Well all is planned and airmiles spent and now just to wait for the day

I think I have it all together now. Just a couple more arrangement to make and I am done.

I have been on the phone and on the Internet putting together this holiday. Gonna be a good time. Well at least I hope. It seems I plan out something to go to and it always ends up not being as great as I think it should be. It is fully packed with places to go.

First we where going to drive. Long way to go well at least it is not on the bike. The weather for this time of year might just be a little cold and snowy through the mountain passes. Then we got to thinkin. Well we only have five days to get to Florida before we have to be in a time share. Is that enough time to drive especially if we get caught someplace and not make it on time. There goes the time share and where would we stay then. At that time it will be spring break and busy as heck.

So stopped at the flight centre to ask a few questions. Got info on flights that would fly us almost straight through. One stop in Calgary and then onto Orlando. Worked for me. So talked it over that night and the next day was back and bought our tickets.

Next idea. Have to have a place to stay until we can get into the time share. So out of airmiles I got gift certificates to stay at a best western. We are able to stay there for a few days before. It is also close to sea world and universal studios. Not much of a walking distance to either of these places.

After the few days at the best western we then go over to the time share where we will be close to Disney and animal kingdom. So do not need to walk far to get to either of them.

So onto the Internet and onto airmiles sight. So I got is passes for five days at Disney, two days at universal, one day at sea world and one day at Busch gardens. The Busch gardens one may be a problem. It is 30 miles away. Not walking distance. So may have to find a way to get there. Might have to rent a car for a day or two and maybe check out a little more of Florida while we are at it. See what happens. So now most of my airmiles are gone. Time to start over again and start collecting.

So now, west jet tickets check! Disney tickets, check! Sea world, check! Universal studio, check! Busch gardens, check! Best western gift cards, check!. Airmiles all gone, boo hoo!!! Just one more thing to do. Need an overnight place to stay on way back. Between flights. Got to get that done next week.

Then it is the count down. Just over a month to go. Then we take off for the beautiful state of Florida. Check out the warm weather there. It is just starting to warm up here. So may have just about same temperature there as what we have here. Go figure. But weather may change back to cold at anytime.

Leavin on a jet plane. Yeah I know when I will be back again. But in the meantime is gonna be funfunfun. Well I hope so. May do allot of walking and end up all gimped up. That I hope won't happen. Or even flying might make me gimped up by siting too long on the plane. Okay talking like everything is going to go to hell while I am traveling. Lets think positive here. I might be gimped or I might just have a great time. Only time wil tel.

Well let the countdown begin. YEAH!!!,

Things are coming together

Well I think the driving idea is now out the window. We will leave the same time and probably spend a little more time in Florida and less time on the road.

I just don't know which is going to be cheaper in the long run. Well lets see. There will be no wear and tear on the vehicle for one thing. So there is a plus. If the car breaks down well that is not fun. No flat tires to worry about if we fly. Unless a pane gets a flat. Not good there.

Okay so lets put into prospective. Driving. There will be a motel room every night. Or we sleep in the car. Have done that before. Not fun!!! Then there is gas to pay to get where you are going.. The food as well. It is starting to add up. Along with the wear and tear on me. I think I will be pretty grumpy by the time we get there. With my aches and pains and having to spend a week in the car with hubby. The thing is we only have five days to get to where we are going. Then we have a time share we are using for a week. The heading back home. Another week of driving.

Okay now flying. You get there within a day. One plus. More time to see all that you want to see. We have almost three weeks to look around. I am getting tickets for stuff to see while we are there. Well there is the price of a plane ticket. then there is the rental of a car to get around to places we want to see. i have been looking on line right now. Not too bad prices. We would have to take two flights. On to Toronto or Calgary and then onto our destination. On the way back through Toronto and maybe stay a couple of days and visit family. Well that might be a plus. It may cost about the same or maybe a little more to fly, but will work out a little better in the wrong run.

