I'm ready to go on Holiday!
In the 2021 Queries thread, the subject of Staycations has come up. That led me to think about how much fun it would be to go somewhere either nearby or farther off, just to relax! So, where would you go right now if you could? I think most of us have stayed home for more than a year and would probably really enjoy some time away. We could consider places where it's easy to be socially distanced, or think about (hopefully!) a time soon when we can be a little less cautious!!
In my daydreams, I would love to go tubing on the Ichetucknee again! It would be amazing to stay in a nearby cabin with a nice restaurant nearby, because I'm not going to cook! Then every day, sit and relax in the tube and float for two hours in the 72 degree spring water while watching turtles and fish and birds. Rinse and repeat. No alligators because they don't like cold 72 degree water!
Just thinking of the neon blue water brings joy to my soul.
Where are your daydreams taking you?
In my daydreams, I would love to go tubing on the Ichetucknee again! It would be amazing to stay in a nearby cabin with a nice restaurant nearby, because I'm not going to cook! Then every day, sit and relax in the tube and float for two hours in the 72 degree spring water while watching turtles and fish and birds. Rinse and repeat. No alligators because they don't like cold 72 degree water!
Just thinking of the neon blue water brings joy to my soul.
Where are your daydreams taking you?

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However, I think I'm more likely to try to get a good long sail in - maybe take the boat over to the Scilly Isles.
Alternatively, a friend and I discussed going to Italy a few years ago, but never managed it. I'd like to do that now, a driving tour around the country, seeing historic places, especially Rome ... and the inside of lots of restaurants.
We go every year with every puppy but Echo missed out due to Covid. We stay on the island and love it. When the visitors flock in we go to the mainland, then return once the island is closed and blissfully quiet.
This is Spencer. He’s been a working Guide Dog for a year now. 🐾💕
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KwJNew7jjs3ZS8rk9
https://photos.app.goo.gl/WraQcgVMCDpFF6iTA
I visited there briefly over 20 years ago with my idiot then-husband and his sister and saw very little. This time will be with two priests who are wonderful people, friends from our two congregations, and an excellent guide.
This all came about just a week ago, and I'm getting REALLY excited!
I think the hopeful thing right now for me is that it's getting to the point that it's OK to think about taking a trip! I can't go far because I need to be able to get to Mom and Dad quickly if needed, but with my second vaccine shot coming up next month, and the APs in a safe place, there's reason to hope!
It's so hot here in the summer, the cool springs are a perfect place to be. Maybe I can talk D-U and her dear hubby into considering a short stay there. The cool water and the hot sun work together well. You float on your stomach until your back gets hot, then sit in the tube to cool off that part of the body. Heavenly!
It helps that spouse lives there
When we Can get out and about though? Apart from seeing family in other parts of the UK, we ‘re heading for Kintyre.
It’s not been decided yet. In England, holidays within the UK won't be allowed until 12 April at the earliest, depending on whether the government's conditions for beating Covid are being met.
If they are, people will be able to stay away from home with other members of their household, or bubble, in self-contained accommodation, such as a holiday cottage.
I haven't been there since August 2019, when David and I stayed in my family home for the last time (he died about six weeks later). I'm needing an island fix!
The family had planned to go up last Easter to scatter his ashes and have a memorial service, but that obviously had to be put on hold. Now we're possibly thinking of this summer, but we'll have to wait and see if we can find a time that suits everyone.
Sorry - I was thinking about outside the UK.
I'm pretty sure 2021 will be another staycation year for us. We'll hope to celebrate our 27th anniversary with a big trip in 2022, but the original plan for 2020 might end up being broken up into a couple of different trips. We still very much want that trip to Edinburgh, and I still want to see Eastern Europe but I'm no longer certain about the cruise thing. We had never been on a cruise before, not thinking of ourselves as "cruising" types, but this one seemed appealing - however the reputation of cruise ships as floating petri dishes seems like it'll be even more of a concern in the post-COVID world.
