mommyoffive Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Are you taking a vacation this summer? How are you doing it? Where is you area on the curve? And the place you are going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Yes, a teeny tiny two day vacation. We are driving. It is 3 hours away. We have low numbers in my county (less than 300 cases.) The county we are driving to has even lower numbers, less than 120 cases. We will attend a drive in movie theater, go to Bucee's, and get Krispy Kreme donuts. We are staying in a hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We are renting an RV and going to a state park just a few hours away in our same state. We decided on the RV so we wouldn’t have to eat out, use public bathrooms, our stay in hotels. We’re renting the RV from a local place that we trust. It’s not the summer we had planned but we’re excited. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We are headed to SC to stay in a friend's beach house in late July. SC has fewer cases than TN. No more exposure there than here bc all we will do is go to the (not crowded, private) beach, and make one grocery trip. One stop each way for gas and one just to stretch, switch drivers etc. but we will take our own snacks. The home is not a vacation rental with different people in it every week. It's a part of the year residence and my friends let a few families stay there each year for a minimal cost to cover the housekeeping. My kids are going to camp in NC for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 No. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 Wow Scouttn that is amazing that camp is running. Is it an overnight one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alisoncooks Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Yes. My parents are taking their RV to the beach for a week. The kids and I will be joining them. (ETA: we do this every summer) Edited June 4, 2020 by alisoncooks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 No, but we always avoid vacationing in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We're pretty much taking things a day at a time here (not just due to Covid, but that's definitely part of it!). However, I could see us getting away for a few days later in the summer on a little road trip, perhaps to a little inn somewhere in a quiet, rural town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Sort of. I'm spending 2 weeks in a tiny NH town for the birth of my grandson. I'm flying because it's too far to drive and I'm not looking forward to that part. I worry that I'll bring germs there but no matter how often I question it, my DIL insists she wants me there. She wants me there now even though the birth is still 60 days away. Being the pregnant mom of a toddler is apparently not much fun in the summer. LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familia Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Last question first: I have no idea about curves. Yes, we (DH & I and adult/single children) are renting a cabin in the Great Smoky Mountains, and we are driving together as a family. We are venturing out to hike while there, and DH will go zip lining with our son. We are playing other activities/eating out/etc by ear. I am happy just to soak in the view, share simple meals and enjoy one another's company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I'm going to visit 2dd in august. I'm flying (it's a 45 hr drive). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonfirmath Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 My daughter's AHG camp is running the last week of July so we are going then. We might drive to Corpus Christi to play on the beaches. We aren't flying anywhere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) Nope. We hope to be moving house locally this summer. Apart from that, we'll do day trips to the Highlands, when that that is allowed - perhaps in mid July. Cases are going down in the area. Edited June 4, 2020 by Laura Corin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Kind of...? We are driving to NM (from TX) to meet up with family in order to (finally) have a private memorial service/scatter the ashes of my grandpa who passed away right at the start of March. His funeral/memorial service was scheduled for late March, to give time for out of state family to travel in. Then Covid exploded and so the funeral was cancelled. So, now that the states involved have opened enough, we are finally going to do this. So, we are renting a cabin via AirBNB, will likely either bring our own bed linens or wash the ones there upon arrival (washer/dryer on premises) and will clean on arrival as well (though the place has high marks/reviews for excellent cleaning, even now, and is run by a "super host" or whichever designation AirBnb uses that means "dude that really does a good job"). We'll probably do some take-out food mixed with a lot of cooking (thus renting a house), and will operate as though it's just like at home (so, still avoid gatherings, still avoid crowds, still not go lots of places, etc). We plan to visit White Sands, if it's open, but as that's a very "outdoors/massive social distancing" location, we feel safe with that. I don't think we would travel if not for the memorial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 No. We have cancelled our reservations (made a year in advance to get this particular place, grrrrrr). Cases are still going up in our area, new outbreaks/clusters noted weekly. I don’t know specifics about the area where we planned to vacation, but it’s a large tourist destination in a state that has been in the news for having lots of cases. We are extra cautious with immune compromised individuals in family and an elder living with us. YMMV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 yes, we still have plans for family vaca in Aug. We were supposed to be having my daughter's wedding in July, but that looks like it will be pushed to next year sometime. 😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintinative Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Yes, and it is (literally) another thread. Sigh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We cancelled the involved trip (Covid concerns) and are replacing it with a small, family camping trip. We have a wedding but it's his parents, her parents, her best friend and us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storygirl Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We usually take a family vacation, but no, not this year. My daughters have numerous friends who have been or are planning to go on vacations to Florida, though. We live in the Midwest. I think they are crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 I'm hoping to do a long weekend at the beach in August but not a full vacation. Granted we have great beaches 1-3 hours away. For me, a long weekend is just that... a getaway. I need more time away to fully relax and call it a vacation... