Disneyland -- Day 2

Today we headed back to Disneyland. When we look outside our window we noticed clouds and that it was lightly raining. We were surprised because I had been checking the weather forecast all week and it did not mention rain. We were kind of prepared because we packed jeans and jackets, but we did not have rain coats. While walking to Disneyland we got a little wet, but we did use an umbrella. At the park the first thing we did was buy rain ponchos. They help a lot and kept us dry. The misty rain stopped around lunchtime, but it was cloudy and cold all day. Rich was fine, but I was so cold we bought Disney clothing to keep me warm. I got a Disney sweatshirt and a Jack Skeleton beanie and gloves. With this extra clothing I was much warmer and happier.

Lisa bundled up and enjoying her hot churro. Later on she added another sweatshirt because she was that cold.

We of course went on Astro Blasters a few more times and then hit all of the big rides we missed on Saturday. We waited until later in the day to go on the new Finding Nemo Submarine ride because then the line was a lot shorter. The ride was okay, but definitely not worth waiting in a long line for. I think the really little kids enjoy it, but it is not as fun for us big kids and people who love the actual ocean.

We went on Pirates again and tried to shoot some video with our digital camera, but there wasn't enough light. We were really impressed with the Jack Sparrow (Johnny Depp) characters that were added to the ride. They look so much like him it is creepy.

We also went to California Adventure for a little while. We don't love this park, but we learned they have much better food. We enjoyed taking a short tour of the Boudin Sour Dough Bakery and then ate some of their yummy food. Rich of course got the Monterey clam chowder in a bread bowl and I got the vegetarian chili in a bread bowl. Rich said his was good, but not as good as the clam chowder he gets on the Monterey Pier. I enjoyed mine and it was a great meal for a cold day.

Before leaving California Adventure we went on King Triton's Carousel and bought more Disney Mr. Potato Head parts for our collection: Buzz Lightyear, Ariel, Peter Pan's Hat, Mickey Ears, and Dumbo Ears.

We ended our day at downtown Disney. We ate at Napoli Italian Pizzeria. We shared some Mozzerella Fritti (fried Mozzerella), salad, and Pizza. The food was great and fairly authentic. We also went to the Lego store and bought a few items there. I got a Lego Star Wars t-shirt and we got a few Legos to play with.