On the hunt for monkeys

We really had nothing planned for today, and we thought we were going home tomorrow, until I looked at the flights.  Atlanta to Orlando was really full for Bubba and I, so instead of possibly spending yet another night in Atlanta, we decided to stay until Saturday.  It looks like we are going to skip the Halloween thing at Universal this year, I think it is supposed to rain there on Saturday anyway.  So with nothing set in stone, we went looking for monkeys in the wild.  We found two different troops, and the second one even had a bunch of babies.  I always find them fascinating to watch, even if most of their time is spent in one spot just munching on leaves.   After that we saw signs for a free coffee tour, so we went.... Not exactly a tour, but more of a coffee store.... And no decaf, sorry Jimmy!  There was an excellent pizza place in the same plaza though, so needless to say, that's where we had dinner.  One large and two small pizzas later and we were all full, and the best thing was the restaurant had walls and AC!  We got to eat with out flies buzzing around us and sweat dripping down my neck! I was so excited!  It was definitely a local place, so the language barrier was present, but they had an English menu, so that made it much easier.  I would go back there in a heartbeat.  Ok, so my lack of naps is catching up to me, and I'm going to sleep early again tonight.


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