Something About Nothing............ #14

[Sue M]

Yup we do like the Skyliner....

Even though we have been fortunate enough to be stuck on it....lol

We rotate between YC and BC and YC was our last stay otherwise that’d be on the list....

We do love YC.

the past few years I’ve been rotating around MK resorts so for me it’s time to maybe return to EPcot resorts! Or CBR. It’s a beautiful resort. I like Jamaica or Aruba and request to be close to the Caribbean Cay bridge. Very central.

I figured you’d sleep in after the various walking dead shows last night. My satellite feed cut off on first showing, had to stay up for the 2nd. Quite a good offering IMO

SAB at Beach Club has such a great but quite crowded pool. Not sure how that would pan out currently as a guest.

I’ve done all but CB, always afraid I’d get a far flung building & the main pool would be a ten minute walk. That resort is so spread out, can’t imagine not having a car there.

POR not open currently, was sad to see it silent as we rode past. Have stayed at both sides numerous times. Prefer RIverside’s mansion standard rooms nearest the main pool. Think their food court is better & always enjoyed yee haw bob’s corny but fun show. Easy enough to wander between the two via the boat.

For the night or two I need a value, tend to go with Music as I love the pool theme. 2nd go round in the refurbed rooms at Pop. Still not a fan of the high, platform beds or fake wood floor but it’s so well designed as to the storage & Bathrooms. Cannot discount having the Skyliner there as a bonus. However, it was much busier when I stayed at AoA in January.

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Startling, not being accustomed to seeing those type of buildings, verrrry cooool

I didn’t want to like the Gondolas felt intrusive to me in Epcot, often staying at BWV. Eating my words now . They are a nice leisurely break from otherwise hectic day. Currently, it’s just one party per unit but we never waited more than a few minutes for one last trip.

You absolutely cannot rely upon it to get to MGM in time to grab a RoTR am time.

Also, need to transfer at CB from Epcot or Pop. Tom bricker has posted pics of some crazy long lines there.


Nothing wrong with the values, especially if you are of only needing a place to lay your head. My main complaint = the thin walls & very exuberant guests . Secondary, now there is no bell services to assist with luggage transfer to room. Pop has fake brick in outside center of the building units. Never realized how awkward it is to pull luggage over it for that long of a distance.

What wait- are new Walking Dead eps on? Or are you talking about reruns?

I did hear about the gondolas and not getting to DHS in time. Bummer, so guess it will be the bus option. Same with the boats, at Epcot or MK resorts. They don’t start early enough.
The best thing about staying at CBR is no skyliner transfer needed. At This resort location is definitely important. It was our first WDW resort and enjoyed it. We had a central location in Jamaica so it was all good. And loved those hammocks on the beach.
POR became our fav resort. Love those mansion rooms too near old man island foot bridge. I’m devastated to hear Bob Jackson has been cut, and GF Orchestra among many others.
I was lucky at Pop to get a quiet area. Never heard anyone. But we were in the back of beyond so far to walk to anything. And it was winter so I didn’t care about a pool. Did miss a hot tub though. It was my first long stay at Pop. I did love the new rooms, lots of storage. But missed the amenities of the mod or deluxe resorts.

 

[Sue M]

@Charade67 i thought I heard a Scream! Such crazy times, canceling spring break- unheard of.

Hello to everyone. We’ve been fine. But life has certainly taken a turn with Covid. Some days the simplest things become too much. Our lives sure have been turned upside down.
I have a HRH res late Nov. to early Dec. I’ve been waffling on wether to cancel or not. Canada border still closed but I can fly, just can’t cross by land. Now I think I’ll keep res. But not happy about having a 2 week quarantine right before Christmas. I’m scheduled to come home Dec 9 so I’d be done with quarantine before Christmas and it’s not like we’re going to lots of Christmas events this year. Still May waffle again. Don’t know.
Having to cancel WDW in Aug was so disappointing. I think my daughter took it better than I did lol! We did 2 mini vacays within 2 hrs of home.

@macraven safe travels home.

 

[schumigirl]

Good to see you Sue........

Bluer? Heck has indeed frozen over lol. Hope the family is weathering the pandemic.

Well, it’s T-2 days from trip & I’ve yet to cook. Had car at dealer for service, next door Red Lobster called to me, loudly. $17.99 all you can eat shrimp day, interestingly enough takeout was an option. Enough food left over to feed another 2 people. Stuffed, I don’t want to see another shrimp for some time


Thank you, hope you have a great trip.