We can fly out of Abbotsford and that is pretty close and cheaper to park at then the Vancouver airport.

It is looking better and better to fly to our destination and enjoy more time where we are there.

We don't have to have a car the full time. Just when we think of taking a bit of a tour somewhere. Walking is our usual way of doing things. That way we get to see the neighbourhood around the area.

Okay so tomorrow I am heading to marlin travel to see what I can put together. Need room down there until we are able to get into time share. Have to have a car to rent. And all places have to be close to what we are going to see so we can walk instead of figure out how to drive there and back. Then talk over with hubby and get it ready to go. New only have a month before this is under way.

Well so much for driving. I think this is a better choice.

So now motel rooms there instead of across the country. Well at least won't be changing rooms every night. Just in the middle to get to our time share. Maybe we will head down to the keys as well and take a look there and maybe have a place somewhere around there. Maybe around the gators. So now I think we have it decided. No driving for us. Not to be an adventure but if we run into trouble along the way and not get to where we are going.

Well at least I got to use my airmiles for something. Have passes to Disney, universal studio, sea world and Busch gardens. So am all full up for things to do and see. So if can do the walking that is involved it is going to be a good trip. I am looking forward to three weeks just enjoying my self and no worries about what is happening around here. The house is not empty. There are other people in the house. And my doggies as well. They have to be looked after.

Okay decided. Flying is going over driving. Last minute change but I think it is for the best.

Vacation under way. Planning stages

Well I just got rid of most of the airmiles I had in my account. Now what.

Out of this I have ordered tickets to Disney, Busch gardens, sea world, universal studio and night stays at the best western. Bye, bye airmiles. Hello to some places to go and places to stay.

Well the thought of using my airmiles to go to Jamaica are now out of the question this year. Maybe in a couple of years down the road now, have to think about it.

It is now a month and half before we head out on a road trip. Driving. The two of us in a vehicle together. Driving through the country side. Enjoying the scenery and probably getting sick of each other by the second day.

Still have to pick a route to get us from here to there. The there is Florida. With the use of a time share for a week. I am just hoping that there is not much snow in the passes we have to go through. Or it will be a short drive and us stuck someplace and not getting to where we should be by a certain date.

Well I have worked it out that we can get into some of the amusement parks for free now and hopefully a few stay along the way won't cost us anything. Then while we are in Florida are staying in a time share given to us to use for a week. So it will be gas and food and maybe a few places to stay along the way. Hopefully I have made the trip a little cheaper then what it would have if we where paying for the whole thing.

As usual will be writing about the trip.. Hopefully will be exciting enough to tell everyone about. The bike trip we took last year was fun so am hoping this will have some excitement in it as well. Not just driving to get from one place to the next. Well we do have a time limit but am hoping to see something or rather besides the flat top. Have to start looking at ,aps and such and tour books and start to figure this out.

Well so far excited. As the days get closer will I be dreading or just happy to get underway. Traveling with my hubby is an experience in itself. When he gets it in his head to be someplace we just drive and drive and drive. That is when I say I got to get out now. Can I at least pee someplace. Well there is a tree over there. Hmmm!! Thanks allot.

baby is put to bed for the winter

just a short blog here.  last week was the last ride for the year.  Weather is getting too cold and rainy for riding any more.

Found a nice warm place to put her in hiberation.  Will see her again next spring when the weather starts to warm up again.

Have a good sleep

I know, this isn't the harley. But another vacation in the works

Last year we were given a time share to use for a week.  okay thought this will be fun now were to go.

Well we decided on heading to Florida.  I know not much of a place to go when you have a free time share to use.  That is were we decided though.

Get to see disney and the wild kingdom and a few other places in the vacinity.  Sounds pretty good to me.

So we called up the friend that is giving us the time share and said what place looked good.  Well he booked it for us and now the work begins.

