Holiday day 2

Saturday we started attacking the theme parks.

A hearty breakfast was needed to build up stamina

Then it was off to Disney’s Epcot.

We got there early and was amongst the first in the line/queue for Soarin’

Yes, a good ride, but not one we would stand in long queues for.

Then we tried

Living with the Land, the end of the ride was really interesting, going through several greenhouses showing alternative methods of cultivation and some weird produce.

After this I forgot to take photos of the rides!

We went on Mission Space and Test track

At the exit there is a display of cars by GM (sponsors of the ride).

SS2 found a car he really liked, though he would have preferred a bigger model!

Lunchtime and we went off to Morocco.

On the way we passed these plant/flower sculptures

Peter Pan

Captain Hook

The Crocodile (does he have a name?)

They are part of the Epcot spring flower festival.

After lunch (meatballs in tomato sauce with yellow rice x 4 and lamb with couscous and salad x1) we took the boat back across the lake (I had developed blisters under both feet!)

Orlando enjoyed his boat ride but was a bit over-confident in his balancing ability

Luckily he was wearing a safety strap!

He enjoyed the view of Mexico

We found another sculpture

Stitch

Here we are, including dangling munkea

After the ride in Spaceship Earth (the big sphere), you could send email with silly picture made from photos taken on the ride (me & SS3)

More sculptures by the entrance

Minnie

Mickey

Goofy

And another of all of us.

Dinner was at a local Pizza place,

Orlando liked the look of the ranch salad with cheesy garlic bread

He also had a drink, non-alcoholic of course, you have to be 21 in Florida to drink alcohol.

Changed

the layout. I did not like the dark sides, this seems better, brighter anyway.

What do you think??

Something happened over the Atlantic

This appeared in front of me

Eventually he was complete.

Meet TP2, also known as Orlando (which is where we were headed).

There was even a special seat for him, nice airline ;o)

They even thought of provisions

But he was to young to know that you are supposed to remove the wrapper before you eat the chocolate

He enjoyed seeing where we were on the screen

Well eventually we got there and immigration was very quick and efficient.

Then for the rental car, a nice little car

The Munkea update

Earlier today I promised an update on the Munkeas.

Having finished Rilla, I wanted a smaller version, just like Monkee Maker, and desided that I needed to knit a "test" munkea.

Again I knitted the body/head in one piece, I hate sewing up. This is the front view before adding the muzzle.

Back view.

I then went looking for some wool for the extremities.

Whilst looking for the wool I found this

so I decided it should be sewn up, well it was all in pieces when I found it, but forgot to take a photo before I began sewing.

This is the finished item.

He has a rather spaced-out look in his face, perhaps he has eaten too much cheese?

Back to the knitting

I started on another hairy munkea and no, I hadn't finished the test munkea yet.

Here is MP 2 as a wip

but eventually I finished MP 1, the colours aren't good and his nose is a bit mis-shapen, perhaps he is a boxer?

MP 2 was also finished and turned out better than expected.

I found a different sort of pattern and just had to try it out

A calorie-free muffin

MP 2 wondered if it was for him as he had heard rumours that muffins are good for munkeas/monkees. I told him that it was meant for a pin-cushion! He did not like that, so kept a close eye on the muffin since.

Looking on the shelves in WHSmiths, I found a bookzine with cute animal patterns to knit, could I resist?? Nope! A visit to my favorite wool shop (in Liss, Hampshire) I had the wool and soon finished my project.

Another Sheep!

Then it was back to the munkeas. I wanted a really small munkea to take on holiday (more on that later) so here is another test munkea.

Meet TP 1. This time I had learnt from my mistakes and used a suitable colour. His ears are rather large and I made a mistake on the arms, but a munkea he is.

A family photo.

Here they are all together (yes, I know, Shaun is missing, he would not fit in the picture).

On the holiday theme, this is what we are looking forward to:

We woke up to SNOW....

.....not that we really should have been surprised, they had been forecasting it for long enough, but we didn't really get any when the forecast it for Easter.

This was our view before the neighbours played out there

Had a go taking a few photos of other things

Primroses

Forget-me-not's

Bluebells

A lonely Daffodill

Pampas Grass

A Male Chaffinch

SS2 and Dragonslayers cars, though SS2 has now gone out in his.

SS3 on his way to the village green, note the bare legs and summer trousers!

On the Munkea front, here is a peak at the next posting