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WDW Day 2 – Early Morning Stroll on the Boardwalk

By smd on December 13, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

10 December 2019, Tuesday

I was up and out the door by 6am. My goal was to get out and capture some early morning photographs along the Boardwalk. I love to go out when there are very few people, and I always feel safe when at Disney, even if it is early or late.

It was 6:15am and still very dark outside. Sunrise wasn’t going to happen until closer to 7:00am. Note … all of the images can be enlarged by clicking on them.

A shot of the creepy clown pool as I walked back to the room. This is as close as I will get!!!

It was time to see if Lou was stirring. One of the things he really likes to do on vacation is enjoy a nice breakfast. We were going back to the Yacht Club, to the Ale & Compass restaurant.

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WDW Trip Report – Day One

By smd on December 12, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

09 Dec 2019, Monday

We left the Embassy Suites before 6:30am for our flight from Portland, Maine to Orlando, Florida. We had a surprisingly good breakfast at Linda Bean’s in the airport, before boarding and enjoying two smooth flights – on time with no issues.

We arrived safely in Orlando at 2:30pm, and were picked up by the car service to be delivered to The Boardwalk. Easy check in – my only request was a room close to the elevators. Score – Room 3009! Oops, I didn’t realize they started numbering the rooms from the END of the corridor. Turns out, all of the one bedroom DVC units are a long way from the elevator. So we trekked, and trekked, and finally made it! It wasn’t too bad, just tough when coming back after being out for a few hours.

We had a decent view of the Yacht and Beach Club Resorts. Couldn’t see much of the actual Boardwalk because the building next to us blocked the views.

We relaxed and got ready for our dinner reservation at the Yachtsman’s Steakhouse – this is a favorite of ours, and it is located in the Yacht Club Resort. The good news about our room location – we could just pop out of our room and take a couple flights of stairs down to get outside, which put us within easy walking distance of the Yacht Club.

We had a nice sunset starting when we first stepped out:

We arrived early so we could enjoy a drink and relax in the Crew Cup Lounge – another favorite. We took photos of the Christmas Tree the next morning when we came back to the Yacht Club for breakfast.

We always stop and admire the butcher selections on our way into dinner. No vegetarians in our house!

We had a nice dinner, and our server – Carrie – was very good, which is typical of the service we have experienced in the Yachtsman’s Steakhouse. After dinner, we caught a boat back to the Boardwalk. The first boat that came was going to Hollywood Studios, so we took that and enjoyed a nice cruise before landing at the Boardwalk and making the long hike to our room!

I skipped going over to Epcot for the new Epcot Forever Fireworks show, since I was tired. I was able to capture a few pics off our balcony, but was mostly experimenting with a new camera.