Saturday, December 27, 2008
How to ask The Parents
The time is upon us that we must lay it all down on the line for this great cause of travel. We must risk our lives and our plans for this great cause which is summer vacation. How are we going to get permission? When do we ask them? How? Any and all imput would be greatly, greatly appreciated. More than appreciated. Required. Anything you can think is needed. Thank you.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Itinerary revisited (a la Robby)
Sunday
Leave for Grandpa Raneys
14 hours
Monday
Arrive Grandpa Raneys
Tuesday
Stay at Grandpa Raneys
Wednesday
Leave for Union Springs
1 hr. 40 min
Thursday
Leave for Aunt Janice's House
4 hr, 40 min
Friday
Stay with Aunt Janice
Saturday
Leave for Freeport
6 hr, 30 min
Sunday
Stay in Freeport (check out in morning;/head home
10 hrs.
Monday
Arrive Collegedale, TN; eat bangbellies
9 hrs.
Grand total:
46 hours
Revised Itinerary (a la Robby!)
This is Robby posting...
Here is the revised itinerary for our trip:
Sunday
Leave for Grandpa Raneys
14 hours
Monday
Arrive Grandpa Raneys
Tuesday
Stay at Grandpa Raneys
Wednesday
Leave for Union Springs
1 hr. 40 min
Thursday
Stay in Union Springs/Sight see
Friday
Leave for Aunt Janice's House
4 hr, 40 min
Saturday
Stay with Aunt Janice
Sunday
Leave for Freeport
6 hr, 30 min
Monday
Stay in Freeport
Tuesday
Stay in Freeport (check out in morning;/head home
10 hrs.
Wednesday
Arrive Collegedale, TN; eat bangbellies
9 hrs.
Grand total:
46 hours
Here is the revised itinerary for our trip:
Sunday
Leave for Grandpa Raneys
14 hours
Monday
Arrive Grandpa Raneys
Tuesday
Stay at Grandpa Raneys
Wednesday
Leave for Union Springs
1 hr. 40 min
Thursday
Stay in Union Springs/Sight see
Friday
Leave for Aunt Janice's House
4 hr, 40 min
Saturday
Stay with Aunt Janice
Sunday
Leave for Freeport
6 hr, 30 min
Monday
Stay in Freeport
Tuesday
Stay in Freeport (check out in morning;/head home
10 hrs.
Wednesday
Arrive Collegedale, TN; eat bangbellies
9 hrs.
Grand total:
46 hours
Cost.
Ok guys. I've been working on cost for this trip... to see if it's really doable. Here's what I have so far:
3 nights in hotel, Union Springs, NY - $73/night X 3 = $219 (Days Inn)
4 nights in hotel, Freeport, ME - $95/night X 4 = $380 (Hampton Inn)
Gas for trip - $145 (According to Mapquest)
$219 + $380 + $145 = $744 (total) / 4 (people) = $186 per person.
This does not include other costs like food along the way, sight seeing, and spending money for any shopping we want to do.
Also, Kristina, for you and I it will be a little bit more as we need gas money for getting down to TN and back (It'll be about $37.50 extra for each of us).
So now... any other ideas as to costs we should include? Any ideas for cutting costs? Please, help me out here...
1. Do we still want to do it?
2. How can we cut costs? Please, help me shop around for hotels and other expenses! Post links and ideas here.
Thanks!
3 nights in hotel, Union Springs, NY - $73/night X 3 = $219 (Days Inn)
4 nights in hotel, Freeport, ME - $95/night X 4 = $380 (Hampton Inn)
Gas for trip - $145 (According to Mapquest)
$219 + $380 + $145 = $744 (total) / 4 (people) = $186 per person.
This does not include other costs like food along the way, sight seeing, and spending money for any shopping we want to do.
Also, Kristina, for you and I it will be a little bit more as we need gas money for getting down to TN and back (It'll be about $37.50 extra for each of us).
So now... any other ideas as to costs we should include? Any ideas for cutting costs? Please, help me out here...
1. Do we still want to do it?
2. How can we cut costs? Please, help me shop around for hotels and other expenses! Post links and ideas here.
Thanks!
ROBBY COMMENTED: I think the obvious way to do it is to spend less time in the Hotels...
We should jsut stay a day in Union Springs and the smae in Freeport... There's not that much we need to do and we could do it in two days (get there, go to the hotel, sight see, sleep, wake up, check out, and sight see some more)
That should cut several hundred dollars off our price...
AMANDA COMMENTED: Ok. By cutting each hotel stay down to only one night, the cost per person is about $75-80. How's that? But! We haven't yet factored in food and other miscellaneous things. But still. Much cheaper. Food shouldn't be too bad. Wadya think?
Things to do in each place, and amount of time at each place.
Post 2.
July 19, Sun: Leave Collegedale, TN for Newark Valley, NY (14 hrs, 800 mi) -- Leave early, and hopefully arrive that same night. If at all possible.
July 20, Mon: Stay at Gpa Raney's house, spend time there.
July 21, Tues: Stay at Gpa Raney's house
July 22, Wed: Leave for Union Springs, NY (1 hr 40 min, 57 mi) -- Since it won't take long, we can leave whenever we feel is good. What do you think?
