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How about a "What I did on my vacation" thread - at least it's a-political
Reading of Scott's trip to Belize (and the lack of photos) got me thinking of a vacation thread. An in honor of nostatic, it'll be hard o work Obama into it.
For starters, we just returned from Newport. Even got to take the 911. It's a very relaxing place to hang out with the family - and fairly affordable if you know what you're doing. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219184784.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219184817.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219184842.jpg For Byron and the bike guys: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219184870.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219184905.jpg For George the boat guy: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219184933.jpg Cool signs: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219185068.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219185091.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219185129.jpg The view out the Targa Top http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219185625.jpg |
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You take very good photos!
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Where'd you stay in Newport? BTW, you ought to tell the folks this was Newport Beach, CA, not the other famous Newport. ;) |
Paradise Island, Atlantis June 2008:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...3/CIMG3597.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...3/CIMG3631.jpg http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...3/CIMG3601.jpg For the Boat guys: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...3/CIMG3622.jpg I guess putting it bluntly works: http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y21...3/CIMG3653.jpg |
I'll play. Anything beats another political thread.
We went cheap & easy with just 2 days away & the rest just mucking around. Our next big trip will be Sicily next summer. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219191951.jpg The B&B we stayed in (in Kingston) was on the Haunted Walks Tour. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219192129.jpg Royal Military College in the background. My father taught there for 7 years when I was a kid. We had the run of the place - olympic swimming pool, library & the firing range on Saturday mornings with .22 Lee Enfields. That's right .22. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219192171.jpg The inevitable Thousand Islands Cruise. Ian |
We went to Versailles
Missouri Lake of the Ozarks for a few days Went to the Arch first in St. Louishttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219193654.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219193710.jpg The lake house http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219193770.jpg Tubing http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219193837.jpg Tori up on a wakeboard http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219193898.jpg and even my fat a$$ skiing http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219194020.jpg |
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Sorry - Newport Beach, CA.
You can stay on the sand or off the sand. The price changes by a factor of 2 to 3. I guess it was a sign of the times - we stayed a few houses off the sand/boardwalk. Still had plenty of fun, though not as many interesting people passing by... |
This year we're going to staycation (man I hate myself for using that stupid cliche but i couldn't help it).
We just spent $62k on the pool and back yard so that's our vacation this year. We might sneak in one trip to the Colorado river but that's it. Good news is I still have 3 1/2 weeks of vacation saved up and get another 4 weeks in January. |
jeremy that arch photo is great!
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How do you get to the top of the arch?
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Elevator, it's small and goes up kind of sideways.
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Here's a couple from a recent business trip to St. Louis; I guess I spent a few hours on vacation.
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219204414.jpg Taken with an inexpensive P&S. Is this a courthouse? http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219204465.jpg Arch at night with the same Canon P&S. |
Backpacking in Guatemala. Good times.
http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/phot...10024_8743.jpg http://photos.l3.facebook.com/photos...09919_3288.jpg http://photos.l3.facebook.com/photos...09968_9652.jpg http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/phot...09754_4050.jpg http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/phot...09787_5992.jpg http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/phot...09453_8514.jpg http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/phot...09474_6078.jpg http://photos.l3.facebook.com/photos...09541_7672.jpg http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/phot...09481_8462.jpg I travelled there for a month and everything, food, shelter, transportation, booze..etc, only cost me about 800. |
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Just got back a fortnight ago.
my motorsport pilgrimage to the UK pics here: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/new-zealand-australia/423360-my-motorsport-pilgrimage-uk-pics.html?referrerid=42314 And a few from southern Turkey below http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0386.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0394.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0579.jpg Ruins of Olympos http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0553.jpg Santa @ Demre http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0530.jpg Simena Castle http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0499.jpg Our charter yacht http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0465.jpg http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p...1/IMG_0401.jpg |
I'm on vacation, but I'm cutting deals also. It sure does feel like a vacation though.
The ski rope, Jeremy, not that there's anything wrong with that. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219194020.jpg |
This thread makes me happy. I enjoy seeing other people having a good time around the world.
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You guys put me to shame, I only have time for a short trip to KC. On the upside, I leave today.:) Worlds of Fun (amusement park) Thurs, Oceans of Fun (water park) on Friday, airshow with the Thunderbirds on Sat, probably a few misc things thrown in as well. We'll come back to Wichita on Sun and probably catch another airshow, then head to Hutchinson in the evening for dirt track races. My 4 year old son has been looking forward to this for months. And yes, we do enjoy airshows.
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I haven't had more than a three day weekend since 2001, you all suck.
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Kurt, the Ozarks/Table Rock region are on my short-list for vacations, I'll make sure I talk to you when I plan. The locals always know the best places to go. I remember going to the area when I was a kid. Branson is hell on earth, pure and simple, but I remember the country surrounding it was beautiful. Plus it's a day's drive from Wichita, a bonus for my wife that despises flying.
