I wrestle with my Dad's though process still. Remember my Dad??? and my story of while we were driving down to Florida stopped in at WDW in the Spring after it had opened. Bought 2 day ticket booklets, we rode the carousel and Small World twice and he wanted to head out of there 'cause he wanted to get to Hollywood before dusk.
Sis and I were so unhappy. We'd spend 4-6 weeks in Florida every spring. Pool/Beach and that was about it. Torture as my sister and I aged. Our stuff was at home with our friends. Lunch at Lum's and dinner at Morrisons. We were always happy to go back to school mid April. That ended when my Mom returned to teaching. Amen.
Galena was pretty much the same though at least we had some stuff there. My Dad liked to get away from his busy business and be somewhere were there were no interruptions to peace and quiet. Nothing to distract. Even the few times we took him and my Mom to Disney with us he was always attempting to thwart the plans saying things to my kids in the parks like, you done all this already, want to go back to the hotel and swim?
We actually stopped taking him. Mom, she can still come.