Disney World Day One

Disney Yacht Club--Our Home for a Week

We made it!  We had an uneventful flight from Portland to Seattle and a nice overnight at the airport Hilton at SeaTac on Monday.  A wonderful dinner at Spenser's Steakhouse in the Hilton.  We got a good night's sleep and got up way too early for retirees, to catch the morning non-stop flight from Seattle to Orlando, Florida.  The flight was actually early and thanks to friend and boat partner Sam, we had MVP status and were able to score two exit row seats on the aisle across from each other.  The flight was five hours long, but it was quite bearable thanks to snacks, books, and naps.

 

View of Yacht Club Lighthouse and Pirate Ship 

We got to Orlando airport and took our time getting down to the Disney Shuttle and waited a little while until our shuttle bus (Disney Magical Express) brought us right to the Disney Yacht Club Resort.  We did not have to find or mess with luggage as we put the Disney tags on the bags in Seattle.  We got checked in, walked around a bit and then found a place to eat.  When we got back to the room, two of our four bags (we know, we tend to pack a tad heavy...) were "magically" in the room.  We checked and found out that the other bags were just a little late, and they came in ten minutes or so.  We guess some magic takes longer than others, but it was sure nice not to have to mess with bags--but it does require some trust.

Our Room is on the First Floor, Second from Right

We have a very nice room, on the first floor (no elevators!) and we can walk right out to the "marina" where they rent boats and you can do some charter fishing for what Neil is sure is not up to his Alaska fish standards.  It is catch and release anyway, but Neil was tempted to get a picture of him with a eight inch bass to send to Sam and Dave in Alaska.

Disney Shuttle Boat to Disney Boardwalk and Epcot

Today was a bit cloudy and it is supposed to be sunny for the next several days, so we walked over to the Disney Dolphin Resort for lunch and then on to Disney Boardwalk, which is just across Crescent Lake from our resort.  We did a little bit of shopping and then took the shuttle bus back to the resort in the afternoon.

Disney Candy--Note the "Mine, Mine, Mine" Guppies from Finding Nemo

Pamela was having coffee withdrawal upon returning, so we went to one of the nearby pubs and she got her coffee fix.

When we got to the room, the house keeping staff had cleaned up and left us with a "towel bunny" like they do on cruise ships.  So far, the service and accommodations here have been very good, as you would expect that a Disney Resort would be.  

Pamela with the Towel Bunny Today

In case you can't tell, we are having a great time, and we haven't even gotten to any of the parks yet, and Pamela has not started her Creative Memories conference--that starts tomorrow.  Neil is planning on watching some NFL playoff games on Saturday and Sunday, but more about that later.  

We will close with a couple of pictures from the past couple of weeks.

Neil and his Dad in Silverdale, January 2012

Some of you may remember that we had a lot of Stellar's Jay visitors when we were in Alaska.  We kinda miss the little camp robbers, and when Pamela looked out the window of the Fiver last week, she saw something blue in the trees.  Sure enough, it was a Western Scrub Jay.  We haven't decided if we will see if they like peanuts or not, but it was neat to see one so close to our new home.  We are not "homeless" as Pamela's brother likes to put it, but our home is pretty mobile!

Western Scrub Jay

Well, this was a lot longer post than intended, even though we don't have much to say, but we did have some photos to share.  We hope that you are doing well, and we thank you for visiting.  Please send us an email to let us know you are "listening".

Neil and Pamela