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Hey Sydney - that charter boat looks awesome - any interior shots?
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Hey Ian, great K-town pics! I spent 4 years there doing my undergrad at Queen's. Just out of frame of your RMC pic is Fort Henry - did you tour it? Stef used to work there as one of the guards.
We also had a relatively simple but awesome vacation this year. We went to the family cottage on Lake Huron for a week of fun in the sun and sand. I've always got bored quickly at the beach, but now our daughter is old enough to enjoy the sand, so I finally have something to do! Not many pics though, spent too much time building sand castles! The sunsets on the eastern coast of Lake Huron have been voted in the top 10 in the WORLD. These pics show why: My wife and daughter: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219243877.jpg Myself and my daughter playing in the sand: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219243898.jpg Ramona throwing rocks: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219243942.jpg Family silhouette: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219243963.jpg I am SO disappointed this one came out blurry!: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219243984.jpg |
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I didn't need to tour it but we did go up to take some Kingston scenic photos. I have done Ole Fort Henry numerous times over the years. We used to boat a lot in the area. The pic below is Cedar Island with it's Martello Tower from the fort. We would always fall to the bottom of the boat & play dead whenever they shot the cannon. We found musket balls & grape shot snorkeling in the water there. Ian http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219245277.jpg |
Ah, Cedar Island. We canoed over there once for a picnic and fell fast asleep underneath the pines. One of the most blissful summer afternoons of my life!
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Ok - the Canada shots are making me jealous. I have to at least remind myself that you're not wearing shorts in December...JK
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That's right. Come December's it's California dreamin'... :(
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Aspen Colorado....January 2008 with my Brother(s) & Law & Cousin (Guys trip).
The Crowds: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219248450.jpg Apre Ski Hot Tub: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219248488.jpg Me on the left - Collin on the Right: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219248529.jpg It was cold this year: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219248574.jpg Only one day of Blue Sky: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219248777.jpg View from the top: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219248931.jpg Our Ride: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219254320.jpg The Camera Man - Digitally altered... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219249004.jpg The End! |
Once the girls hit highschool, it became difficult to do a week long summer vacation, but with both girls done now, I agreed to drive to Oshkosh this year instead of going by myself in the airplane. My brother from California and his wife had invited us up to her families house on Lake Superior for the weekend prior, then we drove down the other side of Lake Michigan and camped for several days at Oshkosh. On the way up to Lake Superior, we took a ferry to Mackinac Island and spent an enjoyable day riding our bicycles around the island. My daughters actually seemed to enjoy the trip. They got to see Harrison Ford along with a Foreigner concert (whom they had previously never even heard of :eek:) at Oshkosh, so even that was palatable to them. :D
Other than a weekend ski trip or two, probably the last "family" vacation for some time to come. Mackinac Island: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219252809.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219252879.jpg Southern shore of Lake Superior at brother's in law's new house..... very nice up there... jetskied during the day and went for walks on the beach in the evenings and mornings. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219253600.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219253656.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219253699.jpg Loaded up and headed for round three...Oshkosh http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219253780.jpg Opening day flight line concert (scored some free VIP section passes!) http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219253834.jpg Lot of walking http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219253960.jpg |
Looks like a great time and a beautiful family!
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damn, my wife didnt "share" the asia pics. next time.
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sorry, no interior shots. the cabins were basic but comfortable. most nights we ended up sleeping on deck and the days were spend eating, drinking and swimming (the food was great!) i think the boat (gulet) we were on was only a couple of years old, or at least completely refurbished recently. most are a bit older but again refurbished. my mrs is turkish so she organised everything but there is info on "blue cruises" here http://www.travelshopturkey.com/bluecruise.html or via the google ive been to turkey several times but never that far south. its a bit less developed than Bodrum, where we usually stay at my in-law summer residence, but very nice and highly recommended. |
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Went to mexico in February/March
Stopped in Cuernavaca to visit my great aunt for a few days. What a lady... was a long time Canadian diplomat, and embassador to Poland back in the 70's. Tons of amazing stories. Speaks 7 languages. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219281160.jpg Then took the bus from Cuernavaca to Acapulco, then north to Zihuatanejo Pics from our balcony http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219281506.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219281518.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219282912.jpg On La Ropa beach, a guy with a guitar offered to play a tune for $2. Sure, I said. Then 3 other guys come out. Stand up bass, violin and accordion. My wife was mortified. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219281704.jpg Moonrise, about an hour after sunset. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219281603.jpg Last, but not least, I got liquored and Mrs Notfarnow made fun of me. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1219281757.jpg Also rented a Hobie 16 and kicked the ocean's butt, no pictures unfortunately. |
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