The view from the quaint hotel was lovely but I think I probably would have moved on after one night too. I'm looking forward to your anniversary plans and the December recap!!
My favorite is Best Western, I've found them pretty consistent! But maybe I'll branch out and try a Hampton Inn now!
Also, I just finished reading The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street and the narrator says "so sue me" all the time!
YUM! So much delicious lobster meat! I like warm lobster rolls with butter and toasted bread mmmmm
What, no pictures?!
Hampton Inns are reliable, I get it. When Alex and I are looking for a quick and familiar place to stay, we tend to pick the chain we know because the last thing we want is unexpected surprises during our travels.
That view from your Maine resort...N was getting some beach time even if it was in Maine.
Your lobster roll looked quite yummy!
I'm so sad that this report is done, but I really cannot wait for you to return to WDW in August and write about it after you get back. (And of course I look forward to hearing about the 5K experience.)
So I never post on TR's but I read so many of them! I've been following along for what seems like forever but it's been fun. My daughter and I adored your wedding photos, absolutely stunning. I'm subscribed to your other reports so I'll still be here hiding . Your trip was amazing and I hope your anniversary is just as magical. We may be there at the same time? We leave today for my daughter's 21'st birthday trip. 2 hours til I'm on my way to POR!
Ugh.... work.
A dirty four letter word.
My last road trip earlier this month I think I listened to 3 books.
Great way to pass the time.
What on earth! I mean, I don't *hate* the idea of having bacon ready to eat at any given time but who thought of this? Hahaha
Oh, Georgia. I guess it makes sense that our visitor center was advertising for Guardians since it was filmed here (or at least a lot of it was). But still seems odd!!
Genius! I love the top center, a fancy horse?
Two things of absolute beauty! Maine looks lovely.
at first I was a little sad... but then I read on that the trip report isn't actually ending just yet so I'm back to being excited for your anniversary trip!!! Looking forward to the PTR post, and hearing a few details about the lost trip that went into report vortex
I have enjoyed every moment of your report. I look forward to your anniversary trip!
I have really enjoyed reading your report. I laugh when you described Old Orchard Beach - rustic is certainly one word for it. My in-laws actually live in Ocean Park, which is the town next to Old Orchard so I am very familiar that rustic vibe. And that water is cold. Looking forward to hearing about your August trip.
Haha I agree 75 in Maine is not the same 75 in Orlando. Despite being born and raised in Maine I have never been to Old Orchard. I always prefered going to Bar Harbor and Acadia. I can't wait for your August because that means our trip is even closer. My countdown is 37 days!!! I think we will miss each other by a few days though.
Yay! I hope you have fun back at Disney!
No better way to spend a long drive, in my opinion.
I've thoroughly enjoyed reading all about it!
I cannot get over that you LEFT Disney and then you WENT BACK to Disney. That is crazy and insane and everything a honeymoon should be. Thank you so much for letting us get married right along with you. But I'm a little dismayed you forgot to wave as you drove by....
I loved your report!!!
I think the bonus Epcot day was my favorite moment! You're sad because it is over and then you get to go back for just a little more fun. I love that.
Add me to the list of loving to live vicariously through your TR!! I think your solution to post-Disney depression is amazing - just go back! Ideally within 24 hours Looking forward to hearing highlights from yo9ur other trips down, the more the merrier
I always feel like it rains on the end of vacation because of my mood!
When we used to drive to Disney with my family when i was young we always stayed at Hampton Inns, they were the best hotels we had stayed at on the road trips so we always looked forward to them rather than the HoJo.
It's over! Can't believe it!! It's amazing how you had all those weeks of Disney Life, and Wedding Life, and Honyemoon Life and now it's back to regular life, and it's weird, right?
But thanks for sharing I had such blast reading about your epic Disneymoon and also for being a part of it for a split second!!
WOW it sounds amazing!! Another epic TR? Sign me up!!
We had chad last August for lunch! It was our first time back in a couple years and while he's nice, we were a bit disappointed because we saw the other servers totally whoopin' it up with their tables. He was definitely a bit......creepy lol. Trying his best I think; I actually wondered who hired him and why they thought WCC was a good fit Luckily when we returned this past March we had Wendy, the blonde, who was fantastic!
And I love this little parade and the fact that they don't just shelve the whole parade thing in the rain! Glad you got to see it especially on your last day
Awww, he knows just what you need!
A sad loss to EPCOT for sure. I just recently watched their FINAL performance on YouTube and teared up just a little bit. They obviously loved their jobs very much and were genuinely sad to say good bye.
And we appreciate you and all the time and care you have taken to share all of your wonderful memories with us. Thank you for a really top notch report!
And I for one, can't wait!!!
Thanks for the great trip report and letting us following along your amazing wedding/honeymoon!!!
