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Great dinner at Yachtsman! I need to stay away from reviews and just try places. I always read the same thing about Marrakesh- empty, blah food. But I've heard much better reviews about Tangierine Cafe... But like I said. I need to stay away from reviews
Well it has taken me awhile but I'm finally all caught up. I was out of commission for a bit and then Sandy hit so I'm playing catch up everywhere.
So happy you had such a nice time. I know what you mean about the "alone" time on the ride home and missing that. On my last trip one of my favorite things was the quiet walks my son and I took each night from the Poly to Shades of Green.
I don't think it is too early for your PTR - hint hint!
I fell in love with Figment when I was 10 and Gram brought me for my first WDW trip. She bought be a big Figment stuffy that I still love, though DD is loving him right now in her room.
The only character that is slightly above him is Mickey. But I consider them seperate character groups bc Figment only exsists for the attraction.
"One little spark of inspiration, is in the heart of all creation. Right at the start of everything that's new, one little spark lights up for you!"
I think my favorite characters are Duffy and Eeyore. Naturally, I like the main mouse but the others just have special places for me. My BFF bought me an Eeyore on our first trip and Chuck bought me a Duffy (huge Duffy bear) on our honeymoon trip.
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Great attitude for dealing with the rain! Your dinner at the Yachtsman's looks so delicious!
Thanks Cam! It was fun, even with the rain. And the dinner was great!
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So weird and hysterical about the car key! A ponchos-on-ponchos-off kind of day. I hate having to store and then put back on a wet poncho! Can't believe it's the last day.
That was strange. The ponchos off/on day is hard. Don't like storing them, and when you wear them - it gets too hot!
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Love all that food porn! I must admit that when I heard your description of the dessert at Marrakesh, I did think it was a bit weird...
Yeah - really strange. I should have stuck with the baklava but I had to try it.
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Sounds like a great day ~ despite the rain! Can't believe you found the key!
I know! It was freaky!
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Great time at Epcot, despite the rain! Another great dinner at YSH ! too funny about the key!
That key story is hysterical! Didn't think so at the time we "lost" it though. But now - bwahahahahaha!
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My apologies to the mouse keepers at BLT for last years total search of the room(not telling you the room number) Coop and I looked EVERYWHERE for that $&@%# key. No wonder we never found it!
As I read these last few posts I'm a little sad that it has to end. Again. Quite a different trip this time,yet very similar in so many great ways. Things I missed this time: Driving, Waffle House, Zaxbys, Chik-fil-A, Jelico,Atlanta(passing by the Varsity is the ONLY good thing) Hilton Garden Inn, seeing all the roadside signs along the way. New things that I learned: getting there in two plus hours is almost too quick for me, Nathan's at the Orlando airport,DME ride almost gets you pumped up for the World as the stretch driving from the Florida state line to WDW.Getting home in 2 1/2 hours is AWESOME.
If you get the impression that I feel driving is better than flying,it is, especially for the reason that I get Coop alone, all to myself for a total of close to 40 hours on the road. I missed that more than I thought I would now that its a month after the trip. We have had some post-vacation depression this time,and I attribute that to not having that alone time. We have conquered that by now as we are starting to plan next years trip. Maybe we'll end this TR with a PTR for our Nov'13 trip. It's funny how much our lives have changed since Coop's first trip to this magical,wonderful place.
I know! We can blame Dawn for creating such a monster! LOL. I missed driving too - starting out early with a stop at Starbuck's, Waffle House, Chik-fil-A, Zaxby's, Jellico, singing and talking with my best friend. I did like coming home in 2 1/2 hours though. If only we could drive down and fly back for cheaper than either driving or flying alone- that would be the way to go! And hey - we did put the room at BLT back together, sort of.
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Great updates! Sorry your trip is coming to an end.
Thanks - almost done makes it so sad all over again.
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Very much looking forward to the new PTR!!
I think we need to figure out what days we are going first and maybe get a ressie before we can do our offical PTR.
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I can't believe after all that time you find the missing key!! Looks like you had 2 great meals today. All that food made me hungry!
I know - it was funny that we found it!
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Sad about your trip coming to an end. I love how you two were having such fun in th rain. You truly made the best of it!
Thanks. It was fun - hey - we were in Disney!
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The key story is priceless - you will always remember that one. Sad to see the trip coming to the end.
Oh boy yes! That will always be in our Disney story arsenal!
Two hours on a plane is nothing big guy but going is a lot longer than coming home, We'll keep driving as Lucille is not ready to try flying again.
Sorry to break this to you but post vacay depression is going to make a comeback. As I told Coop only she is allowed to make next years trip You have to stay home and look after Meg. Lucille and I are going to be there at same time and If YOU are there you will use up all the fun and not leave any for us. I'm just saying
Hahaha. He will share, Mike, don't worry! I have a feeling that you make your own fun anyhow! We liked getting home in 2.5 hours but I really like driving too.
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The food atYachtsman's looked great. Might have to think about there while I decide on our ADR's for the May trip to OKW.
We are like you wont stay at BLT anymore. We want to try other resorts but OKW always pulls us back in when we book
And yes you are correct,I think we get better arab/middle eastern food here
It's kind of sad because BLT is our home resort. We may give it another go but not for a while. We will probably be trying other resorts first. Yes - the arabic food here is great! I've even got some spices and have learned to make it myself. Hummus, falafel and deboned chicken anyone?
