Moving Day!

July 3

Today was moving day!  We said goodbye to our animals and took our luggage to bell services to be transferred to the Beach Club.  We packed up a few things that we might need in our carry-ons (like swimsuits, PJs and a change of clothing) and went to catch a bus.

We had to take a bus to a park and then get a bus to our new resort.  This was a fine idea in theory, but for some reason, the Animal Kingdom bus took 35 minutes to arrive!  In that time, we saw three Magic Kingdom buses, two Downtown Disney buses and a bus each to Epcot and Disney Hollywood Studios!  We had chosen to go to Animal Kingdom because it was the closest park to Animal Kingdom Lodge, and we thought it would be a quick trip.  We were wrong!  But the bus eventually came and we successfully made it to Beach Club where we were pleased to find that our room was ready.  We requested a room near the lobby for ease of walking and we had a prime location in room 206.  It was close to everything and only about a 5 minute walk to Epcot!

We decided to try out the pool complex (Stormalong Bay) at Beach Club that afternoon and we had a grand time exploring.  They have a lazy river section which we floated in for a while and a sandy bottom section, with little coves and waterfalls.  We even had some ducks swimming with us, which I thought was adorable (but Kim did not enjoy too much). 

After that, we had reservations at the Cape May Clambake for dinner.  We had a great server named Genesis from the Philippines and we stuffed ourselves silly.  I know that we are from Maine and it seems a bit odd to go to Florida to go to a “clambake” but this meal is really worth it!  There were crab legs, PEI mussels, clams, a fantastic mahi-mahi, and lots of other delicious foods.  And then there is the dessert bar!  The Oreo bonbons are to die for!

After we rolled out of the restaurant, we decided to walk around the World Showcase in Epcot in order to let our meal settle.  We ended up staying and watching Illuminations that evening.  We got a nice spot on a bench near Germany and watched the show.  I even was able to get some good fireworks pictures by using the advanced sports setting on my camera.  Then it was a quick walk home and off to bed...we were getting up early to go the the Magic Kingdom in the morning.