With summer looming, I am wondering what families plans are for vacationing?
With gas prices so high in our state...we are keeping it pretty close to home this year.
My dh will be taking classes on the South Coast for a week in July and we are all packing up and going with him...
And my son has a weekend tournament on the North Coast in June so we plan on going over there and mixing camping up with watching him play.
How about anyone else? Got any fun destination places set in your sites?
We are going to stay in state this summer with the high gas prices.
We are going to spend 5 days at the happiest place on earth.......
Plus we will get to see ........ too.
pooh girl: We are going to stay in state this summer with the high gas prices. We are going to spend 5 days at the happiest place on earth....... Plus we will get to see ........ too.
Ok, well I must confess that I am having MAJOR Pooh envy right now! ;) I LOVE DISNEY! We spent five days in the Land this February and it was soooo hard to come home! I am still suffering from what can only be called The After Disney Vacation Blues.
Instead of taking meds for my "what do you mean I can't LIVE at Disneyland depression", I made myself a new Mickey and Friends mouse pad that says Disney Dreamin' on it...toooo cute!..and I am waiting impatiently for my new Mickey and Minnie vinyl car sticker for my back window. Yeeee!
I hope you have the most magical time ever, Pooh! Are you going to the Land or the World? Also, can I come too...I promise that I won't eat much, wont talk at all and I am pretty sure you can just squeeze me into your over night bag! Ü
We are driving down to the Shenandoah Valley area and staying for a week. We're staying in three different locations, the last being an air-conditioned camping cabin complete with kitchen, bathroom, tv and a fully-stocked lake!
A friend may come to visit from out-of-state and if she does we'll do day trips to some of our area's sites!
We've talked about doing the tourist in your own town thing. I mean - how many people pay to fly across the country and do a harbor cruise in (say) Baltimore? Why not do a harbor cruise in your own town - with the out of town tourists - instead? I think too many people have never done the tourist things in their own area because they've been too busy going to out of town tourist places.
We've got Snoqualmie Falls near here - gorgeous, and real popular. We also might explore some of the bike trails - the Rails to Trails conversion has been really successful. We have hundreds of miles of bike trails in our county. Hoomi and a few others have talked about the fun of tandem bikes, especially recumbents. My dh and I are still thinking about trying one of those.
On a practical level, we have been less inclined to travel during the summer because that's when everyone else does it (crowds and increased prices). We don't have school schedules to think about, so that gives us some flexibility. Also, summer is just an incredibly busy - and fun - time for us, working on our property.
Everyone's plans sound so fun and I enjoyed reading about all of them! I hope your vacations are wonderful and that you get much rest. Ü Thanks for sharing.
Hope in Him:We are taking a 2 week cruise/tour in Alaska very soon! This is not the “norm” for us, but my DH’s parents are taking all of their “kids” and spouses. This is something we never dreamed we could do and we feel so blessed to be able to go. We are leaving behind our daughter that is just graduating from high school (tonight!), so we hope to do something with her in July….maybe a long weekend trip to TN in the mountains. We have a place to stay for free there, but we are still not sure becuase of the gas prices. We live in Florida and we want OUT of Florida in the summer! I could never think of doing Disney in the summer…too hot for me!
Hope & DIC.......
You both are blowing heat on my parade. Actually, the heat is one of my concerns about going to Disney in July. We go to Disney for the weekend atleast 2-3 times every year and always for my birthday. We love Disney but not so much when it is burning blazing hot outside. We actually spent 3 days at Disney last July and it was blazing hot. I had sweat rolling down my face at 9:00 am in the morning last July.
However, considering we went on a cruise in early part of the year and gas prices we thought about staying in state this time. Hubby kind of hinted at going to see our dearest friends instead in TN just the other day, but I don't know. We would still need to get a hotel most likely considering they are a family of 8 it is a bit tight because their place is small. We could get our money back for Disney still but the price of gas.....yikes.
divorce in church:Me, wife, and 4 kids are driving to Texas and sleeping on various couches and floors at family members. Though I word it that way, I have a wonderful set of inlaws, bro's sis's, Mother and Father in law...awesome folks. After the visit it takes a week of advil to sort out my back from the sleeping.....but they are in their mid 70's and we want to visit every chance we get.
That's so nice that you all enjoy your family so much and hope your visit is the best!
Pooh, we haven’t been to Disney in about 15 years! Have you ever considered doing a beach vacation near where you live? I know it’s still hot, but at least you are away from home and you can just enjoy the water and stay cool. I’ve never done it, but I know several that have. Seems like we never enjoy what we have in our own backyard what many travel many miles to get to. We’ve also talked about doing some local day trips to areas we’ve never been to.
My dh and I want to do the Alaska cruise for our 20th anni! Very cool...literally,eh? ;)...that you guys are getting this great trip! I hope its just wonderful.
Congrats on your baby graduating from high school! My oldest is finishing up his frosh year...I know how FAST this last few years go. sigh. Will she be off to college in the fall?
We don't live in Florida, but sooo understand wanting to get to cooler lands during the summer heat.
