I exaggerate slightly. It was more like two hours. Still, it was worth it to have my cooler full of food in walking distance!

Also, I should mention that the parking deck was littered with Dalek blueprints. I’m still not sure how to react to that sight.

(Historical Notes: This is more of the Time Management thing I was talking about; learning which days you really need to bite the bullet and head out early and which days you can afford to cut it close.  And I still don’t have it down to an exact science.  Part of what made this particular morning weird was that it was Sunday, and crowds were down enough that I honestly didn’t need to show up anywhere near as early as I did… but then when I went back in 2019, Sunday was actually MORE crowded than Saturday.  The science of parking is constantly changing.)