Sunday, June 15, 2008

Vacation info

Hi to both,
It was good to talk to you in person.  Here is a hard  - well email copy of what we talked about.  

First - if we could have you send along an insurance card - or a copy of one and a note that gives us permission to seek medical treatment for your boys - we'd greatly appreciate it.  Thanks so much.  

Second - Clothes wise - it looks like it is going to be summery temps out there - so shorts - tees - maybe one pair of jeans and a sweatshirt.  The condos have washers and dryers. Laundry can and will be done often.  (I run a load almost daily when we go on these vacations - and am bringing along detergent for the boys' condo so they can do it too).  They should also bring a swimming suit as there is a pool as well as a weight room they can use.  I can provide the towels.  

Any shampoos or face-washes that are in bottles - you will want to have in a plastic bag.  We learned the hard way - as you climb the mountains - pressure builds up.  Sort of like flying.  When you first open the bottle - be prepared for a little pop of air (and sometimes a pop of whatever was in the bottle :-) ) 

There is a Wells Fargo in town. So if anyone needs to get cash - there are atms available.   

We do like to go hiking in the woods.  Sturdy shoes(matt wears hiking boots, I wear my sturdy tennies) - and hats.  Matt said he is not sure if this is tick season or not.  We go to see nature and take lots of pictures.  He tries to upload to a web site as much as possible.  He has started a blog today. It tells a little, so far, about what we are thinking about leaving and traveling etc.  Here is the link:
hopefully you will be able to see what we are doing.   

We have packed bug spray and sunscreen.  

We are bringing sandwich meat, water-bottles, bread, cheese for sandwiches, fruit, carrots.  I usually pick up some pretzles and one kind of crackers or chips.  If the boys want anything else to eat or drink snack in the car - they are welcome to bring it.  We eat at rest areas during the day and Matt usually picks the restaurant in Denver for our supper. (Same for on the way home.   At the condo we usually have one big meal a day and sandwiches for the other.  Depends on what we are doing that day.  If you have any other questions - just call or email me.  I'll be checking often the next couple of days.  

Our Sprint plan for cell phones is supposed to have nation wide coverage.  Of course some times we may be in a no tower spot - but since 5 out of 6 of us in the car will have cell phones - we should be covered.  :-)  

I'll call tomorrow to be sure - but I believe the condos have DVD players or at the very least they had vcr's when we were there last in 2006 and were going to be upgrading to dvd players.  They do have activities onsite that change monthly.  Some are free and some have a low fee and some cost more.  We'll get more about that when we get there.  Or I can call and get that if the boys want to know ahead of time.  

We are looking forward to a fun vacation.  Thanks for letting the boys come along!

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