Kirby Posted April 24, 2018 Share #1 Posted April 24, 2018 With all this talk of Wisconsin lake cabins and epic rides on Cape Bretton today, I started thinking about summer vacations. Do you have any vacation plans for this summer? Share your plans so we can all live vicariously through your plans. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted April 24, 2018 Popular Post Share #2 Posted April 24, 2018 Yup. Squampton and Whistler, and a visit with Wilbur. That is our big trip. Also, planning riding the new extended version of the trail at Downieville. It's like 6000 ft of descent I think. We have 50 days of vacation this Summer. Yay! Lots of camping and biking. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BuffJim Posted April 24, 2018 Popular Post Share #3 Posted April 24, 2018 Our big vacation is a 7 night Norwegian cruise with BuffCarla in June out of NY City. Heading to Halifax, Saint John NB, then Bar Harbor and Portland Maine. Also taking a beach vacation in mid September. 3 nights in Westerly RI with my daughter and then 4 or 5 nights in Rehoboth Beach De or Ocean City MD. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petitepedal ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Popular Post Share #4 Posted April 24, 2018 in a little over 7 weeks I will bike across Missouri and sleep in luxury accommodations 4 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tizeye Posted April 24, 2018 Popular Post Share #5 Posted April 24, 2018 Just the usual...Heading to Switzerland for 3 weeks. Should catch the last day of the Montreux Jazz Festival. After that, open for bike, hike and other activities. May do a side trip to Tuscany this year, but uncertain. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 24, 2018 Share #6 Posted April 24, 2018 Heading to Kelowna in the Interior for a few days, then to the East Coast (New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island ) to visit family sometime in August. 44 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: Yup. Squampton and Whistler, and a visit with Wilbur. That is our big trip. When in Whistler? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sheep_herder ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Popular Post Share #7 Posted April 24, 2018 Photography workshop in the Palouse this summer, and maybe a trip to Alaska 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MickinMD ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Popular Post Share #8 Posted April 24, 2018 The 12 of us who did the Caribbean Cruise together last August plus 2 others are renting a humongous cabin and a large pontoon boat at Deep Creek Lake in Western Maryland June 30 - July 6, spending time at the lake and surrounding area including some amusement parks. I'm going to take my bike and use it at least part of two of the days. We're allegedly going to eat mostly at the cabin and rotate doing the cooking but that may change. To avoid having to do any cooking, I'm going to make and cook several shepherd's pies ahead of time (this recipe is superb: http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/traditional-irish-shepherds-pie-302120) in disposable lasagna pans and freeze them, and transport them in a cooler during the 3 hr drive. If the two refrigerators don't have enough freezer space, we'll refrigerate them and eat them within a couple days. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted April 24, 2018 Share #9 Posted April 24, 2018 Going to Chicago for a wedding in June. WoW and I are planning a Miata adventure to Arizona to see the girls in late September. Need to go before snow starts falling in the Rockies, but hopefully the heat will let off a bit in AZ by then. I drove there to help our daughter last year. She flew on her turns. She wants to see some of the people and things she missed by flying. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #10 Posted April 24, 2018 Mountain biking trip for 7 days in north central Idaho in late Summer. We are heading out here for a couple days at end of week: https://www.semiahmoo.com 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #11 Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Yup. Squampton and Whistler, and a visit with Wilbur. That is our big trip. Also, planning riding the new extended version of the trail at Downieville. It's like 6000 ft of descent I think. We have 50 days of vacation this Summer. Yay! Lots of camping and biking. If you're going to go that far -- maybe you want to go a little further east to Mazama and check these out too: https://www.mtbproject.com/trail/5204930/buck-mountain-loop https://www.singletracks.com/Mountain-Bike-Trails-bike-trails_0.html?filterBy=|loc:48.592222~-120.402778~25~Mazama%2C+WA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted April 24, 2018 Share #12 Posted April 24, 2018 I'm going to Ohio sometime this summer and I'm visiting my friend's son in college at Gettysburg in the fall. I plan on doing some camping this summer with Ylva. Tude wants to camp with me too but Ylva can't come during those times. I also plan on squating at Air's new land this summer too. Please don't tell her. Couch 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted April 24, 2018 Share #13 Posted April 24, 2018 Oh, and I'm also hoping to sleep on Pile's dingy, if he permits me to do so. Couch 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted April 24, 2018 Share #14 Posted April 24, 2018 A few days of mountain biking and paddle boarding around the Apostle Islands. All the other time off is going to be used up racing motorcycles with the hopes of being able to race at Barber motorsports vintage festival. http://www.barbermuseum.org/events/barber-vintage-festival/ 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Popular Post Share #15 Posted April 24, 2018 I have three cabins rented at Pymatuning Lake in July. When our boys were small we used to often rent a cabin there for vacation. A couple years ago my wife and I rented a cabin up there again and when my middle son found out he wanted to come up and join us. He wanted to show his kids the kind of vacation he went on as a kid. It was a little crowded but we had a great time. He knows how to load a vehicle, he drove from Georgia up here with his four girls, his wife, six bicycles and a big inflatable boat. My youngest son has not made a firm commitment yet because of his job but we are hoping he can get the week off or possibly commute from the lake. He drove up (he lives local) with his family and spent one day two years ago and our eldest son made it up for two days. I'm really looking forward to everyone being there and praying for everyone to stay healthy. Last time my wife was just coming out of emergency surgery but told me I had to go. I drove back and forth quite a few times during the week checking up on her and she finally felt well enough she came up with our youngest son for one day. There are three new boys that haven't met each other yet born since this picture. 