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It's frustrating that one's available time (namely vacation) will not support the hopes/plans for vacations and road trips. Given I hope to have a new job soon, my "vacation" time may be even more limited.... Even so, vacation is important ... to have fun, meet people, see friends/family & relax.

For whatever reason, I'm not as "organized" in getting plans together for 2006 as I have been the last couple years. Heck, I haven't even started gathering a list of the IL/IN/WI/IA/MI area car shows/events & non-car related gatherings/events I may attend.... However, I have some tentative plans, including (but hopefully not limited to)....

June 22-26
Nashville/Jackson TN
highlight = MC Nationals

July 14-17
MD/DE
highlight = Monte MadneSS

August 11-14
Indiana/Ohio/Michigan?/Pennsylvania
highlight = family reunion/PA

October 11-17
Iowa/Kansas/Oklahoma/Texas/Missouri
highlight = "mini" road trip


So, if you're in any of those areas ... and want to meet up along the way, please let me know! Or...if you'll be in the greater Northern Illinois area anytime, it'd be great to have you stop'n'visit....



Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker
MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/
"The life I love is making music with my friends" ... Willie Nelson ... 'On The Road Again'
 
*raises eyebrow cautiously*

Nobody wants to meet up?

Heh..I can hardly believe that ;).
 
He he he....

Most-likely northern Ohio ... particularly the Akron area, where I'll be staying with my college friends en route to and/or en route from PA....

I'll be closest to southern Ohio when I'm in Nashville in June ... sorry, my dear ... I can't be everywhere... :(.
 
LOL!

Is that supposed to be a subtle hint, there, Yaps? ;)


Sadly, I won't be able to return to Alabama this year ... I was in Birmingham last year during my August 2005 road trip. But, I know one of these days I'll get back there ;).
 
The gulf is beautiful, when the hurricanes leave us alone...:( emerald waters..a party somewhere all the time...meeting people from all over the world... never a dull moment,you would love it trust me.You could visit a few of us down here...:)
 
*nods*

Yeah, I know I'd probably love it ... and I know there are quite a few of you down there for me to meet/visit, but sadly, I don't think it is in the cards for this year ... I promise "one of these days" I'll get down there, tho :).
 
Seems like a number of people are interested in getting together, so this is a brief update with more details of my 2006 trips, which are not as long as my major road trips the last couple years (October 2004, west via MO-KS-CO-WY-UT-NM-OK-TX-AR; August 2005, east via TN-AL-GA-SC-NC-VA-PA-NJ-MD-WV-OH-MI-IN). If you are in any of the areas and/or along my way and want to meet up ... let me know! And, of course, if you ever come through northern IL, let me know!


June 22-26 ... IL-KY-IN-TN
Thursday ... drive to Nashville TN for the MC Nationals, Friday-Sunday (route TBD).
Sunday ... go to Big Sandy TN for lunch; Jackson TN for dinner (or vice versa).
Monday ... drive home.


July 14-17 ... IN-OH-MD-NJ-DE
Thursday ... in the evening, get a "jump start" to DE for Monte MadneSS, Friday-Sunday.
Sunday ... get a head start on going home, arriving home on Monday.
Not sure which route I'll take (northern, via turnpike; southern, via I-70), but most-likely will make a stop in the Baltimore MD area going and/or coming.


August 11-14 ... IN-OH-PA-MI
Thursday ... drive to IN (near Ft Wayne).
Friday ... drive to OH (near Akron), possibly taking Route 30.
Saturday ... drive to PA for the family reunion that afternoon.
Sunday ... drive to MI for a late dinner.
Monday ... drive home.


October 11-17 ... TX-OK-KS/MO-IA-WI
This'll be the "road trip" (mini, as it is) for 2006...
Tuesday evening ... drive as far south as possible (either via I-57, I-55 or I-39 to I-55).
Wednesday ... drive to Dallas TX, via Little Rock AR.
Thursday ... stay in Dallas area
Friday ... drive up to the Oklahoma City area.
Saturday ... drive to Wichita KS.
Sunday ... via Kansas City, drive to IA (Des Moines area, perhaps).
Monday ... drive to southern WI.
Tuesday ... drive home.



Cort, "Mr MC" / "Mr Road Trip", 32swm/pig valve/pacemaker
MC:family.IL.guide.future = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort/
"I need to get away from this place" ... Smashmouth ... 'All Star'
 
Along with the news that my department has been sold, I found out that, due to my abdominal pains & not being at work much, I may not be granted many (if any) vacation days this year....

*sighs*

This means, of course, that I have more reasons to just leave this call center job ... we'll see.... And, ironically, I wrote it in the original post: "It's frustrating that one's available time (namely vacation) will not support the hopes/plans for vacations and road trips." Guess we'll see ;).

I AM still planning to go on these trips ... and meeting up with a number of you, hopefully, but now, it depends on what happens, I guess.... Maybe my not being very "organized" this year was foreshadowing this...he heh.
 
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