2014 USA Trip Itinerary
This is currently a DRAFT. Things may shift... Items in brown can't move. Earliest cancelation date Aug 9.
Currently waiting on:
- Char - dates for Vermillion
- Romie/Bob - confirm MSP date
Panama to Seattle
- Aug 9-11 - Novotel Panama City
- Aug 11 – Fly home
- Aug 12-13 – Dr Appts, Get ready to go
- Aug 14 – 3.0hr – Moses Lake (wine tasting along the way!) - Interstate Inn ($50/night - cancelable till Aug 11)
- Aug 15 – 3.0hr - Sagle (Lake Pend Oreille) - The Country Inn ($110/night - check or cash only)
- Aug 16 - 3hr - Kimberly – Mining Tour - Alpenglow ($115/night incl breakfast - cancelable till Aug 15)
- Aug 17 - 3.5hr - Banff - Econo Lodge Canmore ($140/night incl breakfast - cancelable till Aug 14)
- Aug 18 – Day at Banff – Gondola
- Aug 19 – 3.5hr – Brooks (but spend most of the day in Calgary) - Plains Motel ($79/night - cancelable till Aug 17)
- Aug 20 – 5.5hr - Moose Jaw – Al Capone Tunnels - Comfort Inn ($113/night incl breakfast - cancelable till Aug 18 - PREPAID)
- Aug 21 – 5hr – Brandon – Air Museum - Colonial Inn ($99/night - cancelable till Aug 19)
- Aug 22 – 5.5hr – Kenora (but spend most of the day in Winnipeg) - Log Cabin Inn ($110 incl breakfast - cancelable till Aug 19)
- Aug 23 – 4.5hr - Manitou
- Aug 24-26 – Manitou with Uncle Bob
- Aug 27 – 4hr – Lake Vermillion
- Aug 28-31 – Lake Vermillion
- Sept 1 – 4hr – Minneapolis – This is Labor Day so will be a pain.
- Sept 2 – Cousin Bob & Aunt Romie
- Sept 2 - 6.5hr – Chicago - Comfort Suites ($130 incl breakfast - cancelable till Aug 30)
- Sept 4 – See Daniel & his company – Thursday – so this falls during work week
- Sept 5 - 5hr – Des Moines IA – See where Mom and Dad grew up - Econo Lodge ($60 incl breakfast - cancelable till Sept 4)
- Sept 6 – 4.5hr – Kearney, NE – Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, and/or Museum of Classic Cars in Kearney - Microtel ($70/night incl breakfast - cancelable till Sept 4 - PREPAID)
- Sept 7 - 6hr – Colorado Springs - Stagecoach Motel ($49/night - cancelable till Sept 5)
- Sept 8 – Garden of the Gods and World War II Aviation Museum
- Sept 9 - 6.5hr – Moab UT - Moab Under Canvas ($159/night - cancelable till Aug 9 - PREPAID)
- Sept 10 – Arches National Park
- Sept 11 - 6hr – Sedona - Desert Quail Inn ($110/night - cancelable till Sept 8)
- Sept 12 – Grand Canyon (two hours each way from Sedona)
- Sept 13 - 7.5hr – Bakersfield - Knights Inn ($41/night incl breakfast - cancelable till Sept 11 - PREPAID $203.50 for Dad's room through Sept 18)
- Sept 14 – Visit Kelly - This is a Sunday which works out well for visit.
- Sept 15 - 3.5hr – San Jose - Good Nite Inn ($87 - cancelable till Sept TBD) - Judy & Robert
- Sept 16-18 – Pt. Richmond (see Andy & Marie for lunch along the way in Hughson) - Mike & Christina, SFO - Steve & Melissa, Petaluma - Jerry & Carol
- Sept 18 - Sacramento - Vagabond Inn ($110 incl breakfast - cancelable till Sept 16) - For Dad Only
- Sept 19 - 6.0hr – Klamath Falls - Golden West ($54/night - cancelable till Sept 17)
- Sept 20 – 5.0hr - Crater Lake to Salem OR - Howard Johnson ($68/night)
- Sept 21 - 3.5hr – Seattle
- Sept 22-27 – Seattle
- Sept 27 - Days Inn Seatac Airport
- Sept 28 – Fly to Lima