Now is the Best Time! Our 2024 Florida Road Trip (complete)-RL update!

[mickey916]

I have lived in Lancaster for 15 years and have NEVER been to Station House Tavern!

I just saved you a future trip!

For a pub experience Lancaster Brewing is the best!
Appalachian Brewing is in Lititz, and also great!

We will have to check those out next time we're in the area! Our DS-26 is saying he wants to visit Lancaster again sometime, maybe next summer.

 

[mickey916]

Sweet Snacks Rankings​

A	Chocolate Crumb Cake (Pipistrello Cake)	Gideon's, Orlando
A	Chocolate Churro Cake	Gideon's, Orlando
A	Strawberry Funnel Cake	Epcot, Orlando
A	White Chocolate Bread Pudding	Columbia, Tampa
A	Mickey Beignets	Scat Cat Cafe, Orlando
A	Ohana Bread Pudding	'Ohana, Orlando
A	Cheese Streudel with Berries	Bauernmarket, EP, Orlando
A	Ice Cream Sandwiches	Peace Pie, St. Augustine
A	Gideon's Pistachio Toffee Bites	Gideon's, Orlando
A	Gideons Dark Chocolate Coffee Cake Bites	Gideon's, Orlando
A	Gaston's Cinnamon Roll	Gaston's Tavern, Orlando
A	Assorted Donuts	Shady Maple Marketplace, East Earl, PA
A	Assorted Donuts	Salty Donut, Orlando
A	Caramel Apple Handpie	Friars Nook, Orlando
A	Carrotcake Whoopie Pie	Trolley Car Cafe Orlando
A	Ice Cream	Fat Donkey, Cocoa beach
A	Ice cream	Sallys, Flagler Beach
A	Churros	Nomad Lounge, Orlando
A	Churros	Dahlia Lounge, Orlando
B	Chocolate Cloud Cookie	Summer House, Orlando
B	Peanut Butter Whoopie Pie	Sunshine Seasons, Orlando
B	Chocolate/Vanilla Twist Custard	Ritas Italian Ice, Clearwater
B	All American Sundae	Plaza Ice Cream, Orlando
B	Key Lime Pie	Boathouse, Orlando
B	Ultimate Cookie Blizzard	Dairy Queen, Mooresville, NC
B-	PBJ Cake	Gideon's, Orlando
B-	Turtle Brownie	Sunshine Seasons, Orlando
B-	Millionaire Shortbread	The Basket, Orlando
B-	Chocolate Peanut Butter Cannoli	Italy, EP, Orlando
B-	Cinnamon Roll Bites	Brunchcot, EP, Orlando
B-	School Bread	Kringla, Orlando
B-	Werthers Salted Caramel Cupcake	Karamel Kuche, Orlando
B-	Nutella Fruit Waffle	Sleepy Hollow, Orlando
B-	Bananas Foster Bread Pudding	Magnolia Terrace, EP, Orlando
B-	Cheshire Cat Tail	Cheshire Cafe, Orlando
C	Croque Glace	Lartisan des Glaces, Epcot, Orlando
C	Cookies & Cream and Chocolate Ice Cream	Milky Way, KSC
C	Cookie Butter Ice Cream & Chocolate Brownie Ice Cream	Olafs, Siesta Key
C	Me: Cappuccino Cookie Crunch , DH: Salted Caramel Brownie both PBcup	Tropic Ice Cream, Cocoa Beach
C	Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake (definitely have had better versions on other visits)	Liberty Tree Tavern, Orlando
C	Caramel Popcorn	Karamel Kuche, EP, Orlando
C	Brown Butter Rice Krispies treat	Summerhouse, Orlando
C	Chocolate Peanut Butter Cream pie	Yoders Restaurant, Sarasota
D	Blueberry Cream Pie	Yoders Restaurant, Sarasota
D	Honey Marscapone Cheesecake	Swirled Showcase, EP, Orlando
D	Jack Jack's Num Num Cookie (we will likely try this again, as it's been great in the past)	The Market, HS, Orlando

 

[mickey916]

That's a wrap! Right now it looks like the next scheduled trips are Dec. 3-11 and 3/9-4/15. DH is still undecided about the spring trip though so it may be 3/31-5/7 instead, either way I can't wait! Thank you everyone for following along!

 

[ThreeBoyMama]

Great report as always! Can’t wait to hear about your next adventures

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Can’t wait to read about next year’s trip!

 

[BellaBaby]

Really enjoyed your report! Looking forward to the next one!!

 

[nascargirl]

Fantastic report!. Look forward to hearing all about your next adventure.

 

[mickey916]

Great report as always! Can’t wait to hear about your next adventures

Thank you!

Can’t wait to read about next year’s trip!

Can't wait to write about it! Thank you!

Really enjoyed your report! Looking forward to the next one!!

Thank you so much!

Fantastic report!. Look forward to hearing all about your next adventure.

Thank you very much!

 

[rdkeim]

Thanks for sharing your entertaining and very informative TR! Looking forward to your next adventure!

