10/24/2009 - Bash on the Boat (I'm with BOB) - Thread #3

[Walt & Di]

Thanks Di. So little time and so much to see. We will have 5 days there and are staying in Cambridge (staying right in Boston is too much $$, we have to save some of it for Mr. Mouse ). I was reading about the duck ride and thinking we would do that, we have those here in the WI Dells so I thought it would be fun to compare and we definitely want to do one of the tours where we can get on and off at the different stops. I also wanted to get to Salem and was thinking about Plymouth. Is teh cape something we could do as a day trip?

yes. the cape is a day trip. Plymouth is almost like the cape. You will have to go to the Plantation and Rock. Salem is also great. Diane

 

[Dyerneeds]

that it!! they can change the name of it all they want, but it will always be wedway to us.
"paging mr morrow, mr. tom morrow, your party from saturn has arrived"
cassies favorite line.

"Please give them a ring!"

cassie recorded that line on her cell phone.

 

[Dyerneeds]

Mikey--I still call it the WEDway People Mover, just like you, they can change the name all they want.............

years ago they had the line "it's the transportation system that never stops"
then one time we were on it and it broke down and i said "wait a minute"
"it never stops"

 

[Walt & Di]

Not all unpacked yet. Rob had duty on Saturday (7am-7am Sunday) so we weren't able to move around the heavy stuff. Since I'll be here 3 and a half years, I am taking my time to put everything away. I'll even paint some walls, too. The house is bigger than the one I had before and I only have one neighbor as of yet. The other houses are still vacant. Honestly, it's a great house to be in for our last years in military life. It is new and I have NEVER lived in anything other than substandard quarters when it has to do with military housing.

that sounds great. take your time and enjoy life. Diane

 

[Walt & Di]

for those of you going to wdw and talking of not going to the parks much,
we suggest not missing the studios osbornes christmas, or epcots holiday decorations and music. and of course the MK is a must see.
we dont care if we have to ride wedway(a family fav) all day. just being there during the holidays is great.

hope I will be there for the fun and excitement. Diane

 

[goofyfreak]

Mornin Andy. We got a little rain and that was it!

Lori did you get anything out your way?

Lots of rain and wind. Nothing more thank goodness. And yourself?

 

[Dyerneeds]

hope I will be there for the fun and excitement. Diane

walts gotta be there to keep underdog out of trouble.

 

[Dyerneeds]

bedtime for underdog.
good nite all.

 

[Walt & Di]

That seems like a good price especially if it includes all the taxes. That's better than the prices I get when I plug in your dates with the coupon I have

I buy a tour book every time I go too. one for me and one for my grandkids if they are coming. It always fun to read about disney. Diane

 

[Walt & Di]

Where is the Christmas shop you are both talking about? I love Christmas shops!

They are all over the cape. Hyannis, Yarmouthport, bridge, Dennis. I love the Christmas Tree shops. They are so much fun. lots of great things there not just Christmas. Diane

 

[goofyfreak]

Hey sis, you scooped my story!
DD MADE THE TEAM!

Just getting you back for being mean to me last night.

 

[Walt & Di]

That's why we jumped on it so fast. I would really prefer staying at POFQ, but 15 nights gets rather pricey.

Pop Century will suit our needs just fine. Besides, every time we've gone down at Christmas, we've always found discounts on hotels for passholders prior to leaving. If we come across one, we can always change our reservation.

We'll keep you posted, if we do.

What is POFQ. I cant think right now. If you see any discounts please call me or e-mail me asap. Diane

 

[goofyfreak]

We have decided on 12/27-1/3. We are going to drive down. Only 11 hrs. We will probably drive down to SC, about 8 hrs and stop for the night. Drive the rest of the way the next day. Now we need to decide between Pop or POFQ. Robin y'all want some company over at Pop?

How big is your trunk? I hope it will be comfy for me for 11 hours.

 

[goofyfreak]

Hi There Ed----we were scheduled to leave for Florida next week, but Angelina threw such a fit about going that I just cancelled the trip. Hazel and I will be going down in May while Angelina goes to Chicago for five days with her high school band and choir.

When in may are you going?

 

[Walt & Di]

It's pricey, but you gotta love letting Disney chauffer you around.

Re: Mike's parents, they're great people but it's too far to drive every day.

it is well worth it to stay on property and get the whole Disney feeling. I love it. We have stayed all over the Disney properties and really enjoy. Diane

 

[disgrits]

We have decided on 12/27-1/3. We are going to drive down. Only 11 hrs. We will probably drive down to SC, about 8 hrs and stop for the night. Drive the rest of the way the next day. Now we need to decide between Pop or POFQ. Robin y'all want some company over at Pop?

