Memories of the DREAM come true .. 08/09 All 30 days done!

[Tickanee]

We really enjoyed staying at the Embassy Suites in 2006. It was new (or newly renovated) and offered free breakfast, which was really nice.
But we will have a look into the Bed and Breakfast hotels there. Our only problem is that we need two beds in the room and most B&Bs only offer one.
I made a note of the Rutherford Grill - we love to try out restaurants that the locals recommend.
You know, I never thought of bringing my own wine to a restaurant. This is something that is totally unknown here.
Thanks for pointing out Mumm. We visited a few wineries when we were there in 2006, Beringer being one of them. But the one I am most looking forward to visit again is Silverado!
Pure Disney wine that is ........ and it is a really good wine!

I have also made a note of the Deli you mentioned. Nothing like a nice deli to pick up some local grub!

Silverado wines are really good!! I don't know what kind of wine you like, but Mumm has a delicious sparkling Pinot Noir.

If I think of anything else I will let you know....or just ask if you have any questions.

 

[Wicket's Mom]

Karin our Narcossee dinner was very good! Anyway, I will probably try the Yachtsman as most of the steak that we had was meh! That's including the filet at LeCellier.

 

[dizneeat]

Can't believe I have missed this TR! But I am all caught up on it now.

Looks like it has been a very relaxing vacation so far. Too bad about the Mama Melrose experience. I have heard horror stories about that place before be never that bad. Hopefully they will get their act together.

You have been doing an excellent job so far and I can't wait to read more.

But you have found it now!
We had a very laid back vacation, no stress, no "running" to the parks early and staying late - it's a blessing we stay for an extended period of time. And then I really love the resort as well.
We have been to MM a few times, and it has always taken a while to be seated, but dinner itself was always fast. I don't mind taking my time, but we were REALLY done by the time I approached that CM about the bill.

There's lots more fun to come. We had a lot of fun on this vacation and met some great people!

Silverado wines are really good!! I don't know what kind of wine you like, but Mumm has a delicious sparkling Pinot Noir.

If I think of anything else I will let you know....or just ask if you have any questions.

We love Silverado wines! Last summer we found a shop that carried several different kinds of their wine and we sampled "a lot".
I need to make myself a list of the places I want to visit in 2013! And be sure Mumm is definitely on the list!
Thanks for allowing me to come back to you if I have more questions - I guess I will!

Karin our Narcossee dinner was very good! Anyway, I will probably try the Yachtsman as most of the steak that we had was meh! That's including the filet at LeCellier.

It's good to hear that you enjoyed Narcossee's.
You should definitely try Yachtsman, their steaks were soooo good. (But then we are no experts as we do not eat that much red meat back home )

 

[KatMark]

Karin, sorry I'm so far behind again.

Sorry about the rain after your lunch, but I love the looks of the food at Yachtsman. I've told Mark we are definitely going there next year as our first "signature" restaurant (I don't count Brown Derby because we didn't care for it ).

 

[dizneeat]

Day 6, August 18

Water fun and more - Part 1

We had made our minds up on what to do that day and we were sure to follow through with them. So we got up early, had some sandwiches for breakfast, got our day bags ready and off we went, over to Typhoon Lagoon.
We arrived there right around the time they opened the turnstiles. We could see quite a line in front of them from our car, but once we had made our way over there, the line was almost gone. We were through in no time,

walked over to the shop and rented a locker and some towels. Once we had found our locker we put everything in it, except the new water camera we had bought and intended to bring with us for some fun photos. Armed with our camera and the towels we walked over to the wave pool and really found some lounge chairs very close to the water’s edge.

