vacation for me and dh

anon94785555
Sat, 06 Apr 2013 21:24:43 +0000

H and I have done a fair amount of vacationing after kid. We spent a couple of days in Vegas- drove there from CA with relatives in S Cal. No desire to go there again. Did a nice group tour of Costa Rica in a February- good way to see a lot of the country. Did a number of visits to Florida when deciding where to retire. Did several driving trips from Wisconsin to points east and west (the distances are LONG west of the Mississippi). We have done the one week in a Mexico resort (both coasts, twice each) and some islands before and after kid. I can see how you can get bored. We have enjoyed blocking out 2 or 3 weeks for a road trip and planning an itinerary with flexibility- we usually returned home early.

Make a list of places you both want to see. Discuss what you are in the mood for. After several driving trips we like the thought of flying, and vice versa. Consider the weather- such as going to places in their best season. A lot more daylight up north in the summer than in the south, save the beach for when you want a break from snow and cold. Or go to the Traverse City, Michigan area and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore area. Great dunes, and other goodies (the prevailing winds sent the sand from Wisconsin to the eastern shores of Michigan). See the locks in Sault Ste Marie and cross the Mackinaw bridge. You have many, many years to go places ahead of you. We often chose a hotel from the coupon books en route to a final destination as we often didn’t know how long it would take us. So many places to go. Now that we are settled in here, and house renovations complete (finally) we will start trips northward up the coast.