I hope Kona isn't becoming too popular for its own good!
I used to love that you could basically walk up most of the time and get a table within a few minutes. Looks like those days may be gone.
I really do think some of it had to do with all the convention / golf traffic that week. But having said that ... we noticed WDW was much busier this Ocotber than we've ever seen it before. I've been hearing more and more about Fall breaks from school for kids?
So they start school at Labor Day ... have a weeklong break in October ... another break at Thanksgiving ... another break at Christmas ... another break at Spring / Easter ... and the summer vacation starts at Memorial Day ... is that right?
What a life ... when I was in school we started in the middle of August ... had a three-day weekend in October for teachers' meetings, a four-day weekend at Thanksgiving, a week at Christmas and a week at Easter. And the school-year didn't end until the middle of June.
Now don't I sound like a crotchety old timer?
Tonga Toast is just fine the way it is, thank you very much!! It's so sweet alone I doubt I could add anything to it. I'm glad Jay enjoyed it, but I don't like the sound of the direction this is taking!
Do I see illness in your future?
Jay says the tonga toast is better without the sauce, too. And we're not sure if the sauce made him sick or if something else happened. So we're blaming Norway with a side order of sauce.
(With my best Homer Simpson drool) Ummmmmm, Tonga Toast!
Homer is da man! Apart from his patented "moon waffle" there's nothing he likes better for breakfast than tonga toast!
Love it!!
Glad you like Plankton's great grandfather!
Hey Brenda, We've haven't left, we've just been lurking.
Your trippie has been fantastic.
as usual!
Our trip isn't until next year.
But the good news is we're going on the Podcast cruise (Wonder 5/10/09) and then for our usual 2 weeks at WDW in 8/09 at which time we will become DVC members.
It's so good to see you posting here again!
Thanks for letting me know you're still around - I was getting worried about you. Sounds like you have a great year lined up for 2009 ... a cruise and a WDW trip .... and a DVC ownership!! Woohoo!! I'll be looking for your reviews by then because Jay and I will be all tapped out.
Great idea! Thanks Brenda!
My pleasure - just be sure to let me know what you think once you try it!
So, is it technically "lurking" if you just discovered this thread a week ago, and it took you that whole time just to get through it all (although, I confess to skimming through much of it)?
Not at all - lurking is usually defined as someone who reads along but never posts. I've been known to do it myself. And I know this thread is very long for food reviews - that's why I post the specific review links on my very first post on the thread so people can skip all the inbetween stuff if they want to. Hopefully that helps a little.
But ... the inbetween stuff is fun! There are a lot of nice, funny, clever folks hanging out here and they post things that usually make me snort coffee at all hours.
I have SO enjoyed this thread! You hooked me on the first page when you wrote that you plan vacations because it's what gets you through the daily grind (me too!), and your DH's philosophy that life it too short to eat bad food or drink bad booze (completely agree). But, you really had me with the mention of the "salmon mousse" (in my opinion, the most underrated Monty Python movie).
Looking forward to reading more, although I'm getting nervous to read about "the VIRUS." On our last trip 4 years ago, then 2 year old DD got it on the last morning. She threw up in the room, in the car (we had not even driven off the property yet, we pulled over on the grass and cleaned her up by the "See You Real Soon" sign) and then again on the airplane.
Thank you so much for taking the time to post to let us know that you've enjoyed it so far - we try to make our reviews fun and informative. To be honest, we have a hoot reliving the trip through food and drink.
Your poor little DD ... that's no way to end a WDW vacation. I think I've figured out how to describe what happened to Jay without getting too graphic... if all goes well the next update will be tomorrow night.
And yes ... my all-time favorite Monthy Python movie is
The Meaning of Life, followed very closely by
Search for the Holy Grail.
Let us know about your blog. I want to go to Vegas for our 20 year anniversary in 2009. I've never been, but DH has been there multiple times. He doesn't want to go, he feels it isn't "romantic enough." What rot! He just has never been there with me!
Thanks for your efforts!
The blog set-up is in process right now and I've got some friends helping me test a few features. It's nothing fancy ... I used Blogs for Dummies to set it up, but it will do the trick nicely I think until I get my cyber-legs under me.
Once it's ready to go I'll post something here so I can issue invites to people who really want access.
Poor Jay, I am so worried about hearing about his virus. We ate at Kona for breakfast a few days previous to you and the podium was crazy then too. I am now very glad that we steered clear of the coffee and tonga toast!
Laur's
Thanks so much ...
That Friday afternoon and night were the worst, but I just hated to watch him go through it. He never gets sick while the last 4 trips we took prior to this one I was constantly battling exploding ovarian cysts and post-surgical issues and I was pain-pill popping like a crazy woman so that we could still have a vacation. Now I think I know how he must have felt watching me tough it out all the time.
Anyhoo, thanks everyone for reading and posting. And thanks, too, to anyone who may be lurking. Please don't be afraid to post if you are so inclined ... I really try to respond to everyone because I know you could be spending your time somewhere else and I do appreciate that you stop here to read our taste travels.
If the weather cooperates I'll be updating with the Le Cellier Food & Wine Pairing a/k/a A Passage from the Book of Puke tomorrow evening. Until then, stay warm and be safe!
Does this mean we can look forward to a new trippie? 
(Sorry Erica... it was well meant...I'm sure the food is WONDERFUL!!!)
(Don't forget the big shirt with shoulder pads to go with them....)
