Yoo Hoo, Disney EchoEars!
Continuing with WDW trip reports from my friend Bruce Metcalf...
Metcalfs @ WDW day 5
For four days they partied, and on the fifth day they rested.  Whadda we
look like, gods?  So we slept in til 11.  So sue us!
We had lunch for breakfast at Captain Jacks at DDM.  I do not know why.
Every time we eat here, the food is even better than the time before, but
the service continues to smell.
I had a wonderful prime rib sandwich, she a lobster croissant.  Yummy!  But
could we get a second cup of coffee, even after we had introduced ourselves
to our server as having a late breakfast?  Nope-a-dope!  We looked for you,
Rocco, now you look for your tip.  My advice? Eat here, but complain loudly
to the manager--this kitchen is too good to spoil with poor service.
The afternoon was consumed by OT business in downtown Orblando.  Don't
ask--not disnical at all.
Dinner at Coronado Springs' Maya Grill!  Whatta joint!  They describe
themselves as serving "Nuevo Latino" food--sort of "Noveau Cuisine" meets
"Bongos".  Very tasty--food, architecture, and decor!
We sampled appetisers of duck tamale; ceviches of shrimp, grouper, and
clam; empanadas of turkey and crab.  Entrees of marinated beef, tamals, and
empanada de mariscos tickled our taste buds and fancy in equal proportion
and large portions.  It was so bad we had to take a stroll around the lake
before returning for desserts of chocolate mousse torte and fruit with
lemon ice.  Muy bueno!  Pricey, too, but well worth it.
The rest of Coronado Springs deserves comment as well.  You can see better
photos than mine on Deb Wills website, so I'll just add that the place is
huge--on the order of the Caribbean Beach Resort.  Its exterior is also
colorful enough to fit into Mickey's Toontown without looking much out of
place.  While the pool area won't displace Stormalong Bay from its spot at
the top of the list for resort pool themeing, it'll give whomever has
second place a good run for their money.
Makes me want to join some group that's having a convention there.  The
nature of the convention business should serve both as advantage and
disadvantage:  conventions will block out rooms for their attendees well in
advance, making long-term advance booking difficult.  OTOH, as each
convention nears, they will drop their holds on the unreserved block rooms
and thus short-term reservations should often be available to those willing
to take the risk and call frequently.  I'll look forward to hearing what
success y'all have.
Bruce Metcalf,
EMuck Rufus,
mailto:bmetcalf@cdc3.cdc.net
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