Thursday: Transition Day, UO, Richter’s Burgers, Room Service

We checked out of BLT. We drove to UO’s Royal Pacific. We dropped our bags off (yay! Finally, they did not get trapped totally inaccessible to me in the van!). R. went for Yet Another Bike Ride. I checked in, got our express passes / room keys, picked up our annual passes, and the three of us went over to the parks to get the photo express cards. Once we had that, T. went off on his own, and A. and I went on Minions. The express line was a little dodgy (but outdoors and only one layer thick); once inside it was fantastically, Disney level distancing. We then went to Richter’s Burgers, where we mobile ordered and dined in, but well distanced and ventilation was awesome so zero worries there. We got A. a burger with bacon and no cheese, because she is picky about her cheese but loves bacon, and I got a salad with grilled chicken on it. We split the chicken and the burger and the fries; I at all the vegetation. I got a Heineken but only drank about half of it. I never do that, and it is probably what caused me to forget to put in earplugs, resulting in a headache later in the day (either directly from the beer or from the failure to put in the earplugs).

We did Transformers, Gringott’s, the train to the other park, Forbidden Journey (A. did it a second time), and then we walked out. It had gotten hot and we were tired. Good day, tho!

Our rooms were ready, so we went up, and I laid down briefly, then started the Ok what about dinner process. R. was back and snacking on things from the lounge. I opted for room service, and got A. a grilled cheese. I got the mongolian beef and R. got the fish and chips. T. ate in the park.

Other than the headache, and having to adapt to a higher level of crowding / lower level of compliance with distancing, it was a good day. Everyone in the parks was in a good spirit, which helped.