Archive Vacation 2011 - Ohio Chatter

se-alum

Posts: 13,948

Dec 15, 2010 10:40am

Since it's freezing balls, and I wish I were sitting on a beach right now(even though I don't think it's even warm at the beach), lets talk about summer vacation! What are your plans for vacation(s) this upcoming year.

So far I'll be hitting up Nashville in probably April, Holden Beach in June, and hopefully making it out to Vegas sometime in Sept/Oct.

PS. Feel free to include your address and your specific date of departure. Be Honest!!

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Def Leopard

Posts: 176

Dec 15, 2010 10:46am

Cherry Grove Beach in SC with wife, 4 children, 2 sons in law and 2 grandchildren.
Can't wait, been wanting to do this for a while. Going mid July.

se-alum

Posts: 13,948

Dec 15, 2010 10:52am

Def Leopard;601750 wrote:Cherry Grove Beach in SC with wife, 4 children, 2 sons in law and 2 grandchildren.
Can't wait, been wanting to do this for a while. Going mid July.

How is Cherry Grove? I've always meant to check it out while we're down at Holden but never have.

gerb131

Posts: 9,932

Dec 15, 2010 10:57am

Gulf Shores Alabama in late June...not soon enough

Fab4Runner

Posts: 6,196

Dec 15, 2010 10:58am

Wildcats and I have a free vacation to use sometime this year. We have several choices but haven't even started discussing them all. I'd also like to go to Tucson to see my brother, SIL and niece. I try to go once a year. We will also go see his dad in North Carolina.

Buckeyechick

Posts: 97

Dec 15, 2010 11:00am

To Florida in Feb. for the Shuttle Launch....if it actually happens (my Hubs works for NASA and wants to see one of the last launches). We drove down for the one in November but it ended up being a bust. Probably Disney again this Spring w/the 5 wild ones or a trip to Ohio to see my family and friends w/stops at Kings Island and Cedar Point.

Fab1b

Posts: 12,949

Dec 15, 2010 11:01am

Usually back up to Ohio in the summer then in Nov. Key West sometime in the summer. Somewhere tropical Sept ish, last two years was Mexico not sure where we will go this year. Then perhaps somewhere around Christmas or New Years, we will be in Key West this New Years.

Buckeyechick

Posts: 97

Dec 15, 2010 11:03am

gerb131;601774 wrote:Gulf Shores Alabama in late June...not soon enough

We live a few hours North. I hear the beaches have cleaned up nicely and there are some good deals to be had because they are trying to drum up tourism. Have you ever tried Destin? It's beautiful as well!

september63

Posts: 5,789

Dec 15, 2010 11:03am

My sister, hub and 2 kids drove from Charlotte to see Nov launch. Ended up spending 5 days with the kids at Disney!!

gerb131

Posts: 9,932

Dec 15, 2010 11:06am

Buckeyechick;601788 wrote:We live a few hours North. I hear the beaches have cleaned up nicely and there are some good deals to be had because they are trying to drum up tourism. Have you ever tried Destin? It's beautiful as well!

Yea. Thats our spot I have family in Bama and thats our destination most summers before Dega in the fall. I don't care as much for Destin not as liberal there lol

Buckeyechick

Posts: 97

Dec 15, 2010 11:08am

september63;601789 wrote:My sister, hub and 2 kids drove from Charlotte to see Nov launch. Ended up spending 5 days with the kids at Disney!!

We thought about Disney but since they have already been there and we are going again this spring we decided not to go. We took them to Sea World which they loved and then headed back home after he heard from people at mission control that the repairs "probably" were not going to happen in time for a launch in the next few days. Hopefully everything works out for us to see a launch this Feb.

Buckeyechick

Posts: 97

Dec 15, 2010 11:11am

gerb131;601797 wrote:Yea. Thats our spot I have family in Bama and thats our destination most summers before Dega in the fall. I don't care as much for Destin not as liberal there lol

LOL, that is probably why we do Destin....small kids and all.

hangonsloopy

Posts: 1,291

Dec 15, 2010 11:18am

My wife and I are heading to Sedona/green valley Arizona in January to visit my grandparents. They have a winter home there.

gerb131

Posts: 9,932

Dec 15, 2010 11:25am

Buckeyechick;601809 wrote:LOL, that is probably why we do Destin....small kids and all.

Grandparets Grandparents Grandparents its all about the Grandparents.

Rider_In_Ttown

Posts: 246

Dec 15, 2010 11:53am

We are heading to Siesta Key end of March/first of April. Other than that we don't have anything planned. Probably go back to Chicago sometime in June to visit relatives.

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Def Leopard

Posts: 176

Dec 15, 2010 11:59am

se-alum;601763 wrote:How is Cherry Grove? I've always meant to check it out while we're down at Holden but never have.

Cherry Grove is very family friendly. There are very few high rises so the beach is not crowded at all. Three story condos are very popular with 12-15 units in each, all with well equiped kitchens and most with washers and dryers. Restaurant row is minutes away as well as mini golf, ice cream shops, grocery stores, etc. Barefoot Landing is 15 minutes away and if you want to go to Myrtle Beach it is about a 30 minute drive. We really like it there and have been going the last 9 years.

J

JU-ICE

Posts: 259

Dec 15, 2010 12:10pm

Looking at the Sundial Resort in Sanibel Island, never been there but looks to be very nice. If you have been there feel free to provide any feedback.

se-alum

Posts: 13,948

Dec 15, 2010 12:12pm

Def Leopard;601902 wrote:Cherry Grove is very family friendly. There are very few high rises so the beach is not crowded at all. Three story condos are very popular with 12-15 units in each, all with well equiped kitchens and most with washers and dryers. Restaurant row is minutes away as well as mini golf, ice cream shops, grocery stores, etc. Barefoot Landing is 15 minutes away and if you want to go to Myrtle Beach it is about a 30 minute drive. We really like it there and have been going the last 9 years.

Thanks for the info!! We really enjoy that area(between Wilmington and Myrtle). The main reason we like Holden is because it's not a big beach town and isn't very crowded, so you basically "own" the beach in front of your house. It makes it nice when you can just let the kids go down and play in the sand while you watch from the rockin' chair! We'll usually take a day and go to Barefoot Landing or Broadway at the Beach and stop in Calabash on the way back through for dinner. We tried the OBX a few years ago and didn't really care for the crowd, so we're back to Holden now.

Belly35

Posts: 9,716

Dec 15, 2010 12:26pm

Grand Canyon .... Train and Water rafting
Hilton Heads as always
and long week ends to Chicago

iclfan2

Posts: 6,360

Dec 15, 2010 12:34pm

Trying to go to Europe, but taking 2 weeks off in a row proves difficult. A few weekend or 3 day trips to Myrtle and maybe out to Nebraska and Ohio to see some family. I actually plan on driving home this Friday to Ohio from NC. I pray to God the weather holds off. I got stuck in a blizzard last year and the 8 hour trip ended up taking over 25 hours with staying in a hotel because 77 was shut down.

Fab4Runner

Posts: 6,196

Dec 15, 2010 12:52pm

iclfan2;601948 wrote:Trying to go to Europe, but taking 2 weeks off in a row proves difficult. A few weekend or 3 day trips to Myrtle and maybe out to Nebraska and Ohio to see some family. I actually plan on driving home this Friday to Ohio from NC. I pray to God the weather holds off. I got stuck in a blizzard last year and the 8 hour trip ended up taking over 25 hours with staying in a hotel because 77 was shut down.

Off topic...but I have a customer that is right ouside Greensboro. Ever heard of Staley, NC?