Road trip questions - SE
Jun 20th 2012, 9:45 am
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Jun 20th 2012, 6:13 pm
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Re: Road trip questions - SE
Someone is just leaving to get away from the heat,humidity, mosquitoes and the excessive scare mongers warning about "the tropics flaring"...oh yeah, I've got your game buddy
And as for the tagging along - no problem - I rarely turn down free babysitters
Jun 20th 2012, 7:54 pm
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Jun 21st 2012, 3:28 am
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Jun 21st 2012, 3:37 am
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Re: Road trip questions - SE
Yes but we sweat like that most of the year, it's just not been so full on every single day this year....but still hot enough to have, as my husband always tells me "betty swollocks"
Jun 21st 2012, 3:49 am
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But hey, I'm sitting outside, theres a pleasant breeze blowing, the thermometer is below 80, not a whiney mossie in earshot, and my beer stays cool long enough to drink it. I even had to turn off the ceiling fan cos I was feeling chilly. Life is good
Jun 21st 2012, 3:51 am
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That rain was nice last night as well - cooled the pool down to the low 80's - cool enough for even the bettiest swollocks!
Jun 28th 2012, 8:45 pm
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Re: Road trip questions - SE
If I-10 and Pensacola is on your loop, then Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum is well worth a visit (if you or the kids are into military aircraft of course). It is an amazing museum, and the number of aircraft is astounding.
It's free of charge, and you'll need ID to enter Pensacola NAS (you will be going on to an active naval installation), but it's well worth a visit. The guided tour is free iirc, and so worth it. They are a really nice bunch down there.
If you want a freebie Blue Angels show, you'll need to look it up and be an early bird on base, but the practice shows are free of charge as well. Rock up to the museum and you'll be driven to the airstrip. Training is Tuesday and Wednesday, one is the high level training and one is low level stuff, can't remember which day is which though. But it is great fun though.
One bit of advice, don't speed on base as it's a Federal speeding ticket. And they do ticket!
It's free of charge, and you'll need ID to enter Pensacola NAS (you will be going on to an active naval installation), but it's well worth a visit. The guided tour is free iirc, and so worth it. They are a really nice bunch down there.
If you want a freebie Blue Angels show, you'll need to look it up and be an early bird on base, but the practice shows are free of charge as well. Rock up to the museum and you'll be driven to the airstrip. Training is Tuesday and Wednesday, one is the high level training and one is low level stuff, can't remember which day is which though. But it is great fun though.
One bit of advice, don't speed on base as it's a Federal speeding ticket. And they do ticket!
Jun 28th 2012, 10:07 pm
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Re: Road trip questions - SE
If I-10 and Pensacola is on your loop, then Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum is well worth a visit (if you or the kids are into military aircraft of course). It is an amazing museum, and the number of aircraft is astounding.
It's free of charge, and you'll need ID to enter Pensacola NAS (you will be going on to an active naval installation), but it's well worth a visit. The guided tour is free iirc, and so worth it. They are a really nice bunch down there.
If you want a freebie Blue Angels show, you'll need to look it up and be an early bird on base, but the practice shows are free of charge as well. Rock up to the museum and you'll be driven to the airstrip. Training is Tuesday and Wednesday, one is the high level training and one is low level stuff, can't remember which day is which though. But it is great fun though.
One bit of advice, don't speed on base as it's a Federal speeding ticket. And they do ticket!
It's free of charge, and you'll need ID to enter Pensacola NAS (you will be going on to an active naval installation), but it's well worth a visit. The guided tour is free iirc, and so worth it. They are a really nice bunch down there.
If you want a freebie Blue Angels show, you'll need to look it up and be an early bird on base, but the practice shows are free of charge as well. Rock up to the museum and you'll be driven to the airstrip. Training is Tuesday and Wednesday, one is the high level training and one is low level stuff, can't remember which day is which though. But it is great fun though.
One bit of advice, don't speed on base as it's a Federal speeding ticket. And they do ticket!
Nov 20th 2012, 5:21 am
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Re: Road trip questions - SE
A comment on an earlier thread reminded me to follow up on this one....
Thanks for all the suggestions. We set off as intended, through Arkansas, and Tennessee and had a great time. I've revised my previous view of Memphis - it used to rank as one of the few cities that made me glad to be in Houston, but this time round, we had a blast. And just off the interstate on the way up to Nashville we chanced upon the Casey Jones railroad museum. Interesting, but more notable was the best meal of our trip - a southern buffet in the restaurant opposite - it looked like the inspiration for the original Cracker Barrel, but the food was fantastic, and the kids loved the fact that they paid by age - 50 cents per year under 12! We loved Nashville too. Then we got to the Smokey Mountains and kinda got stuck. Had a great time hiking, biking, rafting, enjoying the park. Very glad we didn't stay in Pigeon Forge (thank you whoever said that) and found a nice quiet site just the other side of Gatlinburg. We overstayed there, so Washington was off the cards, and we headed east a bit then south through Georgia, then Alabama to the Florida coast. Hit Atlanta and a bunch of nice small towns, but the only real mentionable unexpected "sight" was the Tuskegee Airman museum on the way which was interesting - not big, and not a destination in itself, but well worth a couple of hours if you're passing. The Pensacola Air Museum was incredible. One day was not enough - we will be back - thanks for that rec tinman. Bypassed New Orleans on the way, and biefly hit Baton Rouge instead - surprisingly good.
