Trip Report And When it's Time to Find Home. We know the Way!! Aue Aue

Good Morning all my Disney loving friends! We just hit the road and our first destination is Charlotte, NC. However, before I get ahead of myself, it is our normal crew, myself, Deighton (I turn the big 5 0 this year), Den my husband and our 3 kids. Hunter who is 20 and is now bartending... Camden 13 still an avid lacrosse player and fisherman and the youngest Brinley, 9 for now but on August 10 she will turn 10 in Disney World.

Here is a brief schedule of the next 2 weeks. As I stated earlier we will arriving in Charlotte, NC around 4 pm today. We have reservations at a southern BBQ restaurant (let the feeding frenzy begin). Tomorrow, we leave early to get to Savannah Georgia as soon as possible. We have a lot that we want to do here but the weather is not showing that it is going to cooperate. Hopefully the weather man is as wrong in Savannah as they are in
Pittsburgh!

After a night in Savannah, we are headed to Disney Springs for 2 days. We have reservations in Disney Springs and this is when we will do some resort hopping. Then it is home to The Boardwalk for 9 nights with a seven day hopper. Then back to Charlotte to meet up with my brother and his family. Then sadly home and back to the grind! I will post more details shortly!

Thanks for following and thanks to all of you who take the time to do Trip Reports! You have no idea how much it keeps me going

 

[littleroo]

@littleroo -- thank you for a great TR! I think a big part of your family vacation "experience" was that despite the varying ages in the group, everyone was pretty much on the same page. That made for some fun times, without individuals being too selective of the daily attractions, etc. You all seemed to "roll" with what each day offered.

And what a treat for Brin to be able to celebrate her 10th birthday at WDW!!!

Thanks @MinnieM123 I appreciate you following and participating You are just the sweetest person. I look forward to your next trip report as well!

We definitely learned years ago not to push it in the heat or rain or when exhaustion sets in. Losing a few hours is better than losing a few days. Also, I am aware of how lucky we are to go every 2 years and the length of time that we get to go away for. I, try to instill this in the kids, as well. I am happy to report besides Hunters severe sunburn and mild eye allergies ( he didn't bring extra contacts or saline), and Cam's mild sunburn, we were all and continue to be healthy!!

 

[Swissmiss]

Glad you got home safely; thanks so much for taking the time to write your TR.

We picked up our cats this afternoon (one of them has glaucoma so it easier to board them than to find someone who is willing to come get scratched twice a day giving her eye drops).

 

[littleroo]

Glad you got home safely; thanks so much for taking the time to write your TR.

We picked up our cats this afternoon (one of them has glaucoma so it easier to board them than to find someone who is willing to come get scratched twice a day giving her eye drops).

Lol! We understand! Den's mom watched the cats and the house. Thanks for following. I look forward to seeing how close we were at times.

 

[93boomer]

So happy you got to stop again in Charlotte! You made good time getting home! Thanks for sharing your adventures.I enjoyed them tremendously!

 

[littleroo]

So happy you got to stop again in Charlotte! You made good time getting home! Thanks for sharing your adventures.I enjoyed them tremendously!

Thank you so much for following! I am super excited for your trip in little over a month. You really should at least write a summary of your adventures. I would really enjoy reading it!!

For now, it is time to get ready for work!

 

[littleroo]

One of the big takeaways for us this trip is how much we really enjoyed the Disney lounges. The menus are limited in the lounges, but the items that are there, are delicious and reasonably priced. We found out, a little too late, that you can order off the menu in the restaurant that attaches to the lounge, too.

For example, we really enjoy the Crew Cup which, for us, is a little hidden gem. It has great food and service, plus it is rarely busy. We really enjoy the charcuterie board, sliders, and truffle fries. The Yachtsman Steakhouse is right next door. We could have ordered off of that menu, as well.

I remember writing this last trip, too, but sitting at the bar is where to be. The service is spectacular and you can order whatever you wish and split things!

I think you all know by now that we really enjoy table service meals and always have been. I am not being negative but wow has the quality and size of the food gone down while prices were sky high. We saw the prices going in so we were not blind by any means but we were throughly disappointed in many meals. More on that later...

Happy Monday everyone!! I am off today and have lots of unpacking and laundry to do as worked the last 2 days.