If I get my sleep in order, then it’s no problem. But as it stands now, I find myself nodding off for a few seconds several times a day. I almost dropped my iPhone in the Loo Thursday at work due to the sleepy thing.
I hadn’t considered flying, but I’ll take a quick gander at that. At least I don’t have to be awake on the plane (”Excuse me, does anybody know how to fly a plane?” - Stewardess on Airplane!).
Typically, I’ll drive just about anywhere within a 600 mile radius from home in one day. Over that, I’ll split it to 2 days so that I don’t arrive dead-tired at my destination. The nice thing about driving is that I can carry my 45 caliber with me, and if I think I’m going to do some shooting, a rifle as well.
Last night, I was able to sleep 2 hours straight on the bed, got up with some pain and sat up for a couple of hours, then did 4 more hours on the recliner. That’s my best night in about 5 days. If I can get a whole night in one bed, I will consider that as highly do-able.
It looks like Priceline has a 6 night deal at the Holiday Inn in Keystone with flight out of Nashville for about $1650. It wants you to create an account and sign in to see details. There are some cheaper options that appear to have reasonably decent places to stay, such as a Clarion Inn in Rapid City.
The problem is this doesn’t include the car, which would add another grand, if you can find a car.
I can probably pick you up from that airport and take you back, depending on the dates, and take you a couple of places to see some sites, but I am not sure how much of the same things we are going to want to see. Maybe you can find a local rent-a-wreck type place to rent something from. But I guess you have to ask yourself how much you want to spend if you don’t think you will be in a condition to enjoy yourself.
I am not sure that many Freepers are showing up to this to make it worth spending a lot of money on, frankly.
I happen to be in position where I have time off to burn through, points to cash in on room rentals that are going to expire soon anyway, a car I haven’t had to drive much in the last year, and someone to split costs and driving with.