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Great dinner at Yachtsman! I need to stay away from reviews and just try places. I always read the same thing about Marrakesh- empty, blah food. But I've heard much better reviews about Tangierine Cafe... But like I said. I need to stay away from reviews
Tangerine Cafe was hopping when we were there. That should have been an indicator. But like I said, we get better middle eastern food here so that may just be off our list. We haven't gone back to Via Napoli for the same kind of reason. We get similar, if not better, pizzas at the little Italian place down the road from us.
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Sounded like a fun day even with the rain! How funny to find the lost car key and while you were getting ready for YS again.
It was really strange that it happened that way.
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Well it has taken me awhile but I'm finally all caught up. I was out of commission for a bit and then Sandy hit so I'm playing catch up everywhere.
So happy you had such a nice time. I know what you mean about the "alone" time on the ride and missing that. One my last trip one of my favorite things was the quite walks my son and I took each night from the Poly to Shades of Green.
I don't think it is too early for your PTR - hint hint!
Glad you are ok in the Sandy aftermath. I think we need to get our plans a little more solid before we start our PTR. Otherwise there will be a LOT of changes!
We got up had coffee/tea while finishing packing. We called and had Bell Services come get our bags and our OL. Then left the room and checked out at 11 am. We couldn’t do Resort Check In because Delta didn’t assign our seats. They wouldn’t even let me get our seats (on the computer) at 24 hours either. So it was all to be determined at the gate. I was worried about the flight because I didn’t want to be separated from Chuck. We didn’t have to be back to catch DME until about 3 pm so we went to DTD for lunch. We didn’t want to go to a park and lose track of time, or get stuck in the bus black hole. We went to EOS for lunch and just barely got a table. They were so busy! Chuck had the club, and got a bag of chips and a carrot cake. I had the full montague and a bag of chips and a brownie.
It was all very good. After lunch, we walked a bit and then sat and people watched. In retrospect, we probably should have made an earlier reservation, because to us this waiting around is just torture.
We found out that we had about 7 meals left which we weren’t going to use and we had 17 snacks left! So on to Goofy’s Candy Co, we went. We got 16 snacks and a water. I told the CM that we needed these packed so that we could put them in our carry on. She told me that food products are not considered a carry on and everything would be ok. I was taking her word for it! After paying, we then took the boat back to OKW.
The warning sign on the boat (and almost everywhere else)
No dancing!
It was very laid back type of day. We still had some time so Chuck asked if I wanted a cocktail before we left for the airport - ummmm - yeah. So we went to the Gurgling Suitcase (the poolside bar) and I had a bourbon. Afterward, it was almost time so we went back to the bus stop. We didn’t realize that the Disney Cruise Line bus was for us. But bell services set us straight. We got our bags on the bus and got a seat. They still had to go to Saratoga Springs and pick up people. Then off to MCO. Chuck napped and I watched the movie - sort of.
We got our bags checked and through security without any problems. Then we stopped in on of the gift shops and got a water and some mints. Lo and behold - there was the Disney shirt we were looking for! One of our friends wanted a small/2T Mickey shirt where the Mickey head is missing (it's just Mickey's body on the tee and then your head out of the top of the tee) and there it was. I told Chuck - get it! Then we went over to Nathan’s and had a hot dog for dinner. After a potty stop, we went down to the gate just as they were calling our name overhead. We got to the gate and they gave us our assigned seating - together! Thank God! She said “I kept you two together. I thought you’d like that” We thanked her profusely. Then it was another hurry up and wait. Apparently the crew for our flight hadn’t landed yet. So when they finally got there and got ready, we were allowed to board. Chuck and I were 3 seats from the last (like row W) but it was all ok. We didn’t get asked about our food/snacks that we were carrying on. But there was a guy who was trying to carry on a large flat package (Think waist high square and thin - like a white board or something) as well as full sized luggage. Naturally he was stopped and we scooted on by. The flight was late getting going and the captain said “we have some weather to work around”. Uh oh. It was a bumpy flight. At one point, the captain said “we are having our flight attendants stay seated for about 10 mins here. We suggest that you do the same and make sure your seatbelts are securely fastened” Oh boy. I was getting scared! We had a few large bumps that made me grab Chuck’s arm and Duffy! We couldn’t have peanuts either because someone on board was allergic. A cookie and a Sprite it is! But we made it home in one piece. Alex (Chuck’s daughter) picked us up and we made it home in time to share snacks from Goofy’s and presents. The fur babies were happy to see us and we were glad to be sleeping in our own bed tonight!
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We do exactly what you did when we have left over snack credits. Hit Goofy Candy Co.
Glad you got your seats together. That always worried me too when it was just me and my girls. We actually had one attendant at Delta separate me and one of my girls even when the plane wasn't full. The nice flight attendant fixed it quick when we got on the plane.
I absolutely love Earl of Sandwich.
Glad you made it home safe and sound!
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Your dinner at the Yachtsman's looks so delicious!
I must admit that when I heard your description of the dessert at Marrakesh, I did think it was a bit weird... 
too funny about the key! 
They wouldn’t even let me get our seats (on the computer) at 24 hours either. So it was all to be determined at the gate. I was worried about the flight because I didn’t want to be separated from Chuck. We didn’t have to be back to catch DME until about 3 pm so we went to DTD for lunch. We didn’t want to go to a park and lose track of time, or get stuck in the bus black hole. We went to EOS for lunch and just barely got a table. They were so busy! Chuck had the club, and got a bag of chips and a carrot cake. I had the full montague and a bag of chips and a brownie. 
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