A Parkless Disney Adventure. A Trip Report *COMPLETE 1/18*
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BennyFedora
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Oh, goody!!! It's two-for-one Monday
...because our
Suzy's
Tiki
Hut
Long
Island
Buddies
gave it instand glowing reviews.
Honestly,
How
Many
First
Visit
Pins
Does
One
Person
Need?
Hilton Head looks gorgeous...I just bought a house, so no buying DVC for a while, but when I do, I'm definitely booking a trip there!! I loved the walkways through the marshland - beautiful!!
Yes, and also yes!
HH was awesome. The theming was great and the resort grounds were expansive and beautiful...and I haven't even got to the beach house yet!
In hindsight, I wish I took more pictures of VB and SA as well. VB had a fire pit area with nightly activities that we never took advantage of, and there were also a number of large villas that would be fun to rent with a large group. It was more than just a 4 floor hotel on the beach!
SA also had a lot of pretty architecture, but it was so hot and humid that we were ducking in stores just to get a break, and we were in a bit of a hurry to get back to the car and get on our way to HH!I would totally recommend staying there. We will definitely be back!
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The HH resort is so nice! Love the rustic theme and all of the doggie details. Does this dog actually exist??Your room looks really big, too!
We loved the resort and the rustic-isity, and yes, the room was very big. The bathroom was huge, and the deck could have hosted about 20 people. Hurray for accessibility!
I think Shadow exists, or at least did exist. I Googled Shadow and found some pictures. However, HH opened in 1996, so if Shadow was fairly young back then, he would be really old for a golden retriever today (more than 15). If they have an actual Shadow, I'd guess he's Shadow2 or Shadow3
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Whats that? Is that an alarm? Yup. For the first time in what seemed like a month at this point, the cruel sound of Naked as We Came by Iron and Wine poured out of my phone. OK, it wasn't that bad. A) Thats a great song to wake up to. We wake up to it every day in the real world. and B) That alarm means its time for PARASAILING!
almost
I set the alarm to give me enough time to wake up, run to the supermarket, get bagels, cream cheese, cream for the coffee, English muffins since they were on sale (now I needed butter, too), get back, make breakfast, and THEN get to the Palmetto Yacht Club for 9:30AM. (Our heroine would stay asleep through Phase 1 of doing-everything-there-is-to-do-in-HH-day.) It didnt actually take as long as it sounds since there are 3 supermarkets within 2 miles of the resort. (Not that I went to all 3, but the subtle signage of HH may have made me miss a couple before I found one.)
With all our parts fueled up and in working order, now it was time for parasailing!
We pulled in right at 9:30 (PHEW!) and found out that they say 9:30 so well be ready for 10 ugh. Not really a big deal. The kid working the desk was pretty funny. We had to sign a waiver saying that they wouldnt be held liable if anyone has a heart attack or gets eaten by a shark. While we were waiting outside, I overheard him mention to another person that they HAD to check out Kid History on YouTube. (Mentally noted.)
We also poked around the marina a bit.
By the time I failed to get a reasonable picture of a huge butterfly after ~20 tries, Captain John (25-ish) gave us a quick rundown of what to expect. The rest of our group consisted of a couple in their 50s, and a 40-ish year old woman with her 10 year old kid. There was also a co-pilot on the boat (also 25-ish). Even though they were pretty young, they seemed to know what they were doing. While they were funny, they did take everything they did seriously.
Joyce was nervous because she had never gone parasailing before. I had gone once about 10 years ago in Aruba, so maybe thats why I wasnt nervous, but actually I dont think I was nervous about it then either. It probably didnt help that the woman with her husband said that they went parasailing in Jamaica and one of the braids of the line broke while she was up in the air. (YIKES!) They also landed her on the beach which didnt go well. CJ said that its actually no longer legal to do a beach landing in the US for safety reasons, and he assured us that our gear was thoroughly checked. We would be taking off from the boat, and landing back on the boat, so we didnt have to even get wet if we didnt want to. For those of us who did want to, he would dip us in the water at the end of the ride. With that, we headed on to the boat and set off!
They had a few packages we could buy as far as recording our fun. We could put a little camera on our head (with a headband) and record the whole thing (not sure how much that was) or we could just pay $20ish and theyd take a ton of pictures and give us a 2GB card. We went with that option.
The whole experience was awesome! We pretty much just floated there (no airplane-type turbulence or anything) and within about 5 seconds, Joyce was no longer nervous. I have no idea how long the rope was, but we were WAY up there (as you probably noticed). The ride actually felt a lot like Soarin less piney and orangey, more real and amazing!
We opted for the dunk which was FUN. What was LESS FUN was that on the way down, we noticed jellyfish. Lots of them! As were going in, were heading for danger, and hoping we dont get stung. After 2 dips, we came out unstung and happy. Immediately after landing, the CJ says, Oh yeah, I forgot. Those are cannonball jellyfish. They dont have stingers, so dont worry! That was the second piece of information about HH that WHBNTKAOT!
The couple and the girl and her mom went in that order, and then we headed back in to the marina. As much fun as the parasailing was, it was also great just to be out on the boat for so long. I think we each had something like 20 minutes up in the air, so we were on the boat for well over an hour. The scenery was beautiful, and the homes on the water were, well, homes probably isnt the right word. Private resorts, maybe? Anyway, they were the kind I couldnt even afford the tax on.
There are also apparently a lot of dolphins around HH. We spotted a few, but they were every bit as elusive as that dang butterfly.
All-in-all, we would definitely recommend parasailing in HH, especially through Palmetto Bay Yacht Club. Back at the dock, we got in the car, sucked down a Gatorade, and headed straight for the Beach House!
