Vacation Ideas

[Chad]

I am thinking about taking mom to Dickens on the Strand in Galveston, Texas this year. It looks like big fun.

http://www.galveston.com/dickensonthestrand/

[homoe]

Originally Posted by Chad

I am thinking about taking mom to Dickens on the Strand in Galveston, Texas this year. It looks like big fun.

http://www.galveston.com/dickensonthestrand/

Yes for when traveling with mom that looks very good BUT may I suggest the Dinah Shore Open Palm Springs Women's Weekend, Ptown, or an Olivia Cruise for when travelling solo?

[cathexis]

Does anyone know of a place that one can go zip lining in the contiguous 48 states? Maybe out west?

[homoe]

Originally Posted by cathexis

Does anyone know of a place that one can go zip lining in the contiguous 48 states? Maybe out west?

I have some info and will post it later on today Cathexis

[homoe]

Home to 10 zip lines and an outdoor laser-tag arena on 250 acres of undisturbed mountainous terrain. Silver Streak Zip line Tours offers and exhilarating adventure rush in Wallace Idaho. Admire beautiful views of the scenery and wildlife while zipping along lines ranging from 325 feet to 1,800 feet long, at speeds reaching 60 mph.

AAA members save 15% off admission. To receive your discount, present your AAA membership card when you check in at Silver Streak's office. Season runs through mid-October.

For reservations and info called 208-556-1690. More info is available also on
http://www.silverstreakziplinetours.com/

[GeorgiaMa'am]

My favorite vacation ever was camping in the U.S. Virgin Islands national park on St. John. (I am suddenly having a flashback of writing a paper in the third grade, "How I spent my summer vacation" . . .)

Anyway, my partner at the time and I flew down to St. Thomas with all our camping and snorkeling gear. We spent our first and last nights at a B&B in Charlotte Amalie, visiting some great restaurants, drinking, and applying toothpaste to our mosquito bites. In between, via someone's personal fishing boat/water taxi, we traveled to St. John.

Cinnamon Bay campground is one of the nicest campgrounds I have ever been to. You camp right on the beach, but each campsite is private - they are separated by palm trees and these gigantic bushes with huge leaves. The facilities are extensive, nice and well-maintained; they have hot showers (need I say more?) Here's their web site: https://cinnamonbayresort.com/

The snorkeling was great. The water was clear, and warm. There were many opportunities for interacting with nature - I really felt a part of it, not just like an observer. The birds were fantastic. The mongooses were gigantic, and really fast. The crabs crawled past our tent down the beach every night. I had an (unwanted) close encounter with some large underwater predator - probably a shark . . . but I've told that story in another thread, so I won't repeat it here, except to say we were lucky and all turned out well.

The nearby town of Cruz Bay offers some nightlife, including some fantastic restaurants. Everything is on the pricey end. But, we did most of our eating by grilling out on the beach, anyway, so it was worth the splurges.

I miss this place so much. No other vacation has ever measured up, although I try to judge each one on its own merits. (I've traveled a bit around the world; I've stayed in hostels and resorts and 5-star hotels; I love Disney World. But this camping vacation on St. John was the ultimate. Really.) I don't think I will ever re-experience anything like it, either, because I am no longer physically capable of tent camping, and what with TSA now, I'm not sure it's possible to fly with all that equipment like we did back then. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

Thanks for traveling with me down memory lane.

[Chad]

A decade or so back I had a conference in Lake Placid, NY and took my mom with me. We flew into Albany, NY and took the slow road to Lake Placid. By shear luck we passed the Adirondacks and I was just blown away from the beauty. I told mom that I wanted to live there and she replied that it was only like that a couple of months a year the rest of the time it was under snow. Okay it is a great place to visit.

I never forgot the natural beauty of the Adirondacks and I plan to return there again.

[Kätzchen]

North Fork of the Umpqua River


Tokatee Falls



Metolius River


Ashland Oregon


Lithia Park Watershed



Somewhere between Wolf Creek Pass and Grants Pass



Oregon is very beautiful during the Autumnal months of September, October and November.

[kittygrrl]

in bed

[Chancie]

We’re going tent camping for a weekend in July, but we’re staying in a motel near the beach in September. I can’t wait!

[Stone-Butch]

I do want a vacation but I do not know which direction to go. Out west on the train or down east driving. I guess I need to deciede soon or there will be little summer left.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

We are going to Panama City Beach for a week in September/October. I can't wait! We're staying at my favorite mom-and-pop hotel right on the beach. It's a great vintage old place that has been updated and kept in good shape. Every room has a kitchenette. There are grills on the decks everywhere in view of the ocean, and tables outside. We will grill out at least twice while we are there. There are great fresh seafood places nearby, and a wonderful New Orleans style Creole restaurant in town. There are comfortable beach bars close by, some with live music. The hotel has two heated pools, one of which is salt water and mainly for adults. The beach is beautiful white sand, and two really nice guys run the beach chair and umbrella service. The entire hotel is operated by a single family. They take great pride in their hotel and it shows.

[Bèsame*]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

We are going to Panama City Beach for a week in September/October. I can't wait! We're staying at my favorite mom-and-pop hotel right on the beach. It's a great vintage old place that has been updated and kept in good shape. Every room has a kitchenette. There are grills on the decks everywhere in view of the ocean, and tables outside. We will grill out at least twice while we are there. There are great fresh seafood places nearby, and a wonderful New Orleans style Creole restaurant in town. There are comfortable beach bars close by, some with live music. The hotel has two heated pools, one of which is salt water and mainly for adults. The beach is beautiful white sand, and two really nice guys run the beach chair and umbrella service. The entire hotel is operated by a single family. They take great pride in their hotel and it shows.

Are you taking Brittany?? I need a dog friendly hotel. This hotel sounds wonderful! So summer!!

[Chancie]

Originally Posted by Chancie is looking forward to vacation

We’re going tent camping for a weekend in July, but we’re staying in a motel near the beach in September. I can’t wait!

We are tent camping in Provincetown this summer. We probably won’t camp many more years; it’s hard on our poor old bodies and Pete does most of the heavy lifting. We got a site with water and electricity, which is so convenient.

We will celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary this summer!

[kittygrrl]

the ultimatel-----a retreat to a Buddhist monastery

[easygoingfemme]

Originally Posted by Chancie

We are tent camping in Provincetown this summer. We probably won’t camp many more years; it’s hard on our poor old bodies and Pete does most of the heavy lifting. We got a site with water and electricity, which is so convenient.

We will celebrate our tenth wedding anniversary this summer!

Oh fun, and Happy Anniversary!

My only planned vacations are camping. One weekend with friends that we do annually, we're going on Summer Solstice weekend this year. Then another with my kiddo and my elder nephew. They share a July birthday and they both want to take a weekend to camp and climb some mountains to celebrate, so, that's what we are doing!

[Chancie]

Originally Posted by easygoingfemme is outdoorsy

Oh fun, and Happy Anniversary!

My only planned vacations are camping. One weekend with friends that we do annually, we're going on Summer Solstice weekend this year. Then another with my kiddo and my elder nephew. They share a July birthday and they both want to take a weekend to camp and climb some mountains to celebrate, so, that's what we are doing!

I wish we had a vehicle that we could sleep in, like a van. We could just throw the dog and the charcoal in the back and camp nearby for a couple of nights. 🏕️