glennbo123
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 10, 2008
Sounds like you really had a great trip if you were already planning a return! Love the food pics.
Jill in CO
Oh, we really did. It might've been partly due to the fact that this was our first trip sans-kids in almost 10 years...but Hilton Head was really nice too!
So much to comment on, but the thing that really stands out is the sheer enjoyment you are getting (ok, got) out of this vacation. I love when I hear people finding that happy place that they'd want to go back to over and over. And now I think I may have to add HH to my "hopefully someday" list- right after the Hawaii one. (For the life of me can't remember it's name other than something like Aulani or such.)
Sometime shortly after I started this report, someone posted something like "Oh, I can't wait to read what made HHI feel like 'Disney' to you". And it wasn't really one thing. But it was on that bike ride that I realized that I was just enjoying the heck out of this vacation.
You won't recognize James the next time he appears in a trip report. He's finally started to shoot up, and his hair has gone curly. Diagnosis: puberty.
Thanks Andy. Sometimes I look at the resales and wish I wasn't so darned practical!
Somewhere a (probably now retired) DVC employee who was in charge of planning back in the '90's is smacking his forehead going "Duh"!
Me too! Oh, I wanted to come on here and do the happy dance when I got it. And there was more to the whole booking story than that, but it would probably be boring to most people. As I looked at availability every day I could see somebody walking a reservation in front of me...days would be unavailable and then open up as they passed. I felt lucky to get the two days that I did, but the third day didn't open up. I figured that must be the real start-date of that person's vacation. Then I saw it available online one night but I decided to wait and call the next day to add it to my existing vacation -- I was afraid if I booked it separately that I might have to change rooms. That was dumb. It was gone by the time member services opened the next day. So I put in the waitlist, but I didn't figure it would come through because everything looked to be booked up pretty tight.
I should have 'em ask for a screwdriver and see what they get!
This has been a miserable winter hasn't it? We haven't gotten as much snow as some other years, but so darned cold.
Oh yeah, this was a great vacation.
Hiya Jen! Yeah, dolphins always look like they're having a good time.
HH has a nice beach. Not many shells, if you like looking for those, but a nice gradual grade, and sand that's packed enough to bike on.
What are the dates you are going to be at WDW? After a couple of years of one bad thing after another we are finally heading back in May. I'm excited to make it back for SWW but still super disappointed about Hyperspace Hoopla.
Oh good, I'm glad you're able to go back!
We'll miss SWW. We'll arrive 6/23 and leave for HHI on 6/29. I can't believe they discontinued Hyperspace Hoopla.
It was hands-down the single best thing about Star Wars Weekends. It's just baffling.
Hi Rosie!
We've only ever been on one cruise (Royal Caribbean), loved it, and would love to go again. If only I could hit the lottery.
Yeah, after it dawned on me I figured that it was part of someone's plan way back when. Of course they're not actively selling it anymore, but I wonder if they marketed it that way back when it was originally sold.
I agree, they've obviously found a formula that they like with these add-ons. And yes, it appears that the resorts away from WDW have been a little bit of a disappointment.
You are better careful where you bike with a functioning bike, you might end up with a lot of expensive vacation ideas!
That's good advice!
Me too! Yes, looks like we'll have them all along!
I love these wooden beach chairs! They look comfy and classy!
When we first rented them, the lifeguard pulled the footstool-part out from underneath and we were just like the aliens in "Toy Story": "Oooooo!"
I like Vero a lot, but when comparing the beaches it's a +1
for Hilton Head.They are big. Hey, I never said that I picked it up!
Well done!
Good timing.
Thanks Dee!
Great. Thanks!
It was really nice. Yeah, with so few people, it didn't have that "commercial" boat tour vibe. More like just going out on a friend's boat.
Thank you.
And, thank you.
Ah, I see what you did there. Be careful with all that betting, or you won't be let into the Hall of Fame!
Thank you ma'am.
Hey, you just wrote my TR wrap-up for me!
I've been warned!
Okay, I'm filing that way in my mental rolodex...you will be my first pm when that comes up, as I'm sure it will.
Now how awesome is that?!! Did you make the costume? Love it!
And yes, I do appreciate you bookending your updates with Food Porn!
I have been very fortunate to avoiding the downpours lately.
As you can see, too much thinking makes me a little unbalanced. I just told Jim we should do VB next year before a 4 day 
