My DH loves to golf. He hasn't been on the course since we spent Thanksgiving in Atlanta, so he was anxious to get out there. I am a terrible golfer and hate to play on a course where we might be paired with people who know what they're doing! So we did what we usually do and reserved a tee time at Oak Trails.
We woke up early. My DH had a bowl of Cheerios we'd brought from home. Then we headed to Mara with our refillable mugs, two small cans of V8, my yogurt and his English muffins and buttery spread. We poured ourselves some coffee, DH toasted his muffins and we had a quick breakfast that was exactly what we'd eat at home. We did this pretty much every morning. It saved a few bucks and lots of calories.
DH figured we better get a new battery for the car before heading back to the frozen north, so we dropped the car off at the Car Care Center (I always wondered who goes to WDW to get their car fixed, now I know) and took a Mears taxi to the golf course. (We got golf vouchers from guest services at the hotel). We played 9 holes of golf and, on the last hole, I putted for par for the first time in my life (I missed) but I actually beat DH on that hole!
We picked up the car and headed to the Magic Kingdom. We were famished and went to the Main Street Bakery for a "gourmet sandwich". While the MK wasn't crowded, there was a fairly long line at the bakery. I was a little disappointed by the sandwich selection--I think there was a choice of ham and swiss, turkey and swiss, or tuna salad. The sandwiches were on a fairly substantial roll so we decided to split one and have some Lays Baked potato chips and Diet Cokes. The sandwich was pre-made and had been sitting in a refrigerator, so it was really cold. I decided I am not a big fan of cold sandwich rolls. It was okay, but nothing particularly gourmet.
Shortly after lunch we saw Drew Brees being interviewed to the side of the castle along the walkway to Tomorrowland. That was exciting.
We had a between meal snack of a small popcorn and headed to the Grand Floridian, via monorail, in time for our 7:35 p.m. ADR at Narcoosees. I was very excited about this reservation--we'd eaten here to celebrate my 50th birthday. We were promptly seated. We decided to share the Togarashi Spiced Tuna Tataki appetizer. It was very good. We each had a glass of the suggested wine--it was Chateau Ste Michelle Eroica, Columbia Valley ’07 and it tasted very good with the tuna. For dinner, DH had shrimp etouffee and I had the crab crusted mahi mahi. Again, we did the wine pairings. My husband really liked the Zen of Zins that went with his shrimp. My chardonnay was fine. Both entrees were delicous and we finished them both. We were between courses during Wishes. It was neat to see them dim the lights and allow diners to enjoy the show. Very special.
We skipped dessert. When the check came, DH puzzled over it for quite a while. Instead of charging him for a glass of the zinfandel, the waiter charged him for a bottle. When we brought it the waiter's attention we got kind of a strange reaction. I would have expected some expression of regret that it had happened but it was more along the lines of "okay, you got me..." It was easily fixed but we reduced the amount of the tip because that was just weird. I have to admit that I usually assume the check is correct and don't review it carefully. After that experience, I will be sure to check the check!
