Trip Report Everything Is Just So Peachy Keen! *COMPLETED*

It certainly was for us Georgia peaches this last week! For those who may be new here, let us introduce ourselves. We are Tuvalu and Em, a mother-daughter duo who love traveling together to Walt Disney World. We take multiple trips per year (this was our third for 2022) and for us, time spent at our resort is just as important to us as time spent in the parks. Slow-paced relaxation is vital to us!

I’m sure this laid-back vibe is what draws people to cruises: pools, bars, a variety of restaurants and activities from which to choose . I can’t do ships. But I can happily “land cruise” at WDW!

Hope you decide to follow along and learn about the surprises on our most recent voyage.

When: July 20-27, 2022
Where: Disney’s Yacht Club and Disney’s Wilderness Lodge Resorts

Nothing can stop us now!

 

[Tuvalu]

Monday, July 25

I took some pictures on my morning walk to pick up breakfast. Em likes room service when we “land cruise.”

I much preferred journeying outside rather than inside. Not only was it shorter, it was more picturesque.

Someone had climbed atop the falls.

Too warm to dine al fresco here this time of day. Morning summer sun is brutal!

It was cooler in the hallway. But I wouldn’t be eating here either.

I returned to Em bearing Mickey waffles and eggs. She did not tip me.

 

[93boomer]

Monday, July 25

I took some pictures on my morning walk to pick up breakfast. Em likes room service when we “land cruise.”

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I much preferred journeying outside rather than inside. Not only was it shorter, it was more picturesque.

Someone had climbed atop the falls.

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Too warm to dine al fresco here this time of day. Morning summer sun is brutal!

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It was cooler in the hallway. But I wouldn’t be eating here either.

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I returned to Em bearing Mickey waffles and eggs. She did not tip me.

We gotta teach that girl about tipping!
One question- are people supposed to climb the rock?

 

[Tuvalu]

One question- are people supposed to climb the rock?

Pretty sure it was a maintenance guy.

 

[MinnieM123]

Pretty sure it was a maintenance guy.

Whew! For a moment, I thought it might be the guy that climbed up the Mexico pavilion in Epcot, some years ago . . . remember him?!

 

[slipperalwaysfits]

Someone had climbed atop the falls.

YES, I thought this was someone trying to get banned from WDW.

 

[Tuvalu]

After breakfast Em and I lounged in the room for a bit. Today wasn’t supposed to be a resort day but after checking the weather for tomorrow we made a switch.

Eventually we headed for the pool. This is the “backside” of Geyser Point.

And this is our happy place.

Em took to reading right away. I am a mermaid and thus needed the water!

I was really looking forward to lunch. Geyser Point had an amazing smoked turkey sandwich that I’d gobbled down while visiting with Woody (and @Loco_driver, @lindawdw, @Darstarr) in May.

Only today it wasn’t on the menu. I then checked the app for the similar smoked turkey sandwich that Roaring Fork usually offered.

No dice.

That’s odd, I thought. The Wilderness Lodge has its own smokehouse and turkey is typically offered in some fashion.

I looked back at the menu for Geyser Point to see if my standard Kids Finger Food Sampler was there. It was!
Sliced smoked turkey, cucumbers, cheddar, quinoa salad and multigrain crisps.

Em said that sounded good to her so I ordered two.

Here’s what we got in our meals.

Does that look like sliced smoked turkey to you? Me neither!

It was chunks of grilled chicken breast. Very dry, chewy and flavorless chicken breast. We choked it down.

Later, when I went to refill our mugs, I inquired at the grill about the missing turkey.

“You know there’s a turkey shortage,” the CM said matter-of-factly.

No, turkey-loving Tuvalu knew nothing about a turkey shortage!!!

My mind immediately raced forward to Thanksgiving. Would there be no Butterball on our holiday table? Would turkey be as rare as toilet paper was in 2020?

Well it must have been a short-lived shortage. I just checked the menus for both Geyser Point and Roaring Fork and turkey is back baby!!