I set the alarm to give me enough time to wake up, run to the supermarket, get bagels, cream cheese, cream for the coffee, English muffins since they were on sale (now I needed butter, too), get back, make breakfast, and THEN get to the Palmetto Yacht Club for 9:30AM. (Our heroine would stay asleep through Phase 1 of doing-everything-there-is-to-do-in-HH-day.) It didnt actually take as long as it sounds since there are 3 supermarkets within 2 miles of the resort. (Not that I went to all 3, but the subtle signage of HH may have made me miss a couple before I found one.)
With all our parts fueled up and in working order, now it was time for parasailing!
We pulled in right at 9:30 (PHEW!) and found out that they say 9:30 so well be ready for 10 ugh. Not really a big deal. The kid working the desk was pretty funny. We had to sign a waiver saying that they wouldnt be held liable if anyone has a heart attack or gets eaten by a shark. While we were waiting outside, I overheard him mention to another person that they HAD to check out Kid History on YouTube. (Mentally noted.)
We also poked around the marina a bit.
By the time I failed to get a reasonable picture of a huge butterfly after ~20 tries, Captain John (25-ish) gave us a quick rundown of what to expect. The rest of our group consisted of a couple in their 50s, and a 40-ish year old woman with her 10 year old kid. There was also a co-pilot on the boat (also 25-ish). Even though they were pretty young, they seemed to know what they were doing. While they were funny, they did take everything they did seriously.
Joyce was nervous because she had never gone parasailing before. I had gone once about 10 years ago in Aruba, so maybe thats why I wasnt nervous, but actually I dont think I was nervous about it then either. It probably didnt help that the woman with her husband said that they went parasailing in Jamaica and one of the braids of the line broke while she was up in the air. (YIKES!) They also landed her on the beach which didnt go well. CJ said that its actually no longer legal to do a beach landing in the US for safety reasons, and he assured us that our gear was thoroughly checked. We would be taking off from the boat, and landing back on the boat, so we didnt have to even get wet if we didnt want to. For those of us who did want to, he would dip us in the water at the end of the ride. With that, we headed on to the boat and set off!
They had a few packages we could buy as far as recording our fun. We could put a little camera on our head (with a headband) and record the whole thing (not sure how much that was) or we could just pay $20ish and theyd take a ton of pictures and give us a 2GB card. We went with that option.
The whole experience was awesome! We pretty much just floated there (no airplane-type turbulence or anything) and within about 5 seconds, Joyce was no longer nervous. I have no idea how long the rope was, but we were WAY up there (as you probably noticed). The ride actually felt a lot like Soarin less piney and orangey, more real and amazing!
We opted for the dunk which was FUN. What was LESS FUN was that on the way down, we noticed jellyfish. Lots of them! As were going in, were heading for danger, and hoping we dont get stung. After 2 dips, we came out unstung and happy. Immediately after landing, the CJ says, Oh yeah, I forgot. Those are cannonball jellyfish. They dont have stingers, so dont worry! That was the second piece of information about HH that WHBNTKAOT!
The couple and the girl and her mom went in that order, and then we headed back in to the marina. As much fun as the parasailing was, it was also great just to be out on the boat for so long. I think we each had something like 20 minutes up in the air, so we were on the boat for well over an hour. The scenery was beautiful, and the homes on the water were, well, homes probably isnt the right word. Private resorts, maybe? Anyway, they were the kind I couldnt even afford the tax on.
There are also apparently a lot of dolphins around HH. We spotted a few, but they were every bit as elusive as that dang butterfly.
All-in-all, we would definitely recommend parasailing in HH, especially through Palmetto Bay Yacht Club. Back at the dock, we got in the car, sucked down a Gatorade, and headed straight for the Beach House!
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Look at that, 2 updates for the price of 1!
The Beach House is probably about a mile away from the resort. You essentially have to go through a windy tree covered, parking-lot-road-way area to the main road, cross it, then go down more windy tree covered road. They also have a tunnel under the road (we didnt use it), so it seemed like you could probably ride a bike back and forth pretty easily. We drove, and were happy to find a spot in the garage so our car didnt bake. We got the last spot, but there was plenty of parking in the lot in the sun.
BH had a nice pool area with a CS eating area and bathrooms, all of which you needed your card to access.
After quickly scoping out this area, we decided to go check the beach. They had plasticy semi-buried walkway mat out to the beach, which I think is supposed to make it handicapped accessible. (We didnt notice it as good or bad, just mostly blue.) The beach here was MUCH nicer than VB. It was pretty flat and didnt have any ring-takersthough wed still be leaving our rings in the safe anyway!
This beach also had the best Hidden Mickey of the Trip!
Another fun thing (though I didn't take a picture of it) was that from the beach, you could hardly see the BH. It had a low profile, and there were trees obstructing it, so it was very incognito. Perhaps this was so non-DVC people didn't try to get in and use the facilities. Although I guess it goes with the theme of making EIHHITF, unless you already know where it is.
After we took a dip and lay out to dry, we decided it was time to head up to the pool. We de-salted, and noticed that there was a corner of the BH that had corn hole and ping pong. Corn hole, dont mind if I do! Joyce and I had a rousing game of ineptitude, but I eventually won because I rule. We actually felt a bit awkward playing, because the whole pool area was not only empty, but it was silent. I think there were maybe 3 people there, all reading books. There wasnt even any music playing. Weird. Us, on the other hand, were making plenty of sound. Corn hole was under an overhang in a walled corner, so it was extremely echo-y. After ever bag we threw, it was THUD, THUD, THUD. Nobody complained, but by the time we were done, we were ready to sneak over and just get us some lunch!
Joyce got the steak & cheese and I got the turkey melt. Both were excellent! The CMs at the counter were also pretty funny while we waited. There was an older woman who was half-heartedly sweeping and mostly standing around while the younger kid took our orders, made the sandwiches, got the fries, etc. The guy said, Weve got a partnership here. Why am I doing all the work? She responded, Youre terrible at sweeping, so Im just keeping you out of trouble thats a partnership.
After eating, we lounged at the pool a bit more and decided it was time for some Jerry and Cokes back to the room!