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottakee Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We are doing a family vacation in August in Northern Michigan. Most of the activities are outside. We usually go out to eat 1-2 times while there, rest is take out or stuff we make ourselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherry in OH Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We are taking a wait and see approach for late July. A week at the beach would be lovely, but a few days someplace closer to home is more likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We were going to take a trip with my mom in May, but thankfully we couldn’t decide where we wanted to go, so we didn’t have to cancel reservations. She’s talking about doing something in the fall when it’s not so hot. Not sure it will happen, but the reasons aren’t related to the rona. Dd17 is going on a small trip to a friend’s home in TN at the end of July, to spend some time with some far off friends who will be starting college in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebcoola Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We may do some camping later. Our big vacation was cancelled. DH still has the 3 weeks off and will probably spend it working. They have always called for possible overtime when we have been on vacation. This time he will take and double dip taking the paid vacation and the OT which will help pay for hospital bills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medawyn Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Probably, but everything will be in a one day drive. We’re hoping to visit all three sets of grandparents. It’s about 6 hours for each drive, and when there we’ll be staying at their homes and just playing. We’re renovating our house, and part of the project is refinishing the hardwood floors in the 1st floor. We can’t be home for that, so we’re trying to make plans that get us out of the house in a healthy for everyone way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbusf Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We are going for a weekend to SWB’s farm. They have a little cottage that we will be staying in. It’s completely self-contained with a kitchen so we can prepare our own food. We live about an hour from there and our area is not a huge virus hotspot. we had other vacations scheduled that we have cancelled. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 No idea of what the summer will end up looking like. We were supposed to be on vacation this week. Instead, I just returned from what was supposed to be a short trip that ended up being a three month trip on Tuesday. We were also supposed to be on a trip in August, but now my university has changed the fall schedule to begin early. So everything seems to be backwards from what was originally planned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Maybe. Probably not very far away. Might have a campout or hotel stay on property we own. Seems now would be a great year to rent a camper and drive it around .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2scouts Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We haven't taken a family vacation in years because we couldn't afford it along with our children's extracurricular activities. DD quit her most expensive activity and I'm hoping we'll at least find a way for a short getaway that'll likely be a camping trip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We cancelled our beach vaca and I think we'll just try for some local camping trips/day trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We are getting together with all of DH's sibs/kids and his parents in mid-July for a couple days for our annual get together in cabins in IL. We (the 8 of us - our immediate family only) are also camping in the Smoky Mountains in mid-Aug. Cases here in IN are slowing down even though we've been opening up for a month. Not sure about the places we're going. We won't interact much with people outside of our family while there though. We bring our own food and don't do typical tourist-y stuff. Just camp and hike and swim 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, scbusf said: We are going for a weekend to SWB’s farm. They have a little cottage that we will be staying in. It’s completely self-contained with a kitchen so we can prepare our own food. We live about an hour from there and our area is not a huge virus hotspot. we had other vacations scheduled that we have cancelled. SWB's farm is maybe 30 minutes from me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, mommyoffive said: Wow Scouttn that is amazing that camp is running. Is it an overnight one? Yes, a small church camp in the mountains. Lots of adjustments for CV, of course. They have had multiple weeks of day camp already and the first week of overnight is this week. It could all fall through, for sure. I have one scheduled to go in mid June and one in late July. CV cases in that area have been very few. Edited June 4, 2020 by ScoutTN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 Nope. It’s risky to vacation in the country, and it would be impossible to return home anytime soon if we left. But I love the city we live in, so I’m okay with that. I just miss my older children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scbusf Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 1 hour ago, QueenCat said: SWB's farm is maybe 30 minutes from me. I'm in Virginia Beach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historically accurate Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 No, closest we'll get to a vacation is taking oldest to college in the fall. It's about 10 hours away, but I am assuming it will be drive down, drop off, drive back next day - not really a vacation. We usually do some sort of road trip with my mother every year, but that is unlikely this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted June 4, 2020 Share Posted June 4, 2020 We may need separate vacations by August. 🤣 At this point entertaining sounds like a vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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