 

[lindawdw]

I'm with you on those bland banners around the parks!!! So happy to see that you were able to get the hot water issue fixed in your room and hopefully they figured out where the floral scent was coming from before your stay was over! Your stump cake looked delicious in the picture even if I'm not a fondant fan! The book that Em was reading at the pool looked interesting and your kid's turkey/dried chicken lunch did look pretty bland. If they didn't have it available, then it should have been noted on the menu! That turkey sandwich that you had in May at Geyser Point looked fabulous!

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

A lot of turkey farms in our area of Wisconsin and in Minnesota have been hit with avian flu. Get your turkey for Thanksgiving soon!

 

[slipperalwaysfits]

m took to reading right away. I am a mermaid and thus needed the water!

Tell ‘Em that Emily Henry’s latest is even more enjoyable than her second. I loved her first book and found the Orange one that Em’s reading to be a definite SOphmore slump. But her third book was awesome!

Sorry about the turkey and I hope you have your Butterball on the freezer for Turkey Day!!

 

[TrolleyFollower91]

Tell ‘Em that Emily Henry’s latest is even more enjoyable than her second. I loved her first book and found the Orange one that Em’s reading to be a definite SOphmore slump. But her third book was awesome!

Sorry about the turkey and I hope you have your Butterball on the freezer for Turkey Day!!

Book Lovers? I read that one first! Loved it! Now I’m reading Beach Read!

 

[Songbird76]

After breakfast Em and I lounged in the room for a bit. Today wasn’t supposed to be a resort day but after checking the weather for tomorrow we made a switch.

Eventually we headed for the pool. This is the “backside” of Geyser Point.

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And this is our happy place.

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Em took to reading right away. I am a mermaid and thus needed the water!

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I was really looking forward to lunch. Geyser Point had an amazing smoked turkey sandwich that I’d gobbled down while visiting with Woody (and @Loco_driver, @lindawdw, @Darstarr) in May.

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Only today it wasn’t on the menu. I then checked the app for the similar smoked turkey sandwich that Roaring Fork usually offered.

No dice.

That’s odd, I thought. The Wilderness Lodge has its own smokehouse and turkey is typically offered in some fashion.

I looked back at the menu for Geyser Point to see if my standard Kids Finger Food Sampler was there. It was!
Sliced smoked turkey, cucumbers, cheddar, quinoa salad and multigrain crisps.

Em said that sounded good to her so I ordered two.

Here’s what we got in our meals.

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Does that look like sliced smoked turkey to you? Me neither!

It was chunks of grilled chicken breast. Very dry, chewy and flavorless chicken breast. We choked it down.

Later, when I went to refill our mugs, I inquired at the grill about the missing turkey.

“You know there’s a turkey shortage,” the CM said matter-of-factly.

No, turkey-loving Tuvalu knew nothing about a turkey shortage!!!

My mind immediately raced forward to Thanksgiving. Would there be no Butterball on our holiday table? Would turkey be as rare as toilet paper was in 2020?

Well it must have been a short-lived shortage. I just checked the menus for both Geyser Point and Roaring Fork and turkey is back baby!!

That's one big book Em's reading...what an appropriate title, too. She could have written that book about the magicians!

Edited to add: *adds Emily Henry to the To Read list on goodreads*

 

[Tuvalu]

So happy to see that you were able to get the hot water issue fixed in your room and hopefully they figured out where the floral scent was coming from before your stay was over!

More to come….

A lot of turkey farms in our area of Wisconsin and in Minnesota have been hit with avian flu. Get your turkey for Thanksgiving soon!

Sorry about the turkey and I hope you have your Butterball on the freezer for Turkey Day!!

Me, soon.

 

[Tuvalu]

Monday, con’t

Less than an hour after our disappointing lunch (though to be fair, everything except the chicken in the finger food sampler was good) there was a *slight* roll of thunder.

Em and I were relaxing in the pool, sunny skies all around us. We looked at each other, hoping the noise we heard was someone pushing one of those big towel carts.

But the lifeguard whistle proved otherwise.

“The pool is now closed due to lightning,” came the verbal command.

Now I’m all for safety, but lightning on the radar can be up to 5 miles away and the pools still have to close. For at least 30 minutes, sometimes up to an hour. It can be frustrating when sunshine is all around you, yet you must leave.

Em and I got out, quickly toweled off, grabbed our belongings and sadly trudged back to our room.

I took this picture from our balcony, as the last of the guests were clearing out.

