Next Trip Now Whole!
Apr. 17th, 2023 08:33 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerThis weekend we've been replanning our next trip: the one we leave for on Friday! For a while things were looking... not good. We canceled our 4 days in Pensacola Beach, Florida. That made sense because they were duplicative with another trip we've got in May. But that left me wondering if the rest of the trip the trip held together. Yesterday we explored a few alternatives to fill out the trip again, but none of them worked. Today we had one last idea to try... and it clicked!
We're replacing our 4 days at the beach in Florida with 4 days at a resort in Phoenix. It's another splashy-pools resort like we visited two weeks ago. Except this one has an even bigger waterpark. (it was recommended by some folks we shared a hot tub with at the other hotel.) And it's not merely a repeat of something we did two weeks ago because we'll be going there with friends.
We were over at these friends' house today. They were already planning a trip to this resort because we'd mentioned it to them. They were talking about going in May. "What do you think about going in late April instead, and we meet you there?" we asked. They jumped at the suggestion. We checked flight and hotel reservations together from the dining room table, determined it was doable, and started booking.
So now our trip starting this coming Friday morning is:
I'm glad we're back to a full 10/10 days with this trip instead of 6/10. And as a bonus, it's an even better 10/10 now because we'll share part of the trip with friends.
We're replacing our 4 days at the beach in Florida with 4 days at a resort in Phoenix. It's another splashy-pools resort like we visited two weeks ago. Except this one has an even bigger waterpark. (it was recommended by some folks we shared a hot tub with at the other hotel.) And it's not merely a repeat of something we did two weeks ago because we'll be going there with friends.
We were over at these friends' house today. They were already planning a trip to this resort because we'd mentioned it to them. They were talking about going in May. "What do you think about going in late April instead, and we meet you there?" we asked. They jumped at the suggestion. We checked flight and hotel reservations together from the dining room table, determined it was doable, and started booking.
So now our trip starting this coming Friday morning is:
- Fly to New Orleans, spending 4 days there
- Rent a car to drive to Mississippi, hiking a few trails over the course of 2 days
- Return the car and fly to Phoenix
- 3-4 days of splashing around in the pools in Phoenix, plus maybe do other stuff
- Fly home
I'm glad we're back to a full 10/10 days with this trip instead of 6/10. And as a bonus, it's an even better 10/10 now because we'll share part of the trip with friends.
