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Headed on ComiCon the cruise next week. Three cosplays set up (finishing the Fallout setup now), no work, too much food, nerds aplenty, scotch tasting with hobbits. It's going to be great.

Eat too much. Drink wine/beer from each region you are in. Eat the local specialty.

Ask if they have a picon biere while you are in Strasbourg (orange bitters in a beer, usually a medium lager-type, really delicious)

edit: note for Alsace, muenster is a local cheese and they use it in a lot of dishes. It is not the same as Wisconsin muenster cheese. Alsatian muenster is a pungent, funky cheese and I highly recommend it, but your tablemates may not appreciate it. I got it on a pizza once at an outdoor cafe and no one would sit next to us. It was delicious.

Seconded for Rams Head Trail, and also the beach and snorkeling in Salt Pond Bay. The hike is relatively easy, and the resultant views are great. Just watch out for the wild donkeys, they are pretty determined to get into coolers, backpacks, and anywhere else you might have snacks hidden.

I did the day trip to St John via the ferry from Red Hook in 2021 and it was a long day (car rental, national park, shops, brewery for dinner) but definitely worth it. The rams head hike in the national park is pretty easy and ends with some great views out on the point. Just bring lots of water since there are no facilities out there except the edible cactus fruit the bartender at Leatherback Brewing told us to eat. Also a day trip to water island and the little beach there was really nice too. Secluded spot with a decent beach bar

Doing France/Germany/Austria after Thanksgiving to try to do Christmas Markets. Definitely doing Paris for 3ish days, Versailles for one day, Strasbourg for a day, Black Forest area of Germany, and Salzburg for a day.

Any suggestions?

Agreed โ€“ one season under a lame duck coach; he barely gets to recruit his own guys, barely has time to develop the guys he's given... Just had to work with what he had.

I predict the ACC championship no later than 2 years from now. Miami may interfere as I predict the same level of players we'll have that year, that will be Miami's next attempt at Natty. Next year their play will be slightly off from this year.
VT Run at the national championship no later than 3 years from now.

Hunting Island in SC is a good beach getaway and the most popular state campground for good reason, it's local to me, secluded from mass crowds with no hotels or high rises, still a lot of beach traffic in the "non-school" months.

Arkansas was 33rd in pass defense but had some inconsistencies they got beat by some pretty good teams. But it was one season and thats tough to have consistency in one season. He did well for the Falclon as he has two DB have career years.

It is a little out of the way for your route, but I always recommend Chaco Valley. It's elevation is about 6000ft and they have a protected skyline. It makes for some of the best star gazing in the US.

I can't remember the route numbers anymore, but my manager used to regularly take a trip from New Mexico to Durango on his bike that he said was amazing.

Accelerate those plans and go to Iceland in August, it'll be in the path of totality for the solar eclipse, 8/12/2016. If you're already gonna go ;)

We're in the process of planning a Four Corners motorcycle trip, shipping the bikes into Las Vegas and out of Albuquerque. Gonna go over Hoover Damn, visit Virgin River Gorge, all the stuff in southern Utah (Moab, Bryce, Mexican Hat, Monument, Capital Reef, Arches, Canyonlands), actual Four Corners, Million Dollar Hwy, then Albuquerque for the start of the balloon festival, and Carlsbad Canyons and a dip into Mexico. Gonna be ๐Ÿ”ฅ!

I like Tulum. Most of the other stuff we have done in that area probably falls short of scuba - cenote that is still underground, turtle beach where you pay to swim with green turtles. There is good snorkeling just off the coast of Tulum. You can always rent jet
Skis or lounge in the sun....

Not warm fuzzies based on how Arkansas played this year, but that's just an initial reaction. We'll have to do more research if this is finalized

Thanks Fireman! Looks very cool! Definitely will go there. We have a rental car and will explore the entire island. We're also looking for an extra 1 night stay somewhere on the cheap (under $175) for 1 day after our timeshare week. We thought about going over on the ferry to stay at St John for that extra day but the prices are insane!

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