 

[mickey916]

Thanks for sharing your entertaining and very informative TR! Looking forward to your next adventure!

Thank you! Me too!

 

[suse66]

Really enjoyed your trip report! You gave me lots of fun ideas for a retirement trip in a few years.

 

[mickey916]

Really enjoyed your trip report! You gave me lots of fun ideas for a retirement trip in a few years.

That's great! Happy to help!

 

[monkeydawn]

So far Georgia hasn't been great for us. Last year in Savannah wasn't much better. Next time we think we'll drive straight through to South Carolina.

You are one of my favorite trip report writers. I love your style of travel, it's always like reading an expanded version of our trave because you guys get to go longer! But I like trying to find interesting things to do on the way as well!

I cant recall if you hit Leopald's for ice cream in Savannah but that was my favorite part of my trip there. Just in case you end up back there. There is also a Disney resort near Hilton Head, in case you didnt know.

As for Ormond Beach, I stayed in that hotel that was the birthplace of Nascar (name escapes me). The room was one of the most awkward rooms I have ever stayed in and the bathroom made a cruise ship bathroom feel like a mansion. BUT the lobby and downstairs area was chock full of Nascar stuff and free to roam even if you werent staying there. So you might want to pop in the next time you are there.

 

[mickey916]

You are one of my favorite trip report writers. I love your style of travel, it's always like reading an expanded version of our trave because you guys get to go longer! But I like trying to find interesting things to do on the way as well!

Thank you so much!

I cant recall if you hit Leopald's for ice cream in Savannah but that was my favorite part of my trip there. Just in case you end up back there. There is also a Disney resort near Hilton Head, in case you didnt know.

We didn't hit Leopald's. We wanted to but the line was crazy long and we didn't have the patiences to wait. I would love to go to Hilton Head some day!

As for Ormond Beach, I stayed in that hotel that was the birthplace of Nascar (name escapes me). The room was one of the most awkward rooms I have ever stayed in and the bathroom made a cruise ship bathroom feel like a mansion. BUT the lobby and downstairs area was chock full of Nascar stuff and free to roam even if you werent staying there. So you might want to pop in the next time you are there.

We drove by that hotel (Streamline?) but didn't stop. That's great to know that you can go into the lobby and look around. That room doesn't sound great but we'll definitely stop in next time.

Thanks again for reading along!

 

[monkeydawn]

We didn't hit Leopald's. We wanted to but the line was crazy long and we didn't have the patiences to wait. I would love to go to Hilton Head some day!

We drove by that hotel (Streamline?) but didn't stop. That's great to know that you can go into the lobby and look around. That room doesn't sound great but we'll definitely stop in next time.

The line was long for us at Leopald's too but it moved somewhat quickly. I got Rum something...pecan, maybe? I know not Raisin because ew and that's usually what you see paired with Rum. It was December and a seasonal flavor. But it was so, so good.

Yes! The Streamline. Thank you! Definitely worth a stop in for Nascar fans if you are in the area (probably not worth it as a destination), we arent but still found it interesting.

 

[mickey916]

Real Life Update - December Plans Finalized!
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Our December trip is official and this morning was our 60 day window for ADRs. Things are going to be a little different on this trip, as we both just had physicals and it appears the Disney eating has had an impact on our cholesterol levels. Instead of letting this stress us out, we've decided to make it a challenge for our December trip to find as many healthier meals as possible, avoiding fried foods, red meat, and cheesy dishes. We figure if the majority of our meals are healthier, we can still splurge here and there for desserts. We are actually looking forward to the challenge and it's forcing us to eat at some "new to us" restaurants too.

Here's the plan for table service so far:

Dec. 4 Teppan Edo at noon (haven't been since 2010)
Dec. 5 Skipper Canteen at 5:50 (new to us)
Dec. 6 'Ohana at 5:20 (okay so this one isn't the healthiest of choices and we'll probably cancel it but I didn't want to get on the trip and regret not scheduling it)
Dec. 7 Yak & Yeti at 5:00
Dec. 8 Trattoria Al Forno for breakfast at 8:00 (new to us). Was going to try Amare but it looks like they had no breakfast reservations
Dec. 8 Ale & Compass dinner at 5:30 (new to us for dinnner)
Dec. 9 La Hacienda at 5:45 (new to us for dinner)

I plan on doing a trip report and I'll let you know how we do with seeking out healthier choices.

 

[summerlvr]

Was going to try Amare but it looks like they had no breakfast reservations

Check Open Table!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Where is Amare?

 

[mickey916]

Check Open Table!

Great suggestion! I did check and there's much more availability on open table but oddly it's all for lunch or dinner. They do show a breakfast menu with both a buffet and a la carte items but no reservations. I wonder if it's a quick service type deal for breakfast. I've never seen a vlogger go there for breakfast so I don't really know much about it.

Where is Amare?

It's at the Swan Reserve. I've been pouring over menus looking for healthier options and noticed they had some interesting healthy breakfast items so we were going to give it a try. Maybe in April when we have more time we'll check it out since I can't seem to find an ADR this time.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

And I thought I knew where every restaurant on property was!