I am sure the journey home was a long one, but you made it look like fun! I absolutely love that you made your own lobster rolls while in Maine- yum!
I am sad that this epic Disney Wedding/Honeymoon TR has come to an end! But I look forward to hearing what you have in store for August!
Yes lady! One time a cm told me that you are officially allowed to celebrate your birthday at Disney up to 183 days before or up to 183 days after...I've never done the pretend-it's-my-birthday-in-Disney thing before, but I figured that since we're basically skipping over my actual birthday, for just this once I'll indulge myself. I've never had a birthday button, and I want one so badly!
Yep treat yoself! Y'all are troopers at driving. I don't think I could handle that at all! We start whining around hour 3Between the cost of the flights and the rental, we considered driving down again instead
Ooooh, you are a bad influence! (But also, double treat yoself)I've been casually directing her attention to the dangerous addiction that is Dooney and Bourke,
YASSSS!!!You're also about to see where our priorities on this trip lie....in eating AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE,
A necessity, really. I'm trying to stay out of the parks during the heat of the day as much as humanly possible!Afternoon breaks almost every day
Fixed itEatindoorswhenever possible
Haha. We were with friends a week or two ago walking through a downtown area and all of the sudden I was like "WHY AREN'T WE WALKING IN THE SHADE!" I felt like a bossypants but everyone else agreed.Walk in the shade, or through stores with A/C whenever possible
You ain't right. Now I gotta go google the shapes they have again...New Dooney and Bourke (Orange Bird, I'm lookin' at you!)
WHATFiiiiiiinally get the almond salt scrub at Basin I've coveting for years. Like, literally, years now
6:30am: Pick up at Franck's for our Animal Kingdom photo shoot!! We enjoyed our amazing MK bridal shoot so much that we decided to have anniversary photos done in our favourite park.
I'm guessing you don't want a romantical Dismeet this day in that caseAUG. 17: (Anniversary Day!) (EP)
That's the best thing about Universal! Flying by the seat of your pants!!!AUG. 21: (USO)
We're doing Universal/IoA this day. Hopefully we'll have enough energy left to get up early for another morning so we can do early entry with our APs. Otherwise, I have no specific plans at Universal other than...
Dinner: Mythos
Don't forget the Carrie Hayward patented method of free desserts... buttons, hats, pins, shirts all proclaiming IT's MY ANNIVERSARY as much as possibleDinner: Narcoossee's (first time!)
We've timed it to overlap with Happily Ever After toward the end of our dinner, and I'll politely put in a request for a window table, bat my eyelashes, and hope for the best.
So my tour was a while ago and it was also HOT as it was Labor Day weekend (not long after you're contemplating going) but it was manageable because they schedule breaks and are sensitive that it's hotter than blue blazes in Orlando that time of the year. Actually, our tour guide told us a joke, there are two seasons in Orlando: Summer and Sweaty Winter. Haha! The only time I would say I was too hot was at the very end when we were between Main Street and Tomorrowland standing on an area near the bypass. It was absolutely without shade and the pavement was super hot. If you told the tour guide what your restrictions are at the beginning of the tour, they could probably accommodate you or at least help stop in the shade.Anyone who's done these tours,
WHAT!!! I did not think I could be more jealous, and yet... I am!In between these FPs...we have TOUR #2:
6:15: Savour the Savanna!
I've never needed a reservation at any of the Swan/Dolphin restaurants. Do you get free calling to US numbers? If so, I would call the number on the Shula's website and see if you can make a reservation directly.(For those who are in the know, do you think it's likely to get a ressie there at this point?)
Keep it!So major questions left on my mind are: should we keep Keys to the Kingdom, or drop it? ... And on a scale of 1-Bonkers, how insane is our ADR schedule?
*Barf*
Absolutely! Nathan and I have a few franchises, like Harry Potter, that we can agree on. And we both also really like autobiographical stuff. And when we don't agree on a book...that's what headphones are for.
and also because this is kind of the colour I imagine when I think about walking on the surface of the sun.
my birthday which is this weekend
I've never had a birthday button, and I want one so badly!
You're also about to see where our priorities on this trip lie....in eating AS MUCH AS HUMANLY POSSIBLE,
I settled on the Cheshire Cat, and the Mad Hatter! For N,
AUG. 25: (Resort, EP)
We have a couple's massage booked late in the morning at the GF, and then something I've wanted to try for some time now...
Afternoon Tea at Grand Floridian's Garden View Tea Room
BTW: Who thought it was a good idea to make Character Spot a Tier 1 FP?
Possibly stop at Character Warehouse on the way from the airport to look for cheap authentic Disney pins to have as traders in the parks.
Definitely check out the Character Warehouse on Vineland as a few vlogs have recently shown the Orange Bird Dooney on sale there.