Feeling like making a good time of it, Joyce and I made 2 JCs apiece to take to the pool, and finished off the last bit of rum since it didnt quite look like enough for another drink. Taking the deck of cards with the rest of our cargo, we played Gin and enjoyed the pool area.
After finishing our drinks, it was time to check out that slide and see how it stacked up. Im not sure if it was Jerry talking, but this slide was fantastic! It was much shorter than the VB slide, but most of it was covered, and it was pretty fast, so it was a lot of fun. Plus, the stairway was pretty short, so we literally would run up the steps (OK, not literally running and horseplay are not allowed), but we would literally walk very fast up the steps, slide down, and go up again, over and over. Shortly thereafter, a CM got on the microphone and said Ice Water Trivia was about to begin sign us up!
IWT was a game where everyone was in the pool and the CM would ask a true/false or yes/no type question. You would then answer by moving to one side of the pool or the other. She had a bucket and a big cooler of ice, so she would make an ice water bucket and throw it at the people who got it wrong. It was actually a lot of fun and there were probably 20 or so people playing (mostly kids). The one question that I remember was whether Captain Hook had his hook on his left hand or his right hand.
Guesses?
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Left hand, or actually left stub.
I got this correct because I figured he was probably right handed in his sword fights with Peter.
After IWT, it was time for us to go back to the room for ice coffees, showers, and some relaxing before dinner.
The Beach House is probably about a mile away from the resort. You essentially have to go through a windy tree covered, parking-lot-road-way area to the main road, cross it, then go down more windy tree covered road. They also have a tunnel under the road (we didnt use it), so it seemed like you could probably ride a bike back and forth pretty easily. We drove, and were happy to find a spot in the garage so our car didnt bake. We got the last spot, but there was plenty of parking in the lot in the sun.
BH had a nice pool area with a CS eating area and bathrooms, all of which you needed your card to access.
After quickly scoping out this area, we decided to go check the beach. They had plasticy semi-buried walkway mat out to the beach, which I think is supposed to make it handicapped accessible. (We didnt notice it as good or bad, just mostly blue.) The beach here was MUCH nicer than VB. It was pretty flat and didnt have any ring-takersthough wed still be leaving our rings in the safe anyway!
This beach also had the best Hidden Mickey of the Trip!
Another fun thing (though I didn't take a picture of it) was that from the beach, you could hardly see the BH. It had a low profile, and there were trees obstructing it, so it was very incognito. Perhaps this was so non-DVC people didn't try to get in and use the facilities. Although I guess it goes with the theme of making EIHHITF, unless you already know where it is.
After we took a dip and lay out to dry, we decided it was time to head up to the pool. We de-salted, and noticed that there was a corner of the BH that had corn hole and ping pong. Corn hole, dont mind if I do! Joyce and I had a rousing game of ineptitude, but I eventually won because I rule. We actually felt a bit awkward playing, because the whole pool area was not only empty, but it was silent. I think there were maybe 3 people there, all reading books. There wasnt even any music playing. Weird. Us, on the other hand, were making plenty of sound. Corn hole was under an overhang in a walled corner, so it was extremely echo-y. After ever bag we threw, it was THUD, THUD, THUD. Nobody complained, but by the time we were done, we were ready to sneak over and just get us some lunch!
Joyce got the steak & cheese and I got the turkey melt. Both were excellent! The CMs at the counter were also pretty funny while we waited. There was an older woman who was half-heartedly sweeping and mostly standing around while the younger kid took our orders, made the sandwiches, got the fries, etc. The guy said, Weve got a partnership here. Why am I doing all the work? She responded, Youre terrible at sweeping, so Im just keeping you out of trouble thats a partnership.
After eating, we lounged at the pool a bit more and decided it was time for some Jerry and Cokes back to the room!
Feeling like making a good time of it, Joyce and I made 2 JCs apiece to take to the pool, and finished off the last bit of rum since it didnt quite look like enough for another drink. Taking the deck of cards with the rest of our cargo, we played Gin and enjoyed the pool area.
After finishing our drinks, it was time to check out that slide and see how it stacked up. Im not sure if it was Jerry talking, but this slide was fantastic! It was much shorter than the VB slide, but most of it was covered, and it was pretty fast, so it was a lot of fun. Plus, the stairway was pretty short, so we literally would run up the steps (OK, not literally running and horseplay are not allowed), but we would literally walk very fast up the steps, slide down, and go up again, over and over. Shortly thereafter, a CM got on the microphone and said Ice Water Trivia was about to begin sign us up!
IWT was a game where everyone was in the pool and the CM would ask a true/false or yes/no type question. You would then answer by moving to one side of the pool or the other. She had a bucket and a big cooler of ice, so she would make an ice water bucket and throw it at the people who got it wrong. It was actually a lot of fun and there were probably 20 or so people playing (mostly kids). The one question that I remember was whether Captain Hook had his hook on his left hand or his right hand.
Guesses?
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Left hand, or actually left stub.
I got this correct because I figured he was probably right handed in his sword fights with Peter.
After IWT, it was time for us to go back to the room for ice coffees, showers, and some relaxing before dinner.
tankgirl427
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HH looks really pretty. I'm going to have to think about your abbreviations since they keep getting longer and longer! Is it time for you guys to book Oct yet?
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I think the last one might be the toughest yet!
I actually called this morning because we weren't sure if we could book our home resort for 10/13/2012 on 11/12/2011, but it turns out we do have to wait until tomorrow. They open at 9, so we'll probably be on the phone early to make sure we get the dates we want!
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Joyce, have you seen A&E's Monster In Laws yet? I'm thinking that could be my newest obsession a la Toddlers & Tiaras. LOL!
