Two Middle Aged Teenager - Day 2

[imsorry]

May 8 – Day 2

We just flew in from NY yesterday and boy are our arms tired! Had coffee and cookies on the terrace (thank you Cape May buffet for the delicious chocolate chip cookies you so generously and unknowingly provided last night!) It is another beautiful day so we are off to the pool. After a few cold beers we are starting to feel like we are on vacation.

A beautiful pool day, down the slide, around the lazy river, etc. We head upstairs around 5pm to get ready for MGM. After missing the boat, we arrive at 6:30. The last showing of the new motor stunt show is at 6:40! My new Mizuno sneakers are at full throttle. JM shrugs off our nice leisurely walk which she planned and kicks into high gear. We make it to the back of the park with 2 minutes to spare! Not bad for two middle aged teenagers. After we exit this fantastic show we head to Catastrophe Canyon, then to see Fantasmic. We get a wristband near Rock N Roller coaster, as the park is open til midnight for resort guests. Met a nice couple who were on their honeymoon. We told them we also stayed here on our honeymoon, although in 1981 Magic Kingdom was the only park here. The little girl next to me drops her soda and there goes my new sneakers! Well, it turned out to be caramel popcorn and my sneakers are still new. Fantasmic was fantastic, as always. A must see. Next we see Little Mermaid – always nice to see Ariel. It’s around 10:30 and we are getting tired. The park is crowded so we decide to call it a night.

Well, when JM and Paul call it a night this means it’s time for some dinner and cold beer! We arrive at ESPN at 11PM. It is not crowded like MGM. We order a pitcher of red beer and 2 Extreme Reuben sandwiches. The waiter is nice and takes off 20% (even thought it is Mother’s Day for ten more minutes). This makes dinner a bargain at $32 so a generous tip goes to our late nite server. The sandwiches were extreme and the beer was ice cold – no need to say more. We take that lovely walk back to our Beach Club.

Footnote: Our maid, Lillian is the same one from our last 3 trips (we always request the same room and have been lucky enough to get it!) She is wonderful and made JM so happy by leaving towel animals in the room and near the sink. She even hung up our wet bathing suits on that stringy thing in the bathroom. JM left her little notes each morning with her tip and she seemed to enjoy that. She often writes back little notes and it makes JM feel special!

 

[pumba]

I love it when hubby goes full throttle to get from point a to point b.....go go go....thanks so much for your report

 

[corvair]

Just wondering what room you requested...we will be there in 3 weeks...stayed one other time and i was a little unhappy with room...we paid for waterveiw...only requested to be near lobby....we were the fartherest away from the lobby and had no balcony and a big tree in front of our window..what floor were you on....thanks..love reading your report.. amy

 

[imsorry]

We stay very far from the lobby but we go right down the stairs - you come out near the back of the Cape May Buffet. It's great when you spend as much time at the pool as we do.