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #16 Posted April 24, 2018 5 hours ago, sheep_herder said: Photography workshop in the Palouse this summer, and maybe a trip to Alaska If anyone deserves a break from work, it is you and your wife! You should retire some day! 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #17 Posted April 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: If anyone deserves a break from work, it is you and your wife! You should retire some day! Who is going to babysit the bums? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #18 Posted April 24, 2018 Vicarious for me! Daughter #1's wedding is stressing the old budget. Maybe a bike trip here and there, and a trip out west to visit my mother and meet Longjohn in October. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #19 Posted April 24, 2018 Vacation? I guess my contract job of about 40 hours earlier this year might be called my vacation. Oh well, back to "work". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #20 Posted April 24, 2018 4 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: Vacation? I guess my contract job of about 40 hours earlier this year might be called my vacation. Oh well, back to "work". I didn't mention that I have been on vacation for two years, I think everyone knows that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #21 Posted April 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I didn't mention that I have been on vacation for two years, I think everyone knows that. 12 years for me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #22 Posted April 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: 12 years for me How did you ever find time to work? Or did all the critters come after retirement? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #23 Posted April 24, 2018 10 days in Portugal in early September. Tour package includes hotels, a rental car and some day tours. Might be a couple of bike rides along the way, but it's not a cycling vacation. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #24 Posted April 24, 2018 15 minutes ago, Longjohn said: How did you ever find time to work? Or did all the critters come after retirement? There are two of us, and I often took vacation when my wife was traveling. We started early and worked late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #25 Posted April 24, 2018 2 minutes ago, Rattlecan said: 10 days in Portugal in early September. Tour package includes hotels, a rental car and some day tours. Might be a couple of bike rides along the way, but it's not a cycling vacation. Have fun. I enjoyed my consulting trip to Portugal in 1984. Traveled around the country visiting agricultural experiment stations, so I visited several locations in the country, even went bird hunting with one of the advisors. Funny how the dogs did not understand any of my comments. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2018 Share #26 Posted April 24, 2018 9 hours ago, Zephyr said: Heading to Kelowna in the Interior for a few days, then to the East Coast (New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island ) to visit family sometime in August. When in Whistler? We rented a cabin in New Glasgow PEI for three nights after our Cape Bretton ride. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 24, 2018 Share #27 Posted April 24, 2018 Aside from the bike trip we will spend a few days canoeing/camping in Ontario around July 4. A few 2-3 day trips into the Adirondacks and probably a fall backpack trip in the White mts of NH. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F_in Ray Of Sunshine Posted April 24, 2018 Share #28 Posted April 24, 2018 Wow....you all have lives. I have 32 hours of use-it-or-lose-it time to take between now and July 1, so I’m probably taking every Friday off for the next two months. Plenty of work to do around the house. Will spend some time at camp. (Plenty of work to do there, too). SO’s making noises about going to Garnet Hill again next fall.....but that’s it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #29 Posted April 24, 2018 12 hours ago, Kirby said: Do you have any vacation plans for this summer? Camping throughout the summer relatively local, and a NW camping week hitting N Cascades, Rainier, and/or Olympic NPs. We'll see. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12string Posted April 24, 2018 Share #30 Posted April 24, 2018 A week in Pennsyltucky/Gettysburg. Half week downashore. Tahoe/Yosemite (we didn't score the half dome lottery) then maybe Zion - depends on daughter #1's surgery results. We'll try to get a along weekend in Vermont. And If I ever get that camper back, I really need a long weekend away soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted April 24, 2018 Share #31 Posted April 24, 2018 10 hours ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Vicarious for me! Daughter #1's wedding is stressing the old budget. Maybe a bike trip here and there, and a trip out west to visit my mother and meet Longjohn in October. Similar for us. All of our discretionable cash is going towards our daughters wedding and we plan to take time off during the wedding. Im sorta on vacation now. I planned to work through Wed which was my final day at my old job & then we are having a family reunion in Portland Thurs through Sun, starting my new job monday. But my former employer closed me out Monday so im goofing off... I had a Drs appt, got a haircut, went to LBS and am about to go to the gym. Ride tomorrow & Thurs am before i catch my flight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted April 24, 2018 Share #32 Posted April 24, 2018 10 days in Japan in June. Beach in North Carolina in August. