Dopey Challenge January 2018 Day 8

Tuesday January 9th:
6am alarm. We finished packing the last minute stuff. We dropped off our checked bags at airline check in and left our carry ons with bell services. We had our last breakfast with Mickey waffles. Caught the bus to MK and arrived just before 9am! We waited for Scott and Kathy by Haunted Mansion. Then over to Jungle Cruise with a 20 minute wait. Then over to Thunder for our FP. Then Pooh with our FP. Of course, Team had to sit together and Ryan and Kathy just rolled their eyes at us! This was our final ride of the trip. We said our goodbyes and had huge hugs with Scott and Kathy! It seriously feel like they are family to us and have known them forever! They are super awesome and genuine people. We loved every minute with them! We left at 11am and got on a bus quickly. Dropped off at Riverside by 11:15am. We had lunch in the food court. I had a Cajun Chicken Sandwich. Ryan had the Bayou Burger (burger topped with beef brisket and beer cheese fondu). Both were very good!!! We walked through the gift shop while we waited for the Tragical Express and picked up our carry on bags. DME at 12:50pm for our 5pm flight. Since it was still the holiday season, they were picking guests up 4 hours before their flights!! It was ridiculous and not needed. When we got to the airport, the lines were very minimal. But we stayed on the pre-security side for a bit. Ryan and I shared a Cinnabon. We went through security around 3pm with just a 20 minute wait. We grabbed Starbucks on the other side. We got a brand new Southwest plane, it was pretty!! It was our plane to our Austin layover. They even play music over the speakers while you board and disembark! On our stop in Austin we ate at Salt Lick BBQ and it was delicious!! We napped a bit on the hour flight to El Paso. We landed at 9pm, grabbed our bags and walked to the car. It’s an hour drive home and arrive around 10:40pm. Winnie pup was home and so excited to see us! We did minimal unpacking just so we could get what we needed to brush our teeth and get ready for bed. We were pooped!
Miles logged 6.6

This was seriously such an amazing trip. We knew it would be different going into it. We knew our park time would be minimal as well. This trip was strictly to complete the challenge. The parks were used more as a place to stretch our legs and get a bit of entertainment. We took our park time nice and slow, and just took in all the ambiance as well. It was so amazing to finally meet Scott and Kathy!! We’ve been “friends” for at least 5 years now, but never met!! We’ve been family for at least the last 2 years now. They are absolutely awesome and we can’t wait to see them next month!!! It was also great to meet Nancy, Sue and Sam!! I’ve known them for years on here as well!! This was a once in a lifetime trip and I always remember it!! We never plan to run a full marathon again!! The training is just way too time consuming for us. But we are so glad we took on this challenge. I always said that the only way I would ever run a full marathon would be at WDW, and I did just that!!!! Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed following our crazy adventure! I will work on posting pics from the races and trip soon!