Canadian Buffoon's Exhausted Vacation - Update 09/01 - New TR link!

[franandaj]

Dangit! I came over here to comment and I can't see most of the images!

 

[orangecats2]

So for Seattle. I haven’t bought my plane tickets yet so my tentative dates are May 6-11 but I can possibly extend them.
What are your dates? Are you going with someone? I hope you like it. Which line are you going on? We did Carnival because it’s cheap.

 

[ariane37]

No worries I'm here again Totally behind on pretty much everything in life!

It always surprises me a bit
when I walk into a 7-11 in the US
and they only have 2-4 Slurpee
flavours.
Up here, the store closest to my
home has 16 different flavours.

If my boys see this our next vacation will have to be to all the 7-11's in Canada...............

I'd heard that the mac n cheese
was sub-par here.
I don't know if they heard the
complaints or not, but I can only
assume they changed the recipe.
This was amazing!
One of the better ones I've eaten.

Hmm, yours does look good. I'm one of a few that have said their M&C was NOT good. We've only been to Homecomin' once and overall weren't impressed; our mac and cheese was DRY like cardboard I'm guessing just an off night but neither of us have had the desire to go back. Maybe one day..............glad you enjoyed it!

and shoved my sunglasses w/case into
a front pocket, which looks very impressive,
let me tell ya.


Sorry. Family board.

Up ahead in the distance,
I saw a shimmering light...

I admit I started singing, lucky I'm here alone because ain't nobody got time (or eardrums) for that!

Dang I love that one.
She's all grown up now.

OK wait; is that seriously her? For real? If so that's awesome!

I don't know why none of my quotes from your time at KSC came up but it looks like you had a really nice day with nice company Steve has mentioned going there a time or two but so far we haven't made it. Seeing your pictures I do think the boys may enjoy it more than I thought.

 

[docsoliday1]

You can't avoid him. He meets everyone!

I wish that were true. I try, but not everyone is crazy enough.

The call of the jungle woke me
at a relatively late 8:00am.

That is very late...considering this was you exhausted vacation, I figured it would have been earlier.

less than trusty jeep by 9:00am.
He arrived within 10 minutes.
I scolded him for keeping his
patron waiting.

You're so spoiled. 10 minutes is wonderful to most of us.

calculating that I would
be able to survive on my wits,

with your wits, you wouldn't last long.

designed to keep dangerous animals
and marauding tribes at bay.

Which are you? Animal or tribe?

As I made my way forward,
I stopped in my tracks as a ferocious,
man-eating bird swept through the
villagers, seeking easy prey to
satisfy its gluttonous appetite.

Kevin gets hungry too!

arms raised in a defensive posture,
knowing that his demise is soon
forthcoming.

At least it's not a walking with arms in front of him and not caring about anyone or thing he could run into.

I couldn't bear to see the poor
villager devoured so I am ashamed
to say that I turned and ran.

Wuss!

I was able to spy a rare Brownschmuck duck;

Hopefully there wasn't a schmuck that got schtuck with the duck muck.

How could these people exist with
such primitive conditions?

It's amazing...people survived for thousands of years without heat or AC, isn't it?

here I knew I would see sights
that no man had seen before.

The final frontier?

Oh wait, that's no man had GONE before.

I toad you so.

You were feeling quite froggy and jumped right on that, didn't you?

I pulled a simple camp hand-meal
out of my pack.

If you had that in your pack, I don't want to know how sticky everything else in your pack was.

traded some
jerky and a small pocket knife for a

At least you don't have to worry about that with airport security any more.

I was given a seat of honour...
Or was the empty seat upon which
I was the sole proprietor merely a
ruse to enable the carnivores easier
access to my defenseless self?

Maybe if you'd used deodorant, maybe someone would want to sit next to you.

They were obviously neither
alligator nor crocodile
as I did not see them
later nor in a while.

Of course, you already said they were logjabbers.

So, hopefully, they weren't after hogstabbers.

he great Kelly-tree rose above us majestically.

Were you on the left side or right side? That's important according to @Steppesister and @buzzrelly

Up ahead in the distance,
I saw a shimmering light...

Did you head grow heavy and your sight grow dim?

Up ahead in the distance,
I saw some long-necked wild dogs.

I don't think I've heard THAT song.
I've seen those dogs, but never laying down.

pet dogs along the way.