I figured you’d sleep in after the various walking dead shows last night. My satellite feed cut off on first showing, had to stay up for the 2nd. Quite a good offering IMO

SAB at Beach Club has such a great but quite crowded pool. Not sure how that would pan out currently as a guest.

I’ve done all but CB, always afraid I’d get a far flung building & the main pool would be a ten minute walk. That resort is so spread out, can’t imagine not having a car there.

POR not open currently, was sad to see it silent as we rode past. Have stayed at both sides numerous times. Prefer RIverside’s mansion standard rooms nearest the main pool. Think their food court is better & always enjoyed yee haw bob’s corny but fun show. Easy enough to wander between the two via the boat.

For the night or two I need a value, tend to go with Music as I love the pool theme. 2nd go round in the refurbed rooms at Pop. Still not a fan of the high, platform beds or fake wood floor but it’s so well designed as to the storage & Bathrooms. Cannot discount having the Skyliner there as a bonus. However, it was much busier when I stayed at AoA in January.

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Startling, not being accustomed to seeing those type of buildings, verrrry cooool

I didn’t want to like the Gondolas felt intrusive to me in Epcot, often staying at BWV. Eating my words now . They are a nice leisurely break from otherwise hectic day. Currently, it’s just one party per unit but we never waited more than a few minutes for one last trip.

You absolutely cannot rely upon it to get to MGM in time to grab a RoTR am time.

Also, need to transfer at CB from Epcot or Pop. Tom bricker has posted pics of some crazy long lines there.


Nothing wrong with the values, especially if you are of only needing a place to lay your head. My main complaint = the thin walls & very exuberant guests . Secondary, now there is no bell services to assist with luggage transfer to room. Pop has fake brick in outside center of the building units. Never realized how awkward it is to pull luggage over it for that long of a distance.

lol.......I thought that too when I saw it was a bluer post.......

Red Lobster sounds good about now! Love shrimp.......and glad you’ve had no cooking!!

Did everyone hear that scream about 7:00 eastern time? That was me. DH just informed me that the university is planning on cancelling spring break. Yep, the week we have booked for our Disney trip. We can reschedule of course, but I was really hoping to go in March rather than in the summer. The school hasn't made an official announcement yet. I am hoping they will change their minds. I know that students are going to be angry as well as many parents who have already booked vacations for that week.


DH was watching the game last night. All the sportscasters picked San Francisco to win. I don't care about either team, but that made me want to cheer for the Eagles.

Hope it is very mild and she recovers quickly,

Safe travels tomorrow.

Out of those the only one I have stayed at is Pop. It's a fun themed hotel. We have always enjoyed staying there.

Pictures?


Dh and B are excited about the gondolas. I will still be taking the bus and meeting them at the park.

Sue - Good to see you!

I'm going to go see if I can find some mindless TV to watch. Dh went to his martial arts class. I asked him if they had a punching bag there. He said they did. I asked him to give it a few punches for me.

Thank you for the good wishes for my niece......she’s not great, but at least she doesn’t need hospitalised.......

Will keep fingers crossed the trip doesn’t have to be postponed to summer, I know you’d prefer slightly cooler temps.

I’ll post some pictures on my trip report when I get back home.

@schumigirl Glad you've been able to experience it as a tourist. I'm sure it's even better in the eyes of a vacationer!

Also ooph about that spring break @Charade67 I hope you're able to rebook so problemo. You seem to take it well though.

Yes, it’s always different as a tourist. One of the young ladies from the hotel came from there and she marvelled how we knew more about some places than she did.....we often laugh when we meet and chat to Americans who have been to places in Scotland we haven’t visited either......and they’re always surprised when we say oh we’ve never been there.......lol.......

Hope you’re doing ok........



mac......have a safe flight home today........




Woke bright and early this morning.......so much for sleeping late......bed was surprisingly comfortable if a little smaller than we’re used to. We have a Superking and this is a regular sized bed........er, cosy........lol.......

I got up around 4am for a drink of water and couldn’t believe how silent it was outside. I’m used to silence where we live, but we’re in the centre of a village.....nothing. Very unusual. And being attached to another cottage we thought we might hear something, but I guess the brick is so solid and thick we wouldn’t. I’m not used to neighbours and was a little worried about noise from them.......but all good.

