, but the machines remembered our fingerprints, and we were soon through to the park! The CM at the turnstiles wished me a happy birthday lol!
My mission was to head straight to Grizzly Gulch, before it got too crowded. I was pleased to see that it looked pretty quiet still.
It was a bit of a hike to get there, down Main Street, then through Adventureland. It would be good if they could make a shortcut! But eventually, we were entering Grizzly Gulch! You can thank PIO for the incredibly long and detailed section coming up next lol!
Since it looked so quiet, I was happy to slow my pace down, and explore the area before lining up for the mine train. It even looked like there were a few half empty carriages going around! The mine train tracks took wound through the whole area.
Continued in next post...