Let The Memories Begin - Our Beach Club Adventures Feb 2011 - Page 23 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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We ended up catching the bus to MK, then hopped on the monorail over to the Poly. We could have walked over to Epcot, then walk to the front of the park to catch the monorail, but it just seemed like too much walking for me! We were checking in at OHana by 7:10 and only waited for 5-10 minutes before we were seated.
It wasn't long before all that wonderful food was on our table.
Ohana Welcome Bread, mixed greens with a honey-lime dressing & 3 dipping sauces
Stir fried vegetables
Pork fried dumplings
Honey Coriander Chicken Wings
Egg Noodles tossed in a peanut sauce with pineapple- my favorite!!!
Marinated Sirloin Steak
Oak Grilled Chicken
Asian Barbecued Pork Loin
Spicy Grilled Peel - n - Eat Shrimp
Wishes started and we realized we had a pretty decent view of the fireworks. This meal/ dining experience was awesome!! We will be going back, hopefully next trip with the boys.
The kids started marching around the room before starting the coconut race. I knew that there would be a fellow PP there with her daughter the same time we were, and I had seen a picture her (Meri) on PP, so I was on the lookout. The cutest little dark haired girl passed by our table and I caught a glimpse of her birthday pin....Meri. I knew they were here, but would I find them in the crowd of people at Ohana tonight?
They brought out dessert
'Ohana bread pudding served a la mode with Bananas and Caramel Sauce
Peter said he was too full for dessert, but I convinced him he just had to try the bread pudding. I'd read so much about it. It lived up to it's word....Y-U-M-M-Y!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We pretty much finished it off!!!
Once we settled our bill $70.27 or 2TS ($15.00 cash tip), we walked through the restaurant hoping to find Meri and her Mom (I didn't even know her name). The kids were finishing up the limbo, so we watched to see where the little girl went once it was over. We followed her to the table and I asked if she was on PP, and I introduced myself. Melanie (Principessa_di_Fata) jumped up and greeted me and she had her Mom take our picture together. We chit chatted for a few minutes, her Mom asked if I took pictures of food too. LOL It was so neat meeting a fellow PP. Meri is just the sweetest thing!!! She is so cute & friendly! I'm so glad we took the time to look for Melanie & Meri. What a magical time!
I stole her picture as my turned out kind of blurred.
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What a wonderful day, but sorry you weren't feeling the best! that you got two more rides in on Soarin'. Everything from the caramel shop looks so ! I think we all learn so much from each other here.
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Ok all caught up! Boo that you were sick but yay for all the things you got to do. And it is so cool you got to meet a fellow PP. I hope to do so as well. Cannot wait to read more.
How on earth did I get so far behind? I'm loving this report. So sorry you were not feeling well. I once got strep throat while at Disney - no fun being sick, even worse when you lose valuable vaction time because of it. Disney is wonderful but can only do so much, somewhere along the line you'll need to rest. Glad you are having such a wonderful time.
I'm finally all caught up...phew! You did a lot of updating since I've been on. First, I'm sorry that you're feeling so yucky on your trip. That doesn't make for the best time but it looks like your doing pretty good. You're still getting a lot done, and I'm glad you were able to explore WS a bit more this time. Can't wait for more!
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We were checking in at OHana by 7:10 and only waited for 5-10 minutes before we were seated.
). The kids were finishing up the limbo, so we watched to see where the little girl went once it was over. We followed her to the table and I asked if she was on PP, and I introduced myself. Melanie (Principessa_di_Fata) jumped up and greeted me and she had her Mom take our picture together. We chit chatted for a few minutes, her Mom asked if I took pictures of food too. 
LOL It was so neat meeting a fellow PP. Meri is just the sweetest thing!!! She is so cute & friendly! I'm so glad we took the time to look for Melanie & Meri. What a magical time! 
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