Can you see yourself here?
Summer’s here!
For some folks, life just continues to drift along on the same road, stretching off into the distance.
No change.
Or here?
But for others, it’s intermission time. What do I mean? If you look up the word vacation in your thesaurus (you have one of those, right?), one of its synonyms is intermission. You know, that break you get to take at the local arts theater, where you’re stuck in a slow-moving river of people heading for the restrooms or the snack bar? Oy!
Here looks good!
But for today, we’re going on vacation.
So, inquiring minds want to know–where are you going?
What is your perfect vacation spot? Will you write while you’re there? (You know I had to ask!)
My perfect vacation isn’t a spot but spots. As an east coast kid, I couldn’t wait to grow up & move west, which I’ve done. But there’s still a ton of the west I haven’t seen. So my vacation mission is to see as many of those spots as I possibly can, & you can bet I’ll be scribbling notes and ideas down as I’m inspired by each and every location. And trying to imagine what it might’ve been like to live in these spots 100+ years ago when it wasn’t so overcrowded.
Happy Friday!
Good morning, Brenda!
Having grown up on the West Coast (or Left Coast, as some call it, I call it the Right Coast!), I’ve seen some areas that probably look like they did 100+ years ago. Right over the ridge from where we live in central Washington is what used to be an Indian Reservation. There’s a few small towns and houses scattered out there, but acres and acres of open ground growing cows, horses, and sagebrush. There’s an old army fort out there, too.
Might be worth a visit if you haven’t already!
Thanks for galloping in to visit this morning. 🙂
Europe. I went there in 1960, as a result of a registrar error in my senior transcript. USC had credited the same English 101 course in two places. Obviously, that wouldn’t pass the final transcript review. I’d be 2 units shy of the 142 semester hours required for a BS in Chemical Engineering (Most bachelor’s degrees needed only 120 units.) That summer, there was a 2 unit history course taught via in situ instruction in Europe.
I still have the itinerary. If health and cost were no impediment, I’d visit the successors to Percival Tours and ask for the same trip: England, Netherlands, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Germany (all of it, this time), Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Italy.
Serendipity for sure, J!
I’ve never been to Europe, but I’ve been to Mexico, Vietnam, and Taiwan. That was a small-town girl’s big adventure!
Thanks for dropping in this hot Friday morning.
Since I retired in January 2022, Hubby and I have been living in our motor home, Rigsby, full-time. So I guess I’m permanently on vacation. I love looking out the window at each new place we stay and write to my heart’s content.
Good Friday morning, Jane!
We know some folks who live in their motor home, too, and when they’re *home* they always have fun stories to tell. It wouldn’t be the life for me, but I do get kind of envious sometimes.
My idea of vacation (when I was a 9-5’er) was to park the Jeep in the garage and go no further than wander around our 5 acres. My mom was the opposite, but that was one set of genes I did not inherit from her. The ones I did, yeah, we won’t talk about. 🙂
Have a great day!
My wife and I are already on vacation – permanently. We bought the old family house, refurbished it, and retired. We now live in a 30 acre magic forest, with all the privacy we want, a few miles from a small town, and an hour from the city. When we hear of the near misses and danger of air travel, we look at each other and say, “Why go anywhere else, when we have what we love right here.”
And, yes, I am writing, and will continue until they pull the pen and the laptop from my cold, stiff hands.
Have a wonderful day, and look for the magic and beauty where you are.
Hi Steve!
30 acres of magical forest sounds better than our 5 acres of mostly weeds, but it’s home.
When I do have to travel and have to fly, coming into our little valley surrounded by dry, sagebrush-covered hills is the sweetest thing. When I arrived back home from my Vietnam medical mission trip, I remember flying over the ridge and crying. I was so glad to be out of the jungle villages, where we set up most of our clinics.
I’d be okay with seeing other places sometimes, but if I could just be beamed over, it’d sure be better.
Have a great day!
“look for the magic and beauty where you are.”
