kallend 2,027 #26 March 29, 2014 LuckyMcSwervy You get to close up your house, lawn gets cut and watered, mail forwarded, nothing could go wrong at home so there's no excuse to keep you there all summer. You've been given May-September off from your job (paid vacation), so you can't use work as an excuse. All you have to do is pick a town and find a great place to live like a local for a while. Where are you going?? As it happens, that sounds like my recent summers. 2014 I will be on a sailboat in the Aegean, cruising the islands.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #27 March 29, 2014 I love reading all of the ways everyone would spend their time. They all sound so wonderful! It's a very rainy weekend here and I'm laying in bed with my kitty purring loudly, listening to the rain pour down and I'm Googling away, looking up places to visit (or settle down) one day. Lazy, dreamy Saturday!! Here's another question.... Would you want to go alone or with a loved one? I've been alone for quite a while and I really wish I had a significant other to travel with me. Sharing experiences and activities is really important to a mush mush like me. One day!! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xsniper 1 #28 March 29, 2014 oldwomanc6 Sign me up for the road trip version! A mix of hotels, resorts, cabins, lodges, etc… Stay a few days here, a week there, or just head out with no destination for part of it. That sounds like fun! Exactly what I had in mind. Just one summer like that would be so much fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #29 March 29, 2014 BoogersIt wouldn't be just one place. I'd be traveling all over, on a big road trip. Me too (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #30 March 29, 2014 South of France? Mais oui! Seattle is awesome in the summer. It's the payback for all those winter rains. That's why I'll take my summer right here, almost every year. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #31 March 30, 2014 JohnMitchell South of France? Mais oui! Seattle is awesome in the summer. It's the payback for all those winter rains. That's why I'll take my summer right here, almost every year. yep sure is. Except the traffic. I highly recommend the ferry rides to beat the traffic to all the second timers. And ecourage them to wear shorts and t shirts so they can enjoy the ride on the deck.One Jump Wonder Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #32 March 30, 2014 I love living where I do in the Pacific NorthWET. I grew up in a climatologically abusive family. We spent WINTERS in WISCONSIN and then as soon as school was out, I was put on a plane to Atlanta where I would change planes to a Southern Airways DC-3 to finish the trip to Tampa where my grandparents would pick me up. SUMMERS IN FLORIDA... yeah... seriously abusive. Hence I LOVE the mild winters here where it rarely freezes in winter and summers are GORGEOUS and rarely hot. In a few short years I will retire and I will be spending summers in a very similar summer environment searching for dead ancestors in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the North of England. My permanent home for the summer will be a small Pilothouse Motorsailor so I can move from small port to other small villages along the Irish Sea. I plan on taking trips inland to places I know my First Immigrants came from. I have tracked back when about 18 different family lines left the British Isles and arrived in America in the 1600's. When the weather starts to turn to the stormy season I will have the boat hauled and stored up on the hard for the winter. The following spring when the weather starts to get nice in late April.. a phone call the boat yard should get the boat on the way to getting back into the water when I arrive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #33 March 30, 2014 Oh.. did I mention a couple cabana boys for crew..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #34 March 30, 2014 Amazon I love living where I do in the Pacific NorthWET. I grew up in a climatologically abusive family. We spent WINTERS in WISCONSIN and then as soon as school was out, I was put on a plane to Atlanta where I would change planes to a Southern Airways DC-3 to finish the trip to Tampa where my grandparents would pick me up. SUMMERS IN FLORIDA... yeah... seriously abusive. Hence I LOVE the mild winters here where it rarely freezes in winter and summers are GORGEOUS and rarely hot. In a few short years I will retire and I will be spending summers in a very similar summer environment searching for dead ancestors in Northern Ireland, Scotland and the North of England. My permanent home for the summer will be a small Pilothouse Motorsailor so I can move from small port to other small villages along the Irish Sea. I plan on taking trips inland to places I know my First Immigrants came from. I have tracked back when about 18 different family lines left the British Isles and arrived in America in the 1600's. When the weather starts to turn to the stormy season I will have the boat hauled and stored up on the hard for the winter. The following spring when the weather starts to get nice in late April.. a phone call the boat yard should get the boat on the way to getting back into the water when I arrive. Holy shit. THAT is cool!! Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #35 March 30, 2014 Amazon Oh.. did I mention a couple cabana boys for crew..... Jealous!! Cabana boys are good. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 319 #36 April 2, 2014 kallend ***You get to close up your house, lawn gets cut and watered, mail forwarded, nothing could go wrong at home so there's no excuse to keep you there all summer. You've been given May-September off from your job (paid vacation), so you can't use work as an excuse. All you have to do is pick a town and find a great place to live like a local for a while. Where are you going?? As it happens, that sounds like my recent summers. 