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EIHHITF
Everything
In
Hilton
Head
Impossible
To
Find
WHBNTKAOT
Would
Have
Been
Nice
To
Know
Ahead
Of
Time
I am not sure I've commented on your report yet, but I've read through all of it and have really been enjoying it! I have not been to any place in Florida aside from MCO and WDW....and the streets in between. Oh, and a Walmart on Vineland/Apopka that looks suspiciously like most other Walmarts in America.
Everything
In
Hilton
Head
Impossible
To
Find
WHBNTKAOT
Would
Have
Been
Nice
To
Know
Ahead
Of
Time
I am not sure I've commented on your report yet, but I've read through all of it and have really been enjoying it! I have not been to any place in Florida aside from MCO and WDW....and the streets in between. Oh, and a Walmart on Vineland/Apopka that looks suspiciously like most other Walmarts in America.
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Thanks for reading along, and you're 2 for 2!
That drive was great...to do once
. Next time we go to VB, we'll probably just take the highway to the coast and down since we've seen all we need to see in that part of the state
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As a little bit of personal Disney news, Joyce and I booked our Fall 2012 trip this morning! Were staying at our home resort (Bay Lake Towers), so we could book 11 months out. On Sunday, DVC opens at 9am, so Joyce set the alarm for 8:55 
. Itll be our first couples trip and are really excited. If you want to hear more about it, check out Joyces PTR!
Now, back in HH
After some relaxing, it was time to head out to dinner. Tonights feast would be at Pattys Pig n Pit. Since it was dark, I studied the map online in detail before we left to get a really good idea of where we were going. Aside from just streets, I wrote down other businesses that were around it as markers to look out for like a trail of breadcrumbs. This tactic paid off, as we found it on the first shot!
We had heard great things about PPNP wings, so we got that as the appetizer. The wings were AMAZING! We got something like 10 wings and could pick 2 kinds (the garlic parmesan wings were my favorite, but the Jim Beam Barbecue were also yummy). I then got the pulled pork platter, and Joyce got BBQ shrimp. Those were good, but not anything Id need to get again. Next time were in HH, well definitely come back for the wings, but probably just order them to go.
The ambiance was also a bit funny for a BBQ place because it looked like it should be really fancy. It did lead to this lovely picture of my DW, though
After dinner, we decided to try out Pirates Island Adventure Golf.
(Ive wanted to use that emoticon since I started this TR) While it may seem like mini golf is something Joyce and I do a lot, these 2 times in 6 days probably equaled the total number of times weve played mini golf in the last 5 years
PIAG was very well themed and a lot of fun. The only tough part was that our Boston bodies are not used to maintaining a layer of water on their surfaces for an entire evening. It didnt really feel hot, it just felt wet. Yuck! That aside, we actually played a full 36 holes (18 on the Black Beard course and 18 on the Captain Kidd course).
This Scallywag scared Joyce.
So I rang the village warning bell as instructed.
And Joyce was able to enjoy the rest of her night
Hidden Mickey?
I won one by one, and Joyce won one by one. (Say that 5 times fast!) When walking over to return our putters, I apparently was doing a bit of a potty dance. As soon as I handed the club to the gentleman at the counter, he pointed and told me where the bathrooms were. Now thats service! When I came back, he chatted us up a bit and was telling us about HH. Apparently he and his wife came down for a vacation from iforgetwhere about 20 years ago and decided they didnt want to leave. Shortly thereafter they found a condo and made HH their new home! He told us that a lot of people recommend the Chart House, but Skull Creek Boat House (essentially right next door) was a lot better. Looks like we now know where we were having dinner tomorrow! Our new friend also made a few recommendations on bars to go to in the area, but we felt like we were fading fast. Instead, we just headed back to the resort.
In our room we cracked open a few beers and decided to check out this Kid History thing that we heard about earlier in the day. Kid History has 6 episodes on YouTube and they are pee-your-pants funny! The premise is that these family members have told their kids stories about when they were kids. They then record the kids retelling the stories. The kid voices are then dubbed over the adults reenacting the stories exactly how the kids are telling them. In the last month, I cannot even count how many times weve quoted these internet gems! I highly recommend checking them out. The title of this section is just one of the many lines that are now burned into our brains. I think we watched each of the episodes at least twice before we finally went to sleep
Since this is a short update, I didnt have a good spot to get AcroNasty, so Ill just throw out some of our favorite lines from Kid History episodes:
KH4: IGTCUAPYLIAKD
KH6: IKIGBWEIAI?
. Itll be our first couples trip and are really excited. If you want to hear more about it, check out Joyces PTR!Now, back in HH
After some relaxing, it was time to head out to dinner. Tonights feast would be at Pattys Pig n Pit. Since it was dark, I studied the map online in detail before we left to get a really good idea of where we were going. Aside from just streets, I wrote down other businesses that were around it as markers to look out for like a trail of breadcrumbs. This tactic paid off, as we found it on the first shot!
We had heard great things about PPNP wings, so we got that as the appetizer. The wings were AMAZING! We got something like 10 wings and could pick 2 kinds (the garlic parmesan wings were my favorite, but the Jim Beam Barbecue were also yummy). I then got the pulled pork platter, and Joyce got BBQ shrimp. Those were good, but not anything Id need to get again. Next time were in HH, well definitely come back for the wings, but probably just order them to go.
The ambiance was also a bit funny for a BBQ place because it looked like it should be really fancy. It did lead to this lovely picture of my DW, though
After dinner, we decided to try out Pirates Island Adventure Golf.
(Ive wanted to use that emoticon since I started this TR) While it may seem like mini golf is something Joyce and I do a lot, these 2 times in 6 days probably equaled the total number of times weve played mini golf in the last 5 years
PIAG was very well themed and a lot of fun. The only tough part was that our Boston bodies are not used to maintaining a layer of water on their surfaces for an entire evening. It didnt really feel hot, it just felt wet. Yuck! That aside, we actually played a full 36 holes (18 on the Black Beard course and 18 on the Captain Kidd course).
This Scallywag scared Joyce.
So I rang the village warning bell as instructed.
