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JHDK
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You go to brunch with just guys? hahaha....I can picture it. You have it scheduled in your day planner and the date is circled. "Hey Bill, Mike, Steve...you guys ready for our brunch? We can enjoy some finger sandwiches together" hahahahah.
The only times I've ever been at a "brunch" was when I was at some fancy country club or a girl I'm with decides to use that term. Then we wind up going to that place First Watch and every time I hear that name I get a little excited that we might be going to a firehouse to see fire trucks or something cool but we wind up having middling eggs and dumb English muffins in a strip mall restaurant with a deceptive name.
Really it's just eating at like 11am. Like a man. It doesn't need a term.
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JHDK
Release Robin's Bra
You all have one of those in this forum.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Here are the high points of our trip.
When we arrived at the hotel, we were told they upgraded us from an "ocean view" junior suite to an "ocean front" suite on the first floor, where we could walk off the patio right onto the beach path.
We avoided mentioning to anyone what we paid for the trip during the time we were there. But upon checking out of the hotel at the end, the people at the front desk asked us about our favorite part of the vacation, and Mrs. Scotch said "did you see what we paid for the room?". We asked what the regular daily rate for the room was. They said that the room we booked goes for $1,100/night, but the upgraded room was $1,250/night. We paid around $225/night.
The room had everything. Canopy bed, marble bathroom with two sinks, a rainfall shower, a soaking tub, and a separate private room for the toilet and bidet. The mini kitchen had a cooktop, a Nespresso machine, full compliment of glassware and silverware, and refrigerator with an icemaker. I can't stress enough how nice it is to have a full tub of ice 24/7, without dealing with either hallway ice melting in a bucket, or little ice cube trays. Especially since I've upped my game for providing a constant flow of drinks all week. Mrs. Scotch is a big Yeti fan, and she bought me one, too.
We did the usual thing, where we go to the Graceway Gourmet supermarket as soon as we arrive, and I buy a big bottle of local Bambarra rum for the week, plus fruit punch, sodas and tonic for mixers. And then all day and all night, I have rum punch on hand; except of course when we're out and about. But for the beach and patio, I never need to buy a drink. And the Yeti will literally keep the ice as ice for a day. Aside from that, they left us 2 beautiful glass containers of water in our room everyday, plus 2 souvenir monogrammed tumblers for carrying on walks.
The weather was perfect; high of 80 to 82 each day, and lows in the mid 70s. They get stormy days sometimes, but we just got a couple of extra windy days. And near the end of the trip, a northern breeze dropped the high to 77 or 78. They get an average of 350 days of sunshine. The beaches were beautiful, as usual.
From time to time, they've gotten hit by hurricanes, and so there's some trucked-in sand, and around the beach bars and other structures there's sometimes a concrete base under the sand.
Aside from the daily walks on the beach, we rode bikes, and did some snorkeling. This was the snorkeling spot we were at:
Here's a funny story. I almost drowned while snorkeling. We got the gear from our hotel before heading out, and when they were about to fit us for fins, Mrs. Scotch said we wouldn't need them, because we were just snorkeling off a beach. So we didn't get them. And on our 2nd time out, I got hit by a strong tide while I was trying to swim back to shore. And without anything on my feet, I wasn't getting anywhere. I eventually got somewhat near the shore, but I was totally out of breath, and needed to be pulled in. Good times.
In addition to paying almost nothing for the hotel, our stay included a full-boat buffet breakfast each day. They "value" it as $80 for the 2 of us. By loading-up on that, we were able to either skip lunch, or just get drinks and split an app. For dinner, the restaurants were all awesome, but pricey. At one place, the cocktail menu had this (of course I had to get it):
And at a Caribbean restaurant, they had something called a Rasta Punch, with about 6 different things in it, which looked like this:
Every Thursday night, they have a kind of festival called the Island Fish Fry. A bunch of restaurants setup tents and cook on site, and there's a ton of craft vendors and live music. We went to that. It was our last night before flying home. During the week, I ate a lot of red snapper, grouper, conch, and even a grilled octopus. And the local beer, from Turks Head Brewery, was cranking out excellent stuff. I had their "Gon-Ta-Nort" amber for our room, and also enjoyed their "Down-Da-Road" IPA and "I-Ain-Ga-Lie" lager.
