Fun, Sun & Strong Water Rum...*Yo-Ho*...23 Nights @ Sapphire Falls...A May 2022 TR

[schumigirl]

Hahaha! You may have just outlined by entire dining itinerary for me, so thanks for that!

lol……glad to have made some kind of contribution to your eating choices……I’m sure you’ll love them all

 

[schumigirl]

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[Worfiedoodles]

It supposedly takes 3 weeks to form a habit. Is there something you will work on before you go?

 

[schumigirl]

It supposedly takes 3 weeks to form a habit. Is there something you will work on before you go?

Well you know what I`m working on before we leave, but not very successfully with only 3 weeks to go......lol......

Trying to find a new wax lady......the one who did my legs has decided she wants to go do something else so she quit. I don`t like the other woman so will find another place, but you`ve got to feel comfy with them. First world problems.....

 

[Worfiedoodles]

Well you know what I`m working on before we leave, but not very successfully with only 3 weeks to go......lol......

Trying to find a new wax lady......the one who did my legs has decided she wants to go do something else so she quit. I don`t like the other woman so will find another place, but you`ve got to feel comfy with them. First world problems.....

I wish there was a "hug" emoji. Dang it is tough when your person deserts you...much better when they dessert you LOL

 

[schumigirl]

I wish there was a "hug" emoji. Dang it is tough when your person deserts you...much better when they dessert you LOL

lol.......that`s funny!!

I did laugh at one of my friends who said she could recommend someone who does leg waxing and will come to your home to do it.....then proceeded to give me 50 reasons why I wouldn`t like her.......yeah thanks Fliss!!! Gotta love my friends and their weird logic.......

Now I want dessert......you`re a bad influence

 

[margareton27]

Getting caught up and loving your recaps! A funny story about printers - years ago a study by a large printer firm was done to understand behaviours when there were printer issues. It was found that a university educated woman was most likely to kick/hit the printer! I think I have done that a few times

 

[schumigirl]

Getting caught up and loving your recaps! A funny story about printers - years ago a study by a large printer firm was done to understand behaviours when there were printer issues. It was found that a university educated woman was most likely to kick/hit the printer! I think I have done that a few times

along margareton27......it`s been a while since we have seen you!!

Thank you........I`m so glad you`re enjoying reading along.......

lol......oh yes, I am that woman too.......I`ve definitely bashed them a few times over the years..........I often wonder why we think it`ll help, or maybe just makes us feel a bit better.

Good to see you though, hope you`re doing ok

 

[schumigirl]

One of the places we enjoy visiting is Winter Park.

It`s a nice little drive away from Orlando but not too far and it is a beautiful little town. Very sweet place that is supposed to have an upmarket feel, we`ve never thought that but it is very nice and it`s pleasant to walk through and does have some nice stores too including Pottery Barn which is set in what looked like it could have been an Art deco cinema or theatre at one time and Williams and Sonoma which is a store that tempts me with so many things on each visit!

On arriving you cross the railroad which caught us out once and scared the bejeesus out of us, then you turn into an idylic park area which is just spacious and full of green trees and beautiful flowers all around.

Anytime we have been it`s been quiet and very tranquil with some reading groups sitting around enjoying their book group in the sunshine......something I`ve never done as our book group is usually in centrally heated home where we`re all cosy......sitting outside would be lovely. But, families wander around and it has a lovely local feel to it.

Growing up in the UK, as a youngster we had trains that were not exactly adorned with great expectations when you saw them, but for me seeing the massive double decker Amtrak trains on various tv shows or travel shows, they were a splendid example of what rail travel should look like and it was a dream of mine to one day travel across America on one.......I imagined it being very romantic and being served the finest food with luxurious cabins to sleep in........my cousins in America soon filled me in that my illustrious vision was not exactly the reality of train travel in the modern world.

Talk about disappointed.

But, I still got very excited when we did see this train travel and stop at the train station on one of our trips......and yes, I was like a 5 year old when the train driver waved at me.........

I was told that was incredibly lame for a woman of my age.

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But, what a sight.......it might not be the double decker one that travels across country, but to me it was still pretty darn impressive!! And the driver was cute too

The stores and hotels of the town are right across from the park and I do like the look of this hotel placed on the top of the building, it`s supposed to be very nice and quite unique.

Unique is something we do like and we accidentally found this little Olive Oil store that is so much more. Although I do admit, the Olive Oil from Mount Dora is nicer somehow, but we still enjoyed it when we got it home.