And Joyce was able to enjoy the rest of her night
Hidden Mickey?
I won one by one, and Joyce won one by one. (Say that 5 times fast!) When walking over to return our putters, I apparently was doing a bit of a potty dance. As soon as I handed the club to the gentleman at the counter, he pointed and told me where the bathrooms were. Now thats service! When I came back, he chatted us up a bit and was telling us about HH. Apparently he and his wife came down for a vacation from iforgetwhere about 20 years ago and decided they didnt want to leave. Shortly thereafter they found a condo and made HH their new home! He told us that a lot of people recommend the Chart House, but Skull Creek Boat House (essentially right next door) was a lot better. Looks like we now know where we were having dinner tomorrow! Our new friend also made a few recommendations on bars to go to in the area, but we felt like we were fading fast. Instead, we just headed back to the resort.
In our room we cracked open a few beers and decided to check out this Kid History thing that we heard about earlier in the day. Kid History has 6 episodes on YouTube and they are pee-your-pants funny! The premise is that these family members have told their kids stories about when they were kids. They then record the kids retelling the stories. The kid voices are then dubbed over the adults reenacting the stories exactly how the kids are telling them. In the last month, I cannot even count how many times weve quoted these internet gems! I highly recommend checking them out. The title of this section is just one of the many lines that are now burned into our brains. I think we watched each of the episodes at least twice before we finally went to sleep
Since this is a short update, I didnt have a good spot to get AcroNasty, so Ill just throw out some of our favorite lines from Kid History episodes:
KH4: IGTCUAPYLIAKD
KH6: IKIGBWEIAI?
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All caught up! And now I can't remember what I was going to say. Someday I'm going to need to take a vacation that involves a lot of waking up late and hanging out at the beach. Let's see...last kid will be out of the house in 13 years or so....
That Hilton Head beach looks awesome! We are sort of weird beach people in that we spend a week in Florida every year, live 4 hours or so from various beaches in Georgia....and yet only go to the beach on Cape Cod. My kids don't know that beaches can be warm and sandy. Which reminds me...just processed that you live in Quincy...we used to live in Dorchester, and I spent a lot of time in Quincy right around 11 years ago, because my midwife's office was there the first time I was pregnant. anyway! small world!
Now I'm off to check out Kid History. I'm intrigued!
That Hilton Head beach looks awesome! We are sort of weird beach people in that we spend a week in Florida every year, live 4 hours or so from various beaches in Georgia....and yet only go to the beach on Cape Cod. My kids don't know that beaches can be warm and sandy. Which reminds me...just processed that you live in Quincy...we used to live in Dorchester, and I spent a lot of time in Quincy right around 11 years ago, because my midwife's office was there the first time I was pregnant. anyway! small world!
Now I'm off to check out Kid History. I'm intrigued!
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At least you can occupy yourself with WDW until that fateful day comes. Do the tickers count out to 13 years?
I totally hear you on the beach thing. We can literally walk to Wollaston Beach from our house, but never seem to go. I'm pretty sure we've been to beaches in Jamaica, FL, SC, and St. Lucia since the last time we took a dunk down the street.
It is a small, small world! I actually worked right near Neponset Circle for 3 years before I got to set up a home office.
I hope you enjoy Kid History! When we watched the first two we thought they were kinda funny, but episode 3 hooked us. I think that's when they hit their stride, because from there on it is comedic genius!
BennyFedora
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Before we get started, Ill back up a bit to Day 6. Joyce couldnt find the Hidden Mickey at the beach, so Ill give you all another chance
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Well I thought it was a good one
The acronyms were probably a bit unfair, but if you watch KH as much as we have, youll pick them out pretty easily:
KH4: IGTCUAPYLIAKD!
Im Going To Come Up And Punch You Like I Always Keep Doing!
KH6: IKIGBWEIAI?
I Know Its Green, But What Else Is About It?
If you liked KH, youre welcome! (If not, sorry!)
***
Anywho
Its now a week into the trip, so theres little mystery as to how we started it (CABWCC). We then headed off to the beach and noticed that they actually have free coffee in the lobby. Nice touch!
At the beach, the waves were much bigger and the tide was way in from where it was yesterday. Nothing crazy, just very noticeably different. We also saw that the water level at the resort fluctuates quite a bit, so I guess this made sense. We bounced back and forth a few times between the water and the towels, and then headed up to the pool.
The pool area was much louder today, and there were a bunch of kids splashing and making a ruckus. (Where was this yesterday to distract the quiet crowd from our corn hole game?) Pool time did provide two odd people interactions since there were actually some people there.
First, we set up shop at two chairs that were sort of away from everything else. Across the way a bit were two more chairs (away from the others) that looked unoccupied except for a pair of flip-flops sitting on one of them. A jolly looking 60ish year old couple comes over to those chairs, is confused about the flip-flops, looks around, and then asks me if they are mine. I say no and that they have been there for a while, so the woman picks them up walks about 10 ft over to the next set of chairs and puts them down. Right about at this time, a large grumpy lady (clear across the pool) looks up from her book and shouts, Hey, what are you doing with my sandals!?
Im not good at estimating, but Id guess there were on the order of 75 lounge chairs around the pool. Maybe 20 of them were being used. I know that theres really no shortage, but if youre going to put your shoes on an empty chair, shouldnt you sit, well, on the same side of the pool as them?
Grumps was all in a huff and walked over to get them, but I think she got tired on the way. She grabbed them, muttered something under her breath, and stomped back. Granted, the Jollys could have sat in any 2 of the other 50 shoeless chairs, but seeing how those were away from the other chairs and didnt look claimed, Id have to side with them.
Fun interaction #2 actually involved us. We also had 2 chairs that were a bit away from the others, facing the pool (back to the ocean and railing). Our camp site was clearly marked with bags and towels, so we went for a swim. While in the pool, a young couple (20ish) takes two chairs sort of near ours, moves them closer to ours, then turns them so they are facing the ocean and are essentially foot-to-foot with us. Well, the girl was lined up with one of our chairs, and the dude was a bit further to her side past the railing. (Not sure if Im drawing a clear picture, but hopefully you get the point.)
