Got Summer Plans?

[RuffRuff]

For any mountain bikers out there, heading to Bentonville, AR in a couple weeks to try out the Walton Disney of MBing. Heard good things.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Saw that The Cape was mentioned a handful of times - where does everyone go? We have a cottage in Dennis, I spend most Fridays / Saturdays at the bar at Chapins - best restaurant around.

We used to go to Dennis bayside near you (often stop at Chapins) or Brewster. I think Fishy is Brewster. Mostly I'm in North Falmouth now near Old Silver beach, but sometimes we are in South Yarmouth. Basically depends on who's house we are visiting or borrowing.

Aquatic Brewery in Falmouth is good. The pizza at Bad Martha's is excellent, the beer is meh. Naukabout can be fun but also crowded. Barnstable Brewing is a nice spot. Cape Cod brewing is right of of Rt. 6 and has decent live music (Nikki and the Barn Boys are pretty good). Treehouse in Sandwich is awesome but limited parking and a haul from many places. I also like Quahog Republic dive bar in Falmouth.

 

[HuskyHawk]

Ireland for 3 weeks leaving in a few days with a 6 months pregnant woman. She wanted to go to NAMIBIA but I was adamant we go to somewhere they speak English, have advanced healthcare and it's easy to get home from.

Charleston/Savannah later with family.

Backpacking in the Adirondacks for 5 days or so in August.

Assume the 8 months pregnant woman won't be backpacking in August. Three weeks in Ireland, would love to hear where. So many great spots west and north. Dublin has become meh.

Charleston/Savannah are my family trip locations as well, I don't even mention those anymore. Spending July 4th weekend down in that area seeing my parents. Maybe I will hit Hunting Island state park.

 

[uconndogs]

Yes.

And then he died. It was either Covid or listeria from bad roast beef at Arby’s.

LOL!

Not long on sympathy on this board...... of course if you eat Arby's you get what you deserve

 

[uconndogs]

We live in northern New England so this is the time of year to stick around and do local stuff. Come Jan.-Feb. I'm ready to get out of dodge and get warm.

Thinking of giving Costa Rica a try. Anyone spend any time there?

 

[husky429]

Assume the 8 months pregnant woman won't be backpacking in August. Three weeks in Ireland, would love to hear where. So many great spots west and north. Dublin has become meh.

Charleston/Savannah are my family trip locations as well, I don't even mention those anymore. Spending July 4th weekend down in that area seeing my parents. Maybe I will hit Hunting Island state park.

I could offer my wife 500k to backpack for a single day--pregnant or not--and she would laugh in my face. This is a woman who taps out of a backyard campfire after 25 minutes because of bugs.

We're spending a couplefew days in Dublin as a base for Newgrange and Glendalough. I think my wife scheduled tours of Trinity and Kilmainham Gaol in the city.

Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Dingle, Kenmare, Kilkenny is the rest of the trip IIRC. Spending 2-4 nights every stop.

Accommodations are stupid expensive in this country.

 

[uconnfan68]

I went w/ my mom to Dennisport a few times as a teen. We stayed at the motel that was now recently renovated by Bluebird hotels. My wife and I tried that spot a few years ago, which was OK, but I've grown to love the Outer Cape. Last summer, we stayed in Eastham, but this year we'll be in North Truro. The plan was to leave yesterday, but some medical stuff popped up and we'll go in July, which worked out since the weather is trash this week.

Wife's family has been going to Eastham for about 70 years. I've been going the past 45 or so. Too bad my FIL never bought.

 

[superjohn]

For any mountain bikers out there, heading to Bentonville, AR in a couple weeks to try out the Walton Disney of MBing. Heard good things.

My friend moved back down there again because his wife was called back to Walmart. It's no longer inexpensive and it's built up with all the creature comforts for high earners. Walmart brought back people to the office and they consolidated things in Bentonville. He's not happy about the move but the only change is he basically just drinks beers by his pool all day now instead of at Cubs games.

The mountain biking is supposed to be great.

