DIS Dads DDC XV - We put the "FUN" in dysfunctional! Christopher's thread...

[AJRitz]

Thanks for the update stopher.
I appreciate the honesty and detail of it. (I've read enough reports complaining about the food, when they're really complaining about the food not being familiar or about it being more expensive, as opposed to complaining about the taste/quality of the food that is offered, for example).

 

[stopher1]

Just a few shots, and then I need to hit the sheets. LONG day. Exhausted boy. Full day tomorrow awaits...

At the airport

Upon arrival in Ko Olina

Inside the Lobby - looking west, out to Waikolohe Valley and the Pacific Ocean beyond

Lei-type necklaces are given upon your arrival. This beaded variety is for the men. She explained it to me, but I don't remember it all now. Something about these beads are an oil producing bead, and like everything else at Aulani are very traditional in Hawaiian culture

The view from my 5th floor room - looking down at Waikolohe Valley (the pool, lazy river, water play area, etc) - plus I have an Ocean View - not a great view, but it is an ocean view. That dark water in the bottom of the picture is Rainbow Reef, the snorkeling lagoon. It was closed by the time I got down there to look at it all, but it looks pretty neat. Expensive to try at $20 for one visit, or you can pay $39 for a length of stay pass. Not sure I'm going to do it, but it does look neat.

I love the etheral look of this particular entrance into the caves under the water slides (for the lazy river)

One of the many, many Menehune found around the resort. This particular one is similar to the "follow you" busts in my favorite attraction - the Haunted Mansion. It's a very blurry shot, as the camera kept trying to refocus as face wouldn't stay still. I'm determined to get a better one before I leave here.

One last one... looking west

 

[katoot]

Greetings gents from Aulani! Aloha!



It was a long bit of traveling, but I made it safely this afternoon. When I first was making the arrangements for this trip, I was planning on flying out of Indy on the first o'dark thirty flight Tuesday morning, and then quickly change planes in LA for the Hawaii flight - since I am staying in LA after the Hawaii part, an originating flight out of Indy with a return wasn't in the cards. I needed to fly SWA to LA, and then whichever provider had the best deal to/from Hawaii. But as it got closer, and winter started to set in, I thought better of it since it is a) winter, and b) winter is upon us, and c) you never quite know what winter will do to flight schedules. I did not want to have any mishaps in getting here, so I chose to fly out Monday evening instead, stay overnight in LA, and then fly out Tuesday morning as scheduled. That also helped with the inevitable sore-butt syndrome that 9 1/2 hours of flying will do to you (let alone more). I was thankful that that night of sleep in between flights.

So we landed in HI around 3:30 this afternoon, and by the time I finally got to the resort, it was about 4:45. The baggage claim took quite a while, and then of course it was rush hour by the time I got on the freeway. Aulani is only about 35 min (no traffic) from the airport.

Well - I am downloading pics from my camera now, and will share a few, but not a ton as I am actually planning on doing a small trip report. I've kind of given up on those (both writing and reading) but since this is a new resort, and I've received numerous questions about the resort already, as well as requests for information, I figured I might do one.

But without much further ado - I will say just these few things about Aulani....

• In regards to the theming and overall feel of this resort - Disney not only hit a homerun, but sent the ball way out of the ballpark, into the next city's ballpark, sent it soaring through that one, and then on past the next one. WOW. This place is simply gorgeous. The rooms, the public spaces, the recreational spaces, the landscaping - everything. It just simply fabulous.
• In regards to food offerings - oh my goodness. The food (that I've had so far) is very good, very local/ethnic Hawaiian... so be prepared for that as well. I'm looking forward to the buffet tomorrow and Saturday (one dinner, one breakfast) to see what they have to offer. But at the counter service - if you have picky kids who'll only eat Mac-n-Cheese or Chicken Nuggets/Fingers - forget it! Don't even waste your time. The only "traditional mainland American" offering they had was a cheese burger. Everything else was local fare - for both the adults & the kids.
• In regards to the value of what you'll get - be prepared. I believe it is possible to have a wonderful vacation here - but just be prepared to PAY, PAY, PAY. Through the nose even. EVERYTHING is more expensive than the mainland parks & resorts. Yes, transportation to the island is part of it, but it's just very, very expensive. The same kind of refillable mug that is $14 or $15 at WDW - is $18 here. And there are still NO loyalty discounts of any kind - except for CM, which is brand-new in 2012 according to numerous CM's I spoke with. No DVC, no AP, no AAA, no Senior discounts, nothing. Multiple CM's all said that "it's being worked on" - but NONE of them had any idea when such discounts might be made available. Oh and that basic cheeseburger? For an adult is $14, for the kids is $9. I'd read reports from others that the restaurants are expensive here, but seeing it first hand is something else!
• In regards to the question so many have raised on other parts of the DIS... "what is there to do?" - OR - "will I be bored staying there?". Brief quick answer - NO. First off, just like other Disney resorts - both DVC and not - there are activities galore here. Plus a number of very interesting & exciting sounding excursions. I'm off to Pearl Harbor tomorrow to explore - very close by! But the island itself has a lot to see and do too. I've gathered all kinds of brochures to read up and be able to better market and sell Aulani myself.

