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Post by QueueMistressMags on Feb 7, 2018 21:08:09 GMT
Where I can swim. Maybe in late October. Get on it, will you guys? ;-)
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Post by LadyJamers on Feb 8, 2018 0:14:37 GMT
I was thinking about places to go and yes, I am with you. I ❤️Loved❤️ St. Augustine and Key West!
My question would be do we want to go back to Florida? Would we want to do Texas? There are some beaches there as well as other things. Do we want to do California? The higher you go up in the state, the colder the temperature would get.
Then there are some of the places thrown out at Quebec. Savannah, Georgia, New Orleans, Louisiana, Boston, Massachusetts
Like last year, we need a place to stay and then hammer out details.
I am game for almost anything.
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Post by QueueMistressMags on Feb 8, 2018 3:19:04 GMT
Let's pick a place, and then maybe we can crowdsource it like last year... Everybody is responsible for her own plans.
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Post by Bucky on Feb 8, 2018 13:50:57 GMT
Well I won't argue about going somewhere warm, although I am probably the opposite -- I love to get out of the heat! I am good with wherever we go.
Savannah would be cool -- there is so much history, tours and, of course, the shore close by for those beach lovers. New Orleans is great too - lots of tours and the food!
As far as accommodations, I don't mind doing research once the location is selected.
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Post by shipoftheline on Feb 8, 2018 15:52:44 GMT
I am leaning towards Savannah or New Orleans but as always would be happy wherever we go. Are Savannah or New Orleans warm enough in late October?
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Post by Bucky on Feb 8, 2018 16:29:22 GMT
I am leaning towards Savannah or New Orleans but as always would be happy wherever we go. Are Savannah or New Orleans warm enough in late October? Yes, I would assume so. It's still in the 80's here in the Fall in the South. Usually. Are we shooting for late October this year?
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Post by shipoftheline on Feb 8, 2018 17:22:33 GMT
Any time from August to October works for me, as long as I know with enough warning to put in for my vacation time.
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Post by Bucky on Feb 8, 2018 17:49:49 GMT
I am available too, except for mid-August which is when my nephew will be getting married. I usually reserve at least a week for the moot. I renew my PTO in mid-October, so if this is planned later than the 22nd, I will need to budget vacation using my 2018-19 time.
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Post by LadyJamers on Feb 8, 2018 22:06:44 GMT
Well I won't argue about going somewhere warm, although I am probably the opposite -- I love to get out of the heat! I am good with wherever we go.
Savannah would be cool -- there is so much history, tours and, of course, the shore close by for those beach lovers. New Orleans is great too - lots of tours and the food!
As far as accommodations, I don't mind doing research once the location is selected. I am good with either. I think any place we are together is fun. Bucky, thanks for doing the hotel, so we all can be together. 😁 As for time, I am all right with September or October.
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Post by QueueMistressMags on Feb 16, 2018 4:00:47 GMT
I'm not available the last weekend of September, but otherwise I'm good. Later in October makes more sense for warm weather...it's starting to get cold up north, and it won't be AS hot in the South. ETA: Just found out I have a thing the last weekend in October. Would like to go but if I can't I'll get over it.
I'm good with either of those places, leaning towards Savannah as I've never been there.
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Post by LadyJamers on Feb 17, 2018 15:42:41 GMT
I just got a new game for game night - Marrying Mr. Darcy. For us Austen lovers, I thought it would be fun. We also had fun with the Heads Up on my iPad before the battery died. I have to make sure it has a lot of juice when we play again. I love our game nights. ❤️
So, should we do a poll or two on where to go and when? I am sure this hotel won’t say the hotel is booked up for the original week. I thought that odd, but oh well.
Savannah could be a lot of fun!
Tybee Island is a half hour away and that’s where the beach is! I have always wanted to see Tybee, so my vote is Savannah with side trip here!!! 😻😻😻😻
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Post by Bucky on Feb 19, 2018 15:21:58 GMT
Ok, so, I have a suggestion for Savannah if that is the location chosen. Savannah is very close to the beach. Tybee Island is only about 10 miles east of Savannah.
I have suggested it in the past and am going to suggest it again. It would be more cost effective to rent a house rather than get several hotel rooms. The bonuses are, of course, cost, you have a built in area to play games/eat/gather, the benefit of this location is the beach is a short walk away. There are also rentals in Savannah itself. And that time of the year is considered "off season" so the prices are lower.
With that in mind, using a random week in October, here are some samples from Flip Key. There are way more listings on Home Away and VRBO of houses with more bedrooms/bathrooms (and much more information on the houses), but for some reason the firewall at work will not let me pull them up (can post them from home later) so I will just post these two examples:
Tybee Island 1
Tybee Island 2
We have rented houses in the past and it was great to have one location. We had a place to eat together, play games. And it was much more cost effective. For example, I think my share of the QC hotel was around $700+ (divided by 3 and stayed an extra night). This would be more than 1/2 that price.
Just a thought and something to ponder when we decide on the location.
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Post by mmt on Feb 19, 2018 16:21:22 GMT
I’ll put up my hand to join you for a fall get together.
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Post by shipoftheline on Feb 19, 2018 18:09:22 GMT
That sounds like a great option Bucky, as long as people were willing to commit and possibly even put up part of the money ahead of time. I would be ok with that.
Should we start a poll to see where people would want to go? Perhaps restricting the choices to Savannah, New Orleans and other. If we have choices of 'either' or 'any' we run the risk of not having a definitive answer.
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Post by Bucky on Feb 19, 2018 18:10:28 GMT
I’ll put up my hand to join you for a fall get together. OMG squuuuuueeeeee! Yeah!! Jamers and I had such a wonderful day with you in Montreal and wish we'd had more time to spend. I was hoping you would be able to join us this year. Wooooot! Hopefully Lou Lou and Minsky (and their friend Joanne) can also join!
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