We put on more suntan lotion, waited a few minutes for it to be absorbed and off we went to the pool.
There were already quite a few people in the pool and we joined them in the fun. I just could not remember how strong those waves were. They swept us off our feet and I was really worried I would hit some of the kids that were in the water around us. So we looked for a spot where there were less people and enjoyed being “run over” by the waves.
It didn’t seem like we had been in the water for very long, but when we looked at the clock we were surprised to find out that we had been in the water for about 45 minutes. We sat on our lounge chairs for a while until we were dried off again, then applied some more lotion and off we went again. There is a fun lazy river, so we walked over to the nearest entry and they were out of tubes. So we decided to just keep on walking along the river until we would either hit the main entrance to the river or a smaller entry where there were some tubes left.

We passed the wave pool and watched several waves until we headed towards the main entrance to the lazy river again. We soon had found it, grabbed two tubes and after climbing on them, off we went.

It was really fun to just be swept along, with a few people trying to overtake and push their tubes. It takes quite a while to circle the park on the river and we really enjoyed the ride. Once we came full circle we decided to stay on a little longer and leave closer to where our lounge chairs were. Once we had gotten off we walked around a bit and passed the pool where riders of the Crush'n'Gusher exit. We watched a few riders,

were thinking about getting in line, but when we saw the wait time for the ride we decided against it. We walked back to our chairs and took a few more pics of the people in the wave pool. Around 12pm we were hungry and went in search of some food.

To be continued ..........

 

[dizneeat]

Karin, sorry I'm so far behind again.

Sorry about the rain after your lunch, but I love the looks of the food at Yachtsman. I've told Mark we are definitely going there next year as our first "signature" restaurant (I don't count Brown Derby because we didn't care for it ).

How are you, Kathy? I hope you are feeling better today.
Tom had to go to the doctors today too, he caught a really bad cold, just like you - he's on sickleave for at least a week.
Well, at least it means he can sleep in a bit, makes a nice change from his getting up at 3.30am.

No problem falling behind - happens to me all the time.

You should really try Yachtsman. It's a wonderful restaurant, and the food was really good. (oh, and btw, we didn't care that much for the Brown Derby either. )

 

[annmarieda]

Looks like a gorgeous day to be in the water!

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

Oh I love the view from your balcony. I think I would have my breakfast there every morning. It just looks so peaceful.

I'm joining the party here a little late but I just finished reading your whole report. Great job and I look forward to reading more.

 

[dvc4life]

We love Typhoon Lagoon. It is such a fun place to go. Hope you get to go on Crush n Gusher!

 

[JolllyHoliday]

Looks like you had a beautiful day to be on the lazy river. When we go to disney, we only get to spend a few days and it is nice to follow along on your stress less trip!

 

[jenseib]

I bet floating in the lazy river was nice and refreshing. It was so dang hot that week. Thats my kind of water park ride...just floating around and doing nothing.

 

[dizneeat]

Looks like a gorgeous day to be in the water!

It was such a fun day. We have only "discovered" the water parks during our 2010 vacation and really enjoy our time there.
And we just LOVE that lacy river!
Just floating along, doing nothing, enjoying the day!

Oh I love the view from your balcony. I think I would have my breakfast there every morning. It just looks so peaceful.

I'm joining the party here a little late but I just finished reading your whole report. Great job and I look forward to reading more.

Welcome to the party! There's lots more to enjoy!

We loved sitting out on that balcony any time of day. Old Key West has just such a wonderful relaxed feel to it. It really IS a second home.

We love Typhoon Lagoon. It is such a fun place to go. Hope you get to go on Crush n Gusher!

Isn't it a fun place to be? We have been to both water parks, but Typhoon Lagoon is our favourite.
We did Crush' n' Gusher last year during EMH, but the lines were too long for us this time. Maybe in 2012.

Looks like you had a beautiful day to be on the lazy river. When we go to disney, we only get to spend a few days and it is nice to follow along on your stress less trip!

It was a picture perfect day, with wonderful blue skies and a fun place to be at.
I do understand what you mean about a shorter visit. That's what we do at DLRP a lot. But at least there are only 2 parks!
And ..... the really stress less part are the cruises, so much fun and so relaxing!

