Hey Carole and Tom,
It was so nice meeting you both. A week long trip is just not long enough. The time flew by. I would have loved spending time with you at Strong Water. You sure tried some interesting looking drinks. I really need to relax more on vacation. When I got back home, it took me 3 long days at work to catch up.
Confisco's is one of our favorites too. We ate their twice and I stopped in for drinks our last night at Universal. Love sitting outside watching the world go by. I was sitting their, dreading the thought of going back to the room to pack up. At least it is a lovely journey back to the hotel, either by foot or boat.
Have you tried squirting folks with the water canons as they float by on Popeye's? We spend hours up on Me Ship, Olives boat. It is so much fun watching everyone's reaction to getting wet. Some folks love it, other pretend not too (they are already soaked, what is a little more water gonna do) and others beg us to get a certain person wetter in the boat. So much fun and laughter all around.
The day of the ugly storm, we hid out in Jurassic Park Discovery Center. I watched several dinosaur eggs hatch to the delight of all the children. Especially the children who were chosen to name the baby dinosaur each time it was hatched. That was one wet day.
Carole is not joking folks about the love bugs. We stopped for Fat Tuesday drinks one Saturday afternoon and the counter top was covered w/ them. They were everywhere. In your hair, crawling up your back, down your arms..... glad they don't bite....
Sapphire Falls was beautiful inside and out. Will definitely stay there again. EVERYONE, from the maids to management were super nice. I have to give a shout out to the young folks working in The New Dutch Trading Co. They were ALWAYS courteous, professional and pleasant. Never ran into ANY worker that was having a bad day. I completely understand why you folks choose to stay here time and time again.
Again, nice meeting you. Have enjoyed your past trip reports and look forward to many more.