The alarm went off @ 6:00 am this morning and my first thought was "In two weeks we will be on the ferry."
PASSPORT
OK, I was wrong, Jacquie WILL have a passport for the trip. She went down last week and there was no lineup at the new passport office on Blanshard. She should be able to pick it up the Friday before we leave (July 4). Cutting it close but hopefully it will be ready.
PLANS CHANGE
As well we are changing our Las Vegas booking after several people recommended we try Circus Circus. Supposedly pretty kid-friendly. We'll let you know but it already looks like we will save about $20 on the room from what I had booked.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Kids are getting excited
Brigid in particular is ready to go. She made an advent-style calendar to count down the days. She is most excited about Disneyland and specifically wants to buy a Princess Jasmine costume or accessory set (I'm not sure which.)
Cruising the Disneyland website last night Jacquie was checking out height restrictions and was very excited to report thay have a whole gift shop for Indiana Jones stuff to accompany the ride.
Sean just wants to know what LEGO-set Jacquie will be buying.
Edit: Horror of horrors, It's a Small World will be closed for renovations during our visit!
Cruising the Disneyland website last night Jacquie was checking out height restrictions and was very excited to report thay have a whole gift shop for Indiana Jones stuff to accompany the ride.
Sean just wants to know what LEGO-set Jacquie will be buying.
Edit: Horror of horrors, It's a Small World will be closed for renovations during our visit!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
Documentation
Sean and I already have our passports but at this point it looks like we will be the only two out of all five of us.
Jaquie spent four hours franticly searching for her birth certificate the other night so she could put in a rush passport application. Without being able to find her birth certificate she was hosed. At least the replacement she ordered should be here late next week and won't be the old "wallet-card" style that is so easily lost. I'm lucky, I lost mine years ago, got a replacement and then found the original, so I have a spare.
Technically she does not need a passport to get into the states, yet, but as someone without a driver's license she will need to get a BCID
Just another layer of fun to add to our pre-trip experience.
Side Note: Looking at the Border Services website I see we are each eligible for $750 personal exemption coming home. Hmmm, how much LEGO can we cram into the car?
Jaquie spent four hours franticly searching for her birth certificate the other night so she could put in a rush passport application. Without being able to find her birth certificate she was hosed. At least the replacement she ordered should be here late next week and won't be the old "wallet-card" style that is so easily lost. I'm lucky, I lost mine years ago, got a replacement and then found the original, so I have a spare.
Technically she does not need a passport to get into the states, yet, but as someone without a driver's license she will need to get a BCID
Just another layer of fun to add to our pre-trip experience.
Side Note: Looking at the Border Services website I see we are each eligible for $750 personal exemption coming home. Hmmm, how much LEGO can we cram into the car?
Saturday, June 7, 2008
One month and counting
Jacquie and I decided to take a big road trip this summer. This is the story of the that road trip.
The Plan:
I have already booked the time off work and we have been planning to leave Monday July 7, 2008 (to avoid the 4th of July weekend crowds). We, or should I say "I" was talking about camping for most of the trip. Well, Jacquie finally drew the line and pointed out that that would require 2-3 hours EACH DAY to set-up and take down the campsite. So we have decided to bite the bullet and stay in motels.
We will be traveling down the scenic Highway 101 (at least for the first part of the trip) as we have been down I-5 (at least to Portland) several times.
Rough Schedule:
July 7 - Coho from Victoria (home town) to Port Angeles, USofA
July 13 - Anaheim & Disneyland
July 15 - Carlsbad & Legoland
July 19 - Grand Canyon
July 21 - Death Valley & Yosemite
July 27 - Home via Tsawwassen Ferry terminal
A tight three weeks but according to my calculations we should be able to make without having to drive more than 4-5 hours each day which might be crucial with a two-year old in the car!
Preparation
This morning I booked most of the hotel stays in the middle week (Anaheim, Carlsbad, Las Vegas, Death Valley) and was surprised at the price differences. As we go I will update on where we actually stay and thoughts on the accommodations.
The Plan:
I have already booked the time off work and we have been planning to leave Monday July 7, 2008 (to avoid the 4th of July weekend crowds). We, or should I say "I" was talking about camping for most of the trip. Well, Jacquie finally drew the line and pointed out that that would require 2-3 hours EACH DAY to set-up and take down the campsite. So we have decided to bite the bullet and stay in motels.
We will be traveling down the scenic Highway 101 (at least for the first part of the trip) as we have been down I-5 (at least to Portland) several times.
Rough Schedule:
July 7 - Coho from Victoria (home town) to Port Angeles, USofA
July 13 - Anaheim & Disneyland
July 15 - Carlsbad & Legoland
July 19 - Grand Canyon
July 21 - Death Valley & Yosemite
July 27 - Home via Tsawwassen Ferry terminal
A tight three weeks but according to my calculations we should be able to make without having to drive more than 4-5 hours each day which might be crucial with a two-year old in the car!
Preparation
This morning I booked most of the hotel stays in the middle week (Anaheim, Carlsbad, Las Vegas, Death Valley) and was surprised at the price differences. As we go I will update on where we actually stay and thoughts on the accommodations.
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