I bet floating in the lazy river was nice and refreshing. It was so dang hot that week. Thats my kind of water park ride...just floating around and doing nothing.

The water park day was so relaxing and fun and the perfect way to cool off during those really hot days.
And to be very honest, I could spend all day on that tube in the lazy river.

 

[dizneeat]

Day 6, August 18

Water fun and more - Part 2

Around 12pm we were hungry and went in search of some food. We ended up at Typhoon Tilly's,

and since we seemed to bit ahead of the lunch crowd there were several empty picnic tables, so we placed our order, picked up our food and headed to the tables.
We picked one right next to the lazy river and sat down to enjoy lunch. As always we had agreed on sharing our entrees and had picked

the Fried Shrimp, served with French Fries. Now, we didn't expect much, but they were delicious. Our second choice was

the Chicken Wrap. Lots of chicken mixed in with Caesar Salad and wrapped up in a flour tortilla. This was quite good as well, but unfortunately it still was quite cold and that took away some of the flavour. But we were hungry and just dug in. For dessert Tom had opted for

the Chocolate Cake and funnily enough I ordered

the Cheesecake. Both were the regular pre-packaged cakes and we both ate about half of them before they became to much for us. Once we had finished our meal we watched people go by on the lazy river, but soon we saw that people were searching for tables, so we packed up our trash and left the table to others to enjoy their lunch too.
Bellies full we walked back to our lounge chairs and relaxed for a while. Around 1pm we decided to hit the pool one more time.

It had become very crowded and it was hard to find a spot where we were sure that we would not hit anyone behind us.

We played in the waves for about half an hour

and then decided to call it a day and leave. So after changing into some dry clothes we returned our locker keys and picked up some nice fridge magnets as a souvenir.
We then headed towards the exit and over to the car. The drive to Old Key West is pretty short and in no time we were back in our villa. And after taking showers and rinsing our swim suits we plopped down on the couch for some rest.
Since we always have a well stocked fridge we kept on snacking on the salads and nibbled on some chips and dips.
Around 3pm we decided that it was so nice outside and we had not been to the quiet pool yet, so why not hit it. So we put on our swimsuits again, and walked over to the quiet pool. There were quite a few people at the pool, but we were able to find some chairs, left our clothes on the chairs and hit the water.

Even though the quiet pool can get very crowded it is usually pretty peaceful and that day was no exception. We stayed in the water for quite some time, then went to dry off a bit before we hit the hot tub for a while.
And after enjoying the hot water we finally headed back to our villa. We had another shower, I dried my hair and we were on our way over to Epcot for dinner at Le Cellier.

To be continued ..........

 

[annmarieda]

That is quite the wave! That poor little guy ahead of you. I imagine that wave hit him hard.

 

[melmar136]

We have never been to one of the water parks. It seems we never have enough time, but it looks like you had a lot of fun. And that fried shrimp looks great. Can't wait to hear about Le Cellier!

 

[KatMark]

I really think Mark and I need to get back to Typhoon Lagoon...we've not been since 2000 and it is my favorite. Which pool were you close to at Old Key West? It looks so inviting (better than the dreary, rainy weather we currently have).

 

[Linda67]

Hi Karin
Wonderful photos from Typhoon Lagoon
I wish I was floating round that lazy river right now

 

[dizneeat]

Tom has made another advent's calendar for you all to enjoy!

Now, since we had a few misunderstandings last year, here is a little instruction.
There are 25 "doors" which represent the 25 days in December. Every day you may open the door with the number that corresponds with the day given.
All doors before that ...... you are very welcome to open again and again. Doors for days still in the future - no, no, you do not open them!

Now enjoy the calendar!

Click here for the Foodie ADVENT'S CALENDAR!

 

[jenseib]

I love those wave pictures...those are great. Lunch looked delicious and just a nice relaxing day....someday I am going to have a relaxing trip.......some day

 

[dort]

What a great idea, the advent calendar. Day one looked yummy.