There was no more thunder. No dark clouds. The sky remained blue, a mixture of clouds and sunbeams.

We kept our suits on. And the moment we heard the “all clear” whistle, we returned to our happy place.

 

[joshsprincess921]

Tell ‘Em that Emily Henry’s latest is even more enjoyable than her second. I loved her first book and found the Orange one that Em’s reading to be a definite SOphmore slump. But her third book was awesome!

Sorry about the turkey and I hope you have your Butterball on the freezer for Turkey Day!!

I liked the People We Meet on Vacation, so I need to read the others.

 

[youngdeb]

I liked the People We Meet on Vacation, so I need to read the others.

I really enjoyed Beach Read & Book Lovers too. I tried to get into one of her earlier books "The Love That Split the World" and it wasn't nearly as good.

 

[Darstarr]

Book Lovers? I read that one first! Loved it! Now I’m reading Beach Read!

Did you read her first two? The love that split the world and A Million Junes?
Or something like that. She must have been on some serious recreation drugs when she wrote those. Also, Hello Girls. Very different from her other books. (I will have what she is having)

 

[TrolleyFollower91]

Did you read her first two? The love that split the world and A Million Junes?
Or something like that. She must have been on some serious recreation drugs when she wrote those. Also, Hello Girls. Very different from her other books. (I will have what she is having)

 

[lindawdw]

Monday, con’t

Less than an hour after our disappointing lunch (though to be fair, everything except the chicken in the finger food sampler was good) there was a *slight* roll of thunder.

Em and I were relaxing in the pool, sunny skies all around us. We looked at each other, hoping the noise we heard was someone pushing one of those big towel carts.

But the lifeguard whistle proved otherwise.

“The pool is now closed due to lightning,” came the verbal command.

Now I’m all for safety, but lightning on the radar can be up to 5 miles away and the pools still have to close. For at least 30 minutes, sometimes up to an hour. It can be frustrating when sunshine is all around you, yet you must leave.

Em and I got out, quickly toweled off, grabbed our belongings and sadly trudged back to our room.

I took this picture from our balcony, as the last of the guests were clearing out.

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There was no more thunder. No dark clouds. The sky remained blue, a mixture of clouds and sunbeams.

We kept our suits on. And the moment we heard the “all clear” whistle, we returned to our happy place.

It's too bad you had to pack up and leave but at least you had that gorgeous view from your balcony!

 

[Tuvalu]

Monday, con’t

Our second “happy place” visit of the day did not last long.

Once again, as we relaxed in the water, there was a slight clap of thunder.

Em and I looked at each other with “not again” expressions. But we knew the drill. The lifeguard whistle would blow and we’d have to evacuate the pool deck. We had just made it to our loungers when the whistle blew.

This time we decided to assuage our disappointment by stopping at the bar before returning to our room. We got our strawberry daiquiris to go and enjoyed them on the balcony.

Suddenly Em called out, “It’s ok to come in, we’re out here on the balcony.”

She had seen two maintenance men let themselves in and they were startled to see her. I turned around and then got up to meet them in the room.

“One of our guys was here yesterday to fix the hot water. He was also supposed to replace the air filter due to an unpleasant odor. We came to double check that everything is ok.”

“The hot water is fine,” I replied. “But can’t you smell that?”

One couldn’t smell anything and the other agreed with me that there was a light floral scent in the room. As I explained that the scent seemed to be coming from an air duct, he opened up the locked panel and confirmed that the filter had been changed yesterday, as it was clearly dated. He even showed me.

“Is fragrance pumped into the rooms?” I asked.

“No ma’am.”

“How about cleaning solutions, or heavy duty sanitizers? Something that might be used between guests?” I offered.

He contacted someone from housekeeping via his talkie who said their cleaning products have no fragrance.

It was truly a mystery. His best guess was that the room’s previous occupant had dropped a perfume bottle and each time the air circulated the scent was released. (None of us got down to sniff the floor or baseboard, however. ) The smell had dissipated some and wasn’t nearly as strong as when we’d checked in, so Em and I agreed we’d live with it.

Meanwhile the pool was still closed, though a CM was wandering around.

 

[slipperalwaysfits]

I smell more smell issues coming…..