July 23, Thurs: Stay in Union Springs, w/ the Bishops (pending permission) and spend time in town, visiting w/ people/sight-seeing, going to Pete's Treats etc. ;)
July 24, Fri: Stay in Union Springs some more, then leave for Aunt Janice's Friday night? (to Aunt Janice's: 4 hrs 40 min)
July 25, Sat: Go to church, visit w/ Aunt Janice, etc.
July 26, Sun: Visit w/ Aunt Janice some more...
July 27, Mon: Leave for Freeport, ME (6 hrs 30 min, 230 mi)
July 28, Tues: Enjoy spending time and sight seeing in Freeport...
July 29, Wed: Sight seeing
July 30, Thurs: ...
July 31, Fri: ...
August 1st, Sat: After church, we leave for home. Head back to TN. (19 hrs, 1100 mi) Obviously, stay in a hotel for the night.
August 2, Sun: Continue driving, arrive in TN by nightfall, depending on how far we got Sat night.
Suggestions, amendments, please!
Also... yes, Cayla & Krissy what are your thoughts on staying in a hotel in Union Springs? It would cost more, but I think you're right... we can't expect them to be able to put us up.
July 19, Sun: Leave Collegedale, TN for Newark Valley, NY (14 hrs, 800 mi) -- Leave early, and hopefully arrive that same night. If at all possible.
July 20, Mon: Stay at Gpa Raney's house, spend time there.
July 21, Tues: Stay at Gpa Raney's house
July 22, Wed: Leave for Union Springs, NY (1 hr 40 min, 57 mi) -- Since it won't take long, we can leave whenever we feel is good. What do you think?
July 23, Thurs: Stay in Union Springs, w/ the Bishops (pending permission) and spend time in town, visiting w/ people/sight-seeing, going to Pete's Treats etc. ;)
July 24, Fri: Stay in Union Springs some more, then leave for Aunt Janice's Friday night? (to Aunt Janice's: 4 hrs 40 min)
July 25, Sat: Go to church, visit w/ Aunt Janice, etc.
July 26, Sun: Visit w/ Aunt Janice some more...
July 27, Mon: Leave for Freeport, ME (6 hrs 30 min, 230 mi)
July 28, Tues: Enjoy spending time and sight seeing in Freeport...
July 29, Wed: Sight seeing
July 30, Thurs: ...
July 31, Fri: ...
August 1st, Sat: After church, we leave for home. Head back to TN. (19 hrs, 1100 mi) Obviously, stay in a hotel for the night.
August 2, Sun: Continue driving, arrive in TN by nightfall, depending on how far we got Sat night.
Suggestions, amendments, please!
ROBBY COMMENTED: Aunt Janice isn't Adventist... hence we wouldn't be going to church with her on Sabbath... I still am of the opinion that we should stay in a hotel in Union springs, just because I wouldn't feel quite right about putting them out... I do, however, believe strongly, that we should definetly go to Pete's!
AMANDA COMMENTED: Aunt Janice isn't Adventist? Well, is there a church nearby to which we could go? And if not... is there a park nearby that we could go and have our own little "church service"? What other suggestions do you have in this regard?
Also... yes, Cayla & Krissy what are your thoughts on staying in a hotel in Union Springs? It would cost more, but I think you're right... we can't expect them to be able to put us up.
howdy y'all.
Ok. This is the first post. (Duh.) The point is to get a discussion going as to what we're (maybe) doing this summer. The tentative dates are July 19-Aug 1st, 2009. Our current route will be:
Collegedale, TN -- Newark Valley, NY (Gpa Raney's) -- Union Springs, NY -- Queensbury, NY (Aunt Janice's) -- Freeport, ME -- Collegedale, TN.
Obviously this will be longer for Kristina and I, as we'll be making the trip down to Tennessee before and after. But that's the idea. We're thinking we spend the night and the following day in each place, making the trip about 2 weeks.
As for a place to stay, we basically just need to find places in Union Springs & in Freeport. Any ideas? Do we want to stay in hotels, or look for people to stay with? Also... do we just want to visit around, or actually do a little sight-seeing/shopping while in any of these places?
Input please! :)
Any other ideas or comments?
Collegedale, TN -- Newark Valley, NY (Gpa Raney's) -- Union Springs, NY -- Queensbury, NY (Aunt Janice's) -- Freeport, ME -- Collegedale, TN.
Obviously this will be longer for Kristina and I, as we'll be making the trip down to Tennessee before and after. But that's the idea. We're thinking we spend the night and the following day in each place, making the trip about 2 weeks.
As for a place to stay, we basically just need to find places in Union Springs & in Freeport. Any ideas? Do we want to stay in hotels, or look for people to stay with? Also... do we just want to visit around, or actually do a little sight-seeing/shopping while in any of these places?
Input please! :)
ROBBY COMMENTED: I think we should stay in hotels in both Union Springs and Freeport, and we should just kinda sight=see... There's not much else we could do...I wouldn't feel comfortable going and meeting people that knew me when...
AMANDA COMMENTED: I agree. Especially for Freeport. I want to do some fun sightseeing there. But it would be nice if we could go to church there in Freeport... see many of the people who knew us when... :P But just see them. Not stay w/ them. Cause you're right. That'd be kinda weird.
Any other ideas or comments?
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