 

[husky8273]

We used to go to Dennis bayside near you (often stop at Chapins) or Brewster. I think Fishy is Brewster. Mostly I'm in North Falmouth now near Old Silver beach, but sometimes we are in South Yarmouth. Basically depends on who's house we are visiting or borrowing.

Aquatic Brewery in Falmouth is good. The pizza at Bad Martha's is excellent, the beer is meh. Naukabout can be fun but also crowded. Barnstable Brewing is a nice spot. Cape Cod brewing is right of of Rt. 6 and has decent live music (Nikki and the Barn Boys are pretty good). Treehouse in Sandwich is awesome but limited parking and a haul from many places. I also like Quahog Republic dive bar in Falmouth.

and the bar room at the Quarterdeck or dinner at Landfall

 

[Palatine]

Just returned from Ireland. Golf will be my main summer activity. Maybe a domestic summer family trip.

 

[RuffRuff]

Just returned from Ireland. Golf will be my main summer activity. Maybe a domestic summer family trip.

Golfed there years back - stunned at how fast they play there. It’s walk and slap.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I could offer my wife 500k to backpack for a single day--pregnant or not--and she would laugh in my face. This is a woman who taps out of a backyard campfire after 25 minutes because of bugs.

We're spending a couplefew days in Dublin as a base for Newgrange and Glendalough. I think my wife scheduled tours of Trinity and Kilmainham Gaol in the city.

Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Dingle, Kenmare, Kilkenny is the rest of the trip IIRC. Spending 2-4 nights every stop.

Accommodations are stupid expensive in this country.

I do understand. Seems you are hitting the prime spots on the trip. Trinity is a bit meh other than the Library, but that's cool. Kilmainham is good. Newgrange is awesome as are all those things in the west. Highly recommend the Burren, including the perfumery for your wife and a sheep dog show (freaking amazing). Accommodations can get spendy in high season, and this is high season. We usually go in the fall.

 

[RuffRuff]

We live in northern New England so this is the time of year to stick around and do local stuff. Come Jan.-Feb. I'm ready to get out of dodge and get warm.

Thinking of giving Costa Rica a try. Anyone spend any time there?

CR is awesome - question is always do you do the lush Carribean side or the aired pacific. I did Nocera years back and it’s very cool. Howler monkeys and 3 foot iguanas, surfing and volcanic beaches. Experienced my first real earth quake.

 

[Lafayette]

I could offer my wife 500k to backpack for a single day--pregnant or not--and she would laugh in my face. This is a woman who taps out of a backyard campfire after 25 minutes because of bugs.

We're spending a couplefew days in Dublin as a base for Newgrange and Glendalough. I think my wife scheduled tours of Trinity and Kilmainham Gaol in the city.

Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Dingle, Kenmare, Kilkenny is the rest of the trip IIRC. Spending 2-4 nights every stop.

Accommodations are stupid expensive in this country.

Just know if you do the Cliffs of Moher, and they are amazing so I advocate for the drive West, the town nearby is touristy so best to stake out an actually decent restaurant or two.

All the rest of your stops are fantastic. Would just say in Dublin the Guinness tour is still fun and the old castle (forgot it's name) is a good way to explore a bit.

 

[Fishy]

And I'll go to the same part of the Cape either the week before or the week after Fishy does like we've done every summer for the last 20 years.

We’re gonna screw it up this year, but next year, we actually should pow wow in the winter to get it right

 

[navery12]

Going to New Jersey in August to get married, and all summer before that will be getting everything ready for that. So that's my summer

 

[husky429]

Just know if you do the Cliffs of Moher, and they are amazing so I advocate for the drive West, the town nearby is touristy so best to stake out an actually decent restaurant or two.

All the rest of your stops are fantastic. Would just say in Dublin the Guinness tour is still fun and the old castle (forgot it's name) is a good way to explore a bit.

Dublin Castle might be what you're thinking of? I don't know if we'll end up there, I'm not much of a planner. I just go and listen to instructions.