Absolutely! Love it. (and I can say that now that I don’t live in Maryland. LOL!)
I liked that too, Brenda.
❤️
Any uncrowded sugar-sand beach on the Pacific Ocean. Frozen Margaritas, rolled tacos with guacamole, and fresh seafood are a plus.
I probably won’t write, as in sitting at the computer, but long walks on the beach will inspire new plots.
Debbie! You’re making me hungry, and it’s only 7:30am where I am!
I did make a trip with my son and his family to Hawaii (Kauai, to be exact) a few years back, and the ocean views were absolutely breathtaking. But, the best part was seeing 7-8 grandchildren playing on the beach. They were the stars of the trip, IMHO!
You can go back to thinking up great food and stories now, my friend!
Disneyworld! With a quick side trip to Avengers campus in Disney Land!
And no, I’m not writing.
Mornin’, AzAli! Never been to Disney World, but it sounds great-especially the Avengers campus.
Never been there, but I did live in the LA area for about 8 years in the ’70s. Had a bro-in-law who worked for Disneyland and he would get us passes whenever we wanted. So, I’ve been there probably 50 times. It never got old.
In fact, my mom was visiting us while I was waiting to give birth to my first child. We took her to Disneyland on July 4, 1975. BIG mistake. The crowds were so thick we couldn’t move. They put me in a wheelchair because I thought it was time. It wasn’t. She was born on the 8th. But I’ll never forget my mother, yelling at people, pushing them away, as she forged a path through the crowd like Moses parting the Red Sea. Wasn’t very funny then, but now it’s one of my fave memories of her!
Have a good one!
Good morning, Deb!
We’ve had the good fortune to have traveled widely, but almost never strictly for pleasure. Most of our travel focused around business meetings, service opportunities, athletic competitions, or attending writing conferences where we could take some extra time to enjoy the sights afterward. (One notable exception was the inside passage cruise to Alaska. Imposed rest and reading while watching the glaciers slide by. Highly recommended!)
Like Steve, I feel like I’m on permanent vacation now, and I’m loving it. Although I don’t have a particular yen to travel, I’ve always wanted to take the train across Canada and I’d like to attend the Calgary Stampede. Now you’ve got me thinking. 🙂
Hi Kay!
The Calgary Stampede sounds fun. When I visited my Texas daughter, they took me to the Fort Worth Stockyards. Seeing the long-horns being driven down the middle of the street was like being on the set of Lonesome Dove . . . except for the cell phones everywhere. People actually took selfies standing next to beasts with a nine foot horn span. Not me!
If you go to the Stampede, be sure you report back here on the experience. 🙂
Have a great day!
As a retired person, my life is a vacation so my own backyard. But, otherwise, Holden Beach, NC. One of the loveliest family beaches in the US. My mom owned a home there so I spent lots of time on the beach. It wouldn’t be the same without my golden Mollly and my mom, though.
Good morning, Marilyn! Holden Beach sounds wonderful. I actually did a search on it just now, and the marketing photo that came up looked so beautiful. Thank you for sharing that.
If any are interested, here’s the link I clicked on: Holden Beach, NC
Have a great day!
I have a quote posted in my studio that says “I’ve finally built a life that I don’t need a vacation from.” It took awhile, but I’m livin’ it. Enjoy your day, Deb!
Perfect, Garry!
Enjoy it, my friend…
🥳🥳🥳
I am currently on vacation, or “on holiday” as the Brits call it. Cyprus, and as fantastic as it is — sea, sand, sun, surf — it is not my perfect spot. It’s 98 degrees right now and I cannot wait to get back to Sussex and put on a jacket 😉
And, being retired, when people ask if I am gong on holiday, I tell them, “I’m retired, every day is a holiday.”
Hey Michael! It sounds great…but I agree 98 is a bit much.
Where I am, Central Washington State, it was 97 today and all next week is forecasted to be above 105. We’ve had about 2 weeks of *summer* and I can’t wait for fall! 🤯
Happy & safe travels to ya!