As were about ready to get out of the pool, we notice this and quietly debate if we should just move to different chairs. Im a bit more on the stubborn side, so I decide Ill just play toesies with the chick and Joyce can have the other chair. I thought this would probably cause them to turn their chairs back around, slide them back over, something but nope.
I didnt mind terribly. If she wanted to lie in a bikini and aim her business at a random guy lined up a few inches past her feet, that was her choice. We probably only ended up laying out until we dried off anyway, and then decided to go back to the resort to check out their CS for lunch. (HH does not have a sit-down restaurant on-site.)
In hindsight, without those people, it would have been a REALLY uneventful morning!
Back at the resort, we stopped at Tide Me Over. Its upstairs near the pool and has a very limited menu. We both got bacon cheeseburgers which were pretty good, but expensive ($9/each)my huge delicious Aussie Burger was only $10.50 in VB!
While we ate, a family was getting lunch as wellmom, dad, 4 boys close in age (~5-10), and an au pair. I can imagine vacationing with 4 kids would be pretty tough, but I thought it was a bit odd to bring an au pair on vacation, especially when youre just staying at a resort. At least it sounded like the parents were pretty nice from what we overheard. (Dont judge, you eavesdrop, too!) The mom told the au pair that after lunch, they were going to go to the beach, but she could stay at the resort if she wanted. She said shed be at the pool and the youngest boy said he wanted to stay with her. The mom told him he couldnt because she needed alone time. He started getting fussy, but the dad distracted him with a Mickey Bar and crisis was avertedand mess was created!
Back to OUR story
The deck has a nice view and also lets you know how far you are away from WDW:
Its also right next to the gymwhich we desperately needed on this trip. Unfortunately, this was the closest we got
Instead, we went down to the pool and enjoyed the slide againabout 50 times!
I went back up and got Joyce a Mickey Bar because thats how nice I am, and then we played corn hole again on the set near the pool. After corn hole, we went back to the room, got a cooler of beers, and sat outside playing Gin.
Joyce is pretty.
I look like a Yuengling ad.
I then got in this hammock
and unsuccessfully tried to let Joyce in with me. Mostly I just did a complete 180 and landed on my behind. It all happened so quickly that I didnt have time to worry about falling, but just ended up sitting 2 feet below where I was sitting half a second earlier with nary a scratch!
At this point, it was time to head back to shower, change, and find us some dinner!
Need a hint?
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Well I thought it was a good one
The acronyms were probably a bit unfair, but if you watch KH as much as we have, youll pick them out pretty easily:
KH4: IGTCUAPYLIAKD!
Im Going To Come Up And Punch You Like I Always Keep Doing!
KH6: IKIGBWEIAI?
I Know Its Green, But What Else Is About It?
If you liked KH, youre welcome! (If not, sorry!
)***
Anywho
Its now a week into the trip, so theres little mystery as to how we started it (CABWCC). We then headed off to the beach and noticed that they actually have free coffee in the lobby. Nice touch!
At the beach, the waves were much bigger and the tide was way in from where it was yesterday. Nothing crazy, just very noticeably different. We also saw that the water level at the resort fluctuates quite a bit, so I guess this made sense. We bounced back and forth a few times between the water and the towels, and then headed up to the pool.
The pool area was much louder today, and there were a bunch of kids splashing and making a ruckus. (Where was this yesterday to distract the quiet crowd from our corn hole game?) Pool time did provide two odd people interactions since there were actually some people there.
First, we set up shop at two chairs that were sort of away from everything else. Across the way a bit were two more chairs (away from the others) that looked unoccupied except for a pair of flip-flops sitting on one of them. A jolly looking 60ish year old couple comes over to those chairs, is confused about the flip-flops, looks around, and then asks me if they are mine. I say no and that they have been there for a while, so the woman picks them up walks about 10 ft over to the next set of chairs and puts them down. Right about at this time, a large grumpy lady (clear across the pool) looks up from her book and shouts, Hey, what are you doing with my sandals!?
Im not good at estimating, but Id guess there were on the order of 75 lounge chairs around the pool. Maybe 20 of them were being used. I know that theres really no shortage, but if youre going to put your shoes on an empty chair, shouldnt you sit, well, on the same side of the pool as them?
Grumps was all in a huff and walked over to get them, but I think she got tired on the way. She grabbed them, muttered something under her breath, and stomped back. Granted, the Jollys could have sat in any 2 of the other 50 shoeless chairs, but seeing how those were away from the other chairs and didnt look claimed, Id have to side with them.
Fun interaction #2 actually involved us. We also had 2 chairs that were a bit away from the others, facing the pool (back to the ocean and railing). Our camp site was clearly marked with bags and towels, so we went for a swim. While in the pool, a young couple (20ish) takes two chairs sort of near ours, moves them closer to ours, then turns them so they are facing the ocean and are essentially foot-to-foot with us. Well, the girl was lined up with one of our chairs, and the dude was a bit further to her side past the railing. (Not sure if Im drawing a clear picture, but hopefully you get the point.)
As were about ready to get out of the pool, we notice this and quietly debate if we should just move to different chairs. Im a bit more on the stubborn side, so I decide Ill just play toesies with the chick and Joyce can have the other chair. I thought this would probably cause them to turn their chairs back around, slide them back over, something but nope.
I didnt mind terribly. If she wanted to lie in a bikini and aim her business at a random guy lined up a few inches past her feet, that was her choice. We probably only ended up laying out until we dried off anyway, and then decided to go back to the resort to check out their CS for lunch. (HH does not have a sit-down restaurant on-site.)
In hindsight, without those people, it would have been a REALLY uneventful morning!