Cindy, I know we missed your part of the world, but don't take it too hard - its on the list still....maybe next year....on the way to Washington
Thanks all for the comments - I'll be back for more brainpicking in a few months....
Thanks for all the suggestions. We set off as intended, through Arkansas, and Tennessee and had a great time. I've revised my previous view of Memphis - it used to rank as one of the few cities that made me glad to be in Houston, but this time round, we had a blast. And just off the interstate on the way up to Nashville we chanced upon the Casey Jones railroad museum. Interesting, but more notable was the best meal of our trip - a southern buffet in the restaurant opposite - it looked like the inspiration for the original Cracker Barrel, but the food was fantastic, and the kids loved the fact that they paid by age - 50 cents per year under 12! We loved Nashville too. Then we got to the Smokey Mountains and kinda got stuck. Had a great time hiking, biking, rafting, enjoying the park. Very glad we didn't stay in Pigeon Forge (thank you whoever said that) and found a nice quiet site just the other side of Gatlinburg. We overstayed there, so Washington was off the cards, and we headed east a bit then south through Georgia, then Alabama to the Florida coast. Hit Atlanta and a bunch of nice small towns, but the only real mentionable unexpected "sight" was the Tuskegee Airman museum on the way which was interesting - not big, and not a destination in itself, but well worth a couple of hours if you're passing. The Pensacola Air Museum was incredible. One day was not enough - we will be back - thanks for that rec tinman. Bypassed New Orleans on the way, and biefly hit Baton Rouge instead - surprisingly good.
Cindy, I know we missed your part of the world, but don't take it too hard - its on the list still....maybe next year....on the way to Washington
Thanks all for the comments - I'll be back for more brainpicking in a few months....
Nov 20th 2012, 10:28 am
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Re: Road trip questions - SE
A comment on an earlier thread reminded me to follow up on this one....
Thanks for all the suggestions. We set off as intended, through Arkansas, and Tennessee and had a great time. I've revised my previous view of Memphis - it used to rank as one of the few cities that made me glad to be in Houston, but this time round, we had a blast. And just off the interstate on the way up to Nashville we chanced upon the Casey Jones railroad museum. Interesting, but more notable was the best meal of our trip - a southern buffet in the restaurant opposite - it looked like the inspiration for the original Cracker Barrel, but the food was fantastic, and the kids loved the fact that they paid by age - 50 cents per year under 12! We loved Nashville too. Then we got to the Smokey Mountains and kinda got stuck. Had a great time hiking, biking, rafting, enjoying the park. Very glad we didn't stay in Pigeon Forge (thank you whoever said that) and found a nice quiet site just the other side of Gatlinburg. We overstayed there, so Washington was off the cards, and we headed east a bit then south through Georgia, then Alabama to the Florida coast. Hit Atlanta and a bunch of nice small towns, but the only real mentionable unexpected "sight" was the Tuskegee Airman museum on the way which was interesting - not big, and not a destination in itself, but well worth a couple of hours if you're passing. The Pensacola Air Museum was incredible. One day was not enough - we will be back - thanks for that rec tinman. Bypassed New Orleans on the way, and biefly hit Baton Rouge instead - surprisingly good.
Cindy, I know we missed your part of the world, but don't take it too hard - its on the list still....maybe next year....on the way to Washington
Thanks all for the comments - I'll be back for more brainpicking in a few months....
Thanks for all the suggestions. We set off as intended, through Arkansas, and Tennessee and had a great time. I've revised my previous view of Memphis - it used to rank as one of the few cities that made me glad to be in Houston, but this time round, we had a blast. And just off the interstate on the way up to Nashville we chanced upon the Casey Jones railroad museum. Interesting, but more notable was the best meal of our trip - a southern buffet in the restaurant opposite - it looked like the inspiration for the original Cracker Barrel, but the food was fantastic, and the kids loved the fact that they paid by age - 50 cents per year under 12! We loved Nashville too. Then we got to the Smokey Mountains and kinda got stuck. Had a great time hiking, biking, rafting, enjoying the park. Very glad we didn't stay in Pigeon Forge (thank you whoever said that) and found a nice quiet site just the other side of Gatlinburg. We overstayed there, so Washington was off the cards, and we headed east a bit then south through Georgia, then Alabama to the Florida coast. Hit Atlanta and a bunch of nice small towns, but the only real mentionable unexpected "sight" was the Tuskegee Airman museum on the way which was interesting - not big, and not a destination in itself, but well worth a couple of hours if you're passing. The Pensacola Air Museum was incredible. One day was not enough - we will be back - thanks for that rec tinman. Bypassed New Orleans on the way, and biefly hit Baton Rouge instead - surprisingly good.
Cindy, I know we missed your part of the world, but don't take it too hard - its on the list still....maybe next year....on the way to Washington
Thanks all for the comments - I'll be back for more brainpicking in a few months....
We're about 10 1/2 hours from DC.
Nov 20th 2012, 12:13 pm
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Nov 20th 2012, 1:19 pm
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Re: Road trip questions - SE
If you can visit only one (Savannah or Charleston), make it Charleston. It is such a beautiful and interesting city. Plus, while in Jacksonville, carry on south for half an hour and visit St. Augustine. USA's oldest settled city. Well worth a day out.
Nov 20th 2012, 2:39 pm
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