Travel
Submitted by jes on Mon, 04/21/2008 - 12:48pm.
Anyone going anywhere good this summer?
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Vietnam!
I am going to Vietnam to work on a documentary for CEM. I am beyond excited! I have never been to Asia before.
And then in August, I am going to the Outer Banks, to spend a week with my mom, my three siblings, my two sister in laws, my sisters boyfriend, my boyfriend, and a niece and nephew! It will be a full house and a lot of fun!
Marc and Justin are going to Denver for the Democratic Nominating Convention--I am SO jealous! They are going to see history in the making! I'll be having fun in the Outer Banks but this is one situation where I wish I could clone myself!
Hmmm
Vietnam or Denver? I think you made the right choice.
Go hang-gliding at Kitty Hawk, if the wind isn't too bad while you're there.
Eee!
That sounds like fun, and scary. I've been para sailing before, but being tethered to a boat and being over beautiful blue water is quite different from speeding over sand tunes and at the mercy of the wind. But I think I could be game to try...thanks for the suggestion! Have you ever done it?
hang gliding
Yes, one winter in the mid '90s one of my sons and I drove to Kitty Hawk every Friday night from October through March or April for weekends of lessons at Kitty Hawk Kites. That isn't what I was thinking of, though. At that time, during the summer months, visitors had the opportunity to take "sled rides". Experienced people helped you, made sure you were properly harnessed and hooked up, helped you launch down a dune and land safely. Gliders really were not at the mercy of the wind under those circumstances. There was essentially no risk of broken legs or cracked ribs, but people got to experience an entry-level hang gliding sensation.
A tandem ride was another opportunity available at that time. The adventurer would hook into the glider with an experienced instructor, and a boat or vehicle would tow the glider to about 1000 feet. After release of the tow line, hang gliding ensued. I don't know if visitors still have this option.
http://www.kittyhawk.com/hanggliding/introduction.cfm
Real hang gliding must be the most wonderfully beautiful sport in the world. It is dangerous, though.
Denver vs. OB
If by "history in the making" you mean the Dems handing the presidential elections to McCain on a Silver platter, then you are right. Talk about suicidal behavior...they are character assassinating each other instead of doing the right thing.
Backpacking and Canoeing!
This summer I'm going up to Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness Area, MN with a friend. 10 days of camping, canoeing and exploration. I can't wait!
Last summer I took a solo road trip up to Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland and car camped for 8 days. I drove up to Portland, ME and took the ferry to Yarmouth, NS. Then I drove the length of Nova Scotia to North Sydney where I picked up the ferry to Port aux Basques, NL. It was amazing! Highlights: ummm...the SCENERY; 10pm sunsets; snow and icebergs in July; great people; the hiking trails; boat tours; the absolutely fantastic little restaurant in Rocky Harbour where they go to the garden out front and pick the vegetables they're going to serve you; celebrating Canada Day with fellow campers and then having them celebrate Independence Day with me 3 days later (was not expecting that at all). My only regret was coming back home.
Jealous
Gosh that sounds great! I would love to do something like that...just spent several days on the water, and camping....
I am impressed that you were brave enough to do a solo camping trip! I would be way too afraid of the boogeyman in the woods.
A Camping Story
I do a lot of solo backpacking trips- usually 3-4 days in length (that's about all the time I can afford). My favorite place to go is Dolly Sods Wilderness Area in West Virginia (about 45 minutes south of Oakland, MD). The only time I've been scared was this past October when I was testing out my "winterized" hammock in Dolly Sods. I woke up because I felt something brush against the underside of the hammock. "Ok," I thought, "No big deal." So I turned on my side and closed my eyes. About 2 minutes later I felt something poking me in the ribs! Yes, POKING. I was paralyzed and could feel every hair on my body standing on end. I started planning how I was going to get out of my hammock and what was nearby that I could use as a weapon. So my plan was to yell and jump out and make myself as big and ferocious-looking as possible. I was absolutely still for about 2 minutes (working up the courage to yell) and then I decided to go for it. I opened up my mouth to yell and out came a muffled, "uhh!". Way to go, Anne! So Plan B immediately went into effect: I pulled my sleeping bag over my head, squeezed my eyes shut, and kept saying "please go away" over and over until I fell asleep. The next morning I woke up absolutely sure I'd find my gear scattered all over the place and perhaps even a bear cooking breakfast on my stove; but when I looked out everything was just as I had left it the night before. I can't say for certain what poked me in the ribs but my imagination keeps insisting it was a bear.
Yeah, so that's the only time I've ever been scared while camping. That's also why you always make sure you hang your bear bag 100 yards away DOWNWIND from your campsite (which I had done). Who knows what would've happened if I had kept food in my hammock?!
Wow!
My gosh, if that had happened to me, the story would have ended with, "And I never returned to the woods again!"
You have REALLY impressed me this time! Though the image of you trying to be scary and going "Ungh" makes me giggle a bit.
This is why *I* do not camp;
This is why *I* do not camp; too much like being homeless. I pay on time so I don't have to sleep out of doors! and now poking by bears? Good grief! Good thing I didn't know this when I was up at Yosemite..I would have had a gun on me!
Anyone going anywhere good this summer?
I just got back from Yosemite: dear friends got married there over the weekend. Yosemite is magnificent, but there is NO cell phone reception up there, so expect to pay hefty room phone rates if you need to coordinate movements. I stayed in the Yosemite View Lodge
http://www.yosemite-motels.com/yosemiteviewlodge/index.htm
and had a great view, a great room. You have the option of tents for camping but I suggest you avoid going on Memorial Day weekend...there were millions of people in the park, I kid you not. We also saw lots of animals, and could smell the fire on our way from Oakland to the Park.
What a cool place to have a
What a cool place to have a wedding. I can just imagine the look that would come over my moms face if I said I was getting married in a state park.
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