No plans for today yet......apart from going out for breakfast.......then we’ll decide, would like to wander more around this little place I think.

Happy Tuesday........

 

[Sue M]

@schumigirl thanks for the welcome back! I gather you’re somewhere in Scotland touring around! Have you been able to see your mom? I’m a little behind!

 

[Realfoodfans]

Hello everyone!

Well working on another trip that I think is gonna be me and the youngest!

Try to figure out the place exactly, we’re pretty set on making it a Disney stay for a week, some of the resorts we really like are still closed so I don’t even have the option to book if we were decided on which one for sure we want to stay at!?!?!

Right now it’s between these:

Beach Club
Boardwalk
Riverside
French Quarter
Pop
Caribbean Beach

Mind boggling to pick a good one from that list right!?!!! LOL

Looks like a very nice week ahead for weather upper 70’s and even a couple lower 80’s days over the next 7 so we’ll definitely take that!!!

Not sure on dinner yet, wife mentioned maybe grabbing something to go tonight, so maybe Texas Roadhouse!

Has FQ reopened (or dates to reopen) yet? That is our absolute favourite. Just love the feel and size of it and the boats to DS. Would stay at any if possible at the moment though!

Ah to be planning - still seems far, far away.

Dry but cool morning here. Over to Dad’s later to prepare for final clearance tomorrow. Lamb chops out for tonight. Just us to eat so will be meat and veg.

Charade that will be tough with no spring break - the sixth form have shut down now at J’s school though luckily no problem yet with the main body of the school.

Safe travels home for Mac and hope everyone has a good day.

 

[macraven]

Hi homies
Decided to go to the airport extra early as the Orlando airport reminds me of ChIcgo airport
Always busy and large

My flight is not to 9 but rather be here when it is not busy which will happen in an hour
I rather wait than be rushed.

My phone (using safari) would not allow me to check in on line for delta.
So had to wait until here to get my boarding passes printed out.

Never ever had that happen before.
But all set now and it was an easy solve.
Do have an hour later over in Atlanta which is no big deal.

One thing that surprised me is there were 11 people here already waiting for the same flight
Usually no one here when I arrive way early for flights home.

It was nice I was able to see homies during my stay.
Hope all of you have a smooth flight back home.
Enjoyed my visits with all
Always nice to see as many homies as possible.

Pencil me in to your calendar for next year
Same place same dates.
And hopefully hhn!
Same time!

 

[keishashadow]

Mr just rousing, enjoying his 2nd week of vacation this go-round. Have a feeling bacon will be in order. Just the thing to brown the big old sirloin roast before I plop it in oven. Not feeling crock pot today. Hankering for cheesecake, may go for it too , which means I’ll need to make a cake for the Mr.

Go big or go home

Same with the boats, at Epcot or MK resorts. They don’t start early enough.

Not running currently at Epcot...that’s why I cancelled reservation at Swan & went with Pop...saving $500+ in the process . That mile + walk over to MGM not the way I wanted to start my day. We averaged anywhere from 7 to 10 miles each day for WDW portion of trip as it was.

The best thing about staying at CBR is no skyliner transfer needed.

Yes, but the lines in the am have been consistently reported to be a nightmare. They have taken to having Pop people walk off the platform & join the guest line for CB

I’d spring for an uber

I’m devastated to hear Bob Jackson has been cut, and GF Orchestra among many others.

JHMO bob will be back as he’s a solo act/less $

We saw the Orchestra on their last day! Classy to the end.

I was lucky at Pop to get a quiet area. Never heard anyone. But we were in the back of beyond so far to walk to anything

I always ask for 50’s bldg, upper floor closest to Skyliner, send via a fax pre arrival. This time we got what they termed an upgrade/pool view. I guess, thru the tree tops but nice enough. Only issue there is the paper thin walls & noisy neighbors but served the purpose nicely.

Canada border still closed but I can fly, just can’t cross by land. Now I think I’ll keep res. But not happy about having a 2 week quarantine right before Christmas. I’m scheduled to come home Dec 9 so I’d be done with quarantine before Christmas and it’s not like we’re going to lots of Christmas events this year. Still May waffle again. Don’t know.
Having to cancel WDW in Aug was so disappointing. I think my daughter took it better than I did lol! We did 2 mini vacays within 2 hrs of home.

Good luck. Hadn’t heard that’s how it was set up for Canada, interesting. Do they enforce/follow up the quarantine? we’ve had recommended ones in our state in the past. Many employers were also quite strict with leisure travel of employees.

