Planning our next vacation

SoCal said:
I just got back from San Francisco. I got food poisoning. My confidence waivers in the Shrimp Scampi at Cioppino's on Fisherman's Wharf.

Up until 45 minutes before hotel checkout on Friday, I was curled up under the bed covers in a suite at the Argonaut Hotel, shivering, naked, crying, and unable to keep anything down. Mr. SoCal insisted we make our flight as scheduled. "You can do this," he said. He had to dress me like a kid, stuff me in a car, and get me to the airport. Like something out of "Weekend at Bernie's", I was afraid the airline might suspect something was up and refuse to let me on. But we made it. I was barely keeping it together.

I had an aisle seat on a packed United flight back to O.C., where the stewardess stood inches from me to run through the emergency demonstration drill. She put the flotation device around her neck, looped the strap around her waist by throwing her elbow back, knocking me in the head with a sharp blow to the temple. The seconds following that are a little hazy. The next thing I remember she had stopped the drill, stooping down to my level to meet my eyes, and asking repeatedly if I was okay. After a moment, I said I was okay but maybe due to my delayed and unconvincing response, she didn't really believe me. Maybe they're also a little overly cautious due to the recent event with United. (Eyephone, I swear I didn't order the "fruit punch"!)

I am just glad that the sickness set in the morning we were leaving rather that as soon as we got there. If we had spent all that money and hadn't been able to do a single thing, then I would have been really sick for entirely different reasons.

I am recovering at home now. I am really sad that I had to miss Easter with my family. It's my most favorite day of the year. Happy Resurrection Day, everyone.

Maybe you had Legionnaire's disease:http://www.ocregister.com/2017/05/1...ter-two-diagnosed-with-legionnairres-disease/
 
I've booked a date-night / trip out to Rancho Mirage. The high is expected to hover around 108. I was going to guess more like 117 - 120. Not bad. What's nice is the resorts out there are in their off-season at this time of year. So, instead of paying $500-700 a night, it's half that. A nice room at The Ritz-Carlton with a patio and fire pit, updated in 2014, is a deal at $250-$300. Looking forward to evening swims, telescopic stargazing, croquet, and dining. Will pack my sunscreen and mooncream. I think I'll give the rescuers a day off by passing on a deep hike into Joshua Tree this time.
 
Anyone planned a trip to Oregon or the Midwest to see the Eclipse? After hearing what may happen with traffic post Eclipse, we've made the decision to pass on it. OC is supposed to have 50% coverage of the Sun which will make for an interesting day. 
 
Soylent Green Is People said:
Anyone planned a trip to Oregon or the Midwest to see the Eclipse? After hearing what may happen with traffic post Eclipse, we've made the decision to pass on it. OC is supposed to have 50% coverage of the Sun which will make for an interesting day.

We originally planned out the trip - found a hotel in Salem and the flights out there, but after thinking about the worth of $1500 for a 3 minute spectacle (a very awesome one tho) it just didn't make too much sense.  The traffic was another consideration that made us quit trying. 
 
I'm thinking of a drive to Reno, then take a private plane through the path of totality. In-Out, and if I hit the jackpot at a Casino, all the better!
 
This thread is over 5 years old but a nice trip down memory lane.

Now that things have opened up (sort of... maybe closing back up if you want to go to China)... what are people planning to do?

Maybe one day we will go to Philly.
 
We have been doing US based trips with Covid but this summer we are going to go somewhere in Europe or Asia - we will pick a place without any Covid flying restrictions. All the Covid testing is too much of a hassle.
 
This thread is over 5 years old but a nice trip down memory lane.

Now that things have opened up (sort of... maybe closing back up if you want to go to China)... what are people planning to do?

Maybe one day we will go to Philly.
I can't make it this summer but my number one place is Yellowstone. It's an amazing national park. Haven't been there since I worked there while on a summer break from college. Unfortunately majorly overcrowded now so you need reservations super early for the Lodges.
 
I can't make it this summer but my number one place is Yellowstone. It's an amazing national park. Haven't been there since I worked there while on a summer break from college. Unfortunately majorly overcrowded now so you need reservations super early for the Lodges.
I guess we lucked out. Our last trip to Yellowstone was summer of 2020, and while there was still a crowd, there were no busloads of international tourists. Out of all the stops we made to geysers and hot springs, only one of them felt more crowded than I was comfortable with. Many of the less popular ones, weren't very busy at all. As for lodging, we were in a RV and just camped outside the park. At the time, one of my kids had just finished 4th grade and our family was able to get in free using the 4th Grade National Park Pass.
 
I guess we lucked out. Our last trip to Yellowstone was summer of 2020, and while there was still a crowd, there were no busloads of international tourists. Out of all the stops we made to geysers and hot springs, only one of them felt more crowded than I was comfortable with. Many of the less popular ones, weren't very busy at all. As for lodging, we were in a RV and just camped outside the park. At the time, one of my kids had just finished 4th grade and our family was able to get in free using the 4th Grade National Park Pass.
You know your kids can WORK there in the summer when they are older, right? The pay is terrible but you get room and board (taken out of your pay) and your time off you spend in the park (they gave us a non published book of back trails which of course is probably all on line now). One of my best experiences ever. I arrived early because I was out of UCI after second quarter. I worked in Canyon Village and was there before the restaurant opened for the season. We got to get the horses ready for the season (lots of horseback riding) and hiked up and down the canyon before any real visitors showed up. My hubby showed up later and worked at the Lake so we got lots of time on the Lake. Every day after work we drove around to see all the sights, no one hardly there. Met lots of people from all over the country, many had worked there every summer for years.

This was long before air travel made things so cheap, so a higher percentage of domestic tourists.
 
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