Sitter's Trip Report....from Dec. '06 part 1

[sitter]

Night B4 the trip started (Tues. evening)....drove to Chicago from home('bout an hour & ½) to spend the night close to O'Hare at a Park, Sleep & Fly place. Very nice. But I was way too excited to sleep, so I was jumping on the bed to wake hubby up to get to the airport at 3:30am!!
(He was not soo happy)
Very un-eventful to the airport & got to Charlotte, NC a couple min. late. Met Scott & Tracie, but we couldn't find Vicki.
Tried to video the landing, but we were in the exit row right in front of the flight attendant & she spent the rest of the landing trying to explain to me why I couldn't videotape the landing! We were outta the airport in no time & on our way for the walk to the nearby Best Western. It was OK....but the rum punch at the bar was pretty weak compared to the punch we just received at the airport!! Took some pictures of the view & headed to bed for a good nights sleep after up soo early!

Next morning....Walked back to the airport to pick up the car from Budget early & again...NO problem! We did have to upgrade due to the size of the car. It would have been alright for just us 2, but when the girls fly in next week, it wouldn't be then. Drove around a while before checking into the Wyndham. Had to check out Megan's Beach & of course stop at Udder Delight for a nice shake!!
Stopped at Sapphire Beach. It was just as we remembered it from 2yrs. ago, except it does seem a bit more run down. Was real disappointed not to see even ONE iguana!! We kinda regreted not just staying there again.

Check in at the Wyndham was great....up on the 7th floor facing the pool area & Sugar Bay. Couldn't take a shower or flush the toilet cuz they were having problems with the water so it was shut off for a while. Had our snacks there for us (perks for Wyndham by Request members), & we headed for the pool area....way down all those steps!! (and I even made it!!)
Jumping into that pool only reminded me of one thing....every person whoever runs into
Lake Michagen on New Years Day in Wisconsin as part of the Polar Bear Club tradition. I felt like a frozen Daiquiri standing int that pool. Now I know why there were soo many people NOT in the pool!!

Off to the beach....well, all we have to say about that beach is.....FIND A DIFFERENT ONE!! There were soo many rocks banging up on your legs you could hardly get into the water. There was a very small section of the beach where is was safe to walk into the water. Now I know why there were soo many people on the chairs watching!!
We were NOT in the all inclusive plan, so we went to the pool grill to purchase a sandwich. Very good, but a bit pricey we thought. Note to self....make friends with those with an all-inclusive bracelet on....everytime they went up for a drink, they were nice enough to bring me one back!!
Thought we would love sleeping with the patio door open to hear the sound of the waves....till we realized how noisy is was down at the pool! Had to shut the door & turn on the air to drown out the noise.

Went into Red Hook for groceries next night, & stopped at East End Cafe for dinner. It was good, but I thought kinda pricey. Probably wouldn't go back there.

Next couple days were spent hanging out at the pool, beach or driving around.
Met a real nice guy at the beach at the Wyndham from Oklahoma I think. He was there for his wedding day...except he came alone!! Felt real bad for him. But he was feeling no pain...& I knew that cuz he proposed to ME. He had way to much to drink...so I reminded him that I was old enough to be his Mother!! Then I sat & lectured him on how to find “Mrs. Right”! His wedding was planned for the next day on his 30th birthday, so B4 we left the next day, I left him a birthday card at the front desk. He did e-mail me when I got home to thank me!

part 2 to follow....