SO - with that, I'm going to upload a few pics to photobucket now to share with you all.

I'll write more later, but wanted to pop in and say hi. You've been busy since I left for the airport yesterday afternoon...

Glad to hear you made it ok! Can't wait to hear/see more!

 

[theduck619]

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Congrats

Great update Stopher! Thanks for the pics.

Good morning guys

 

[cj9200]

Morning Duck and the rest of you guys,

Stopher glad you made it to the Hawaiian Paradise. Enjoy!

Only four hours of sleep last night. Don't know if it is because I am getting excited for my trip or what, but I can't sleep.

A conference call a couple of hours from now then maybe a nap. At least I spent the time awake getting ahead of projects that are coming up. About 4-5 days ahead of schedule for everything that I need to do before I leave. If I keep that up, everything but emergencies will be done before the end of the week. Nothing then to do but pack and watch the calendar till I leave next Thursday.

Hope everyone slept like a log and has a great day today.

 

[Bo Duke]

No man - you win. We are at a balmy 1 celcius (34 farenheit).

I would HATE to be in Northern Ohio right about now.

Be careful, You can get an eye poked out at one of those!!

It took the url for you to guess that? The whole jumping into freezing water in the middle of the winter wasn't enough???

Well it's not a dead giveaway to me because there are some idiot Northern Ohioans that also do this "Polar Plunge" as it's called.

Usually done to raise money or awareness for some worthy cause.

Yeah the do several of them here in Wisconsin through the winter.

The other thing we have is in Janesville they push a gutted suburban on to the ice and people submit the date they think it will fall through.

The D was turned on its head today when the Billionaire owner of the Tigers went behind his GM's back and agreed to pay Prince Fielder $214,000,000.00 over the next nine years. He is getting old and still hasn't figured out a way to take it with him when he dies so he is going to blow as much as he can to get a championship. Now he needs to target a good lefty.

TigerTown must be having a field day!

I read somewhere they say that would be about $16300.00 Per inning. Not worth it if you ask me. I never saw what all the hype was. He seemed to either hit a hr or end up out. And he isn't the greatest 1st basemen either. JMHO

 

[carlnix30]

So you guys with the knowledge of Facebook timeline deal.. What should I expect and what's the difference?

 

[chillcoupons]

Just an FYI guys....

Today is National Peanut Butter Day....

Hope everyone has a great Peanut Butterin' Day!

Peanut butter day was smooth.

I shall raise my Beverly glass to toast this Peanut Butter day!

I read somewhere they say that would be about $16300.00 Per inning. Not worth it if you ask me. I never saw what all the hype was. He seemed to either hit a hr or end up out. And he isn't the greatest 1st basemen either. JMHO

We have a perennial mbps candidate at first. He will strictly dh. So he won't even play every inning.

 

[twokids0204]

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Congrats...




even if you have to work for China

 

[Bo Duke]

Thought you guys would like this. It is something being run through a Milwaukee radio station.



You can click the image and go to the link

 

[twokids0204]

What has been with the DIS the last couple of days??
I could not get on except but once or twice and could not post.

I won't take the time to go back and check through the posts so please fill me in if I missed anything of great importance.

I used the new DVC online reservation system today and booked the XMAS 2012 trip. Right now we are checking in on 24 Dec and checking out 30 Dec and staying at AKL Kidani in a Savanna View. This is all predicated on getting a job somewhere, preferably with Boeing. I did get an email from USPS asking me to schedule interviews for two different job postings. I called and have not been able to schedule either yet.

Good luck...

 

[declansdad]

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Sounds like a cool job. Will you get to spend anytime in China?

