We had planned a big trip to Paris and the Netherlands...two months before we found out we were expecting a much bigger event! (That would be the baby.) I'd been optimistic about still flying and having a great time on the trip, but in the last month, my doctor's warnings and my own paranoia were really starting to make staying grounded a much more fun option.
Still wanting to take at least a little bit of a vacation before shifting organs make urinating my number-one priority, our solution: give our Disneyland Annual Passes one last workout as a twosome, and take another celebratory drive down south!
We're "planning" on driving down and back up the coast. (I say "planning" because I have a feeling that being "sure" of any "plans" is not really going to mean the same thing ever again!) Our trip will be in the Prius, since the Beetle, as much as I love it, is something of a gas-guzzler. But I hope the Beetle's festive spirit will follow us down the coast.
Of course, I guess that with a babymoon, there isn't a ceremony before you leave, and your friends don't get your car all decked out like for a honeymoon, but that's OK. This time, for this drive to LA, we've already got an extra person cheering us on.
We can be tourists in our own state, right? I've never been to Big Sur before, so I think yes.
3 comments:
I think it's unfortunate that you couldn't go on your big, across the pond trip, but I think it's wonderful that you're still going to take A trip. We live in such a beautiful state, it's so easy to take it for granted. I know I have. I'm glad you're getting the chance to explore it. And a driving trip (though not in the beetle) sounds like it would be perfect because you can always pick your pace. Plus, think of all the new bathrooms you'll get to visit!
All very good points. And I'm definitely excited at the prospect of being able to find restrooms easily, and if I can't, of being able to ask in English where I might find them! LOL
Not sure if you've seen Frommer's Budget Travel issue for April '08 yet... but the cover story is all about driving the coast and sub-$200 accommodations all along the way!
:)
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