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    brenda
    wrote on 18 May 2020, 01:47 last edited by
    #14

    So glad I insisted on buying the air mattresses last year. We'll stay in her second bedroom, right down the hall from her bedroom. I can check on her as needed, even at night.

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      mark
      wrote on 18 May 2020, 01:50 last edited by mark
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      We don't plan vacations. We just go when we feel like we need a break. My niece is getting married in TX this fall. I guess the virus and will dictate if we attend. I am thinking not.

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      • B brenda
        18 May 2020, 01:45

        Kiddo is having surgery in a few weeks. We'll go to help her. She has no car, the hospital is two hours from her place, and she really needs family for the recovery phase.

        Talked to the Mayo doc who's the regional COVID guy, and he said to drive to minimize exposure. Said not to fly. Asked about train travel, but he's not sure that would be much better than plane for exposure.

        "On the road again .. "

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        George K
        wrote on 18 May 2020, 02:00 last edited by George K
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        @brenda said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

        Kiddo is having surgery in a few weeks. We'll go to help her. She has no car, the hospital is two hours from her place, and she really needs family for the recovery phase.

        Talked to the Mayo doc who's the regional COVID guy, and he said to drive to minimize exposure. Said not to fly. Asked about train travel, but he's not sure that would be much better than plane for exposure.

        Traveling in sleeper from Minnesota to Oregon should be pretty safe. Everyone's required to wear a mask if they leave their room. Meals are now served in your sleeper accommodation, rather than the dining car. Your only exposure would be in the stations and boarding.

        However, with only a few weeks' lead time, fares are probably pretty high.

        $711 for two adults from St. Paul to Portland for two adults on June 1.

        And no, I would never do coach for a trip like that.

        https://www.amtrak.com/coronavirus

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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          brenda
          wrote on 18 May 2020, 03:13 last edited by
          #17

          Thanks for the input, George. Hubby and I will talk.

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            Rainman
            wrote on 18 May 2020, 04:42 last edited by
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            Safeway in June, by car.

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            • R Rainman
              18 May 2020, 04:42

              Safeway in June, by car.

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              Jolly
              wrote on 18 May 2020, 05:28 last edited by
              #19

              @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

              Safeway in June, by car.

              Adventurous type, eh?

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • J Jolly
                18 May 2020, 05:28

                @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                Safeway in June, by car.

                Adventurous type, eh?

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                Rainman
                wrote on 18 May 2020, 05:44 last edited by
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                @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                Safeway in June, by car.

                Adventurous type, eh?

                Damn straight. Likely roll down a window, maybe two.

                Actually, we hoped to take some road trips, kinda like Mark, just head out in a general direction. Utah monuments would be fantastic, maybe head north towards Glacier Nat'l Park. Who knows, like everyone else we will need to find out how open open is.

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                • A Aqua Letifer
                  18 May 2020, 01:14

                  @Friday said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                  My mother and I were planning a trip to Japan to see the cherry blossoms in March, and there was a summer trip to Mexico as a graduation gift for my goddaughter. But, like the rest of you, that's all cancelled.

                  Our Japan trip's on hold also. 😕

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                  Friday
                  wrote on 18 May 2020, 06:22 last edited by
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                  @Aqua-Letifer said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                  @Friday said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                  My mother and I were planning a trip to Japan to see the cherry blossoms in March, and there was a summer trip to Mexico as a graduation gift for my goddaughter. But, like the rest of you, that's all cancelled.

                  Our Japan trip's on hold also. 😕

                  Were you going for the Olympics?

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                    Klaus
                    wrote on 18 May 2020, 07:39 last edited by
                    #22

                    For those of you who had to cancel trips and did already book something (plane tickets, ...): Did you get a refund?

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 18 May 2020, 09:17 last edited by
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                      Did not. And I bought on a boutique French airline that has 2 planes and one route.

                      VRBO gave me full refund.

                      That’s Paris. Greece hadn’t been booked yet.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        89th
                        wrote on 18 May 2020, 10:32 last edited by
                        #24

                        Yes got a refund on a hotel (Marriott) even though it was via a non-refundable reservation.

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                        • K Klaus
                          18 May 2020, 07:39

                          For those of you who had to cancel trips and did already book something (plane tickets, ...): Did you get a refund?

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                          George K
                          wrote on 18 May 2020, 11:15 last edited by George K
                          #25

                          @Klaus said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                          For those of you who had to cancel trips and did already book something (plane tickets, ...): Did you get a refund?

