Posted on 07/01/2005 5:30:12 AM PDT by Gabz
For various and sundry reasons lots of people do not go away on "vacations" per se.
It's very rare that we even spend one night away from home, let alone a week or two at a time............but we do plan lots of day trips.
Personally I find it less stressful for planning/packing and because we can find lots of things to do within a 2-3 hour drive, it spreads the "vacation" funds over the course of several months.
Since we are scattered all over the map, let's share favorite places for day trips be it beaches, museums, amusement parks, whathave you.
Morning Everyone - the coffee's on!
I like to take day (or just a few hours) trips to our town beach.
Morning Everyone - the coffee's on!
That's one of my favorites.......but I prefer to find out of the way beaches that are off the beaten track and don't get crowded :)
On the Connecticut shoreline, the best way to do that is to go to northern Maine.
We have tons of other cool stuff around here to do on ay trips, too, but lately my kids have been really loving going to the driving range & hitting a bucket of golf balls, followed by the obligatory Dairy Queen stop.
I think I may get adventurous and try a small 9-hole course with them this weekend.
I obviously have not had enough coffee this Morning.
I would like to take this opportunity to wish the United States of America a happy birthday.
And wish all of you a fun and safe 4th of July weekend.
I hope everyone will take a moment while bar-b-quing or watching fireworks this weekend and say a prayer of thanks for our great nation and the men and women currently serving to keep it so as well as to those who helped shape her so.
See you there this weekend. I'll be be wearing my red, white and blue tee-shirt that says "Liberals Suck." Come and say Hi!
I'm jealous of the 9-hole course. There is a great 18-hole par 3 course in Dover where we used to go weekly - but there is nothing like that around here.
I enjoy playing, but not enough for a 2+ hour drive - I odn't think the 7yo wold really enjoy that.....she's still at the windmill golf stage :)
My wife and I sometimes make the spur of the moment decision to drive across the state to the lake michigan shore and spend the day.
Sometimes we'll grab a niece or nephew and drive down to the Toledo zoo or over to Greenfield village.
Happy Brithday USA!
What a lovely looking beach.
Great graphic!
LOL! ;-)
Here's a whole page of Michigan webcams. My personal favorites are the Hancock cam and the Eagle harbor cams.
http://woodtv.com/Global/story.asp?S=94490&nav=0Rcd
That's cool. I like the "Click the pic to move the cam" option!
We tend to do the day trip thing too and do a big vacation trip every other year typically. We're kind of in a nice situation for day trips since the Pacific Ocean is only 2 hours away to the west, Canada is 6 hours to the north and we live in the foothills of Mt Rainier so even winter fun and summer hikes are little more than an hour away
Good morning Gabz and all!! I think I might actually get a Friday to play!! OF course, just saying so will completely jinx it! LOL!
I am LMAO at your tagline!! I could play that song for ya if you'd like??
Day trips: I think I'm just the opposite of you. I LOVE to travel ~ and a day trip is stressful for me ~ I think maybe I don't plan well enough because I think "it's only a day" and I just throw stuff together. But for a weekly vacation I am armed to the teeth with plans! LOL!!
The only day trip type of stuff we do are things like the zoo, a local park, etc. And those are usually me only with the kids and during the week. MAybe that's why they're stressful?? He he he!! This fall, though, we start American History and I am looking around to see what kinds of things we can do related to that ~ some will involve a little driving I think.
Actually, rather than a day trip, I'd rather sit at home and swim. :o)
Ok, now I'm tired. Gotta get coffee...
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