Our fun filled day begins with a continental breakfast at the Gaylord Palms Resort.  Next, we’ll depart by motor coach for the glorious world of chocolate!  At the Farris and Fosters Chocolate Factory, YOU become the chocolatier, designing and creating your own chocolates.  You have the option of pouring melted chocolate from the kettle over 500 different shaped molds, or decorating a pre-molded chocolate creation with liquid colored chocolate. You’ll also dip strawberries, raspberries, cherries and other fresh items or make small chocolate cups full of macadamias, almonds, coconut or raisins. You'll get to taste samples before you start, and then make and take home a complimentary pound of chocolate.  This is a unique experience you won’t want to miss!

Next, we’ll travel to charming and scenic Winter Park.  Your first stop is lunch in the atrium dining room of Park Plaza Gardens on Park Avenue.  Often called “Little Europe,” Park Avenue is home to elegant hidden gardens and brick streets featuring one-of-a-kind boutiques and well-known shops.  After lunch, you’ll have time to explore and shop.  Visit the park in the center of town or walk through Rollins College, a beautiful Spanish-Mediterranean style campus that sits on Lake Virginia. Rollins College was founded in 1885 and is Florida’s oldest recognized college.  Don’t miss the Morse Museum of American Art, which houses the largest collection of Tiffany glass in the world.

You will return to the Gaylord at 3:30 pm, with time to relax and rejuvenate before the NEC Reception that evening.

Cost: $179 (includes transportation, breakfast, lunch, and tours.  The fee also includes admission to the National Ethanol Conference evening receptions)