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

[PammyK]

Booked my next Vero visit last week. Gonna take my mom down for an early Mother's day stay from May 1-6. I'm very excited to relax at the beach with my amazing mother.

 

[madcoco]

BC 5/28-6/6 DA and DU coming to visit for 4 days of R&R&R (Rest,Relaxation and Rum. Not necessarily in that order ) after their BLT stay.

 

[PammyK]

Can someone recommend a convenient location to pick up a few grocery items for an overnight stay (a few single serve bottles of milk, fruit to snack on, etc.)?

Thank you!

If you are just looking for some milk and fruit you can get it right at the resort. Yeah, it will be a bit more expensive than a grocery store but it will be the most convenient option. If you are traveling from the Orlando area using the directions from DVC, you'll pass a Publix at the intersection of 510 and 512 where you can stock up at more reasonable prices. They should have everything you need.

 

[MartDM]

There is a small deli/grille/grocery adjacent to the resort in easy walking distance. It used to be called Boppy's? It is very small, but I think they have what you are looking for. I tried to look up their web page and it seems it is parked (not active) so I can't say for sure they are still in business. Hopefully someone else can verify. Otherwise, there is and Exxon convenience store about 2 miles away.

Have a good time.

Thanks for the info!

 

[Robo-Daddy 3000]

Our waitlist for VB came through!

We've now got 6 nights in a 1 bedroom for 7/12-18! Fun in the sun, here we come!

 

[js]

Can't wait until our visit.
We will be doing a cruise in August 2010 (not Disney, although DCL Dream in July 2011!!!) but
really looking forward to Vero in July!!!
Where is a nice place to eat. Money matters but willing to spend it on a nice dinner, nice atmosphere where we
can relax and have a nice meal with good service. It will be my mother, dh, dd-16 and ds-12.
Thank you.

 

[DVCconvert]

Rob said:

....I tried to look up their web page and it seems it is parked (not active) so I can't say for sure they are still in business. Hopefully someone else can verify....

I can confirm they were in full operation as of Mid November '09.
In fact they were also offering delievery/take out chineese food.

HTH

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

Just checking in, we are 73 days away from leaving for our 8 night trip to Vero for Spring Break, and all this talk about the marketplace next to the resort got me thinking about Orchid Island Pizza and boy could I go for some garlic knots right now. Their food is fantastic, we order lunch from over there at least 3 times when we are at Vero and usually walk the beach over to pick up our food.

It is a great change from the cheeseburgers and chicken fingers (both very good by the way) that they have available at the pool.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Tom

 

[ddiva]

Please add me to the roll call. We'll be there June 20 - June 25, a week earlier than our usual annual visit. That just means we go on vacation sooner .

 

[preedymtnwest]

Thanks for this thread - we hope to be at VB for the first time in November 2010 after our 3-night Wonder incentive cruise (from VGC add-on).

We plan to arrive on Wednesday before Thanksgiving and stay until at least Monday after (to avoid the crazy travel time). Cruise is set for Sunday-Wednesday.

However, due to my constantly borrowing points from next year (this time to do a GV at VGC for a family reunion in a month), we'll have to wait until June to book. Anyone think that will be a problem? I haven't seen reports of no-availability in November at VB on the boards. There will just be "our" family this time - me, DH, DS13 and DS10 (by that time). I'd prefer a 1BR but would settle for OVIR if 1BR not available.

Any info you could share (especially about what VB is like at Thanksgiving) would be appreciated! TIA.

Hoping to add my dates to the official Roll Call in June!!

 

[deej696]

Booked our annual weekend at Vero just the other day. Put us down for July 8-12

 

[funhouse8]

We did the umbrella/chair swap last year and are trying to decide what to do for this year. I pulled the links from last years thread so that I can order the same chairs which I really liked and an umbrella if I decide to do so. Our traveling friends are driving their truck so space will not be a concern.

The price for the chairs, umbrella and shipping will be probably almost as much or more as renting the chairs and umbrella for the four days we will use them. Moneywise for the one trip it would be a wash but we would use them for future trips as well.

My concern is that when our friends rented the chairs and umbrella for one day during our last trip they had to wait for the rental office to open and then were twenty people back in line and she said it wasn't worth the time and effort it took to do so. All the previous info for this question, can you rent chairs and umbrellas for multiple days so that you don't have to go stand in line once the rental office opens everyday? We are early risers and usually are on the beach well before the rental office opens.

and as long as well are sharing photos:

My girlfriends and myself tipped the cast member the first day and told him how long we were staying. He had our chairs and umbrella waiting for us and we didn't have to stand on the line. When the line went down we just walked up the boardwalk and paid.

 

[starbox]

Photobob - I see you'll be at Vero end of June. We're going to be in Vero (although not at Disney's VBR for all of June) and I'd REALLY love to have you take photos this year!!!! We should be very tan by then!!

 

[IggyLans]

We'll be there! Our first visit to Disney's Vero Beach May 12-17, 2010! VERY excited!

 

[kritter]

Just checking in, we are 73 days away from leaving for our 8 night trip to Vero for Spring Break, and all this talk about the marketplace next to the resort got me thinking about Orchid Island Pizza and boy could I go for some garlic knots right now. Their food is fantastic, we order lunch from over there at least 3 times when we are at Vero and usually walk the beach over to pick up our food.

It is a great change from the cheeseburgers and chicken fingers (both very good by the way) that they have available at the pool.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Tom

Hi Tom,

How far of a walk is Orchid Island Pizza??

 

[ksheppard]

It will be my first time to VB this coming June.

What are people doing regarding chairs now.

 

[photobob]

Are you driving or flying? We are driving and are taking our own. We just ordered the same chairs we had last year in the swap.

 

[DVCconvert]

kritter asked:

How far of a walk is Orchid Island Pizza??

from the main entrance, I doubt it's more than the length of 2-3 football fields.

HTH

 

[rigsby25]

You're welcome Dort. I wish I was doing the same. And photobob, those pics put mine to shame. Thanks for sharing.

There are no bad pics of Vero Beach!

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

kritter asked:


from the main entrance, I doubt it's more than the length of 2-3 football fields.

HTH

I agree, not far at all, I also should say that we have never ordered pizzas from here, it has all been pasta, they have a penne with vodka sauce that is awesome.

Tom