Back at the resort, we stopped at Tide Me Over. Its upstairs near the pool and has a very limited menu. We both got bacon cheeseburgers which were pretty good, but expensive ($9/each)my huge delicious Aussie Burger was only $10.50 in VB!
While we ate, a family was getting lunch as wellmom, dad, 4 boys close in age (~5-10), and an au pair. I can imagine vacationing with 4 kids would be pretty tough, but I thought it was a bit odd to bring an au pair on vacation, especially when youre just staying at a resort. At least it sounded like the parents were pretty nice from what we overheard. (Dont judge, you eavesdrop, too!
) The mom told the au pair that after lunch, they were going to go to the beach, but she could stay at the resort if she wanted. She said shed be at the pool and the youngest boy said he wanted to stay with her. The mom told him he couldnt because she needed alone time. He started getting fussy, but the dad distracted him with a Mickey Bar and crisis was avertedand mess was created!Back to OUR story
The deck has a nice view and also lets you know how far you are away from WDW:
Its also right next to the gymwhich we desperately needed on this trip. Unfortunately, this was the closest we got
Instead, we went down to the pool and enjoyed the slide againabout 50 times!
I went back up and got Joyce a Mickey Bar because thats how nice I am, and then we played corn hole again on the set near the pool. After corn hole, we went back to the room, got a cooler of beers, and sat outside playing Gin.
Joyce is pretty.
I look like a Yuengling ad.
I then got in this hammock
and unsuccessfully tried to let Joyce in with me. Mostly I just did a complete 180 and landed on my behind. It all happened so quickly that I didnt have time to worry about falling, but just ended up sitting 2 feet below where I was sitting half a second earlier with nary a scratch!
At this point, it was time to head back to shower, change, and find us some dinner!
merbobear
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I just read all of your updates - I have followed/lurked your wife's TR's and saw this thread linked from her new PTR.
My best weird food combo is doritos (regular, not cool ranch) dipped in syrup (pancake syrup, not real maple). ISWBIRG....
It Sounds Weird But It's Really Good!
My best weird food combo is doritos (regular, not cool ranch) dipped in syrup (pancake syrup, not real maple).
ISWBIRG....It Sounds Weird But It's Really Good!
BennyFedora
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I just read all of your updates - I have followed/lurked your wife's TR's and saw this thread linked from her new PTR.
My best weird food combo is doritos (regular, not cool ranch) dipped in syrup (pancake syrup, not real maple).
It Sounds Weird But It's Really Good!
Thanks for checking in!
Hmmm...doritos and syrup...haven't tried that one yet, but I've already got the syrup, so looks like I'll be grabbing some doritos on my next trip to the store!
BennyFedora
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After freshening up, we headed out to the Skull Creek Boat House. Our PIAG friend had told us it had an amazing view, so we NEEDED to sit outside. Getting there at about 5, we learned that while we could sit inside immediately, it was a 45 minute wait to sit outside. HAHA, yeah, right. Once hunger sets in for us, 45 minutes might as well be 45 days because we get HANGRY and need to eat on the quick! We chose to sit inside, perused the menu and got orders in pronto.
Once we ordered, our hangry went away because now we had beers and knew food was on the way. I also took this moment to see what there was to see outside. My reaction was, eh. There was an outside bar/deck area, and it was on a marina, but I didnt think it was anything special. Maybe it was just that I was still hungry and overly confirming to myself that there was no way this was 45 minutes better!
Back inside, our appetizer came out pretty quickly. We got spicy tuna, deviled egg with caviar because honestly, where else do you see that on the menu! #1: We love spicy tuna (think sushi). #2: We love deviled eggs. #3: We never get caviar, but they are sooo fun to pop between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. #4: This is the kind of combination I live for! As you may have guessed, we loved them. For our meals, I got the grouper with capers and artichoke, and Joyce got the crab cakes. Both were awesome! Oh yeah, and Joyce had a salad which, according to my notes, was the best shes ever had. Perhaps she can fill in the details on that
***Side Note***
With some inspiration from merbobear and what I had immediately on hand, I invented another excellent combination for lunch todayegg salad on a blueberry bagel with turkey bacon and a bit of syrup. In hind sight, I sort of reinvented the McGriddle, but it was a success either way!
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All-in-all, this was absolutely a place that well be back to, though well make sure that we always come early. On our way out (probably less than an hour later), there was a wait at the valet that was 4 cars deep. (We just parked ourselves, but that was before the parking lot was full!)
Back to the resort we decided to walk over to Scotts Fish Market Restaurant & Bar. It didnt have great reviews as a restaurant, but you can actually see it from the resort, and we were only going for the bar. We sat at the little outside bar (probably 15 seats along 3 sides) and listened to the one-man-band. (As I wrote one-man-band, I thought of that scene with Bert in Mary Poppins, and then thought of how Joyce and I always find it funny that Berts outfit once he jumps into the chalk is the most expensive thing at Sid Cahuengas One of a Kind at DHS something like $50,000.) So this guy was no Bert mostly just had a guitar and a microphone but was still good background music. We also had this for a view:
The whole place wasnt that fullit was a random Thursdaybut the bar did have some interesting characters. Valerie was a talkative gal. Well, Im talkative. She was trying to set a record or something. She also had already had probably 4-5 drinks before we got there. She was a special needs teacher, who was from money in Chicago, but left to pursue her passion and live on her own. Shes 41 and a size 4, and not at all jealous of her sister who married for money, but now lives in a house that she rented to Nicholas Cage while he was filming a movie. Valerie was entertaining though, and fine with being the center of all conversation. She also had a dog
V: Ive got the cutest dog. Hes really rare.
B: What kind is it?
V: Hes a breed that no one has ever heard of.
B: Joyce works at an animal shelter, she might know.
V: Its the official dog of Madagascar.
J: A Coton de Tuléar?
V: YEAHhessocute!
