Back from Vacation
June 12th, 2008 by Ana
Just a quick post-n-run. We got back from Florida last night, sunburned and with select souveniers (other than the sunburns). A few totally random observations:
- Gas prices are much higher in Florida and Atlanta.
- Higher gas prices have NOT improved Atlanta’s rush hour traffic. It is still my least favorite city to drive through, especially when fate decrees you hit it at 5 PM almost exactly.
- Fewer RVs on the highways from what I saw, which is an improvement in my very opinionated opinion.
- Lots of Florida and Georgia plates on vehicles in St Augustine (lovely little tourist trap town, we simply must go back again!) which means folks are staying closer to home for their vavcation fun.
- As a related note, we picked up several Tennessee tourist info brochures on the way back so we can do little day-trips for fun before hubby deploys.
I’ll gather up coherent thoughts in a day or so for an update on hubby and investing (other than his desire to buy lotto tickets). Right now the dog and cats are oh-so-happy we are home, and making it difficult to do much LOL
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June 12th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Glad you made it back safe and sound.
June 12th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Well it’s about freaking time. I’m used to daily posts by you. Glad you guys had a good time. Was this your first ever paid for in cash vacation?
June 12th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
Hey there, welcome back!
The day-trips sound like a great idea! Still paying for gas, but not for sleeping…so much cheaper. And more restful since you get your own bed (I hate hotel beds).
June 12th, 2008 at 6:14 pm
Glad you’re back!
June 12th, 2008 at 7:02 pm
Glad you’re back home safely. Hope you enjoyed your stay down here in FL. I totally understand what you’re saying about driving in Alanta. It really doesn’t make any difference what time of the day I’ve had to drive through there. It was always awful. I found it less nerve wracking to drive through New York City. I think you will find enjoyable day trips in Tennessee. I’ve always appreciated whatever time I spent there.
June 13th, 2008 at 8:51 am
Thanks y’all
ncsu95, for ME cash vacations are the norm. I’m really not sure if hubby usually did cash vacations or not … to be honest the subject has never come up.
Oh. Nancy: Atlanta isn’t quite as bad when you roll through at 0200 to 0300. The only things you have to watch on the interstate are tired truckers.
That’s one other observation I had: the truckers have all been doing the speed limit or under, coupled with a LOT of speed traps by all levels of law enforcement.
June 13th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Hope you enjoyed your vacation. Im planning to have my vacations as well since im tired with work. Thanks for sharing the opinions. Keep it up.
June 14th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Welcome back Ana!
Reading your pizza posts makes me hungry…yummmm….
June 16th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
nice to have you back, looking forward to some great posts in the coming weeks
June 17th, 2008 at 6:03 am
We just got from Ocean, City MD and saw mostly Maryland, Virginia and North Carolina plates. Maybe that is typical but it does seem people aren’t traveling as far for their trips this summer. I know we’ll be staying closer to home!
June 18th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Okay….your summer vacation is over. Time to post again.
June 19th, 2008 at 12:54 pm
as soon as I get off my 7 days a week schedule at the pizza place, ncsu95! One driver flaked out (no-show on his scheduled days) and another is on vacation.
July 28th, 2008 at 9:35 am
Welcome back and hope if you’re make your vacation longer to post all your events. And again good to have you back.