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- Wyndham VIPF & PresRes, HVC/DRI (Gold), Quarter House (4), Resort on Cocoa Beach (2), HGVC Tuscany Village, HGVC South Beach-McAlpin, HGVC Parc Soleil
We blast off from Fairfax County, VA this Friday (Nov 18) for our annual Thanksgiving Week at Quarter House. (Gotta go see how the levees is doin'. The levees was just barely doin' when we were in N.O. for Memorial Day week last summer.)
We're driving but break up the 18 hour trip with a night at Wyndham Smoky Mountains each way. I don't drive 18 hours straight. I used to. We've also done AmTrak from Alexandria, VA to N.O. but it's about a toss-up between 18 hours on the road and 26 hours on a train. Big difference is if you nod off on the train, you don't end up in a field.
I know they have these things called airplanes but unless there's an ocean in the way, I'd just as soon not use them. Besides, with all the stuff we take (a big cooler in addition to regular luggage, computer bags, etc.), we'd need a second mortgage to cover airline baggage charges.
Haven't decided on where to have Thanksgiving dinner yet. We've done the Rib Room, Court of Two Sisters several times, and last year had a really nice buffet dinner at Cafe Giovanni on Decatur (adjacent to Club La Pension, which I have to check out because their renovations should be finishing up soon). Looking at Redfish Grill and a couple of others but would gladly take recommendations.
Laissez les bon temps rouler!
We're driving but break up the 18 hour trip with a night at Wyndham Smoky Mountains each way. I don't drive 18 hours straight. I used to. We've also done AmTrak from Alexandria, VA to N.O. but it's about a toss-up between 18 hours on the road and 26 hours on a train. Big difference is if you nod off on the train, you don't end up in a field.
I know they have these things called airplanes but unless there's an ocean in the way, I'd just as soon not use them. Besides, with all the stuff we take (a big cooler in addition to regular luggage, computer bags, etc.), we'd need a second mortgage to cover airline baggage charges.
Haven't decided on where to have Thanksgiving dinner yet. We've done the Rib Room, Court of Two Sisters several times, and last year had a really nice buffet dinner at Cafe Giovanni on Decatur (adjacent to Club La Pension, which I have to check out because their renovations should be finishing up soon). Looking at Redfish Grill and a couple of others but would gladly take recommendations.
Laissez les bon temps rouler!