FRIDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER.........
We slept like babies last night.......the bed was huge and we had so much space.......pillows seemed even more comfortable than our other rooms pillows, but maybe we imagined that as the regular pillows are so soft and comfortable.....but, apart from getting up once for the bathroom, and once to just wander around......Tom laughed when he heard me wandering around..........
We got up extra early as I was keen to shower......again.......Tom stayed and watched some TV while I got ready......I loved this shower!!!! I had every water jet possible going this morning and I wouldn't have been surprised if they had charged us extra for the water I used!!! I didn't want to stop showering.......which is always nice......
Got back in room and dried and straightened my hair while Tom got ready......I heard my ipad go off and Kyle was skyping us.......he was keen to see the room again and so I walked around again and showed him the view out of the window again.......he liked it.
Tom came out of the shower and said hi to Kyle, then he had to go, so we headed up to breakfast rather reluctantly......I never want to eat in the room, but I could have ordered room service happily here and have my breakfast at this lovely table.......but we went up to breakfast and none of the usual staff were on this morning, so we were very quick today. We went back down and picked up my bag and headed out for the day. Well, we planned to do the outlet mall at the top of IDrive and just wander a little then head out for lunch to somewhere further afield today, although not too far.
It was toasty hot again when we stepped outside again.......we had no sunscreen on as it was just the mall today, we felt like a day off of the parks and this outlet centre is nice. Usually we prefer to do them at night when it`s a little cooler and not have to worry about burning, but we wont be here too long.
The volcano is really coming along..........
It`s a 5 minute drive from the hotel at the most, and it`s fairly quiet at this time of day. You can sometimes struggle with a decent close parking space, unless you use valet.....we found out 2 years ago after usung valet for years that our car insurance for the hire car didn't cover valet......so we stopped using it.........but it is so convenient.
We wander and find most stores just opening up, so we had timed it nice.......we went in a few and I was aware that I couldn't make any large purchases as we had reached capacity really with all our suitcases........but, Bath and Body, Lindt and Yankee Candle were essentials......I did purchase a few things, some would be gifts for folks but I love the body lotions and body sprays too........very hard to resist........
We really don't spend too long here, one, its too hot......and two, I`ve been limited on what I can purchase, so we take our bags back to the room and are glad to see the room has been done already..........we did meet our new housekeeper as we entered the room and she stopped us to say Thank You for her tip.......we do leave an envelope every day for the housekeeper, clearly marked so she knows it`s for her.......it`s nice to know it`s appreciated......she`s a nice lady. And our suite as always is immaculate........
We head back out to the car and set of for our lunch destination.......we are going to Yellow Dog Eats in Gotha. Not too far away, but very few tourists go there right now......I know a few that do, but it`s not a huge tourist venue yet.......the drive is beautiful......once you get off the main highway, you drive through a couple of really lovely little towns.....I see a house I fall in love with.......but, we have to drive past.......it only takes about 30 minutes to get there and if you blink you`ll miss it.......it`s just to the side of a road and doesn't look the greatest place but food is amazing........
You park around the back where there is ample parking spaces, but rustic is a good description........it is boiling hot now and we hope we can eat inside as there are very few inside seats......most folks eat outside......except us tourists who aren't used to this heat......
We step inside and it is cosy.......very small and intimate, there are maybe 2 tables you can sit at, and around 6 seats at the bar.......that's where we end up sitting today.......
It is such an interesting and eclectic place to eat.......very unusual items for sale and different which is good......the wines they had I had never heard of most of them, and if I was staying longer, we would certainly purchase a few of them.....they also have the most amazing desserts and cakes........
And Kyle would have loved this one.......
So we ordered a fresh lemonade and a coke for me, the after studying the menu for what seemed like forever we decided to just order sandwiches........the choice is tremendous and the meals like ribs are supposed to be amazing, not today......it is very different to most places that have standard sandwiches.........Tom had ordered the Black Forest Hambone and I had opted for the plain old pulled pork sandwich with their own gold sauce......they both came with a smoked pineapple slice which was heavenly.......
Tom loves sandwiches......he`ll eat most things on a sandwich and this one came in very high regard from him.....he even liked the odd tasting mayo which was made with Cointreau which he doesn't usually like, but he liked it a lot.......mine was lush.......really lush......one of the nicest pulled porks ever and the sauce really made you mouth water.......
It is such a friendly place and of course food is excellent, so definitely worth visiting.........
We paid and headed out as we had no room for dessert, and we spoke to a couple who said it was still quite unusual to see many tourists.......we did say we would keep it quiet.....lol.......she said she hoped so as they liked it this way.......we didn't take offence as we knew what she meant, then she suddenly realised what she had said and was horrified that she may have been rude........we just laughed and again said we understood what she meant.......but the poor lady did feel bad and her husband looked mortified........it was fine.
We got into our car and headed back to Orlando, driving through the very pretty countryside again......I thought I might like this house when it was finished......
Didn't take too long before we got back to the RP.......we got the car parked and went up to the room to freshen up and then headed back out to have a real wander around Sapphire Falls. When we had seen it last time we didn't spend a lot of time in the outside areas, so we planned to do that this afternoon.