Plans for summer, vacation or stay-cation ?

We seldom travel from mid-June through August unless it is to visit my stepdaughter who is a teacher. We did that last summer. We offered a couple of options for traveling with them this summer but they declined. Hubby plans to go see them this summer as he usually does.

We went to Hilton Head the last week in April. We've never gone that early before and it was heavenly. The weather was warm, sunny and we got a great condo for a good price. My parents were good so we were able to stay for the entire week - the first time in years. We had to travel earlier because of some family medical things coming along this year. I also didn't mind getting to the beach before those Zika carrying mosquitoes hit. I hope they don't but I'm afraid they will. The island is full of lagoons and standing water.

We are hoping to do a shorter trip with my parents in the next few weeks. We can never make concrete plans as medical things just keep cropping up.

This past April and April last year we were invited to events (significant birthday and a wedding) abroad and we built our main holidays around those dates. We will go away for a shorter break in September as we did last year and we have realised we enjoy going away at either end of what we laughingly call summer in the UK Hopefully we will actually have a good summer here and will have the best of both worlds!

I just got back from my annual girl's cruise and DH and I are going to DC this fall. We tend to stay local in the summer. We live in a lake community and take the boat out or go to the pool or day trip.

Absolutely no plans

We're doing a week at Tybee Island in July.  Other than that, it will be a few day trips or overnights.  

We are spending a week in the Riviera Maya in Mexico. This past year has just been a total suckfest. We need this vacation.

We don't have any vacations planned. but we do have some adventures planned. 

This summer I will be watching 3 kids of a friend of mine.  I have decided to take them on some adventures in our area. 

We also have adventures with my friend and her kids and Amanda.  

We are having the kids research 5 places each and part of the adventure is getting there.  

We are going to go to the 

Oregon Zoo
Crystal Springs Rhododendron Gardens
Rose Gardens
Pittock Mansion
Japanese Gardens

I can't remember what else is on the list.  

I am also going to the beach some time this summer. I miss the ocean..... 

Where are you staying? I'm not a large resort person and somehow DH talked me into the Iberostar in PDC. 

Our family goes to NC for the weekend for my husband's family reunion, and going to the beach for 2 weeks.

My 18 yr. old is almost finished her freshman year in college, and I pick her up next week! She may go to Florida to visit her former boyfriend/current good friend.

The kids and I may go on a 3 day trip to visit my parents 5 hrs. away (and where my 18 yr. old goes to college). We may take my 16 yr. old's boyfriend with us. It should be fun!

Busy summer-
Helping my dad sell, downsize and move from the home he and my mom (deceased) built and lived in for the past 44+ years, into an apartment.

In reality, I'm doing 99% of the work since he winters in Florida and my brother and his family are "so busy."

Besides checking on the house, I found him a nice, quiet apartment, cleaned it, scheduled movers, have started to pack, contacted a Realtor friend, and need to talk to an estate sale firm about a date. Truthfully, my dad doesn't want to come back until most of it's taken care of. We all miss mom so much.

Other plans include a cousin's weekend at a lake cottage five hours north, my uncle's 80th birthday/family reunion on my dad's side, a family reunion weekend out of town on my mom's side.

Dd is standing up in two girlfriend's weddings, so I am doing their calligraphy, helping with showers and attending.

I don't know where Hickory is but I do know that we are going as far as Blowing Rock, NC (will be there sometime Sat) then Sunday we are driving up Grandfather Mountain.

We are doing our usual two-week Maine
trip (we rent a house). We have 3-4 days In SF in July. We are doing four days in Whistler. We may or may not go to Amelia Island in late July.

Yes, Edinburgh.  We are excited  

We usually camp a few places in the summer. This summer we have scheduled a trip to Itaska State Park for our first time at the Mississippi source, so excited finally to check that off the bucket list.  Like the Duluth area end of August for camping.  Otherwise nothing big.  Just fairs and weekend things here and there.


Since we are from MN, we do our big trips in the fall/Winter.