I suspect our first post-COVID out-of-country trip might be a couple of days in New York to see a few shows when Broadway reopens, but we'll see!
We were lucky to take a cruise (D-U, her dear hubby, my granddaughter and daughter-in-law and me) August of 2019. It had originally been scheduled for January 2020, but on a whim decided to go early to celebrate D-i-L's birthday. Wow. That was a fortunate decision!!
So, looking forward to a future cruise!
Lake District for me too. Me and my partner usually go several times a year. We mostly stay out of the tourist areas and keep to the parts round the edge.
Unfortunately for me the tourist areas are where the big mountains are.
And
Hardly ever meet anyone up there!
That's ok, we been there, done that. We now prefer the gentler hills round the edges (and much quieter!)
A very handsome and happy looking dog. Is there any problem in your keeping in touch with a dog you've raised and trained? I thought it may have been discouraged.
The new owners are given our details and then it’s up to them if they want to get/keep in touch.
Spencer’s owner sends us almost daily photos, he’s so proud of him. 🐾💕
This was yesterday’s - https://photos.app.goo.gl/GyaoAEC9rK2qaRKr5
Yes, he lives with two Irish Wolfhounds!
Ooh ... Shipmeet!
Anywhere else in the UK would do (no passport means it has to be UK, but that's usual for me) and ideally I'd like either hills or sea. I have booked myself a cottage on the West Coast in May, and am really hoping that I can get there! In principle travel restrictions are supposed to ease end April, but who knows. I'm not even trying to travel outside Scotland, but Glasgow has been in some kind of "Not beyond local authority boundaries" since I think end October and I wouldn't at all put it past the Scottish Parliament to have movement within Scotland, but not elsewhere, so I'm trying hard not to pin too many hopes on it!
We didn't get to BC and skiing, didn't get to an extended family multiday hike in the summer before the winter, we won't get to do other than we've been doing: video and phone calls. Memorial-funeral for my father is postponed to summer 2022 we think. We were hoping for 1 year after death. But it's not promising with the 3rd wave.
I'm headed to a family vacation on a beach in Maine in July. It will be the first real time off I've had since Christmas 2019, as I spent my Christmas 2020 week off cleaning out my mother's apartment after moving her into memory care. I bought the plane ticket after Biden said vaccination would open up in May, and my city is ahead of schedule for people my age; I get the second shot in 2 weeks.
Website asks you to choose country (England) and area: I select 'North Yorkshire'. Now it wants you to be more precise, so I type in 'Masham'. No such place.
Go back one stage: select 'Yorkshire Dales': start typing 'Mas': website now offers prediction - do I mean 'Masham, North Yorkshire'?
Sigh...
So whilst not very adventurous,( and very flat), it is something to look forward to.
Normally my husband insists on driving and taking his car, which I never drive, but I am toying with insisting on taking my car instead, so I can go off on my own if he doesn’t feel like it.
I am also planning some day trips on the train, to anywhere really.
I liked those pictures. We have a young grandson called Spencer who has a black Lab puppy called Fred.
Being a homebody I have no plans to travel, but am pleased for those who will be benefitting from this.
I ll go anywhere on holiday just as long as we can go camping again
Having just moved to the other end of the South Downs - I thoroughly recommend it for walking - views for miles and miles and a combination of sea and landscapes. Lots and lots of trails so a walk can be as long or as short as you wish it to be.
I feel relatively spoilt having just moved to the above-place. I would indeed love a getaway but this place is new to me so I can explore.
I would love to go to a hotel tho for a few nights, or a BnB and for someone else to do the cooking and cleaning.
It has (had? don't know about post covid) some good pubs!
Not to mention the Black Sheep and Theakston's breweries.
Both these are factors in it being a preferred holiday destination.
(It can also get quite entertaining in persistent bad weather: if the roads are icy enough to prevent beer drays getting in or out of the town, then all the pubs sell Black Sheep and Theakstons - no alternative is available, and the fresh casks from the local plants have to go somewhere.)