Thanks for rotating it! Hmmm. . .Rotator Tom. Sounds a bit like a Marvel superhero.That's a beautiful picture, Sleepy. Thanks for sharing...
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...and it's weird. I was able to rotate it but for some reason when I posted it, it shrank? In any event, it's a wonderful scene.
Welcome, bernina! Welcome to the Groupies! While I'm at it, welcome to anyone else who has posted recently that I might have missed. I don't pay attention to these things as much as I used to. We're glad you dropped by.My morning was spent trying to launch into orbit and avoiding the new pink castle to secure park reservations so I apologize if this has already been asked.
Does anyone know if boat transportation is (will be?) running at Wilderness? We're staying BRV mid July.
Thanks!!
Right now only mode of transportation open are the busses. Of course, the parks are not open yet, so that remains to be seen. If social distancing is required on boats and busses they will not be able to accommodate many guests on the open air boats from the Lodge.My morning was spent trying to launch into orbit and avoiding the new pink castle to secure park reservations so I apologize if this has already been asked.
Does anyone know if boat transportation is (will be?) running at Wilderness? We're staying BRV mid July.
Thanks!!
It was fun, though it was more of a fact-finding trip than a laid back, spend time on the beach or at the pool time. Of course, the virus had a little to do with that. You FedEx (absolutely, positively) must get there. It's the antithetical Disney. Many first-timers wonder if they'll enjoy it given there are no parks, no ADRs, no rides. They soon discover that vacations to HHI are more of what they remember when they were kids--just letting the stress melt off and enjoying time together that doesn't involve running from queue to queue or hoping to get that 6 p.m. slot at O'Hana's. Just go.Sleepy, your get away sounds lovely. I am in full agreement with you on the wearing of masks. We would love to get to HHI one day! Did you find any properties you were especially fond of?
I feel the same about not being in a rush to go back. And I felt that even before COVID, but now I'm thinking that if things aren't the way we have envisioned our granddaughter's first trip to be, 2022 may become 2023. ( but my daughter will not want to wait, plus my DGD will not be free) We need a long time to save up because we will be paying for everything for all 5 of us, except for souvenirs.Afternoon, Groupies!
Lots of buzz (Lightyear) about Disney beginning to open up, park reservations, tickets, et. al. I, for one, am thankful we don't have any trips the rest of this year and none planned for next. . .although Luv did ask me this morning as I was crawling out of bed thus before my coffee, "do you think we should try to get something for this Christmas?" Uh, no.
To all those who are trying to get there, or attempting to edit your plans, may the Force be with you (and a fifth of some distilled beverage). Anyway, if anyone has new plans or changed ones or canceled ones, just PM me and I'll change Page 1. Yes. . .we do. . .have. . .a Page. . .1. . .still. . .pretty sure. . .
And, actually, Corinne, we did! A few, in fact. Our fingers are in the water. We found an agent we like and who lives in the area we want. We've told ourselves to be patient since 3-4 houses we liked before leaving to travel there were put under contract in the interim. So, though we found three we liked a lot, we know none of them may be available tomorrow. Still, we've begun to de-junk our house (dumpster being delivered later this week), hired a realtor to sell our house, and contacted USAA about getting pre-approved for a loan. We shall see. . .
Yes, we aren't getting any younger, and sometimes the problem with life is one keeps putting things off waiting for the exact time to act, not realizing that the only time we have allotted is now. We've been talking about this for over two years and barely budged on waiting and planning. We realized that we likely wouldn't be in any better position to make a move than we are in now, so we (and be "we" I mostly mean "me") realized that waiting any longer was silly. Now, we may not be able to sell our house, or be able to find a house we want right away, and we might have to live in a rental for a time. So, we might still be here come Christmas. Or spring. But, we're preparing to strike when the stars align.Wow you ARE serious! Good for you! It sounds like a hot market, is it a sellers market in your area as well? How exciting!
Dana and I started looking last fall in Sarasota and found the area we want. We submitted an offer/negotiated/agreement on a unit , but in the process got “cold feet” for lack of a better term. It just didn’t feel 100% right. Now nothing has really come on the market but i am hopeful!
I look forward to hearing about your journey!
That’s still pretty exciting, Sleepy. We are still trying to figure out where we want to be in the summer and fall, and not ready to sell our house yet. The loose “plan” would be to downsize here, and have a condo in FL.
We are also not planning on WDW any time soon....maybe next year. I honestly do not blame the CM’s expressing concerns and asking for the opening to be postponed. DL has delayed their opening,