Today we drove down to Port Canaveral, Florida. And by “we” I mean I drove while CSP slept! On the way we starting seeing billboards for Buc-ee’s. My friend Leah is from Texas and every time she goes home to Texas she always stops at Buc-ee’s. Neither CSP nor I had never been, but I’ve heard such amazing things from Leah, so I knew I wanted to stop. Buc-ee’s is a travel stop. A gas station on steroids. It’s huge! HUGE!!! CSP counted and there are 22 gas pumps on each side of the store! They are open 24 hours a day and have the cleanest bathrooms ever! There’s one in Florence, SC (but that’s too far north of our route), so we went to the one outside of Jacksonville and we were not disappointed!!!
Buc-ee’s mascot is a beaver and there’s a statue at the entrance.
Inside is a wonderland! Not just snacks and drinks, but clothing and home goods!!! And even a vintage truck!
They have a wall of beef jerky, and they make their own brisket and fudge! You could easily stay there for an hour or more just browsing everything!
We got back on the road and finally made it to Port Canaveral 2 hours late! There were so many accidents and rubberneckers on I-26 that it added a solid 2 hours to our trip. So we missed out on having dinner with my cousin and his family 😦 , we’ll catch them next time. We got to PC at about 9pm so we didn’t have many dinner options. We chose Grill’s Seafood Deck & Tiki Bar. After a quick dinner we checked in to our hotel and called it a night!
Tomorrow we board the new Disney Wish!!!
It’s a fixed menu. You get wings and potstickers first. Then pasta and veggies. Then your waiter comes around with giant skewers of grilled steak, pork, and shrimp. I forgot to take pictures of all the savory parts of dinner because we were too busy eating it! Plus, I’d just driven 9.5 hours and I was tired! But then came dessert. The BEST bread pudding in the whole world. SO amazing. With ice cream and a banana rum sauce. 
Bless Your Heart 