On the flight off the island, we got to cruising altitude, and we heard the dreaded "May I have your attention: If there is a doctor on board, please come forward". That killed the food cart service, but the flight wasn't affected; although EMS were on the runway when we landed.
When we arrived at the hotel, we were told they upgraded us from an "ocean view" junior suite to an "ocean front" suite on the first floor, where we could walk off the patio right onto the beach path.
We avoided mentioning to anyone what we paid for the trip during the time we were there. But upon checking out of the hotel at the end, the people at the front desk asked us about our favorite part of the vacation, and Mrs. Scotch said "did you see what we paid for the room?". We asked what the regular daily rate for the room was. They said that the room we booked goes for $1,100/night, but the upgraded room was $1,250/night. We paid around $225/night.
The room had everything. Canopy bed, marble bathroom with two sinks, a rainfall shower, a soaking tub, and a separate private room for the toilet and bidet. The mini kitchen had a cooktop, a Nespresso machine, full compliment of glassware and silverware, and refrigerator with an icemaker. I can't stress enough how nice it is to have a full tub of ice 24/7, without dealing with either hallway ice melting in a bucket, or little ice cube trays. Especially since I've upped my game for providing a constant flow of drinks all week. Mrs. Scotch is a big Yeti fan, and she bought me one, too.
We did the usual thing, where we go to the Graceway Gourmet supermarket as soon as we arrive, and I buy a big bottle of local Bambarra rum for the week, plus fruit punch, sodas and tonic for mixers. And then all day and all night, I have rum punch on hand; except of course when we're out and about. But for the beach and patio, I never need to buy a drink. And the Yeti will literally keep the ice as ice for a day. Aside from that, they left us 2 beautiful glass containers of water in our room everyday, plus 2 souvenir monogrammed tumblers for carrying on walks.
The weather was perfect; high of 80 to 82 each day, and lows in the mid 70s. They get stormy days sometimes, but we just got a couple of extra windy days. And near the end of the trip, a northern breeze dropped the high to 77 or 78. They get an average of 350 days of sunshine. The beaches were beautiful, as usual.
From time to time, they've gotten hit by hurricanes, and so there's some trucked-in sand, and around the beach bars and other structures there's sometimes a concrete base under the sand.
Aside from the daily walks on the beach, we rode bikes, and did some snorkeling. This was the snorkeling spot we were at:
Here's a funny story. I almost drowned while snorkeling. We got the gear from our hotel before heading out, and when they were about to fit us for fins, Mrs. Scotch said we wouldn't need them, because we were just snorkeling off a beach. So we didn't get them. And on our 2nd time out, I got hit by a strong tide while I was trying to swim back to shore. And without anything on my feet, I wasn't getting anywhere. I eventually got somewhat near the shore, but I was totally out of breath, and needed to be pulled in. Good times.
In addition to paying almost nothing for the hotel, our stay included a full-boat buffet breakfast each day. They "value" it as $80 for the 2 of us. By loading-up on that, we were able to either skip lunch, or just get drinks and split an app. For dinner, the restaurants were all awesome, but pricey. At one place, the cocktail menu had this (of course I had to get it):
And at a Caribbean restaurant, they had something called a Rasta Punch, with about 6 different things in it, which looked like this:
Every Thursday night, they have a kind of festival called the Island Fish Fry. A bunch of restaurants setup tents and cook on site, and there's a ton of craft vendors and live music. We went to that. It was our last night before flying home. During the week, I ate a lot of red snapper, grouper, conch, and even a grilled octopus. And the local beer, from Turks Head Brewery, was cranking out excellent stuff. I had their "Gon-Ta-Nort" amber for our room, and also enjoyed their "Down-Da-Road" IPA and "I-Ain-Ga-Lie" lager.
On the flight off the island, we got to cruising altitude, and we heard the dreaded "May I have your attention: If there is a doctor on board, please come forward". That killed the food cart service, but the flight wasn't affected; although EMS were on the runway when we landed.
