I tried to get sleep, and even managed to get some a little. The bus went through Hollywood (fl) and Fort Lauderdale. At one time the bus stopped for about 20 minutes, and we could go to get a breakfast from a McDonalds. I had a burrito or something.
Monday July 12th, 12:00
The bus arrived in Orlando at about noon. I spent some time trying to
call hotels where I was supposed to go. I hadn't been able to make a
reservation earlier, because I didn't have a credit card. A got a room
from the Days Inn ($72+tax), and was able to reserve it by phone.
I again spent some desperate time trying to find a bus to the hotel. I took one bus, which took me to Orlando downtown. From there I took another bus, which went through a very long route to the International Drive, where the hoten was supposed to be.
BUT, I had told the the driver that I need to get to 9990 International Drive, but the bus just took me to the road, and I didn't know where the hotel was. So I started walking with my 30kg load in 35C temperature.
I walked and walked. Some people told me that Days Inn was just one or two miles away along the road. But then I heard that there were about five Days Inns along the Intl. Drive. Grrreat. So I walked. I later estimated from a map that I walked some 8 miles.
Monday July 12th, about 18:00
When I finally got to the hotel, my feet were bleeding because of the
rubbing sandals. I went to my room and dropped to sleep almost right
away.
Tuesday was mostly some workshop sessions. Some were somewhat interesting, most were not.
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