Also known as the short necked dogs.

As we made our escape, we stumbled
upon a wide-eared Snortblast.

Be careful, people think it's water coming out of their nose, but it'snot.

The spotted Cheeto-cat, was on
the hunt for kibble.

Chester?

Apparently, the cheetah had actually been hunting
and had pounced on a mouse or small bird.
Wish I'd seen that.

That would have been cool.

My guide was not as fortunate.
Don't feel too badly, though.
He now works at a Caribbean Pirate
attraction somewhere in Florida.

Maybe he wants the redhead!

Not once, not twice, but thrice
did they subject me to horrors
that I categorically refuse to describe.

I presume you did single rider. How did you feel after? i find I can only do that 2 times in a row and if I do 3, I don't feel so well.

Whoops.
This was not my encampment.

Doh!

I arrived precisely at 5:30, and...
realized that I had forgotten my
telephone.

I thought for sure it was the magic band you forgot since you had left in when you left property. Guessed wrong.

It was quite good and I was
relieved to find myself still
standing after its consumption.

Not sure why...it's not as if drinks at Disney have much (or possibly any) actual alcohol.

I soon found myself in a mysterious
land.

Great pictures!

I stood and marveled as the
creatures caused the tree to
shimmer and shine in a multitude
of hues and shades.

More fantastic pictures! Love the tree at night.

he arrived an inconceivable ten
minutes later!

You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

 

[pkondz]

yum and yum...light on the cloves please.

Definitely.
But it's the closest
I could rhyme to "nose"
on a moment's notice.

No flower? That's okay, I'll skip that one too!

You want a flower you
have to buy me dinner first.

What's with the night mare ish puns?

Bravo

He could be quite the stallion if he comes up with more, but even Mark could get involved since he's a filly fan.
Of course, he may not want to be saddled with that responsibility.

I'd laugh, but I'm a bit hoarse.

 

[pkondz]

Dangit! I came over here to comment and I can't see most of the images!

Try again and let me know.
There are quite a few and
they take a bit to load...

 

[pkondz]

So for Seattle. I haven’t bought my plane tickets yet so my tentative dates are May 6-11 but I can possibly extend them.

I'm not positive, but I think our
cruise starts on the 10th.
And as I mentioned to Kari,
it's almost certain that I won't
be able to get to Seattle this time,
because...

What are your dates? Are you going with someone? I hope you like it.

...I'm going with my mom and sister.
It's been a long time wish for my
mom so I'm making it happen.

Which line are you going on? We did Carnival because it’s cheap.

I think it's Holland America? I think?
I'd have to double check...

 

[orangecats2]

So what you're saying is that you won't be able to meet up in Seattle?
Come to Cleveland?
Or WDW in November?

 

[franandaj]

Dangit! I came over here to comment and I can't see most of the images!

OK They're back. I checked a couple times today and they weren't. I'll have to find a time to come back. Unfortunately my time is not my own right now. Hopefully it will be back soon.

 

[tundra1]

It's not a difficult task, all that is
required is 8 Spoons.

I can't wait to try that Chili shrimp Mac and Cheese when we go next November! Thanks for another great chapter in the pkondz saga!

 

[docsoliday1]

OK They're back. I checked a couple times today and they weren't. I'll have to find a time to come back. Unfortunately my time is not my own right now. Hopefully it will be back soon.

Yeah, something was wrong with Photobucket for a while...
I was getting an error saying the user had moved this image on quite a few while others were fine.

 

[docsoliday1]

Or WDW in November?

I'll make the long trek to WDW in November. The sacrifices I make for friends, sheesh!

 

[pkondz]

No worries I'm here again

Well, hi there... again!

Totally behind on pretty much everything in life!

That's where I am right now.
I had a fun case of food poisoning
last weekend... when I'd planned
on doing lots of catching up...

Yeah... that didn't happen.

If my boys see this our next vacation will have to be to all the 7-11's in Canada...............

Just focus on Winnipeg.
I can't vouch for the rest
of the country.

Hmm, yours does look good. I'm one of a few that have said their M&C was NOT good. We've only been to Homecomin' once and overall weren't impressed; our mac and cheese was DRY like cardboard I'm guessing just an off night but neither of us have had the desire to go back. Maybe one day..............glad you enjoyed it!

It was quite good.
Not dry at all.
Very creamy and cheesy.