Thank you for the good wishes for my niece......she’s not great, but at least she doesn’t need hospitalised.......

How did i miss this? That is scary stuff, poor girl.

Has FQ reopened (or dates to reopen) yet

Haven’t seen even any rumors.

Pencil me in to your calendar for next year
Same place same dates.
And hopefully hhn!
Same time!

I used a sharpie

 

[Disxuni]

@Sue M it's nice to see you again! Sorry that Covid has turned your life upside down. I actually purposely made and kept a reservation for the Halloween time frame this year. We risked doing a trip in July since my friends and I were going stir crazy, especially one of them being a nurse (doing nothing but work and sleep) and decided to go knowing we'd be extra careful. Considering that was a safe success I decided to move forward and make plans for my birthday thinking things would be better by then. It's "better" I guess (especially compared to the cases of that time), however we're still monitoring, keeping an eye on numbers, and still have the same plan of being diligent, being safe, and social distance, especially since the gov has laxed a lot of rules and moved to "Phase 3". We're probably going to make our own mini bar in our room again as well.

@schumigirl I can see that. As a tourist you have all the tours, sight seeing, and you want to taste and experience the food and culture of the area. So, I can definitely see why as a tourist sometimes you can have a lot more experience than the locals. It's kind of how you and a lot of the homies have eaten at a lot of different places and dishes at Universal, but I haven't. As a local you tend to do what is easier, affordable, or what you know, but I'll slowly change that as time goes on.

@macraven I'm always I'd rather be early than late kind of gal so I can understand being there early. @keishashadow I love that picture of the BATB show!

 

[macraven]

Free WiFi in Atlanta and no glitches here but probably due to the fact not many people are flying.

Nice way to pass time before I board the last leg

 

[Sue M]

@keishashadow love the dog! Boats not running yet, eek. Maybe by August. If not maybe I’ll just stay put at CBR. That walk to DHS in August, eh, not feeling it. Have plenty of time to decide. Happy about only 1 fam in Skyliner cab. It’s pretty enclosed.
Uber may be the way to go for MGM.

I sure hope Bob will be back at River Roost.

The Dec we stayed at Pop our top priority was getting a new room. At that time only the 80’s & 90’s were finished. And no Skyliner! I was lucky that I had good neighbours. Never heard anything. It seems most hotel stays are dependent on having considerate neighbours. one Of our GF stays traveling with my girlfriend she got a room next to a family with a toddler lol. She knew his name without ever seeing him. Mom always calling him to loudly to get in the bath. I had a nice quiet room!

I hear they do follow up on quarantine when returning to Canada. You have to fill out a form detailing your quarantine plan. Guess DH will be doing the grocery shopping, and I’ll have to sleep maybe downstairs to protect the family.
The govt really cracked down when US citizens were coming thru the border saying they were returning home to Alaska. They weren’t supposed to be using the trip back to Alaska as a sightseeing excursion but were. And were reported.
So now they’re cracking down making sure people are doing what they’re supposed to. I’m sure they aren’t phoning every individual but I’m not rolling the dice.

@Disxuni thanks for the welcome! Glad to hear you had a successful trip in July.
I have planned to go with my friend and partner in crime from Cali. Our last trip together was ages ago, Sept 2019. We book seperate rooms always. At this stage we figure we don’t have to hear each other snore lol. And now safer because of Covid. I found a travel medical company with good Covid coverage.
I always have a bar in my room lol!

@macraven glad to hear flights went well. Maybe Taco Bell is in your future today! What hotel did you stay at?

 

[macraven]

Welcome back home homie Sue!

I’ve been up since just before 6 this morning and going through the motions of laundry and hitting real life here.

Since no one has been to the grocery store since I left, need to decide what’s for dinner.

Taco Bell sounds good.

 

[DisneyLifePapioNe]

Welcome back home homie Sue!

I’ve been up since just before 6 this morning and going through the motions of laundry and hitting real life here.

Since no one has been to the grocery store since I left, need to decide what’s for dinner.

Taco Bell sounds good.

Hi Mac!

We had taco’s from one of our favorite taco restaurants here locally.

Then we did some Skeet shooting.

Then we came home and it was time for me to get Youngest from school, then we threw the baseball for a short period, then I came in to watch some news and fell asleep.

