The first day I was there (Thursday) - I went to downtown Disney ate at Rainforest Cafe for lunch and then just walked around. I went back to Rainforest Cafe for dinner and at 7:55, ran outside and was able to see the space shuttle taking off - which what appeared to be a shooting star. It was awesome to experience that. A girlfriend that I met the first year on the plane, met me again this year and we stayed together. She and her boyfriend met me for dinner. We hung out awhile and then called it a night.
Friday - I went to Discovery Cove to swim with the dolphins and in the coral reef. This was phenominal! I will definitely do it again, and again, and again.... My one and only life dream was to swim with dolphins and now I am set. My dolphins name is Hutch and it was love at First Sight with the two of us. My girlfriend (Nikki) and I had 8 hours to swim with the dolphins, the coral reef, and swim in the cove. It was awesome. We took naps, ate good food and truly relaxed. We were both so happy that we did this the 2nd day of our trip. We both were like "Ok, this good - we can go home now." It was the highlight of the trip.
Saturday and Sunday was Super Soap Weekend. This was my 4th year, so I didn't have alot of expectations for the weekend - except that it would be packed b/c it was the last! Surprisingly, it was not. It really wasn't bad - which was great! It was good. I enjoyed it as always. I was able to stand up in one of the talk shows and speak to Greg Vaughn who graduated from my high school and who now plays on General Hospital. I got to remind him of our hometown and get a photo with him. That was fun!
Saturday night, Nikki and I met her boyfriend (Sam) and some of his friends in Orlando at City Walk. I watched a boxing fight. Something I never in my life thought I would do. Didn't enjoy that so much. However, I did enjoy the great time that I had with Sam's friends. What a great bunch of people! We watched the fight and then went to a piano bar. I haven't had that much fun in so long. It was great to be my old self again and laugh and be fun! Definitely another highlight of my trip for sure.
Another day while I was there I went to Sea World. I got free tickets with my discovery cove pass - so I had to at least go. It was freezing the day I went. A cold front had moved in. It was nice to see. I've been to the one in San Antonio and it's much bigger than the Orlando one. It was nice and I'm glad I experienced it. But I was happy to get back to my warm hotel and crawl under the covers.
I ate at Rainforest Cafe a few more times, did a little shopping, sight seeing and then it was time to come home. It was a great vacation and great fun! I think next year I'll go back even though Super Soap isn't going to be there - just to go to the Discovery Cove. I'll stay shorter time, but I have to experience it again. It was definitely a chance in a lifetime.