I admit I started singing, lucky I'm here alone because ain't nobody got time (or eardrums) for that!

OK wait; is that seriously her? For real? If so that's awesome!

Well... it's the internet,
so take it with a grain
of salt.

I don't know why none of my quotes from your time at KSC came up but it looks like you had a really nice day with nice company Steve has mentioned going there a time or two but so far we haven't made it. Seeing your pictures I do think the boys may enjoy it more than I thought.

It was a good day.
I think your boys would
very much enjoy it.

 

[pkondz]

I wish that were true. I try, but not everyone is crazy enough.

That is very late...considering this was you exhausted vacation, I figured it would have been earlier.

It was catching up to me, tbh.

You're so spoiled. 10 minutes is wonderful to most of us.

It's disgraceful.
I fired the aide.

I mean I sold him to a cannibal tribe
and they cooked and ate him.


10 minutes. Hmph!

with your wits, you wouldn't last long.

Yeah, I...


HEY!!!

Which are you? Animal or tribe?

Tribal animal.

Kevin gets hungry too!

A bird's gotta eat!

At least it's not a walking with arms in front of him and not caring about anyone or thing he could run into.

No human being would
ever do that.

Wuss!

I have a very delicate constitution.

Hopefully there wasn't a schmuck that got schtuck with the duck muck.

Not much.

It's amazing...people survived for thousands of years without heat or AC, isn't it?

No they didn't. They migrated.
The original snowbirds.

The final frontier?

Oh wait, that's no man had GONE before.

Yet both were done by a
Canadian, you'll note.
(Unless you're going later series.)

You were feeling quite froggy and jumped right on that, didn't you?

If you had that in your pack, I don't want to know how sticky everything else in your pack was.

Tupperware.
Essential jungle item.

At least you don't have to worry about that with airport security any more.

True!

Maybe if you'd used deodorant, maybe someone would want to sit next to you.

That's why I didn't use deodorant.
Doesn't seem to work on you, though.
You keep saying to visit.

So, hopefully, they weren't after hogstabbers.

Were you on the left side or right side? That's important according to @Steppesister and @buzzrelly

I had the entire seat.
I spent the ride sliding from one
end to the other, depending on
what I was shooting/where I was shooting.

Did you head grow heavy and your sight grow dim?

I was not hit with a curare
laced blow-dart, no.

I've seen those dogs, but never laying down.

Me neither.

Also known as the short necked dogs.

No.
They just call them "dogs".
They're a very perfunctory people.

Be careful, people think it's water coming out of their nose, but it'snot.​

Can you elaborate?

Chester?

That would have been cool.

Yeah, I was sorry to have missed that.

Maybe he wants the redhead!​

Everyone wants the redhead...
Well... wanted.

I presume you did single rider. How did you feel after? i find I can only do that 2 times in a row and if I do 3, I don't feel so well.

Single rider... at least twice.
I felt not bad...
Just slightly off.
I knew I didn't want to
ride it again, though.

I thought for sure it was the magic band you forgot since you had left in when you left property. Guessed wrong.

Nope!
On property. On wrist.

Not sure why...it's not as if drinks at Disney have much (or possibly any) actual alcohol.

Disney?
I was in the jungle, sir!

Great pictures!

Thanks!

More fantastic pictures! Love the tree at night.

Thanks again!
I do too.

You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means.

Oh, I do. It comes after nine and precedes eleven.

 

[pkondz]

So what you're saying is that you won't be able to meet up in Seattle?

I won't say "no", but...
it's not looking likely
given our dates, even
if I could make it down there.

Come to Cleveland?

Was actually considering it.
Still haven't seen the
RnR Hall of Fame.

Or WDW in November?

That is much less likely.

 

[pkondz]

OK They're back. I checked a couple times today and they weren't. I'll have to find a time to come back. Unfortunately my time is not my own right now. Hopefully it will be back soon.

Okay, Alison.
See you later!

 

[pkondz]

I can't wait to try that Chili shrimp Mac and Cheese when we go next November! Thanks for another great chapter in the pkondz saga!

It's one of my favourite things
in all of Disney.
Soooo yummy!

Glad you like the update!

 

[pkondz]

Yeah, something was wrong with Photobucket for a while...
I was getting an error saying the user had moved this image on quite a few while others were fine.

Oh really? That bothers me...
I pay for that service.
It better be top notch!