And we did do a little shopping in here. Not that we bought too much as we had visited near the end of our trip and we secretly knew but didin`t admit we really couldn`t fit much more in our suitcases. So we were good and purchased the minimum, well, maybe a few things more than we should have!

They have some gorgeous products and a good selection of hot sauces that we were torn between as I was instructed I could only pick two due to weight. Darn it.

We did think we would like to try The Wine Room at one point, but one of the ladies who is the floor manager of one of the restaurants we like, told us she didn`t think we`d be very impressed with it. So we haven`t ever visited it, so many other places to choose from.

It is a wide main street so it doesn`t feel claustrophobic in any way and so pretty we could just wander around here for the longest time.

There are several other aspects to Winter Park to visit including the very pretty Rollins College, The Morse Museum which houses some beautiful works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Paintings, pottery, jewelry, art glass and so much more. We haven`t visited yet, but intend to at some point.

There is a shopping area too where they have a rather delightful Cheesecake Factory we`re told, but there are so many food options on offer in and around Winter Park we`re spoiled for choice. 4Rivers is on the way out which is hard to turn down, but we`ve enjoyed a lovely Italian meal and some coffee shops.

There is a little boat tour we keep promising ourselves we`ll do at some point. You go round the lake and although there`s not a whole lot to see, some of the beautiful houses that line the lake are supposed to be very pretty.

And I`m sure there are even more things to get up to there.......so we still have a few things to discover there and we`ll definitely be making a visit there in May and back again in September.

 

[margareton27]

along margareton27......it`s been a while since we have seen you!!

Thank you........I`m so glad you`re enjoying reading along.......

lol......oh yes, I am that woman too.......I`ve definitely bashed them a few times over the years..........I often wonder why we think it`ll help, or maybe just makes us feel a bit better.

Good to see you though, hope you`re doing ok

Thanks Carole - we were in the same boat as you with multiple cancellations over the past two years. We are just starting to plan again and will be hopefully at Universal Hollywood in September! And then an Antarctic cruise with pre and post Buenos Aires. Finally

I work in healthcare so really took a break from these boards as the rhetoric became very frustrating after a day of work. I stuck with mindless game playing

 

[margareton27]

One of the places we enjoy visiting is Winter Park.

But, what a sight.......it might not be the double decker one that travels across country, but to me it was still pretty darn impressive!! And the driver was cute too


There are several other aspects to Winter Park to visit including the very pretty Rollins College, The Morse Museum which houses some beautiful works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Paintings, pottery, jewelry, art glass and so much more. We haven`t visited yet, but intend to at some point.

We first went to Winter Park to see The Morse Museum as I love Tiffany stained glass. It is small but definitely worth the wander.

Our last few trips to Orlando our son has come with us. We had promised the kids that when they turned 30 we would take a big family trip and my daughter picked Disney/Universal. She broke her ankle a month before the trip and said no way was she going to be a 'scooter person' and so only Ian came with us. He became a convert and has been back with us a few times now. His 30th trip to Japan got cancelled in amongst COVID so still have to get back to planning that! So not as much wandering the local areas and more park time - and local hamburger joint searches!

 

[Pumpkin1172]

What is your count down at now? We are almost half way through April

Clearwater itself is lovely, we love the beach and the town itself......and we did find the Scientology building......very weird as they spied on us as we took pictures.......lol......but Dunedin is somewhere we`d happily spend time in. So, yes, so many places to discover and explore.

When we were on our dolphin excursion, they went by the Scientology building. We could only see the roof parts of it as it is not right by the water. But they did take us by John Travola's place, and also Tom Cruise's place where he has the three top floors of the building, and one floor has an elevator for him to lift his cars into his own car garage lol. I think if I look through my pictures I have one of his house. I had totally forgot that Clearwater was where the Scientology headquarters were. Such a weird bunch of people imo. but whatever floats your boat I guess lol

 

[schumigirl]

Thanks Carole - we were in the same boat as you with multiple cancellations over the past two years. We are just starting to plan again and will be hopefully at Universal Hollywood in September! And then an Antarctic cruise with pre and post Buenos Aires. Finally

I work in healthcare so really took a break from these boards as the rhetoric became very frustrating after a day of work. I stuck with mindless game playing

Oh it was dreadful wasn`t it, cancelling all those trips!!

Fingers crossed you get your trips, an Antartic cruise sounds wonderful, it`s just nice to be planning again.