 

[afwdwfan]

DW has bee following the water bottle saga over my shoulder. She wanted to know if you ever posted a pic of the good water bottle? I'm glad they got it fixed but it seems like ther would have been more pixie dust given all the issues were directly caused by them.

No, I didn't take a picture of the corrected one. I probably could do that this evening, but if you just take the picture of my wife and son and put it on that same bottle where you see her shoulder, that's what it looks like.

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Congrats on the new job!!!

I don't know how you feel about working for China, but the way their economy has been growing and as much as they influence world markets these days, I've got to think this job should have some long term potential.

What has been with the DIS the last couple of days??
I could not get on except but once or twice and could not post.

I won't take the time to go back and check through the posts so please fill me in if I missed anything of great importance.

I used the new DVC online reservation system today and booked the XMAS 2012 trip. Right now we are checking in on 24 Dec and checking out 30 Dec and staying at AKL Kidani in a Savanna View. This is all predicated on getting a job somewhere, preferably with Boeing. I did get an email from USPS asking me to schedule interviews for two different job postings. I called and have not been able to schedule either yet.

Congrats on getting a trip booked, and good luck on the job search.

Greetings gents from Aulani! Aloha!

I'm glad you made it there safely and I look forward to seeing a Trip Report on Aulani.

I think you've just confirmed that it exceeds my budget though. I guess I'll just have to experience it vicariously through you and CJ.

I read somewhere they say that would be about $16300.00 Per inning. Not worth it if you ask me. I never saw what all the hype was. He seemed to either hit a hr or end up out. And he isn't the greatest 1st basemen either. JMHO

Yeah, that's a lot of money to give to someone who is essentially destined to be a DH. I don't know what they're doing with the line up, but you've got to think he and Cabrera will likely split time between 1B and DH. I don't follow the Tigers closely during the offseason, so I have no idea what they really have planned, but I wouldn't think Cabrera will likely move back to 3B at this point.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

No sir, I did not know I was not supposed to drive the cart into the pond. It was not clearly marked as a restricted area.

When I was a teen, I was playing golf in Florida with my dad. We got to one hole and there was a ranger at the tee. He waved us through, telling us to move on to the next hole, as they were "dealing with a problem". We looked over and saw the roof of a golf cart sticking up out of the pond. Wish I'd had a camera!

I enjoy playing golf, but I think I've played all of four times since we started having kids, and maybe once since we've had two.

These kids really cramp our style. I used to be halfway decent at golf. Now I'm lucky to get out at all. I played twice all of last year, including taking my dad out for his traditional Father's Day round...in October.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Congratulations James! Sounds perfect for you, and I for one would like to welcome our new Chinese overlords!

Greetings gents from Aulani! Aloha!




But without much further ado - I will say just these few things about Aulani....

• In regards to the theming and overall feel of this resort - Disney not only hit a homerun, but sent the ball way out of the ballpark, into the next city's ballpark, sent it soaring through that one, and then on past the next one. WOW. This place is simply gorgeous. The rooms, the public spaces, the recreational spaces, the landscaping - everything. It just simply fabulous.
• In regards to food offerings - oh my goodness. The food (that I've had so far) is very good, very local/ethnic Hawaiian... so be prepared for that as well. I'm looking forward to the buffet tomorrow and Saturday (one dinner, one breakfast) to see what they have to offer. But at the counter service - if you have picky kids who'll only eat Mac-n-Cheese or Chicken Nuggets/Fingers - forget it! Don't even waste your time. The only "traditional mainland American" offering they had was a cheese burger. Everything else was local fare - for both the adults & the kids.
• In regards to the value of what you'll get - be prepared. I believe it is possible to have a wonderful vacation here - but just be prepared to PAY, PAY, PAY. Through the nose even. EVERYTHING is more expensive than the mainland parks & resorts. Yes, transportation to the island is part of it, but it's just very, very expensive. The same kind of refillable mug that is $14 or $15 at WDW - is $18 here. And there are still NO loyalty discounts of any kind - except for CM, which is brand-new in 2012 according to numerous CM's I spoke with. No DVC, no AP, no AAA, no Senior discounts, nothing. Multiple CM's all said that "it's being worked on" - but NONE of them had any idea when such discounts might be made available. Oh and that basic cheeseburger? For an adult is $14, for the kids is $9. I'd read reports from others that the restaurants are expensive here, but seeing it first hand is something else!
• In regards to the question so many have raised on other parts of the DIS... "what is there to do?" - OR - "will I be bored staying there?". Brief quick answer - NO. First off, just like other Disney resorts - both DVC and not - there are activities galore here. Plus a number of very interesting & exciting sounding excursions. I'm off to Pearl Harbor tomorrow to explore - very close by! But the island itself has a lot to see and do too. I've gathered all kinds of brochures to read up and be able to better market and sell Aulani myself.