2014 I will be on a sailboat in the Aegean, cruising the islands. Keep in touch. It would be cool if you would consider a port call to Turkey. I'll be on the coast for Independence Day weekend!See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potatoman 0 #37 April 2, 2014 South Africa. You have the right to your opinion, and I have the right to tell you how Fu***** stupid it is. Davelepka - "This isn't an x-box, or a Chevy truck forum" Whatever you do, don't listen to ChrisD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LuckyMcSwervy 0 #38 April 2, 2014 potatoman South Africa. I love that accent. Always be kinder than you feel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doug_Davis 0 #39 April 2, 2014 LuckyMcSwervy You get to close up your house, lawn gets cut and watered, mail forwarded, nothing could go wrong at home so there's no excuse to keep you there all summer. You've been given May-September off from your job (paid vacation), so you can't use work as an excuse. All you have to do is pick a town and find a great place to live like a local for a while. Where are you going?? Kilmore Quay in Ireland. Perfect seaside fishing village. Close enough to Rosslare Harbour that I can catch a ferry over to the UK or France anytime I want for a weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #40 April 2, 2014 Torquay, Devon, England. There is this wonderful little inn there named Fawlty Towers. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rick 67 #41 April 2, 2014 Amazon Oh.. did I mention a couple cabana boys for crew..... damn sounds great to bad I am to old to be a cabana boy You can't be drunk all day if you don't start early! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzswoop717 5 #42 April 2, 2014 My work has eaten up my spare time for several years. I would spend the DREAM summer at the airport where I keep my airplanes. Park a camper there, work on my projects, fly everyday, invite friends out to jump a couple of times a week, sit around the camp fire with friends after jumping, cook outs, take family and friends for airplane rides, and relax. Pretty boring, but I haven't had enough aviation time in years. One good summer would put a band aid on the soul until retirement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #43 April 2, 2014 Rick ***Oh.. did I mention a couple cabana boys for crew..... damn sounds great to bad I am to old to be a cabana boy Rick.....Dear...... would you REALLLLLLY want to put up with Amazon as the captain of a yacht????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 221 #44 April 7, 2014 Amazon ******Oh.. did I mention a couple cabana boys for crew..... damn sounds great to bad I am to old to be a cabana boy Rick.....Dear...... would you REALLLLLLY want to put up with Amazon as the captain of a yacht?????Yes please.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #45 April 7, 2014 LuckyMcSwervy You get to close up your house, lawn gets cut and watered, mail forwarded, nothing could go wrong at home so there's no excuse to keep you there all summer. You've been given May-September off from your job (paid vacation), so you can't use work as an excuse. All you have to do is pick a town and find a great place to live like a local for a while. Where are you going?? imdoing it nowChillin like a MoFo on Caye Caulker swimming in the Caribbean monEVERYTHING IS AWESOME You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davjohns 1 #46 April 7, 2014 Diving the Great Barrier Reef and hang gliding in Australia are both on my bucket list and co-located. Since it is the least likely part of my list, I would probably go there.I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hcsvader 1 #47 April 7, 2014 http://vimeo.com/90027012#at=0 Spent a fair amount of time hanging out with the locals here the past few years Have you seen my pants? it"s a rough life, Livin' the dream >:) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #48 April 7, 2014 TriGirl ******You get to close up your house, lawn gets cut and watered, mail forwarded, nothing could go wrong at home so there's no excuse to keep you there all summer. You've been given May-September off from your job (paid vacation), so you can't use work as an excuse. All you have to do is pick a town and find a great place to live like a local for a while. Where are you going?? As it happens, that sounds like my recent summers. 2014 I will be on a sailboat in the Aegean, cruising the islands. Keep in touch. It would be cool if you would consider a port call to Turkey. I'll be on the coast for Independence Day weekend! We will be in Istanbul but not until the end of July.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TriGirl 319 #49 April 8, 2014 kallend ****** As it happens, that sounds like my recent summers. 2014 I will be on a sailboat in the Aegean, cruising the islands. Keep in touch. It would be cool if you would consider a port call to Turkey. I'll be on the coast for Independence Day weekend! We will be in Istanbul but not until the end of July. Drag. I'll be in Belgium by then. Oh well -- have fun!See the upside, and always wear your parachute! -- Christopher Titus Shut Up & Jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #50 April 9, 2014 Amazon ******Oh.. did I mention a couple cabana boys for crew..... damn sounds great to bad I am to old to be a cabana boy Rick.....Dear...... would you REALLLLLLY want to put up with Amazon as the captain of a yacht?????Glad I checked back.. wow Amazon... Your Sailing Voyage and Ancestral Quest sounds like a Great Idea I may have to change my mind about Scandinavia, after all... or EVEN Better !!! AFTER a month there accomplishing that " earth " exit and safe canopy descent ... I WOULD be honored to rendezvous with The RED Captain and her crew... if they'd have me... We Visited that part of the world once. It has amazing scenery and vistas OH LMcSwervy....It's absolutely near an Ocean.. so YOU might consider coming along too.!!!! Call me Ishmael !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
