Augie Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, billsfanmiami(oh) said: Went last fall for our 10 year and had an absolute blast. First time we had been out there, definitely not the last. Stayed at the Westin in Napa on points, was a great central spot. Did a small group tour one day of some Sonoma wineries, did a day exploring on our own and then did a private tour of 3 really small / family owned type places the last day. Ate tons of good good. I think we ate at hog island oyster company over in oxbow public market like 3 times! Maybe 20 years ago we went out. Started in San Francisco, went down to Monterrey and Carmel, visited Pebble Beach. Then went to Napa and Sonoma, spent a couple nights in Calistoga. I distinctly remember the last night in Calistoga. I ordered the Kansas City style ribs. We had spent weeks ordering food, then filling up on wine and great breads. We watched the tables around us, and we were not the only ones who were only good for one or two bites of our entrees. We learned a lesson on that trip. We visited a bunch of wineries. Fell in love with Silver Oak and a couple others. My sister in Rhode Island kept our young kids. We sent her a case of VERY expensive wine as a thank you. Had to call her when we sobered up and say “Hey! That’s not cooking wine! Appreciate it. ” Edited June 2, 2020 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyMannn Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 9:14 PM, qwksilver said: Had 5 days in Napa wine country July 23-28th for 50th BD. We cancelled. Got hotel refund (even though it was non-refundable and plane ticket credits to use for 2 years) We went there, actually San Fran, but do the Napa Valley wine train. I enjoyed the heck out of that. Great meal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Info Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Not a vacation but flying Fri-Sun this weekend from RIC-BUF to visit my parents. Will be extra safe when visiting them with PPE & proper distancing, i booked my flights on an Embraer 145 (small jet) with a single row, alley, double row. I selected all my seats in the single row. I just do not trust airlines will not sell the seat next to me if I selected a double seat row. Right now I see 8, 10, 12, 7 other people on those flights. The 145 holds 50 passengers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 On 5/28/2020 at 2:16 PM, Augie said: UPDATE: As of today the wedding date has been moved to 2021. (Church wedding with parents only still goes off as planned in August.) The exact date shall remain unpublished for fear that you and the crew try to crash the party and send this young couple into bankruptcy due to the bar bill! Proud of them for making the right decision despite the possible jump in cost if she can no longer qualify for the big employee discount. Some things are more important than money. They didn't schedule the wedding to interfere with Bills football did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 I want to go up to Maine later this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Mark Vader said: They didn't schedule the wedding to interfere with Bills football did they? He wouldn’t ask me to miss a game for a little thing like a wedding! ....but apparently I’ll have to record day two of the draft. Maybe he can reschedule again? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, mead107 said: I want to go up to Maine later this summer. We went to Bar Harbor years ago and it is absolutely beautiful! Stayed at a magnificent hotel and spent the most we had ever personally paid for a room to that point in our lives. We splurged! My wife had just finished all preparations for the upcoming Catholic Charities Ball. As we are arriving we learn the Bishop has nixed the venue, the invitations/graphics, the NAME of the event, everything! She has to start over and ends up working almost the entire vacation. (The Bishop later realized he was wrong, and would bend over backwards to support us ever since.) Oh well, I’ll enjoy this on my own and I’m going to make the most of it! I met some great guys in the bar that are part of a fundraiser. I’m asking about it and they explain they are a bunch of guys who each paid like $10k each to be part a 1,000+/- bike ride to raise a money for childhood cancer. Great cause! But by “bikes”, they meant motorcycles. About 7:00am the next morning they are all out in the parking lot showing off their “bikes” to each other, revving them to the point that the whole town had to hear them. Maybe the next county! They made an airport seem quiet! Three more days of this before they leave on their trip. No sleeping in on this vacation! Great..... So my wife blocks off some time one morning to go on a site seeing trolly. We go into the quaint little town, jump on the trolley and head up the mountains to get a beautiful view of..............fog. It was nice in town, but go up the mountain and you can’t even see the side of the road. The tour guide is saying “if you could see anything out the left side right now, it would be a great view of......”. I hope you make it, and I hope your trip goes better than ours did! It’s funny...............now. . Edited June 2, 2020 by Augie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 2 hours ago, Augie said: We went to Bar Harbor years ago and it is absolutely beautiful! Stayed at a magnificent hotel and spent the most we had every personally paid for a room to that point in our lives. We splurged! My wife had just finished all preparations for the upcoming Catholic Charities Ball. As we are arriving we learn the Bishop has nixed the venue, the invitations/graphics, everything! She has to start over and ends up working almost the entire vacation. (The Bishop later realized he was wrong, and would bend over backwards to support us ever since.) Oh well, I’ll enjoy this on my own and I’m going to make the most of it! I met some great guys in the bar that are part of a fundraiser. I’m asking about it and they explain they are a bunch of guys who each paid like $10k each to be part a 1,000+/- bike ride to raise a money for childhood cancer. Great cause! But by “bikes”, they meant motorcycles. About 7:00am the next morning they are all out in the parking lot showing off their “bikes” to each other, revving them to the point that the whole town had to hear them. Maybe the next county! They made an airport seem quiet! Three more days of this before they leave on their trip. No sleeping in on this trip! Great..... So my wife blocks off some time one morning to go on a site seeing trolly. We go into the quaint little town, jump on the trolley and head up the mountains to get a beautiful view of..............fog. It was nice in town, but go up the mountain and you can’t even see the side of the road. The tour guide is saying “if you could see anything out the left side right now, it would be a great view of......”