Thanks for the report and pictures stopher! The resort looks absolutely amazing. It would be a dream to stay there, but I'm not sure if it will ever happen. The $$$ will definitely be an obstacle! So is the "family of 5" thing.

So you guys with the knowledge of Facebook timeline deal.. What should I expect and what's the difference?

It looks to me like the exact same info but in a different layout. People overreact about this stuff.

 

[FreezinRafiki]

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Congrats! Is the target audience Chinese people living in America, or is is beamed back to China or are they trying to break into the English speaking mainstream media?

What has been with the DIS the last couple of days??
I could not get on except but once or twice and could not post.

I won't take the time to go back and check through the posts so please fill me in if I missed anything of great importance.

I used the new DVC online reservation system today and booked the XMAS 2012 trip. Right now we are checking in on 24 Dec and checking out 30 Dec and staying at AKL Kidani in a Savanna View. This is all predicated on getting a job somewhere, preferably with Boeing. I did get an email from USPS asking me to schedule interviews for two different job postings. I called and have not been able to schedule either yet.

Good luck on the job hunt, and thanks for the reminder! After I read this, I popped onto DVCMember.com and booked the 2nd half of this summer's vacation.

We're staying Aug 19-29 at the Boardwalk. 19-24th in a 1 bedroom, then 25-29th in a studio. Our friend's wedding is the 24th at the Wedding Pavilion with the reception at the Boardwalk.

Greetings gents from Aulani! Aloha!

Looks great - thanks for the pictures!

Glad to hear you made it ok! Can't wait to hear/see more!

Casey - he's halfway to you! Hop on over for a quick Dis meet!

 

[theduck619]

Yeah, that's a lot of money to give to someone who is essentially destined to be a DH. I don't know what they're doing with the line up, but you've got to think he and Cabrera will likely split time between 1B and DH. I don't follow the Tigers closely during the offseason, so I have no idea what they really have planned, but I wouldn't think Cabrera will likely move back to 3B at this point.

Cabrera is trying to get down to around 255-260 in order to play 3B. Apparently the Tigers are trying to recruit linemen to play the corners. Either that or Fielder and Cabrera could be a new WWE Tag Team contender

 

[DisneyFed]

We go to that one and the outlet in Jacksonville. I think that one is called Disney Character premier. I think they both tend to have different stuff than our local Disney outlet although frankly I don't get to any of the frequently enough to do a good comparison. I believe the outlet in Orlandomit be slightly larger, buti think the one in st Augustine had a better selection of Disney technical tees. I think the outlet in Orlando had more pins.

If you are gonnadrivethrough St.Augustine you should check out Robs trip report he did some pretty cool things there.

The Disney outlet in Saint Augustine is a good one. The merchandise does fluctuate, and it is better stocked at some times than others.

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

I am now working for CCTV America. CCTV is a big Chinese Broadcasting company and they are launching a network here. I'm the Director/Technical Director for the NY studio component of an hour-long financial news show which originates mostly from Washington, DC. Our segments are shot inside the Nasdaq Marketsite studio in Times Square (CNBC's Fast Money uses this same studio).

Another plus is that my new boss didn't seem at all concerned when I told him I wouldn't be available for 2 whole weeks over the summer because of our planned WDW vacation.

Thank you all again for your good wishes and prayers and putting up with my ranting over the past few months. It's been tough and I am very relieved to have found this job (even if I have to work for China).

Greetings gents from Aulani! Aloha!



It was a long bit of traveling, but I made it safely this afternoon. When I first was making the arrangements for this trip, I was planning on flying out of Indy on the first o'dark thirty flight Tuesday morning, and then quickly change planes in LA for the Hawaii flight - since I am staying in LA after the Hawaii part, an originating flight out of Indy with a return wasn't in the cards. I needed to fly SWA to LA, and then whichever provider had the best deal to/from Hawaii. But as it got closer, and winter started to set in, I thought better of it since it is a) winter, and b) winter is upon us, and c) you never quite know what winter will do to flight schedules. I did not want to have any mishaps in getting here, so I chose to fly out Monday evening instead, stay overnight in LA, and then fly out Tuesday morning as scheduled. That also helped with the inevitable sore-butt syndrome that 9 1/2 hours of flying will do to you (let alone more). I was thankful that that night of sleep in between flights.