JHDK
Release Robin's Bra
Who is that? Looks different than you.
Also snorkeling is fun AF. Good job not needing a lifeguard. That would have been embarrassing.
That sounds like the perfect vacation with your loved one.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
That's me. I believe I look about the same as the other pictures somewhere, where I'm holding a beer, or sitting behind a beer, or wearing a Ferrari shirt.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Was this guy available on the plane ride home?
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Where exactly did you stay? Country/Island & resort?
JHDK
Release Robin's Bra
I was actually asking to be nice for once. You look in better shape than previous pics you posted of yourself.
Inflate autopilot.
You ever seen a grown man naked Jimmy?
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scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Just in case you don't feel like rereading that, it's here
Seven Stars on Grace Bay Beach in Providenciales (Provo), Turks & Caicos.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Thanx. I knew you had mentioned it somewhere but I had forgotten.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
I hope you enjoy doing nothing. T&C has virtually no night life, and few tourist attractions. Aside from the usual water sports, there's not much to do but walk the beach and eat. We were in bed by about 8:30 pm each night. Mrs. Scotch did 8 am morning yoga. Then it was breakfast buffet, walk the beach, and sit on the beach. After that it got crazy. We'd walk to the shopping district, or ride bikes, or take a taxi to a different beach area. We watched one of the playoff games at Danny Buoy's sports lounge. That was about as revved-up as it gets for us.
HecticArt
Administrator
Sitting, eating, drinking, sleeping, and hitting restaurants, drinking, and sitting all sound great.
I don't really need to go underwater, but hanging out on the beach, sitting in 80 degree sunlight, drinking and sitting all sound like a good time.
And at the discounted rate of $225 / night, I'm going to the good restaurants. Sign me up boss!
I don't really need to go underwater, but hanging out on the beach, sitting in 80 degree sunlight, drinking and sitting all sound like a good time.
And at the discounted rate of $225 / night, I'm going to the good restaurants. Sign me up boss!
JHDK
Release Robin's Bra
Staring out my hotel balcony at the ocean and watching a playoff game with an ocean view sounds great to me. Maybe this belongs in the bitching about youth thread but I'm not looking for nightlife on vacation. My idea of staying up late on vacation is watching the fireworks at Magic Kingdom before heading back to the hotel. That's at like 10 pm.
Also i'm immature and that line made me giggle and think of this clip from The Office. I can only find the clip from the outtakes.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
That sounds a lot like my daily routine in Grenada.
- Wake up
- Breakfast
- Get ready for beach
- Occupy beach chair
- Read book/sleep/listen to tunes or the ocean
- Repeat
- Get lunch
- sit on balcony looking at ocean
- have nap
- more reading on balcony
- go for dinnner
- more reading on balcony (it had light)
- go to sleep
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Funny that so many of you are happy with a low-key vacation. About half the people we talk to say "so what's there to do there?". Or they say "we're not beach people". People want shows, adventures, tours, big food markets and shopping districts, casinos, dancing.
What we love about where we go, is that it's safe and walkable. The supermarket is just a block from our hotel. All the yellow pins are restaurants, and the red pins are jewelry stores. In a small space, there's actually 3 stores with a big collection of high-end watches. And while I didn't get a new watch this time, Mrs. Scotch did buy me a new wedding band. She got some expensive new clothes too, so it somewhat evened out.
JHDK
Release Robin's Bra
That really sounds like the perfect itinerary. The highlights are sit on balcony, get lunch and have nap. Haha, wow we're old people. Honestly I's rather do anything on your list before like trying to find a random band to go see who goes on at like midnight. That's such a change from when I was in my 20's.
Sorry to bring it back to Disney again but I can't help myself. My current dream vacation is getting a room on a high floor of the Contemporary hotel that overlooks the Magic Kingdom. I would just sit on the balcony the whole time watching the monorail cars go back and forth and look at the castle and all the other attractions. I mean I can actually go to the park for relatively cheap whenever I want. The Contemporary with that view costs like $800+ a night so if I ever get that I'm not going to waste it.