Derek Melton

derekmelton — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 22:19:22 +0000

Road biking

derekmelton — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:29:16 +0000

Got a road bike recently, a Fuji Team Carbon. Nice bike. Went on a decent ride last Saturday. I went about 12 miles. According to Trailguru on the iPhone my top speed was 32mph, avg spd 15.6mph, total time 40min. I had a few minutes stopped to sip some water and give my behind a needed rest. =)

Memorial day – magic kingdom, trip 3

derekmelton — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:45:31 +0000

We woke this morning and went to magic kingdom again early to hit the last few rides we previously missed. Splash Mountain, peter pan & small world, again. Cam and I did barn stormer twice while Caeley met all the fairies and princesses. Caeley rode barn stormer but did NOT like it. then we got face paint done before heading out. Thousands were streaming in for what I imagine will be a very crowded memorial day. We are headed back to the hotel for lunch and some down time. May hit downtown Disney later.

Animal Kingdom Saturday

derekmelton — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:35:30 +0000

Spent the day so far at animal kingdom. We got to see lots of animals on the safari ride and got pics with lots of characters. Headed back for swimming at the hotel.

Saturday in Disney

derekmelton — Sat, 23 May 2009 11:24:39 +0000

Woke with Cam at 615am to the most sunshine we have seen since our arrival. Looks like a big day is in store.

Yacht club swimming at dusk

derekmelton — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:53:27 +0000

Day ended nicely. Went swimming and went down the huge pirate ship water slide several times with Cam. No rain in sight.

Day 3 in Disney – more rain

derekmelton — Fri, 22 May 2009 20:36:11 +0000

Spent the morning at Hollywood again and got to see lots of amazing starwars stuff during the first day of starwars weekend. Actors, troopers, droids, Vader, Jedi and jawas were walking all over the park. We were able to catch the starwars parade between rain showers and avoided a downpour by going to eat a “character” lunch at the playhouse Disney diner where Cam and Caeley got to meet Jojo and Goliath and several of the little einstein gang. The food was fantastic, very, very good stuff for a buffet. After lunch we walked around and eventually were caught in another downpour and had a bad time getting a ride out of the park since the ferry was shut down. Currently we are just enjoying the hotel while the rain falls.

Magic kingdom day!

derekmelton — Thu, 21 May 2009 12:41:25 +0000

Headed to magic kingdom. We get in early! More to come.

Yacht club is nice!

derekmelton — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:07:57 +0000

The view of our lobby

Disney hollywood studios

derekmelton — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:20:03 +0000

Rain has slacked off. So far we’ve hit star tours (of course), the muppet show and now a break at pizza planet.