Vero Beach Adoration 2010 Thread *** Closed now *** Links to 2011 Thread inside

[kddlm]

Just extended our OKW stay and shortened our VB stay due to the beach refurbishment project. Will now only be spending 2 nights at VB. I can't believe I did not see anything about this until yesterday!

 

[madcoco]

How long is the beach refurbishment supposed to go on for?

Until April 30th for the entire project from John's Island to the south and the Archie Carr Wildlife refuge to the north. Hopefully Resort Beach Area should be finished by early to mid March.

 

[CFedor1]

Will this refurbishment go as far down the beach as the area with shops and restuarants? We are staying 4/3 and 4/4, before going to Disney 4/5-4/8, at the Costa D'Este, which is near the Ocean Grille. Does anyone know if there should be problems in this area? Thank you so much for the info!
Cathy

 

[RIJim]

Im worried. WE have our first DVC member trip at Vero from 4/18 - 4/23. We are driving down from MA and were excited to relax by the pool and take strolls down the beach. this is a big trip for us, with HIGH expectations. I think things usually run behind, so being cautious, I would bet the beach is not complete when we are there. I think I need to call the resort and get an understanding. A family beach trip with no beach is not a lot of fun and a waste of points.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

Until April 30th for the entire project from John's Island to the south and the Archie Carr Wildlife refuge to the north. Hopefully Resort Beach Area should be finished by early to mid March.

Hey Mike... haven't talked in a while. Do you all have any projects you are currently working on?

 

[madcoco]

Nothing going on in the water but lots behind the scene.Will give you a PM this weekend to catch up. When is your next trip? Hope all is well. It has been a crazy winter.

 

[gojoe]

 

[photobob]

What is up with the new AWEFUL pool lights? CM's think the Dive In movies are a thing of the past! I walked by the pool last night and you could have landed planes at the pool! Ill get some day time pics later.

Grad that nice Photobob night time picture to remember what it used to look like (beautiful) because that is a thing of the past!

 

[MiaSRN62]

Great photo gojoe

Rob, when you get some time will you please add me to the VB Roll Call
Booked May 3-6 in an OV Inn room today. Thank you


Maria

 

[dort]

Hey Maria!!

We're just going to miss you... we arrive on May 9th.
Enjoy!!!

deb

 

[photobob]

My two beach chairs and umbrella arrived Friday! Beach chairs are lifeguard red and the umbrella is royal blue, 125 more days before I can use them. BTW everybody in our party did the "give a day, get a day" and we plan to drive over to WDW one of the days for an Epcot excursion.

 

[prov3v56]

My two beach chairs and umbrella arrived Friday! Beach chairs are lifeguard red and the umbrella is royal blue, 125 more days before I can use them.

Do you mind if I ask where you ordered them from. We are flying down and I was thinking about ordering chairs and an umbrella and having them shipped to the resort.

Thank you,

Jannee

 

[MiaSRN62]

Hey Maria!!

We're just going to miss you... we arrive on May 9th.
Enjoy!!!

deb

Oh bummer Deb !!! Would have been nice to meet up again ! Hope your trip is a fun one !

Photobob...that's great you did the give a day...get a day......enjoy !

Maria

 

[photobob]

Do you mind if I ask where you ordered them from. We are flying down and I was thinking about ordering chairs and an umbrella and having them shipped to the resort.

Thank you,

Jannee

This is the website:

http://www.shadeusa.com/beach_chairs.htm#Wear Ever Chair

The chairs are great, they have backpack straps to carry easily and has a big pouch on the back that holds a lot of stuff. I think they are a very good deal for $29.95

Beach umbrellas are on this website as well. We ordered the "portabrella" for $39.95. It breaks down to 24 in and comes with a bag to carry it all and includes a sand screw.

 

[MiaSRN62]

AHhhhh...that's the same company I ordered the chairs from for the chair swap !!! Nice chairs they have !

Maria

 

[prov3v56]

Thanks for the information PhotoBob.

Jannee

 

[kritter]

Thanks, we loved the beach chairs from the chair-swap two years ago. I think I will order two of them for our VB trip this summer!!

 

[photobob]

AHhhhh...that's the same company I ordered the chairs from for the chair swap !!! Nice chairs they have !

Maria

I bookmarked the chairs when you posted them last year and we really liked them when we used them so we decided to get some for ourselves.

 

[gojoe]

http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/54232?from=SR&feat=sr

Last March we bought these chairs at LL Bean. They fit in our luggage. I sat on the living room floor for a couple of hours before I took the price tags off, just in case. We love them. Very comfortable and you can fold up towels, sunscreen, I pods and a water bottle in and head to the beach. We also leave them in the trunk of the car. They come in handy for fireworks, sea walls and Shakespeare in the part. Oh I think I forgot to mention, I'm 6'2'' and I weight 250 lbs.

 

[Anal Annie]

Hey there VB peeps! We got in on the chair swap at Vero Beach last summer and loved those backpack style beach chairs - they were really handy to free up your hands for all the other stuff you schlep to the beach when you go!!

We are NOT going to Vero this year but we ARE driving down to HHI for a week so I wanted to share with everyone that I was at Costco today and found some nice backpack style (canvas) sling beach chairs with aluminum frames for $23 each. If you live near a Costco you might go look for them rather than pay shipping for them from someplace else!

They have the adjustable neck pillow, a cup holder and a built-in insulated cooler pouch + a storage pouch on the backs along with a folding towel bar. Because they're aluminum frames they shouldn't rust and they're pretty lightweight. These were made by Tommy Bahama...they came in navy, red and a tan color. ALSO found matching 7' umbrellas with a SPF 100 canopy for $20!! I thought they were a steal so I grabbed a chair for each of us + an umbrella. (They say they have a max. weight limit of 300 Lbs.)

I couldn't find the EXACT same ones online but found these which are very similar. The ones I found today have plastic arms not wooden and there are 2 smaller pouches on the back rather than one large one.

http://www.beachmall.com/product/WTB5363/Backpack-Chairs--Heavy-Duty-Backpack-Beach-Chair--Tommy-Bahama.html?meta=BINGCB&metacpg=WTB5363&utm_source=BINGCB&utm_medium=CPC&utm_content=&utm_campaign=WTB5363&jftid=3:d9e9c7c1-89da-4eed-bace-b0ae7a0fbb1c

This has been SUCH a miserable winter I am psyched up for the beach already!!

(Our family also did the GAD / GAD thing and are hoping to redeem our vouchers for the special fastpasses when we go to WDW next month.)