 

[franandaj]

Wait... you've known me how long,
and you're only figuring this out now?????

Well, it just continues to surprise me every time.

The call of the jungle woke me
at a relatively late 8:00am.
I bathed in a nearby stream
and finished my leisurely
ablutions and dressage in
fine form within the hour.

Now in your last update you said that you get ready in 20 minutes. This time it was an hour. Make up your mind!

Yes, I know dressage is horse
riding, but it just sounds fancy!
Tell me if you caught that
or knew that.

I thought it sounded more like wound care.

I gathered what supplies I assessed
I would need.
I decided to leave the rifle with
the aide, calculating that I would
be able to survive on my wits,

Did you hear about the guy who got arrested trying to take a firearm into Animal Kingdom last week?

I was immediately surrounded by
curious and wary natives.
Using rudimentary gestures, involving
displaying my wrist jewelry and showing
them my fingers, I was able to gain their
trust and allowed to continue beyond
the gates.

I see what you did there...

As I made my way forward,
I stopped in my tracks as a ferocious,
man-eating bird swept through the
villagers, seeking easy prey to
satisfy its gluttonous appetite.

Now the first time I read this I could have sworn there was a picture of Kevin here....

I beg you not to look at the following
photo if you are of delicate constitution.

What photo?

Here and there were statues
erected to their pagan Gods.

See?

I toad you so.

I'm thinking there was a picture to go here with that joke too....

I hurried past the grizzly scene.
In my haste, I had neglected to
dine this morning.
I pulled a simple camp hand-meal
out of my pack.

And isn't this where the Cinnamon Roll is supposed to be?

I stumbled across a small stream
and was able to catch some
fishlike creatures. After making a fire,
I roasted them and ate them with some
grains I had collected as I walked and had
fashioned into pasta tubes.
It's not a difficult task, all that is
required is 8 Spoons.

OK, now I know I'm having problems here. I distinctly remember seeing mac and cheese with shrimp the first time I skimmed this!

The first animal we encountered
was the ferocious two-pronged Farsnatte.

Oh, how I wish I could see a Farsnatte

We continued on and we soon came across
these floating Logjabbers.

Now there's a picture I can see!

They were obviously neither
alligator nor crocodile
as I did not see them
later nor in a while.

Up ahead in the distance,
I saw a shimmering light...
wait... wrong line...

It's way too early to stop for the night.

I suspect that the vicious
creatures had recently feasted
on unwary prey and were too
sated for us to be of interest.

Good thing!

The spotted Cheeto-cat, was on
the hunt for kibble.

Good shot!

I had purchased some tribal trinkets
for my daughters back home and
was told I could retrieve them there.
I presented my receipt and waited.

And waited...

And waited...

This was starting to get both
alarming and annoying.
Either they had misplaced my packages,
or they were taking an inordinately long
period of time to retrieve them!
Either way, I was far from pleased.

Eventually, the gentleman who'd gone
to retrieve my package returned and
said "Are you staying at Allstars Port?"

Whoops.
This was not my encampment.
In my defense, all these jungle
camps of similar Value, look alike.

I've actually never been to a value resort, so I wouldn't know. We've been DVC owners for so long, I've barely been to the moderates, although I've stayed at all but two.

Upon my return to the village,
I proceeded to a Flaming Tree where
I let myself be persuaded to imbibe
a potent concoction made from the
extractions of Mandarin oranges, lemons
and corn distilled alcohol.

Really??? That sounds interesting!

My hosts brought me some soup,
that they said was made by some
wanton wench, I believe.
The chicken fried rice was more
familiar, yet both were quite good.

Now I want Chinese food!

And as instructed, (never doubt
fellow explorers... it's simply not done)
I allowed myself to be served a slice
of jungle mango pie.
Which was delicious.

Huh. Sounds.....interesting. Not sure how much I like Mango.

Now, I feel that I am at a disadvantage since there were only 8 pictures total displayed to me. I have come back over the period of several days. There was the one day that there were little thingys saying "This item has been moved", then images came back later that day. Then both yesterday and today (both from my computer and my phone) I have refreshed the page multiple times, but where there should be images there is nothing. Not even a little nasty photobucket message.

 

[pkondz]

@franandaj et al

I contacted Photobucket and they’ve had a power outage and are working to fix the issues. Hopefully photos will be up soon.