Oh healthcare.....you will be so ready to be getting some breaks again, such a stressful job! Yes, at times the boards could be too intense and filled with nonsense......I have developed a knack of still barely reading some folks posts if at all......I`m equally sure folks will do the same with mine......lol.....wouldn`t do if we were all the same.

We first went to Winter Park to see The Morse Museum as I love Tiffany stained glass. It is small but definitely worth the wander.

Our last few trips to Orlando our son has come with us. We had promised the kids that when they turned 30 we would take a big family trip and my daughter picked Disney/Universal. She broke her ankle a month before the trip and said no way was she going to be a 'scooter person' and so only Ian came with us. He became a convert and has been back with us a few times now. His 30th trip to Japan got cancelled in amongst COVID so still have to get back to planning that! So not as much wandering the local areas and more park time - and local hamburger joint searches!

Oh what a shame about your daughter! That would have been wonderful to have you all togther, hopefully it`ll happen again. And Japan......wow!

Two of our friends have just spent two weeks in Orlando taking two of their adult kids as they hadn`t travelled together for years as a family, and they had the best time. They stayed at PB and loved it.....so yes, there`s a lot to be said when adult kids still want to travel with you regardless of age.

We will at some point head to the museum, it does sound lovely and very interesting.

 

[schumigirl]

What is your count down at now? We are almost half way through April


When we were on our dolphin excursion, they went by the Scientology building. We could only see the roof parts of it as it is not right by the water. But they did take us by John Travola's place, and also Tom Cruise's place where he has the three top floors of the building, and one floor has an elevator for him to lift his cars into his own car garage lol. I think if I look through my pictures I have one of his house. I had totally forgot that Clearwater was where the Scientology headquarters were. Such a weird bunch of people imo. but whatever floats your boat I guess lol

20 days.........19 till the overnight at the airport

Yes Tom Cruise`s place was interesting to see, but we did feel, not that we were being watched, but definitely being observed I suppose......we didn`t hang around long. To be honest we didn`t know the building was there......I mean we knew it was in Clearwater, just not where it was. Yes, very odd bunch of people.

As a side note, one of my friends met John Travolta the other weekend in one of our grocery stores.......I say she "met" him.....she was in at the same time and watched folks ask for selfies with him, which he did and was very kind to folks by all accounts. And another friends daughter works in a hotel him and his daughter were I think having lunch.....she had no clue who he was till her boss told her......lol........

 

[Pumpkin1172]

20 days.........19 till the overnight at the airport

Almost time for the single digit dance!!!!

 

[heidijanesmith]

Love your TR's! I I have read all of them and enjoy your trips and especially your love of HHN.

We are taking my DD, SIL and our grandson (will be 1 1/2) to both Disney and US this year. We are staying at the Sapphire for the 1st time and are super excited to stay here due to your glowing reviews. My DD is a Veteran so we were able to get a great Military Discount on a 3bd suite.

We will be staying the same time that you guys will be there Sep 1-4th. I hope to see you there

 

[schumigirl]

Almost time for the single digit dance!!!!

Oooh I forgot about that......I do love a good boogie or two!!!

 

[schumigirl]

Love your TR's! I I have read all of them and enjoy your trips and especially your love of HHN.

We are taking my DD, SIL and our grandson (will be 1 1/2) to both Disney and US this year. We are staying at the Sapphire for the 1st time and are super excited to stay here due to your glowing reviews. My DD is a Veteran so we were able to get a great Military Discount on a 3bd suite.

We will be staying the same time that you guys will be there Sep 1-4th. I hope to see you there

along heidijanesmith........it`s always good to see you!!

Thank you so much!!! I`m so glad to read you enjoy the TR`s.......and yes....we cannot wait to get back to HHN, just hoping it`s a good one this year.

Sounds like a fabulous trip with your daughter and family, I just saw your avatar I`m assuming with your daughter.......you must be so proud of her!!!

Oh if you see us, please give us a holler.....it would be lovely to say hello to you and your family.....and it`s not to far away now for you. I`m sure you`ll love Sapphire for your stay....I hope so anyway......

Always lovely to see you, hope you`re doing well......

 

[Mom2DDs]

We're also doing the happy dance - 19 days until Universal but have the other happy dance of my youngest daughter's graduation in 16 days!!! As my hubby says his vacation starts when we check into Universal even though we"ll be in Epcot and Hollywood Studios prior to Universal for a couple of days (LOL).

 

[AuroraluvsPhillip]

33 days until we leave. It's coming up quickly!