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15 Jun 19, 06:21 PM |
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Join Date: Oct 11
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Great Lakes Grooving
It's 21 days until we set off on our trip to Chicago and the Great Lakes, so it really is about time I started a Pre-Trip report!
Meet the Cast This is the four of us in Acadia National Park in Maine on our East Coast Trip last year. Hannah: finder of lost paths, fabulous photo poser, knower of facts and discoverer of cool places to eat Elizabeth: chief planner and organiser, shortest person in the family, regularly makes accidental eye contact with a chatty stranger and gets stuck talking for far too long about crustaceans, or boxing, or directions to somewhere we have no intention of going Paul: lover of transport systems and outdoors activities, enjoys craft beer, hiking and guitars, chief planner of outdoor activities Evan: comedian, carnivore, bargain shopper, chief player of golf and other sports. Unable to smile in photos - apparently. We weren't going back to the USA this year but then we changed our minds, especially as Paul has an uncle in Chicago and really wanted to visit. To be honest, while Chicago sounds like a great city, this was never a part of the USA that was high on my list of places to visit, so I took some persuading. However, now that it is all researched and planned, I'm super excited about it! Our flights were a complete bargain after a bit of late night browsing of Google Flights. I was fully expecting them to be cancelled not long after booking but no, so we have flights to the USA in July for £340 each. Can't argue with that! We fly from Manchester to Atlanta and then on to Chicago Midway where we will pick up the car. We will then drive to Geneva which is about 40 minutes away and have 3 nights with family. Activities will include visiting downtown Chicago, playing golf and lots of eating and drinking and general catching up. Then we head out to Wisconsin on the West side of Lake Michigan. We will have 2 nights in Door County on the lakeshore before heading up to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan State - the UP. This is one part we are really excited about. The UP is pretty remote with lots of wilderness and outdoorsy stuff, right on Lake Superior. We have 3 different AirBnB cabins and are spending a few nights in each, working our way across the UP to the Canadian border. We are there for 7 nights altogether and are planning lots of hiking, with a boat trip on Lake Superior. After that, we head into Michigan, catching a boat across to Mackinac Island for the night, where there are no cars allowed but you can hire bikes, or horse drawn carriages. There is a very fancy hotel, the Gand Hotel, but at £1500 a night, we ain't staying there! We then catch the ferry back to the mainland, pick up the car and head to Sleeping Bear Dunes on the East of Lake Michigan for some beach time. We have 2 nights there and 2 nights further down the shore at Muskegon. After that, we go back to Chicago for another 3 nights with family before flying back to the UK. Accommodation is all booked and plans are in place. Once exams are out of the way, we can all get to the final planning and before long, we'll be on our way!
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West Coast July - August 2014, Howdy Texas! August 2015, Rocking in the Rockies July - August 2016, Bier, Bratwurst und Bahnsteige: Berlin 2017, Touring Tennessee 2017, Expedition East Coast 2018, Hola! Madrid 2019, Great Lakes Grooving 2019, It's Czech, Mate, Prague 2022, Veni, Vidi, Edi, Bibi Italy 2022 |
16 Jun 19, 05:58 AM |
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It sounds fabulous! And not long to go at all! Just this week to get over for Hannah and then it will be almost time to pack and go! Not jealous at all
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Index of my trip reports 2016 Quebec - Kuala Lumpar - New York City 2017 Dubai - Eurocamps France - Ontario and Quebec - So-Cal 2018 Montreal - Bangkok - New England 2019 Argentina - Quebec City - Hong Kong - 2020 Switzerland 2022 Arizona - Costa Med Cruise - Oslo 2023 Hong Kong - Gothenburg |
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16 Jun 19, 08:00 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
Join Date: Feb 13
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Sounds a great trip and really looking forward to reading along
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16 Jun 19, 09:15 AM |
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Excited about Disney
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Looking forward to following along. Have enjoyed your previous Trip reports 🙂
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18 Jun 19, 09:12 PM |
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Very much looking forward to this! It's definitely the type of holiday I can see us doing in the future.
Have a fab time, I can't believe how quick it's come around |
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26 Jun 19, 05:26 AM |
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I am not a shopaholic
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Eek you are into single digits today !
Sounds a fab trip. Hope exams have gone ok . Looking forward to hearing all about it.
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2022 Dom Republic /2019 New Orleans, Jekyll, Hilton Head, Charleston, Savannah, Palm Coast, Clearwater/2019 DLP /2018 Dubai /Miami,New Orleans, Orlando, Largo/2017 Dallas,New Orleans,Little Rock,Eureka Springs,Memphis,Nashville,Orlando/Mar 2017 Orlando, Clearwater, Largo /2016 NYC,Washington, Orlando /2015 Windsor Palms / 2014 Our Wedding Trip - Portofino Bay & Yacht Club / 2013 FantasyWorld Resort/ 2012 East & West Coast. Double Disney. |
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29 Jun 19, 10:42 AM |
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VIP Dibber
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Wow that's one amazing trip! Can't wait to read all about it Have the best time
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Index to all trip reports here https://www.thedibb.co.uk/forums/sho...3#post15913083 Seattle to San Francisco Road Trip Florida 2017 New England Road Trip 2019 Florida Road Trip 2022 Canada/Pacific NW Road Trip 2022 Cyprus Chill week May 2023 Road Trip California & Arizona 2023 |
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29 Jun 19, 11:44 AM |
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Loving the sound of this trip. Something different
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29 Jun 19, 02:40 PM |
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Imagineer
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Less than a week to go - how exciting!
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Index of my trip reports 2016 Quebec - Kuala Lumpar - New York City 2017 Dubai - Eurocamps France - Ontario and Quebec - So-Cal 2018 Montreal - Bangkok - New England 2019 Argentina - Quebec City - Hong Kong - 2020 Switzerland 2022 Arizona - Costa Med Cruise - Oslo 2023 Hong Kong - Gothenburg |
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4 Jul 19, 07:29 AM |
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I am not a shopaholic
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Nearly time. Safe travels and happy hols x
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2022 Dom Republic /2019 New Orleans, Jekyll, Hilton Head, Charleston, Savannah, Palm Coast, Clearwater/2019 DLP /2018 Dubai /Miami,New Orleans, Orlando, Largo/2017 Dallas,New Orleans,Little Rock,Eureka Springs,Memphis,Nashville,Orlando/Mar 2017 Orlando, Clearwater, Largo /2016 NYC,Washington, Orlando /2015 Windsor Palms / 2014 Our Wedding Trip - Portofino Bay & Yacht Club / 2013 FantasyWorld Resort/ 2012 East & West Coast. Double Disney. |
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