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted April 24, 2018 Share #33 Posted April 24, 2018 Several long weekends. One in IL for our grandson's graduation, 1 in Minneapolis to watch other grandkids, long weekends to Carmel CA and Vacaville CA for bike rides. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted April 24, 2018 Share #34 Posted April 24, 2018 I think I'm going here: Not really, but a guy can dream, right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #35 Posted April 24, 2018 18 minutes ago, BuffJim said: I think I'm going here: Not really, but a guy can dream, right? This makes me think of my favorite cat. I named him Mandu. He was such a nice cat that I spent money on him at the vet for checkups, neutering, shots. He had a litter box inside but he preferred to go outside. Then the coyotes got him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted April 24, 2018 Share #36 Posted April 24, 2018 3 hours ago, az_cyclist said: Several long weekends. One in IL for our grandson's graduation, 1 in Minneapolis to watch other grandkids, long weekends to Carmel CA and Vacaville CA for bike rides. Which way you headed out of Carmel? Big Sur or Watsonville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted April 25, 2018 Share #37 Posted April 25, 2018 Spoiler xxx 9 days in Japan, then 3.5 days in Seoul. Before this...in a few wks., Banff National Park for a few days.. Vancouver in Sept. for a few days..then probably Banff National Park to see fall colour by a lake. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #38 Posted April 25, 2018 22 hours ago, petitepedal said: in a little over 7 weeks I will bike across Missouri and sleep in luxury accommodations What a coincidence - me too! https://mostateparks.com/2018ktride Still openings on the ride. Sign-ups close on May 1st. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted April 25, 2018 Share #39 Posted April 25, 2018 15 hours ago, Zackny said: We rented a cabin in New Glasgow PEI for three nights after our Cape Bretton ride. The New Glasgow Lobster Supper is epic. What are your dates in PEI? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 25, 2018 Share #40 Posted April 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Zephyr said: The New Glasgow Lobster Supper is epic. What are your dates in PEI? July 23-26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted April 25, 2018 Share #41 Posted April 25, 2018 23 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Camping throughout the summer relatively local, and a NW camping week hitting N Cascades, Rainier, and/or Olympic NPs. We'll see. Tom How far north in Cascadia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #42 Posted April 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: How far north in Cascadia? We car camp, so we'll choose a site in North Cascades NP and radiate out doing hikes and exploring. Likely choose Newhalem campground, but not positive. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted April 25, 2018 Share #43 Posted April 25, 2018 First week of June is Myrtle Beach with her family. October is Outer Banks with my family. The tournament we just won was a USSSA World Series Qualifier. With some more points and another win or two we may qualify for the USSSA World Series. That would be a week in Florida in July. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophet Zacharia Posted April 25, 2018 Share #44 Posted April 25, 2018 11 hours ago, Zephyr said: The New Glasgow Lobster Supper is epic. What are your dates in PEI? I ate a lobster daily during my time in New Bruinswick and Nova Scotia. Some days, two. ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted April 25, 2018 Share #45 Posted April 25, 2018 On 4/23/2018 at 10:02 PM, Tizeye said: Just the usual...Heading to Switzerland for 3 weeks. Should catch the last day of the Montreux Jazz Festival. After that, open for bike, hike and other activities. May do a side trip to Tuscany this year, but uncertain. I love Switzerland. When we go we usually stay in the Lauterbrunnen Valley. Hiking in the summer there is the best! With an infant most of our serious trips we usually try to do each year is severely minimized. Plan on a week in the Boston area beginning of July and booked air travel for 10 days in Oct in reykjavik, Iceland. Going to do a northern lights viewing, stewing in volcanic waters, and hiking the Golden Circle. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #46 Posted April 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, goldendesign said: Oct in reykjavik, Iceland. Going to do a northern lights viewing, stewing in volcanic waters, and hiking the Golden Circle. BTDT.. Have a great time. Very cool place but expect to pay top dollar for everything! Spendy place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted April 25, 2018 Share #47 Posted April 25, 2018 6 hours ago, Zackny said: July 23-26. Just prior to summer! NS summer ends August 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldendesign Posted April 25, 2018 Share #48 Posted April 25, 2018 45 minutes ago, Wilbur said: BTDT.. Have a great time. Very cool place but expect to pay top dollar for everything! Spendy place. Yup we've done extensive research. Well, my wife has. Everything should be triple the going rate anywhere else so we are planning for this measure. I found a really cool AirBnB about a 30 min walk from Reykjavik that is a whole house for about $275 a night. Seems a better setup than a small hotel room in the city center and easier with a child. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted April 25, 2018 Share #49 Posted April 25, 2018 15 hours ago, dotman17 said: Which way you headed out of Carmel? Big Sur or Watsonville? it is the Carmel Valley double century. it starts in King City, heads nw to Carmel Valley, then heads south along State Rt 1. after lunch you climb Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted April 25, 2018 Share #50 Posted April 25, 2018 Check out our digs in Squampton. I am looking forward to taking a long bath in that tub. The house is beautiful. Very excited. We also booked a condo in Whistler. The accommodations are nicer than our home. https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/16238777 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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