. I hope you make it, and I hope your trip goes better than ours did! It’s funny...............now. we actually were planning on going to bar harbor this year (never been), and doing a big Acadia trip. Now we’re not! Maybe next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 I'm still planning on Tupper Lake in July. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 ? to Bar Harbor Maine. There is a lot to do there and plenty of great eateries. And a couple of breweries are near by. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Still heading (by car) to Sarasota, FL for the parents only wedding of our son. That will be followed by a catered dinner for the bride’s family at a beach house some friends are letting us use. At the request of the wife and “kids”, I have located some frozen margarita/Daquiri machine rentals. Hey! When at the beach....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Looks like we’ll definitely be able to do a few days at my aunt’s house in Cranberry Lake. Hopefully a short trip to Wells Beach, Maine also. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Things Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Our Cook Islands (Rarotonga and Aitutaki) holiday has been cancelled and our borders are closed, so we're "stuck" here New Zealand for the foreseeable future. I've already signed up to do the Milford and Routeburn tracks in Fjiordland and the local Abel Tasman Coastal Track this coming summer. I can't wait. These hikes are usually too busy with international tourists for my liking, but should be clear sailing this year. https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/fiordland/places/fiordland-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/milford-track/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/fiordland/places/fiordland-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/routeburn-track/ https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/nelson-tasman/places/abel-tasman-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/abel-tasman-coast-track/ Later in the year, I hope to take a couple weeks off and tour around the North Island with my motorcycle. Really looking forward to that too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 My group of friends will not be getting together in our cottages in Canada for the first time in--(Let's see, how old am I? When did we first start going?...) well, conservatively 45+ years. Yes, one of us missed the occasional year due to life's circumstances, but the even goes on! We're looking at dates in September as a possible makeup date. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob in Mich Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 15 hours ago, The Dean said: My group of friends will not be getting together in our cottages in Canada for the first time in--(Let's see, how old am I? When did we first start going?...) well, conservatively 45+ years. Yes, one of us missed the occasional year due to life's circumstances, but the even goes on! We're looking at dates in September as a possible makeup date. In the same boat. I have been vacationing (renting) in Canada every summer, save 2 or 3, for my entire life. This one looks in serious jeopardy. I too am looking at possibly getting up in September. If they institute beer delivery In Ontario I would have no problem staying isolated at the cottage. Typically I pretty much stay put once there anyway. Will surely miss it if the border stays closed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 22 minutes ago, Bob in Mich said: In the same boat. I have been vacationing (renting) in Canada every summer, save 2 or 3, for my entire life. This one looks in serious jeopardy. I too am looking at possibly getting up in September. If they institute beer delivery In Ontario I would have no problem staying isolated at the cottage. Typically I pretty much stay put once there anyway. Will surely miss it if the border stays closed Closure extended to July 21st today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 5 minutes ago, The Dean said: Closure extended to July 21st today. They can't patrol it all! When I used to survey places like Wilson Harbor on Lake Ontario, boats coming and going all day. Running American cigarettes back to Canada ??. Gotta hit the quiet harbors. Speaking of that, wonder what it's gonna do for our Snowbird action at work that usually hits the Trent-Severn... Maybe they stay Stateside and Buffalo becomes a port of call? I suppose it's pretty easy to get in, if you have right tools. Just don't get caught. I hear those Ontario prisons are worse than their Turkish counterparts. LoL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBud Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 After 10 years at previous company with only 2 weeks, finally got some bank of vacation (4 weeks) with current employer after 1 year. Go figure. Was planning on taking 2 extended road trips (one to the UP and the other to Mt Rushmore). Got a couple things in play. I'm taking half day Fridays to either kick back or get yard / house work done before the weekend. Currently signed up for the Memorial t'ment in July (press center). Reserved a couple of days in October in Chicago with GF. Parents cancelled summer Germany trip - now driving up from FL to spend the month of August in Buffalo. CBUS will be a layover point. I'll take some time with them then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 7 hours ago, The Dean said: Closure extended to July 21st today. This pretty much cancels our annual trip to the family cottage in Ridgeway ON. Will be the first time in 38 years I didn't spend at least one week up there. We are now looking anywhere from Maine to virginia along the coast, but also looking at lake areas like the finger lakes and Winnepesakee in NH as a possible place for a week. We are open to any ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 11 minutes ago, Guffalo said: This pretty much cancels our annual trip to the family cottage in Ridgeway ON. Will be the first time in 38 years I didn't spend at least one week up there. We are now looking anywhere from Maine to virginia along the coast, but also looking at lake areas like the finger lakes and Winnepesakee in NH as a possible place for a week. We are open to any ideas. Lake George. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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