I'm anxious to read your Williamsburg report to see what you thought of the place. The 'Burg is one of our favorite places & we are due to go back soon. It is so much fun to talk with the people that work there. We do the same sorts of things in our local area.
I was really hoping to start today, but it seems that the day has gotten ahead of me. I always think I can do 100 things on one of my days off, but it never happens. I'm lucky if I do 5 or 6.
Well - as you know - I picked a day at Busch Gardens over doing the History stuff. It was weird because I didn't think I wanted to go there, but then the idea of being in a theme park on a fabulous day with no lines was just more than I can resist.
I'm fairly knowledgeable about historical clothing, so really like those exhibits. My proudest moment was to be invited to cook in the Randolph House kitchen. I wasn't able to go, but I loved being invited!
That is so cool! When I go back I am definitely spending two full days in the historic district. I am going to tour anything and everything I can. I think I would like to head down there again around the same time next summer. The week before labor day is a fabulous time to travel. If I could figure out a way to go back sooner, I would.
Oh, this is going to be fun, I can already tell! We love Williamsburg and that whole area. DH's family (well some of them) are down there and we visit every so often.
Williamsburg was wonderful. I could easily spend a week there. You should have seen all the agendas I found on the internet (for longer trips) and I would have loved to do each one of them. So - 3 nights was not nearly enough, but I definitely want to go back next summer in late August of early September.
I'm really excited to hear about HHI - as we hope to get there one of these years!
I actually tried to book my very first DVC trip there, but it was summer and there were no 1 bedrooms at 7 months out. Apparently the resort is very heavy with two bedrooms, which makes sense considering its a "beach" vacation. I am really looking forward to it and I hope that I want to go back with Denny the fall that Nick goes away to school. It will be a nice vacation for our first "empty nest" vacation.
You are just the queen of scoring good rates!!
I got that rate right at 7 months, so I think that's the key! Just remember - the rates drop the last week of October, but the points dont!!!!!
So excited that you started!! I have to go back and read but I am here!!
Welcome Jacquie!!!! I am so glad you are here to go in!!!! Now go back and catch up. You haven't missed any "good" stuff yet!
I wish! I had challenges with it last weekend, it's really not nearly as magical if you have to pack boots. Definitely constrains the number of shoes it can hold.
Are you saying that if you put a pair of boots in there you can NOT pack 8 more pairs of shoes?????
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Score on the HHI rate - that's awesome!!
Seriously - that WAS a major score! I'm thrilled about it because it leaves me more points for Disney world. Sometimes its good to use your points and other times - not so much! I am learning that too as I look at some of the RCI trades. Many of them just don't seem worth it. It's cheaper just to pay cash!
Looking forward to hearing about Williamsburg since I've never been there and I love historical places, which is probably why I enjoyed Charleston so much.
Then I think you would really like Williamsburg. I seriously can't wait to go back. It was a really fun place with so much to see and do in the town itself as well as the neighboring towns.
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I'm joining in for the adventure
I know what you mean about needing another vacation in the queue, it makes it much easier to come back home knowing there's another one on the horizon. I joined DVC this year and it seems to have upped my vacation obsession ten fold. I have to admit I haven't done any research on HHI, looking forward to hearing about it.
-Pam
Welcome Pam!!!! Thanks for joining in. I hope you love DVC as much as I need. Yup - it definitely makes you obsess over vacations and
point charts and square footage and off season rates and how many people can travel with you, ect. ect.
It's a lot harder to do research on HHI because there isn't as much stuff out there, but the overall consensus is that everyone who visits the resort loves it. Hands down! I hope to have that same experience. I'll let you know soon enough!
I'm here. Figured I'd get in on the ground floor of your TR this time!
Welcome Mark,my Delaware compadre! Thanks for joining in!!!! Have you and your family road tripped it to Williamsburg yet? Stay tuned!
on the HHI nightly rate!! That is awesome!
Isn't it great???? I was so happy about that because I really wanted to treat my friends to a longer stay, but since they are only each paying $150 night I think they will be very happy when they see the resort.
Looking forward to hearing more about Williamsburg.
I know I keep saying this, but I really AM going to start soon.
I love how your mind works...is it the name? Your GF weekend plans progress the way a lot of my trips go - you just never know where you're going to end up when you get started
Keeps life interesting right?
So true, so true. I had a terrible time decided where I wanted to go on this mini-vacation. Disney is easy compared to how much time I spent plotting this adventure.
Mind you, I am reading DIS while working, popping in and out as files save & update. so I read, popped off, popped back in, scrolled up thinking "White mountains? they are no where near Williamsburg. She did say Williamsburg, right?"
Can't wait to see how it rolls out!!
You are definitely reading correctly. I started out with my heart set on a 3 night trip to the White Mountains of NH, but I realized it was going to be too much travel time and not enough play time. 2 of the days would be devoted to travel. So that was the biggest reason I switched to Williamsburg. That, and we had just dropped my son off at college in the opposite direction of the White Mountains. I was afraid to be 10 plus hours away from him if something went terribly wrong that first weekend.
Hopefully I roll it out a little clearer with my next update!