Trip to Orlando, Fl for the Citrus Parade

mrcoonsmrcoons Registered Users Posts: 653 Major grins
edited January 28, 2007 in Journeys
Our high school students marching band went to Orlando the week after Christmas to march in the Citrus Parade. The wife and I went along as chaperones. Here are a few photos of the trip.

We drove by motor coach from Normal, IL to Orlando. A 20 hour trip. Not bad I've had worse road experiences. Once we got to Orlando we checked in, got the kids fed and then it was off to the parking lot to rehearse!

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The next day it's off to Cocoa Beach, Fl for a day in the sun. First stop is the Ron Jon Surf Shop.
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Inside the shop:
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On the beach:
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The next day it's off to the Animal Kingdom and Epcot.
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Next day is Parade Day!!! What we've been practicing for!

So you get them up early, force them to eat breakfast, into their uniforms and then whisk them off to downtown Orlando. First stop is to get their picture taken. Getting them organized takes time, surly teenagers are difficult to organize!
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Then the shot:
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Back on the bus and on to the starting point of the parade. Where more semi-controlled madness awaits.

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The parade starts:
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And here comes out band!!!
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Now it's back to the buses and lunch:
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The evening of the parade we took the band to Mideval Times for the dinner show. They loved it too!
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Next day we are off to the Magic Kingdom for an 18 hour stay. A very long day! Breakfast was at Planet Hollywood.
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(That's me in the foreground.)

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Saw a few sites, rode a few rides.
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Tried to watch over our charges:
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Heard some great music:
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And wished I had brought another lens (or two):
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Next day and our last day in Florida we went to MGM Studios.

My favorite was the Indiana Jones stunt show:
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At seven that night we got back on the charter buses and headed for home!

Hope you enjoyed this! :thumb

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