[Brenda]

Day 2 Sun 19th

Please keep in mind I am not a good note taker so I am doing this from memory [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

We sleep in until 8:30, shower and check weather to see what to wear. Sunny out but cool with a breeze about 50 degrees.Pants sweatshirt & Jackets, we head out thru the lovely Gazebo into the main building for our Free breakfast which is quite impressive, lots of fresh fruit, 3 different kinds of muffins (carrot is awesome),bagels, bread for toast(wheat & White) 4 different kinds of cereal,milk, apple & orange juice,coffee, tea,Danish yogurt and all condiments, you can also order an omelet or waffle(plate size!) which they make right in the middle of the buffet, this is for a fee of &3.50 I also forgot to mention we have coffee and tea in our Suite which was replenished every day.

We have decided to rent a car so Guest services called to set it up with Thrifty (they used to have on site rentals but stopped the week before we came) Thrifty came by and picked us up to bring us to their rental site at the Carib Royal Hotel just up the road. We are now just across the road from WDW Gate, off we go to Marketplace for shopping, DIL's, are mouth open gaping at DD, (wait until they see the parks [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ) We do a lot of walking and window shopping, get picture of BIL next to snoring Lego man, I bring SIL into my favorite store Disney Days of Christmas, pick out an ornament for DD and mention to DH what I would like (we will be back Dec. 6th [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ) Next Pooh Corner for granddaughter's gift, than on to World of Disney for a Buzzlightyear for grandson, look for pins and magnets for Chantal, and souvenirs for Daycare and Princess Lauren.

We happen to walk by the DVC desk and I see it is for BWV, I go and ask a few questions about the resort and explain DH and I bought into it in Nov. but have never seen it. The CM (Jenny) asks if we would like a tour, that the van would come pick us up and bring us back. Yes (maybe get DIL's interested too [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img] ) CM says it will be about 10 min for van , so I mention I haven't seen the new store Basin and it is right near by, she suggest we go browse while waiting (the van picked us up right out the back door of Basin) Wow if you are into aromatherapy this is the place to go! My favorite's are the Mini vanilla bomb, Fieldberries Bath salts and the massage bar Sensual Sunset, prices cheaper than Bath & Body, they have lots of other things too, when you go to DD you must take time to walk thru here and experience the feel and smell. The CM says van is here so off we go, driver is very talkative explaining all about BWV and what is there, we arrive and he walks us thru the boardwalk no one in sight (could be the chill in the air [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img] ) we are greeted at the DVC office by very friendly CM's, told to get refreshment while waiting for guide, hot coffee, Danish, cookies. A very pleasant woman greets us and ask why we came, I explain we have never seen the rooms, she takes us for a walk thru the model, Awesome rooms!! We than go to a meeting room SIL seems interested BIL still guarded(he's been to Timeshare pitches before) She explains about DVC and gives them a video and packet (no hard sales here) She tells us to go back where the van dropped us off and one would return us to DD.

A little more shopping than we head over to Rainforest Cafe for an early supper 4:30, Very good and the Rainbow Colada was [img]graemlins/yuma.gif[/img]

Back to Suite for a rest and my daily call to Princess Lauren, to see how she is doing,she couldn't talk on phone but mom said Lauren wanted me to get a hug from Mickey. Breathing very hard [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]

All rested so off to PI @ 7:00 p.m. It is quite cold with a breeze so not very many people when we arrive. We go to the Backstage outside bar and SIL and I get a Punchline Punch, Wow this seemed to warm me up a bit, the bartenter took pity on our cold hands and fixed the cups up, wrapped a napkin around it than set it into another cup, BIL and DH had a cold beer Brrrr.. Got in line for the Comedy Warehouse first show 8:15, not very many in line they let us in at 8:00 but by 8:15 it seemed to be filled up. Great show as usual, next off to Adventurer's Club , my favorite!! We got settled in, I got a Kungaloosh, DH a beer, a show was starting in Trophy room, so we start on a fun filled evening! We could spend all night here(which we did do for 3 hours!!)Each show was different it felt good to relax and laugh a lot and forget about things back home. Don't forget to check out the cabinets and drawers upstairs, I'm told CM puts in things for you take. Also if you have someone with you who has never been, get them to sit at the bar on the stool in the middle & tell bartender to give them a "lift" SIL was my target [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

Back to Suite and I am the only brave one who headed for the Hot Tub, one other person was in it and he was from NH

Tomorrow we have PS for Donald's Breakfastsaurus than a full day of AK (I will find Devine this time)

[ 02-07-2003, 10:53 AM: Message edited by: Brenda ]