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A Travel Plan So Cunning...
Jun. 29th, 2016 03:37 pm...It would be made the Federal Minister for Cunning Tourism.
Now that I've pulled the trigger on assorted hotel rooms, these are lot more firm:
I've tried, where I can, to pick hotel rooms with multiple beds, or B&Bs with separate rooms. If people join me, they're not immediately screwed for accommodations, though they might be on my air-mattress.
One of my goals was to not spend more than six hours in the car for any one leg of the trip and I failed only once. This does mean stops in towns I wouldn't have normally considered (Spokane, Osoyoos). The worst is on the first day, going to Nelson (7h). Two of the next three legs are almost as bad (3h15, 5h30m, 4h45m). Still, nothing like the 9h drive I had at the start of this month. The rest are comparatively short.
In general, I wanted a low stress trip, so I picked a lot of places I'd been before.
I'd visited the Kennedy School hotel in Portland before, but this will be my first time staying the night. It's ridiculously expensive during the high season. Also largely sold out. I briefly considered staying more than one night, but the cost was just too much. The rest of my time in Portland is at an AirBnB.
I'm a longtime fan of the Vancouver Celebration of Light. I'll be going on Saturday night, which is also the craziest (and the Disney-est). I paid a little extra to get an AirBnB in Yaletown so that I don't have to brave traffic or transit.
The only night not confirmed is Sunday, July 31st. A bunch of friends are camping in Manning Park and I'm going to go visit them. I'm on the waiting list for the Manning Park Resort, and if I don't get it, plan B will be pup-tent/air-mattress/sleeping bag. One night probably won't kill me.
After that is a week of hanging around. The only downside is that other people have vacations too. Both![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
stephtopia and somejauntypolka will be leaving before I do. There is some overlap, so that's OK. It's not like this will be my last trip to Vancouver.
I went with Osoyoos rather than Penticton due to cost and a lack of vacancies. Sorrywackynephews and wendy_licious.
I reduced the time in Nelson to one day. Hopefully I can see the people I know in that short amount of time. It will be Saturday night, and their ain't no party like a Saturday Night Nelson Party, or so I've been told.
I'm not feeling a lot of buyer's remorse over my trip decisions, so that's a good sign I've made the right ones.
Now that I've pulled the trigger on assorted hotel rooms, these are lot more firm:
- Friday, July 22nd: Drive to Nelson. Prestige Inn.
- Saturday, July 23rd: Hang with Nelson peeps.
- Sunday, July 24th: Drive to Spokane. Hotel Ruby.
- Monday, July 25th: Drive to Portland. McMenamins Kennedy School (alas, only one night).
- Tuesday, July 26th: Explore Portland. AirBnB near Division and Chavez.
- Wednesday, July 27th: More Portland shenanigans.
- Thursday, July 28th: Drive to Leavenworth. Howard Johnson.
- Friday, July 29th: Receive mysterious packages in Leavenworth.
- Saturday, July 30th: Drive to Vancouver. Check out the fireworks. Wall Center AirBnB.
- Sunday, July 31st: Go to Manning Park.
- Monday, August 1st: Return to Vancouver. AirBnB on Victoria Drive. No, not that one, a new one.
- Tuesday, August 2nd: Destroy the world, or have sushi in Vancouver.
- Wednesday, August 3rd: More Vancouver shenanigans.
- Thursday, August 4th: Last full day of Vancouver high-jinks.
- Friday, August 5th: Drive to Osoyoos. Sun Beach Motel.
- Saturday, August 6th: Drive to Nelson. Baker street AirBnB.
- Sunday, August 7th: Short drive to Cranbrook. Saint Eugene Mission for some gambling.
- Monday, August 8th: Radium, Banff, Home.
I've tried, where I can, to pick hotel rooms with multiple beds, or B&Bs with separate rooms. If people join me, they're not immediately screwed for accommodations, though they might be on my air-mattress.
One of my goals was to not spend more than six hours in the car for any one leg of the trip and I failed only once. This does mean stops in towns I wouldn't have normally considered (Spokane, Osoyoos). The worst is on the first day, going to Nelson (7h). Two of the next three legs are almost as bad (3h15, 5h30m, 4h45m). Still, nothing like the 9h drive I had at the start of this month. The rest are comparatively short.
In general, I wanted a low stress trip, so I picked a lot of places I'd been before.
I'd visited the Kennedy School hotel in Portland before, but this will be my first time staying the night. It's ridiculously expensive during the high season. Also largely sold out. I briefly considered staying more than one night, but the cost was just too much. The rest of my time in Portland is at an AirBnB.
I'm a longtime fan of the Vancouver Celebration of Light. I'll be going on Saturday night, which is also the craziest (and the Disney-est). I paid a little extra to get an AirBnB in Yaletown so that I don't have to brave traffic or transit.
The only night not confirmed is Sunday, July 31st. A bunch of friends are camping in Manning Park and I'm going to go visit them. I'm on the waiting list for the Manning Park Resort, and if I don't get it, plan B will be pup-tent/air-mattress/sleeping bag. One night probably won't kill me.
After that is a week of hanging around. The only downside is that other people have vacations too. Both
stephtopia and somejauntypolka will be leaving before I do. There is some overlap, so that's OK. It's not like this will be my last trip to Vancouver.I went with Osoyoos rather than Penticton due to cost and a lack of vacancies. Sorry
wackynephews and wendy_licious.I reduced the time in Nelson to one day. Hopefully I can see the people I know in that short amount of time. It will be Saturday night, and their ain't no party like a Saturday Night Nelson Party, or so I've been told.
I'm not feeling a lot of buyer's remorse over my trip decisions, so that's a good sign I've made the right ones.