Wife was offered a new position today, surprisingly from out of nowhere frankly, as Office Manager!!!

She is thrilled for that!

I told her that her knowledge and experience for what she does is hard to come by, was an easy decision I’m sure.

More than likely take away for dinner for us again!

 

[Sue M]

Disney life congrats to your wife!

Mac enjoy your Taco Bell!

 

[keishashadow]

one Of our GF stays traveling with my girlfriend she got a room next to a family with a toddler lol. She knew his name without ever seeing him. Mom always calling him to loudly to get in the bath. I had a nice quiet room!

Lol

my pet peeve is roomful of very loud women. cackling hens as my DH puts it. Into wee hours of night & again in early morning. Got to give it to them for stamina If nothing else

The govt really cracked down when US citizens were coming thru the border saying they were returning home to Alaska. They weren’t supposed to be using the trip back to Alaska as a sightseeing excursion but were. And were reported.

Uh oh. Hate to say it but I can see the temptation to dawdle just a bit. Took train from Skagway to carcross (jr still talks about the desert!) then on to Whitehorse, emerald lake. Area so beautifully stunning, Sad to turn around and head back to ship. Sadder to think it will likely be years before we can return but chin up! This will pass!

 

[Sue M]

Lol

my pet peeve is roomful of very loud women. cackling hens as my DH puts it. Into wee hours of night & again in early morning. Got to give it to them for stamina If nothing else

Uh oh. Hate to say it but I can see the temptation to dawdle just a bit. Took train from Skagway to carcross (jr still talks about the desert!) then on to Whitehorse, emerald lake. Area so beautifully stunning, Sad to turn around and head back to ship. Sadder to think it will likely be years before we can return but chin up! This will pass!

Funny you mention that place, that desert was profiled in a travel show I watched today.
Lol, when I travel with my Californian friend we always get separate rooms. We both enjoy having our own space. And not having to worry if we’re disturbing the other.

 

[macraven]

Ended up doing a run to Taco Bell...

Guess no one here is surprised we did that

Mr Mac’s decision

I’ll cook tomorrow if he goes grocery shopping.
If not, it will be bbq down the street from us.

Sue, I’m not one to share a room either.
I’m told I snore.
Mr Mac wears ear buds each night or he wouldn’t sleep in the room with me.

I always tell him he wakes me up with his snoring.

So when I do solo trips to the Darkside or motherland, I do
not share a room with the girl homies.

Any of you have trouble the first night home from a trip?
I have always have but so tired I may fall asleep early tonight.

If I do not return here later, might mean I am catching some zzzzzzz’s

 

[Sue M]

Ended up doing a run to Taco Bell...

Guess no one here is surprised we did that

Mr Mac’s decision

I’ll cook tomorrow if he goes grocery shopping.
If not, it will be bbq down the street from us.

Sue, I’m not one to share a room either.
I’m told I snore.
Mr Mac wears ear buds each night or he wouldn’t sleep in the room with me.

I always tell him he wakes me up with his snoring.

So when I do solo trips to the Darkside or motherland, I do
not share a room with the girl homies.

Any of you have trouble the first night home from a trip?
I have always have but so tired I may fall asleep early tonight.

If I do not return here later, might mean I am catching some zzzzzzz’s

I never have a problem with falling asleep when I get home. Time change! I’m exhausted. 9pm here is midnight in Florida.
Nope no surprise with your choice of dinner lol!

 

[Realfoodfans]

Disney Life congratulations to your wife. Something to celebrate.
Mac glad you’re home safely.
Hope Carole is enjoying her trip.

I am really sleeping badly again at the moment - cannot turn my mind off so waking many times each night so although still getting up early - very fuzzy head each morning,

Off to Dad’s again shortly - skip arrived yesterday and we had to move a large freezer to the top of the driveway for local council to take - luckily Kev has a trolley that we were able to use as it is a sloping driveway. Had to pay them to take it as not allowed to put such items in the skip so hopefully that will be gone when we arrive.

Catch up later.

 

[Charade67]

A quick good morning before I head out to work. The university hasn't made any. official announcement about spring break yet. I hate that I know but can't say anything to B about it.

In other news, the Covid numbers at the university have dropped significantly. They are reporting 89 active cases today. Not too bad for a campus of about 15,000 students.

Gotta run. Hoping for a slow work day today.

 

[Charade67]

Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. I hoped for a slow day, and I have nothing to do today. Just waiting for lunchtime.