Scenes From Mus Mundi, 2

 More scenes from our Disney visits of 2025...

Vicki likes going to Pandora by night; I think they stole this scene
from Van Gogh

The only non-Disney art I saw at the Festival of the Arts

Seine scene

Florida sunsets are hard to beat

Real men wear Mickey ears

Curly-haired Penelope 

Back in Nepal

Ditto

Snow flukes (anchors), in a shop en route to Mt. Everest...we used to
own some, and actually used one to rescue ourselves while snowmobiling
in Wyoming

What? No lion?! Oh my!

Unprofessional pic of professional

Back on safari

Rhino roadblock

Ostrich eggs...been there since November...

Out for a walk

Newborn otters

More Pandora

Elrond

Unusual under-side view of speeding Monorail approaching
the Contemporary Resort

Fireworks from Contemporary Resort

Intergalactic hero

"To Infinity, and beyond...!"

Well, at least to 999,999...personal best...

Scenes From Mus Mundi, 1

Our Disney passes gave us entry to the parks on weekdays, excluding holidays and holiday black-outs, and, over the course of our 4 months here, despite Flu A in February, we probably averaged two or more parks a week, including nearby Disney Springs. Rebecca and Penelope visited again in late January. Below and in the next post are a variety of scenes from our time here. Ne baise pas avec le souris!

At the Tower of Terror

Tron

Troning together

Destroying evil emperor Zurg

Can't get enough Tron

Artsy-fartsy at the Festival of the Arts

Guarding the Galaxy

Steam-boating, a last time...among the rides to soon disappear, making way for
new-fangled attractions

Also Tom Sawyer's Island, which we visited for the last time in December

Already deconstructing Something Mountain

A last look at the Fighting Termeraire

Now at Animal Kingdom...the white flamingo obviously not taking
his iron oxide supplements

Awaiting the macaw airshow

Massing for attack

Seriously impressive

Posing with Big Bird

Another of the areas soon to disappear...but note the festive seasonal decor

One of the reasons we like Animal Kingdom is all the Asian stuff, 
reminding us of some of our earlier adventures

Nice kitty...

Landscaping in all the parks in impressive, and probably
most impressive at Animal Kingdom

Monkey business

OK, so they're apes, not monkeys (monkeys have tails)

Tampa RV Show

We visited the Tampa RV show way back in 2011, enjoyed it, and wanted to go again (when in the neighborhood). Our interest this time was less in RVs themselves than in the assorted accessories and accoutrements, since we are in the process of building our own RV. More anon. It seemed to us there were far fewer class A's this time than in 2011, and way, way more Class B's...perhaps reflecting a) the downsizing impetus of the boomer generation, but also b) the van-life impetus of their children and grand-children. Whatever.

We spent most of our time in giant halls like this, looking at the accoutrements

For example, these inflatable kayaks...guaranteed against alligator bites

Other interesting things available among the RV accoutrements;
this is Florida, where everything is politicized

Our interests focused on items like this RV van/life fridge

Actually there wasn't much of interest at the RV show, so I can now
offer an update on our own little RV "build": above is the Silver Sleeper, 
our 2024 Toyota Sienna mini van, now lifted 3.5 inches (for Forest Service
roads, not rock-crawling); accoutrements and appliances now purchased
and ready to be installed include a Joolco portable toilet, a Bluetti power
station (lithium battery, inverter, numerous inlets/outlets); a BougeRV
fridge/freezer, a Dometic water pump/faucet, a sink/water supply console,
a 4 inch memory foam mattress...and more to come...

Vicki's current design; note eraser completely worn away

Platforms for "day" mode; cushions to be cut and covered with 
fabric; platforms to be adjusted for height, level...

Platforms for "bed" mode

The sink/water console; the carpentry is a work in progress, Vicki
often remarking she'd wished I'd taken shop in high school and not
Latin IV; I was briefly a dues-paying member of the carpenters' union
for one of my summer jobs; also a teamster for another job, but that's
another story; long before Florida was a Free state...

Self-portrait while practicing my carpentry skills in the nearby Winn-Dixie
parking lot; note work table, saw, square, clamps; and the camper itself