So we landed in HI around 3:30 this afternoon, and by the time I finally got to the resort, it was about 4:45. The baggage claim took quite a while, and then of course it was rush hour by the time I got on the freeway. Aulani is only about 35 min (no traffic) from the airport.

Well - I am downloading pics from my camera now, and will share a few, but not a ton as I am actually planning on doing a small trip report. I've kind of given up on those (both writing and reading) but since this is a new resort, and I've received numerous questions about the resort already, as well as requests for information, I figured I might do one.

But without much further ado - I will say just these few things about Aulani....

• In regards to the theming and overall feel of this resort - Disney not only hit a homerun, but sent the ball way out of the ballpark, into the next city's ballpark, sent it soaring through that one, and then on past the next one. WOW. This place is simply gorgeous. The rooms, the public spaces, the recreational spaces, the landscaping - everything. It just simply fabulous.
• In regards to food offerings - oh my goodness. The food (that I've had so far) is very good, very local/ethnic Hawaiian... so be prepared for that as well. I'm looking forward to the buffet tomorrow and Saturday (one dinner, one breakfast) to see what they have to offer. But at the counter service - if you have picky kids who'll only eat Mac-n-Cheese or Chicken Nuggets/Fingers - forget it! Don't even waste your time. The only "traditional mainland American" offering they had was a cheese burger. Everything else was local fare - for both the adults & the kids.
• In regards to the value of what you'll get - be prepared. I believe it is possible to have a wonderful vacation here - but just be prepared to PAY, PAY, PAY. Through the nose even. EVERYTHING is more expensive than the mainland parks & resorts. Yes, transportation to the island is part of it, but it's just very, very expensive. The same kind of refillable mug that is $14 or $15 at WDW - is $18 here. And there are still NO loyalty discounts of any kind - except for CM, which is brand-new in 2012 according to numerous CM's I spoke with. No DVC, no AP, no AAA, no Senior discounts, nothing. Multiple CM's all said that "it's being worked on" - but NONE of them had any idea when such discounts might be made available. Oh and that basic cheeseburger? For an adult is $14, for the kids is $9. I'd read reports from others that the restaurants are expensive here, but seeing it first hand is something else!
• In regards to the question so many have raised on other parts of the DIS... "what is there to do?" - OR - "will I be bored staying there?". Brief quick answer - NO. First off, just like other Disney resorts - both DVC and not - there are activities galore here. Plus a number of very interesting & exciting sounding excursions. I'm off to Pearl Harbor tomorrow to explore - very close by! But the island itself has a lot to see and do too. I've gathered all kinds of brochures to read up and be able to better market and sell Aulani myself.

SO - with that, I'm going to upload a few pics to photobucket now to share with you all.

I'll write more later, but wanted to pop in and say hi. You've been busy since I left for the airport yesterday afternoon...

See my Facebook post...you, sir, suck

That place looks awesome!!

So you guys with the knowledge of Facebook timeline deal.. What should I expect and what's the difference?

It looks "busier" to me, but I haven't switched yet.

 

[GoofyIsAsGoofyDoes]

I am happy to report that I did finally get in touch with the man in charge at the new job, and got the location and started work tonight! This gig is perfect for my schedule, and all indications are that it is very low stress, which is a plus!

…(even if I have to work for China).

Congrats and it sounds like it could be an adventure as well

…This is all predicated on getting a job somewhere, preferably with Boeing. I did get an email from USPS asking me to schedule interviews for two different job postings. I called and have not been able to schedule either yet.

Good luck… we’re all counting on you…

Greetings gents from Aulani! Aloha!

Greeting from the mainland! Howdy!

Glad you made it over there and thanks for agreeing to take one for the team by breaking the place in. The pictures are lovely and I’m looking forward to reading more of your thoughts. I’d really like to see Hawaii some day, but it gets farther and farther from my reach on a daily bases. But I can follow along with you in my poor busted mind anyway.

 

[Wherem I Now]

Mornin' all

Stopher, I think that most of us here are jealous but can't wait to see more pictures and a trip report.

baseballmickey, Congrats!

alanapapa, Good Luck!

All others, try to keep it down in here, and stay off my lawn.

 

[DisneyFed]

All others[/B], try to keep it down in here, and stay off my lawn.