So I dont know if Valerie was trying to play trivia with us, or forgot the name and luckily Joyce knew it, but it was amusing either way. After we learned all we could about Valerie, she got a text and was super excited that Bill was on his way to the bar. Bill the Builder (this was a name Joyce and I used later because we thought it was funny) was in fact a buildersort of a project manager for home renovations. He pulled up on his boat (how awesome is that!?) and joined us at the bar. Bill turned out to be a really cool guy, though not exactly the Pierce Brosnan type that Valerie had painted over the 30 minutes he took to get there. A few beers later, a stumbly Valerie tried desperately to get Bill to walk her home, in spite of his overwhelming IJNTIY vibe. He finally conceded when she said she would just drive. (She apparently lived just across the main road, but in her condition she had just as good a chance driving into the water!)
Since our live movie had ended, we walked back to the room and watched KH again. We were a bit sad to be leaving HH, but really looking forward to Savannah. HH is definitely a place that well come back to, probably next paired with a trip to Charleston, though right now thats probably going to be 2013 at the earliest!
Once we ordered, our hangry went away because now we had beers and knew food was on the way. I also took this moment to see what there was to see outside. My reaction was, eh. There was an outside bar/deck area, and it was on a marina, but I didnt think it was anything special. Maybe it was just that I was still hungry and overly confirming to myself that there was no way this was 45 minutes better!
Back inside, our appetizer came out pretty quickly. We got spicy tuna, deviled egg with caviar because honestly, where else do you see that on the menu! #1: We love spicy tuna (think sushi). #2: We love deviled eggs. #3: We never get caviar, but they are sooo fun to pop between your tongue and the roof of your mouth. #4: This is the kind of combination I live for! As you may have guessed, we loved them. For our meals, I got the grouper with capers and artichoke, and Joyce got the crab cakes. Both were awesome! Oh yeah, and Joyce had a salad which, according to my notes, was the best shes ever had. Perhaps she can fill in the details on that
***Side Note***
With some inspiration from merbobear and what I had immediately on hand, I invented another excellent combination for lunch todayegg salad on a blueberry bagel with turkey bacon and a bit of syrup. In hind sight, I sort of reinvented the McGriddle, but it was a success either way!
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All-in-all, this was absolutely a place that well be back to, though well make sure that we always come early. On our way out (probably less than an hour later), there was a wait at the valet that was 4 cars deep. (We just parked ourselves, but that was before the parking lot was full!)
Back to the resort we decided to walk over to Scotts Fish Market Restaurant & Bar. It didnt have great reviews as a restaurant, but you can actually see it from the resort, and we were only going for the bar. We sat at the little outside bar (probably 15 seats along 3 sides) and listened to the one-man-band. (As I wrote one-man-band, I thought of that scene with Bert in Mary Poppins, and then thought of how Joyce and I always find it funny that Berts outfit once he jumps into the chalk is the most expensive thing at Sid Cahuengas One of a Kind at DHS something like $50,000.) So this guy was no Bert mostly just had a guitar and a microphone but was still good background music. We also had this for a view:
The whole place wasnt that fullit was a random Thursdaybut the bar did have some interesting characters. Valerie was a talkative gal. Well, Im talkative. She was trying to set a record or something. She also had already had probably 4-5 drinks before we got there. She was a special needs teacher, who was from money in Chicago, but left to pursue her passion and live on her own. Shes 41 and a size 4, and not at all jealous of her sister who married for money, but now lives in a house that she rented to Nicholas Cage while he was filming a movie. Valerie was entertaining though, and fine with being the center of all conversation. She also had a dog
V: Ive got the cutest dog. Hes really rare.
B: What kind is it?
V: Hes a breed that no one has ever heard of.
B: Joyce works at an animal shelter, she might know.
V: Its the official dog of Madagascar.
J: A Coton de Tuléar?
V: YEAHhessocute!
So I dont know if Valerie was trying to play trivia with us, or forgot the name and luckily Joyce knew it, but it was amusing either way. After we learned all we could about Valerie, she got a text and was super excited that Bill was on his way to the bar. Bill the Builder (this was a name Joyce and I used later because we thought it was funny) was in fact a buildersort of a project manager for home renovations. He pulled up on his boat (how awesome is that!?) and joined us at the bar. Bill turned out to be a really cool guy, though not exactly the Pierce Brosnan type that Valerie had painted over the 30 minutes he took to get there. A few beers later, a stumbly Valerie tried desperately to get Bill to walk her home, in spite of his overwhelming IJNTIY vibe. He finally conceded when she said she would just drive. (She apparently lived just across the main road, but in her condition she had just as good a chance driving into the water!)
Since our live movie had ended, we walked back to the room and watched KH again. We were a bit sad to be leaving HH, but really looking forward to Savannah. HH is definitely a place that well come back to, probably next paired with a trip to Charleston, though right now thats probably going to be 2013 at the earliest!
Joyciemc
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I really, really can't remember what made that salad so delicious. But I do know that it was awesome, but didn't have any crazy ingredients. It was a regular salad that just tasted REALLY good.
And it was at that bar with Valerie, Bill, and the bartender that we learned how 'small town' HH is. When Valerie said Bill was on his way, the bartender immediately said "Bill _______ (insert last name I don't remember)?" And Valerie couldn't believe that he got it right!
But it pretty much turned out that everyone in HH knows everyone else. As in, if we mentioned the "guy who works at Pirate Adventure Golf", they knew who we meant. It was weird. But really, really neat. We love it there!
And it was at that bar with Valerie, Bill, and the bartender that we learned how 'small town' HH is. When Valerie said Bill was on his way, the bartender immediately said "Bill _______ (insert last name I don't remember)?" And Valerie couldn't believe that he got it right!
But it pretty much turned out that everyone in HH knows everyone else. As in, if we mentioned the "guy who works at Pirate Adventure Golf", they knew who we meant. It was weird. But really, really neat. We love it there!
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