Florida Trip - Day 1: SLC to Orlando to Crystal River

Tony took me to the airport in the morning.  That is what started my super fun trip to Florida.  My dad spoiled us with first class tickets, so I was able to go to that special line to check in my luggage.  

After I got all checked in, I introduced myself to our tour director and then went through security.  It was quick and smooth.

I then walked to my gate.  My parents and Julie's plane hadn't arrived yet, so I decided to walk around the airport.  Once they landed, they walked to our gate and then found us a place to eat breakfast.  I walked back to meet them for breakfast.  We ate at the California Pizza Kitchen, and it was pretty good. 

After eating we used the bathroom before loading the plane.  I felt so fancy going in first thing and sitting in our large first-class seat.  I did feel a little funny having all the back of the plane people walk by us with our drinks and fancy seats.

The flight was very smooth.  They served us lunch on the plane and handed out snacks.  I told the flight attendant about having kids and wanting some snacks for them and she hooked up Julie and I with bags of snacks for our kids.  She was super nice.

Once we got to Florida, we went to baggage claim and waited for our luggage.  This is where we met all of the people from our tour group.  We were a party of like 35 people, so it was a good-sized group.  Once we all had our luggage, we went out to meet our motorcoach.  The difference between a motorcoach and a bus is that a motorcoach has a toilet in it.  So, we were super fancy and had a motorcoach (but I am sure I will still call it a bus sometimes).  We loaded up and headed towards our hotel.  We stopped and ate an early dinner at Panera.

After we ate, the bus took us to our hotel in Crystal River.  It started raining on our drive, but it stopped by the time we got to our hotel, The Plantation.  Once we got our luggage in our room, Julie and I walked around the property.  It was dark, but the weather felt nice.  It is a large, beautiful property and it was fun checking it out.  We then went back to our room and got ready for bed.