I have to make sure our passports are up to date.  Check sent them off yesterday as they have just run out.  Great.  Now to get flights down there.  Lets see to make this a kinda cheep holiday lets look at my airmiles account.  OH!!! great I have a bunch so now will have to start getting the tickets for that.  Time now has to be spent on the phone seeing if I can get flights out at that time with my airmiles.  Another day to do that. lets see what else is there to do.  Oh yeah.  can we get from the airport to this time share we are staying at.  I have e-mails off to the place we are staying.  The only problem is they are not getting back to me.  Come on, the airport is at least a few miles away from the time share.  Great!  I don't really want to rent a car. So I guess a taxi will be in order if I don't get an answer back as to whether there is shuttle service.

Disney and epcot are about two miles away from were we are staying.  That is going to be a long walk for either of us just to wander around the theme park.  Oh my aching feet already.  I know it will be fun but I am not much on the walking part any more.  I use to walk miles now I walk feet before I feel like sitting down.  Well at least wild kingdom is close by.  Oh yeah that reminds me I have to get tickets here to be able to get into the theme parks without paying an arm and a leg to get in.

The place we are staying it sleeps 6 people.  And it is only the two of us.  we could have a different bed to sleep in every night and feel like we were moving around from resort to resort.  Funny hey! 

So now get this all figured out and then just wait for March to come around.  After a winter in the rain it should feel good to get into some sun for a week or two.

Wel time to get busy on this.  So no more talking about a vacation.  and get down to business.

day ten. well home again

we finished off our ride today.  back in the good old BC country.  that was one long ride.  never went that far on a bike before.

had good weather the whole way.  no rain at all.  but the sun did get a little hot at times. when you are riding and the sun is beating down on the pavement it makes it extra hot.

today went through the Stevens pass.  that was a little cooler for us.

My only draw back is the fact that my arthritis started showing itself on the last two days.  My back and legs are really starting to stiffen up now.  that last little leg of our trip I could tell I was starting to get in a little trouble.  Wanted to get off real bad but we were just about home.  so stuck it out.

I did admit I had my misgivings about going.  Now that I have done it I admit I had a good time.  Saw allot of country and did get to see some sights that I wanted to see.

well tonight back in my own bed.  aw!!!! that is what I always want

Day nine. One dang hot day

We only did a short bout today. Left later today and then headed for a Harley dealer. Yeah we found one to look at. Found out they were having a four year anniversary. Could get some pretty good deals. Unfortunately how would we get it home. Only have the bike with limited space. So nothing coming home with us. Didn't really see anything worth getting anyways. I usually just buy a t shirt but didn't even want one of them.

So we made our way into the desert again. Hot hot hot is what it is. Saw one sign that showed the temperature and it said 97. Dang hot I say. We had to make frequent stops to have a drink of water and to stretch. Not much of any shady spots to stop so the sides of gas stations would do.

Finally got into Wanatchee Washington. Found a Best Western to stay at. Where not going any further in this heat. Will trek for home tomorrow. Are really racking up some points with them. Well I hope anyways and will be able to use them sometime.

Home tomorrow. Yeah back in my own bed and off the bike. I am really starting to hurt now. Have to get off at least every hour to get the blood back into my legs. I don't know what will happen tomorrow. Hopefully I will make it home without too much pain. The arthritis is really starting to show its nasty side right now. Hurt hurt is all I am doing right now. So I guess biking isn't for me either. I do like to travel but I do like to be a home body as well.

But I don't want to be walking like I have been on the back of a horses butt for a long period of time. I mean something with horse power I have been sitting on and it is making walk like I am bow legged and stiff. I am glad I have a few days off before I go back to work. If I went back a day after I got home it would really be a hurting thing.

Well home at last. Just four hours away. Hopefully not a hot one will not make a good ride if it is. Well will see tomorrow. I think he wants an early morning to keep out of the heat as much as possible.

No inter net tonight so will publish this tomorrow when I am home along with the last blog for this trip.