It looks like text messages to the blog will be the thing for the next
few days. This resort hotel is fantastic, but I do feel like we are
being “nickel & dimed” to death, considering what the nightly room rate
is here (rack rate is $700 to $900 a night according to the rate card,
of course we paid much less that that with the package deal). However,
high speed internet is an additional $15.95 a day! Not worth it to post
pictures to the blog…

They also charge $9.00 a day for self parking or $14.95 for valet
parking! At least we found out that they do complimentary valet parking
for people with handicapped parking plackards. Sure glad I brought
mine, because it is about a ½ mile up hill to the lobby.

At least they don’t charge to ride the inta-resort tram or canal boats!
But, if you choose to eat at the resort, plan on a daily food bil of
about $125 per person. Fortunately, our package includes their $27.75
breakfast buffet at the restaurant directly below our room! We filled
to the gills at breakfast yesterday, skipped lunch, and had dinner out!

After breakfast yesterday, we walked around the resort, saw most there
was to see, including the dolphins in their Dolphin Quest program
(minimum $199 for a half hour encounter, 20 minutes spent sharing 1
dolphin with 5 other people..)

Well, time to get ready for breakfast, and I’ll be back later with
yesterday’s activities outside the resort…