                          I booked our hotels in New Orleans and San Francisco on points - they were refunded immediately. Those were at the Ritz-Carlton in both cities (Marriott points).
                          The hotel in Oregon took a 1 night's cost as a deposit. It was refunded to my credit card in 4 days.
                          Our train tickets were booked on points as well. Amtrak used to have a policy that if you cancelled there was a 10% cancellation fee. In the face of the virus, that penalty has been waived. All my points were refunded immediately.

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            Nunatax
                            wrote on 18 May 2020, 11:56 last edited by
                            #26

                            We normally go to France during the last 2 weeks of August. Heard the French government still thinks about restricting the movement of the French themselves within France for the entire summer, so not sure if they’ll let foreign tourists in...

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                            • R Rainman
                              18 May 2020, 05:44

                              @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                              @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                              Safeway in June, by car.

                              Adventurous type, eh?

                              Damn straight. Likely roll down a window, maybe two.

                              Actually, we hoped to take some road trips, kinda like Mark, just head out in a general direction. Utah monuments would be fantastic, maybe head north towards Glacier Nat'l Park. Who knows, like everyone else we will need to find out how open open is.

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                              Jolly
                              wrote on 18 May 2020, 12:21 last edited by
                              #27

                              @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                              @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                              @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                              Safeway in June, by car.

                              Adventurous type, eh?

                              Damn straight. Likely roll down a window, maybe two.

                              Actually, we hoped to take some road trips, kinda like Mark, just head out in a general direction. Utah monuments would be fantastic, maybe head north towards Glacier Nat'l Park. Who knows, like everyone else we will need to find out how open open is.

                              Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

                              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                              • J Jolly
                                18 May 2020, 12:21

                                @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                @Rainman said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                Safeway in June, by car.

                                Adventurous type, eh?

                                Damn straight. Likely roll down a window, maybe two.

                                Actually, we hoped to take some road trips, kinda like Mark, just head out in a general direction. Utah monuments would be fantastic, maybe head north towards Glacier Nat'l Park. Who knows, like everyone else we will need to find out how open open is.

                                Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

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                                George K
                                wrote on 18 May 2020, 12:27 last edited by
                                #28

                                @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

                                We did this several times.

                                1987:

                                p_v18amermzkk0259.jpeg

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  Mik
                                  wrote on 18 May 2020, 12:28 last edited by
                                  #29

                                  Oh, I forgot. I'll be driving a moving truck down to North Carolina first of July or so to help move daughter. She'll have crews on either end to load and unload.

                                  “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  • G George K
                                    18 May 2020, 12:27

                                    @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                    Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

                                    We did this several times.

                                    1987:

                                    p_v18amermzkk0259.jpeg

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                                    Jolly
                                    wrote on 18 May 2020, 12:38 last edited by Jolly
                                    #30

                                    @George-K said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                    @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                    Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

                                    We did this several times.

                                    1987:

                                    p_v18amermzkk0259.jpeg

                                    Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

                                    “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                    Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    • J Jolly
                                      18 May 2020, 12:38

                                      @George-K said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                      @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                      Maybe it's the year to rent a RV? Some of the smaller ones are very easy to drive. If you're comfortable driving a larger one, a Class A can be a home in wheels.

                                      We did this several times.

                                      1987:

                                      p_v18amermzkk0259.jpeg

                                      Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 18 May 2020, 12:54 last edited by
                                      #31

                                      @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                      Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

                                      Mrs. George's been talking about that for a while. I got pretty good at handling a 37 foot Class A, though.

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • M Mik
                                        18 May 2020, 12:28

                                        Oh, I forgot. I'll be driving a moving truck down to North Carolina first of July or so to help move daughter. She'll have crews on either end to load and unload.

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                                        LuFins Dad
                                        wrote on 18 May 2020, 12:55 last edited by
                                        #32

                                        @Mik said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                        Oh, I forgot. I'll be driving a moving truck down to North Carolina first of July or so to help move daughter. She'll have crews on either end to load and unload.

                                        Let me know when. I’ll wave at you as you go past.

                                        The Brad

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                                        • G George K
                                          18 May 2020, 12:54

                                          @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                          Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

                                          Mrs. George's been talking about that for a while. I got pretty good at handling a 37 foot Class A, though.

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                                          Jolly
                                          wrote on 18 May 2020, 12:56 last edited by
                                          #33

                                          @George-K said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                          @Jolly said in Vacation plans for this year - status?:

                                          Some of the Class C's have slideouts and are easier to maneuver. Might be fun for two.

                                          Mrs. George's been talking about that for a while. I got pretty good at handling a 37 foot Class A, though.

                                          What's within easy driving distance for y'all?

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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