Day 4
Beach & Yacht Club
Update on the CT travelers
.they were not able to get out on an early flight. Even worse
they had to travel to New York and fly out of JFK. The flight is supposed to leave around 7:30pm. Luckily, Disney was kind enough to reimburse them for the 1st night at AKL.
As we ate breakfast in the lounge, we were still a bit disappointed. Honestly, I was more concerned about the flight not making it at all because of weather. Two of the kids were anxious to get to the pool, while Stephen was anxious to start his search for Hidden Mickeys
.no shock there.
Of course MaHopie and Pop were right by Stephens side
.
Bill decided he would catch up on the Disney News while reading
Celebration
.Im telling yall
.hes a closet Disney Fan!! The other night at dinner, he quizzed us with a few questions from a Disney Trivia Book. Guess who answered the questions correctly?? Not me
.not Stephen
.Bill!
After a dip in the pool and several Hidden Mickeys later, we had to make a decision about the afternoon. Normally, I have a very detailed itinerary for our clan
..not for Saturday. The weather kinda put a whole in my vague schedule, too. Since it wasnt sunny and rain was forecasted, we couldnt hang by the pool all day.
Finally we came to an agreement!... Head over to the Beach Club and attempt to finish the Kitchen Sink. Stephen has been wanting to try this massive ice cream sundae for years
.today might be his chance.
We hopped on the bus and took a short trip to AK to catch the bus to the BC. Bill loves riding the buses
not sure why, but he does. It wasnt a short trip. We had to stop at the Swan first, then the Dolphin then finally the YC/BC.
The Yacht Club seemed to be very quiet
not much activity going on.
Beautiful lobby and gorgeous flowers
.
This is one of the resorts that we have wanted to try but never seem to make it. Ive booked BCV but always chicken out
We ventured around for a bit
.lots and lots and lots of people at the pool area.
Well
.we were starving and had a hard time deciding on what to eat or should I say where to eat. One of the things I soon realized about BC/YC is the quick service area is WAY small. Because Beaches N Cream had a HORRIBLE wait, we couldnt eat there. Needless to say Stephen wasnt a happy camper. I was a little disappointed, too. The only thing we could find was this
.
Maybe we missed something with dining and there are other places??? Not sure
.
We ate outside which was very pleasant....food was just food
nothing outstanding, but edible since we were starved.
Be warned
.when the animals smell food
.they have no problem trying to steal a tidbit or two. Kinda reminded me of the movie
Over the Hedge
.
These animals seemed to be laughing at us
.however, the kids thought it was GREAT!
Thank heavens there were only a couple of people around
.Jesse was in rare form.
Really nice view of the BC
.however
I started to take notice of the balcony areas or lack of balconies. It would worry me (if we stay here) that I would get stuck with one of the no balcony rooms.
For those of you interested in trading pins, we learned something quite interesting. One of the CMs informed us that the pins the CMs have cannot be bought in the gift shops. The pins usually have a Hidden Mickey on them, too, and theyre in a series (at least this is what the CM told us) He was super nice and took up lots of time with Stephen.
He also told us that all Concierge desks have books of pins that they allow you to look through
.kinda fun if youre into pin trading.
So here we sit
.deciding on what to do next
..hmmmm
..which resort do we venture to???? By the way, the lobby of the BC was packed!! My goodness!
.I couldnt get over it
.people were everywhere!!
On our way out to the bus, Jesse spotted this car. Ive never noticed it before
.kinda neat for a photo.
And once again
.the whole balcony issue catches my eye! Should I even be concerned with this??? Im really having second thoughts about this resort. Love the pool itself, but not sure about the rooms or the masses of people. It is a Saturday, so maybe thats the reason for the crowd.
Up next
.another resort or two
.then its time for Boma!