We're going to drive down also. It's just too expensive to fly for the 5 of us. Of course fueling up the car is not cheap either, but flights have really become outrageous..........

We're staying at Shades of Green (Dec 20), Saratoga Springs (Dec 21-26--but I will try to change SSR to another resort), then back to Shades of Green (Dec 26-30).

 

[Karen Mouse]

Thanks for mentioning these other things Mike! We saw the Osborne lights years ago when they were actually on the backlot. I've heard they're even better now, we can't wait to see them again! We also want to do the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT and see the different "Santas" at all the countries. How about the Animal Kingdom, do they do much for Christmas? I guess we will be in the parks not just in the mornings but at night for some of these things too, more and more I am thinking of getting annual passes. Then it doesn't feel so bad if we just spend part of a day in the parks. Also all the resorts are decorated beautifully so we are planning on doing some resort hopping to check out the decorations.

I like the osund of Epcot with the santas in each country . We did the Osbourne lights years ago in the backlot too.

that it!! they can change the name of it all they want, but it will always be wedway to us.
"paging mr morrow, mr. tom morrow, your party from saturn has arrived"
cassies favorite line.

Excellent - we'll throw Ellis on the blue train and you guys can go round and round and babysit

Tell me about the jump in car rental prices. I can't believe it is $300 for 5 days right after Xmas. Tampa is about $50-$60 less. Oh, and the $300 doesn't include all the crazy taxes and fees they throw on there.

Guess I won't get $5.89 a day before taxes like I did in Feb.

Did you ge a quote from that company I listed?http://www.usrentacar.co.uk/Default.aspx#

Try them - the gold price includes all taxes you need to pay so no additional charges - a lot of UK'ers use them.

Yeah, cuz you always return the favor to us when we wake up.

Hey! - I try you know! - its a bit hard chatting to myself for 4 pages

DS loves it too. Maybe we can just throw Ellis and him on there and you, Neil, Suz and I can tour the park.

Sorted- Mike and Robin are "blue train" babysitting

 

[Karen Mouse]

Hope your feeling better in the morning. G'night Karen

Nope, but thanks anyway

Hazel just called and cancelled out on her class tonight, now I know she is really sick. Yep, just took her temp, it is 101.2........

We're a pair of sicko's

Hey sis, you scooped my story!
DD MADE THE TEAM!

WELL DONE CLAIRE!

That seems like a good price especially if it includes all the taxes. That's better than the prices I get when I plug in your dates with the coupon I have

i LISTED THE LINK IN MY PREVIOUS POST - GET A QUOTE

Where is the Christmas shop you are both talking about? I love Christmas shops!

I have a little boston guide book somewhere - It was in a market square somewhere- could have been Faneuiels?

Hope you feel better in the morning Karen :

Reservations have just been made for Christmas! 15 nights at Pop Century.

We have decided on 12/27-1/3. We are going to drive down. Only 11 hrs. We will probably drive down to SC, about 8 hrs and stop for the night. Drive the rest of the way the next day. Now we need to decide between Pop or POFQ. Robin y'all want some company over at Pop?

Why do "Texans" get left out of the party...

PS Put us down as a maybe...

Walt

years ago they had the line "it's the transportation system that never stops"
then one time we were on it and it broke down and i said "wait a minute"
"it never stops"

Tell me about it - in October on our MNSSHP night Ellis was desperate to ride the train so we got on.... it broke down .... we were stuck for about 10 minutes, I was panicking because it was just time for the fireworks by the time we got off, but we just made it.

 

[Karen Mouse]

Well, good morning peeps!

Feeling pretty lousy this morning - got a head full of bogeys!

I guess I'll just sit on the pc all day and plan our holiday!

Does anyone have a preference to a date if we all want to meet up?

How about the 28th or 29th? - I think everyone is there by then and no-one has gone home by then - just a thought.

Could the meet be outside of a theme park? otherwise it would be more costly getting another days pass for people.

If anyone has any suggestions?

One place to consider is Bahama Breeze in LBV. It has a big outside seating area so we can have a drink and a chat and eat if we want to.

I'm happy to go anywhere

 

[Karen Mouse]

Cheryl - the Boston book is the Berlitz pocket guide - great little book

Theres also the "Cheers" Bar to visit too and the Old south meeting house.

Faneuil Market place had the xmas shop I think and you could grab yourself a bargain at Filenes Basement and theres also the "tea boat thing" where you throw the tea overboard.

We also did whale watching and saw loads of humpbacks but it was very choppy the day we went

Theres Copley Square and the John Hancock building

Hope that gives you somethings to think about

Have fun!