Not really into brewery tours of any kind here or anywhere. She's knocked up and neither of us drink much to begin with. We are definitely going to the Dingle Distillery though. Want to get a few bottles as gifts.

 

[QDOG5]

I could offer my wife 500k to backpack for a single day--pregnant or not--and she would laugh in my face. This is a woman who taps out of a backyard campfire after 25 minutes because of bugs.

We're spending a couplefew days in Dublin as a base for Newgrange and Glendalough. I think my wife scheduled tours of Trinity and Kilmainham Gaol in the city.

Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Dingle, Kenmare, Kilkenny is the rest of the trip IIRC. Spending 2-4 nights every stop.

Accommodations are stupid expensive in this country.

We did a family trip to Ireland a few years ago. I have two suggestions I'd like to mention. While you are in the west part of Ireland make a reservation for a one hour walking tour at the Irish Falconry School at Ashford Castle. You will walk the grounds with a hawk (falcons are too large) on your arm. You will learn how to release and how to call them back and have them land on your arm. We had six of us and some were apprehensive at the start but by the end of the hourlong tour all of our family was very comfortable working with the hawks. I would also suggest arranging a trip to a working sheepdog farm. Probably easier to find on the west coast too. My wife is an excellent planner and when I looked at the itinerary those were the two stops that I thought I'd enjoy least and they turned to be my two favorite attractions on the trip.

 

[temery]

And really, 25 happy years out of 40 isn't that bad.

The elementary school I went to was having its 100th anniversary year. The PTO had a huge banner for the front entrance made saying, "50 Years of Excellence!"

The funniest part is nobody noticed for months.

 

[Edward Sargent]

Back down to FL with my Grandsons for their junior golf camp, Cape May for 2 weeks in August followed by a week in Vermont for a wedding

 

[nomar]

Cow Dick, Texas

Also Hilton Head & Portugal (the country, not the man)

 

[Edward Sargent]

I could offer my wife 500k to backpack for a single day--pregnant or not--and she would laugh in my face. This is a woman who taps out of a backyard campfire after 25 minutes because of bugs.

We're spending a couplefew days in Dublin as a base for Newgrange and Glendalough. I think my wife scheduled tours of Trinity and Kilmainham Gaol in the city.

Cliffs of Moher, Aran Islands, Dingle, Kenmare, Kilkenny is the rest of the trip IIRC. Spending 2-4 nights every stop.

Accommodations are stupid expensive in this country.

Did most of that trip last summer for my niece's wedding in Adare. Happy we missed the trip to Aran Islands as my brother in law and sister in law both lost lunch on the return - rough water! Enjoy the trip love the Irish

 

[HuskyHawk]

Dublin Castle might be what you're thinking of? I don't know if we'll end up there, I'm not much of a planner. I just go and listen to instructions.

Not really into brewery tours of any kind here or anywhere. She's knocked up and neither of us drink much to begin with. We are definitely going to the Dingle Distillery though. Want to get a few bottles as gifts.

A fun distillery I visited last trip to Dublin is Pearse Lyons. It has an interesting history and is gorgeous. Built into an old church (St. James). The guy who founded it is a very interesting character. Came to the U.S. on gifted scientist visa. Definitely one of the more interesting distilleries in Ireland.

 

[twiceahusky]

Leaving tomorrow (our last day of school) to drive my 06 Odyssey to Tarpon Springs, FL to give it to my mother-in-law (the van, that is). Asked a friend to join. Others heard, now we’ve got 4 in the van for a six day trip. No real plans, other than 1 hotel booked in Savannah and an invite to a friend’s place in Fort Meyers. Lots of setback, beers, food, and chilling. Can’t wait. Reliving those college road trips we did back in the early 90s.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

Ireland for 3 weeks leaving in a few days with a 6 months pregnant woman. She wanted to go to NAMIBIA but I was adamant we go to somewhere they speak English, have advanced healthcare and it's easy to get home from.

Charleston/Savannah later with family.

Backpacking in the Adirondacks for 5 days or so in August.

early congrats!!!