Saturday, April 23, 2011

A Vacation, Working Poor Style

I really haven't put much writing time in this month. I do feel guilty but we are in the midst of changes. My husband and I are currently on a little vacation, a much needed break. We can't really afford the typical vacation so we are doing this working poor style.

One way to trim costs on a vacation is to skip eating out all the time. Yes, we brought a cooler to save money, although we aren't perfect so we are eating out a little bit. One of the biggest costs beside transportation are hotel fees. We opted for a rustic cabin rental in a KOA campground instead. I stayed at one before and really enjoyed it. The cabin has two bunk beds, a full sized bed, a desk and a chair, and a window unit air conditioner. There is electricity and WIFI. You can't be severely addicted to television when you stay in one. There is no television and the WIFI isn't fast enough to HULU.

The last cabin I rented was about fifteen feet away from the restrooms and showers. I was slightly irritated this morning when I had to walk all the way around the pond for the restroom. The Canadian geese attempted to cheer me up with a hearty greeting But I was still in a foul mood. (Horrible pun intended.)

Last night when we checked in there was a giant mutant wasp/hornet/bee thing on the window shade. I used to raise tarantulas, and am kind to all creatures. I even carry spiders out of the house for my husband. He wanted it out of the room. I told him it was in a difficult spot to catch because of the window shade and we would most likely get stung trying to get out or damage something in the room. We made the bed, walked all the way around the pond to the restrooms, and came back. I sat down on the edge of the bed and bolted up immediately.

We turned on the porch light and the inside light and I stood in the doorway to our little cabin rubbing my butt furiously while my husband tried to get the injured mutant wasp/hornet/bee thing out of the room. After a tussle with the mutant my husband lost track of him and we couldn't find him again. I slept lightly, jumping at every small noise, certain he was going to find me in the middle of the night to finish the job. It was a rough start for our all too short vacation.

Like always it is a dual purpose vacation. We can have a bit of fun each day, but then we also have to look for jobs and rental properties because I am thinking of moving up here. It looks promising so far, now if I can only get my husband to stop singing the Bumble Bee Tuna theme song and referring to me as his little bumble bee. He also opened the door to the cabin this morning and said there was someone to see me. I thought one of the geese had wandered up to the porch but no it was a giant mutant wasp/hornet/bee thing. If I could only train one to bite him on the butt too...

12 comments:

  1. It's good to see you back. Although I am fairly new to your blog, I check in frequently and was worried since you didn't post since the tornado. My sister lives in that general area (Lakeland) and they had downed trees and quite a bit of damage. Glad to see you back. We are in Miami

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  2. I've missed you like crazy even though I don't see well enough to read!

    Come to Nebraska. We have wonderful opportunities here and are short on mutants...grin...

    Hugs
    Mother Connie

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  3. I am so glad you got away and relaxed a little. I am terrified of any flying insect so you are a much kinder person tham me


    Judy

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  4. I would have to have one of those bedside commodes for the cabin! If I need to go to the bathroom, I mean right now, not after a walk. Carrying a cooler is a great idea for eating more healthy and less expensive. I get really tired of restaurant or fast food. The room would have to be cleared of insects if I were bitten once.

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  5. So, sorry to hear you were stung! I enjoy vacations like these. A cooler is standard operating procedure on our little trips. Best of luck on scouting a new location.

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  6. Welcome back and I am delighted you two got out of town, despite the sting!

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  7. We are cooler people too! In fact, we discovered that grocery prices were lower in Texas, so we ended up bringing a few things back too.

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  8. It sounds like a fun time, stings on the butt notwithstanding!

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  9. Sorry you got stung. Sorry your husband didn't. ;oD

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  10. I'm so glad that you and your husband got to spend a bit of time away :) I used to go camping as a kid, all the time. I also happen to have the juiciest blood, because I always ended getting ALL the mosquito bites. It's like I was the bug repellent for my family...

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  11. The idea of staying in a KOA Kabin was brilliant! We travel on the cheap, and that's one that wouldn't have occurred to me...but now it might, the next time we go somewhere.

    We always travel with a cooler, too. We went to Alaska years ago, took one on the airplane as a piece of luggage, and ate out of it for nearly 3 weeks. The best picnic we ever had was on the deck of the Alaska Marine Highway ferry. We stopped at a grocery store just before we boarded in Juneau and bought a chicken meal deal and a package of Oreos.

    BTW, where have you been looking for work? Best of luck to both!

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  12. Glad you were finally able to get away. Vacations of any kind are good for the soul.

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