PeacemakerJack 10,738 #1 Posted May 31, 2019 The kids are stoked! It is the last day of school... We have great weather today and so we took in the GTO. For any of you guys that have kids in the home still, summer vacation feels as good for the parents as it does for the kids. Wow, we had a busy year this year! The purpose of the thread is to see what you guys have planned for the summer. Maybe it is a lot of camping, certainly tractor shows, perhaps a vacation??? I was asked to officiate a wedding of one of my former youth group kids in South Carolina in August. Kelli and I are going to make it into a week long get away and are hoping to rent a car and drive the coast down to Savanna and spend a couple of days there. I’m also hoping to get the kids on a vacation in July to Tennessee, that is where my moms extended family lives. If the bike shop will get my motorcycle done, I have promised my daughter Claudia that I would take he on a long weekend road trip up the great river road on the west side of Wisconsin. In between, I guess I have to work some and finish a few key projects around the house (new roof and deck). What about you guys? 4 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #2 Posted May 31, 2019 3 days at the Big Show with friends is the main thing I'm looking forward to... 5 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #3 Posted May 31, 2019 What’s a vacation like? 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,687 #4 Posted May 31, 2019 Jack (son #2) will be home from New Jersey next week for several days. We haven't seen him since his wedding last year. Unfortunately his new wife had to stay home as she's expecting and Dr advised her not to fly. Were renting a condo at the beach and the other 2 sons, wives, grand kids will come down so we'll all have some time together. 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #5 Posted May 31, 2019 Well as you're all well aware Trina and I have very little idea about how to relax. Soooo our vacation in our sense of the word is working on things around the home instead of getting paid by somebody else to work someplace else. We do have some things planned. We do an annual trip the third week of June to Mount Blue State Park in weld Maine. That's where Trina and I and several members of our little Hiking Pack, as we call it, first came together four years ago. in July we will be headed up to the Owls Head transportation museum annual heavy truck and tractor show. In August we will be going up to the great North Maine Woods to get out as far from everybody and as far away from everything as we possibly can. Rough camping and living in the wilderness isn't for everybody but Trina and I and our hiking compadre and best friend that brings us, we all really love it. September will bring us down to North Berwick Maine for the meet and greet at Jim's place. @JCM In October we are very likely to take a trip down to Connecticut again to the fall meet and greet at Steve's. @stevebo And then there's whatever we can wedge in between all that...... We do have some pretty lofty hiking goals that we would like to try to attain. 2 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,792 #6 Posted May 31, 2019 2 hours ago, 19richie66 said: What’s a vacation like? It’s like a trip to Florida! 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PeacemakerJack 10,738 #7 Posted May 31, 2019 These are great guys! Knowing you guys like I do, I figured that you would stay busy. Anyone willing to maintain and/or restore 30, 40, 50 year old GT’s has more ambition than most. Sometimes the mind even has more ambition than the body does! Another thing on my short list list is to refurbish JackRabbit with @Coulter Caleb this summer. I know that next summer he gets his license to drive and then things are likely to change some. JackRabbit is such a great little tractor that I want to be sure to get a fresh coat of paint on it before life gets too crazy for Caleb. I think he will be able to use this tractor as a primary worker when he gets his own place someday! Eric—sounds like you and Trina are hiking machines. I can’t wait to see the pics from some of those hikes when you take them. Please take me when you post them.... When I was a kid, we hung out annually in Missoula, MT with a pastor friend and his family. We got lots of opportunity to climb and hike around his place. One of the trails that we went on numerous times was this one. It was always fun in the spring because the snow melt runoff was so strong. Here Judge is quite impressed with the raging rapids. Even little Zach got into the action with the big dogs and was loving it until we were about 5 miles back in... Then Uncle Paul had to pick him up and carry him for awhile! This is the re-enactment of a picture that was taken of Paul and I back in about 1993 in this same spot! So cool to be there 25 years later and this time... with my own “tribe”! Moments like this cause me to reflect on how really blessed I am and how great this life is, even when I’m stressed about day to day struggles. Do we Stertz’s like hiking? We do. (Just don’t take enough time for it!) 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,277 #8 Posted May 31, 2019 4 minutes ago, PeacemakerJack said: Eric—sounds like you and Trina are hiking machines. I can’t wait to see the pics from some of those hikes when you take them. Please take me when you post them.... You're on!!! Hey Josh. Awesome thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,077 #9 Posted May 31, 2019 2 hours ago, roadapples said: 3 days at the Big Show with friends is the main thing I'm looking forward to... I had been rather undecided about my summer vacation, that sounds like a wonderful idea! See you there! 1 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,022 #10 Posted May 31, 2019 (edited) My job doesn't offer vacation. I get half a day off most weeks, and some help (not enough IMO) two days a week. I'm on from 6 or 7 AM through 7:30 or 8 PM 7 days a week, and on-call over night. Edited May 31, 2019 by adsm08 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,780 #11 Posted May 31, 2019 Any big plans..... Stay outta jail?!! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractor boy 239 #12 Posted June 1, 2019 6 hours ago, adsm08 said: My job doesn't offer vacation. I get half a day off most weeks, and some help (not enough IMO) two days a week. I'm on from 6 or 7 AM through 7:30 or 8 PM 7 days a week, and on-call over night. Hvacr tech or emergency responder? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tractor boy 239 #13 Posted June 1, 2019 My summer plans are to work, help my grandparents and parents out as much as i can and possibly fix up a jeep with a friend. Haven’t decided on the last one yet. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHNJ701 4,165 #14 Posted June 1, 2019 since we are in jersey, we do what everyone does, hang out at the shore Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 2,022 #16 Posted June 1, 2019 (edited) 57 minutes ago, Tractor boy said: Hvacr tech or emergency responder? Stay at home parent running a small business out of the house. My wife's mom takes the kids in the afternoon one day a week. My wife, who was very much the more parental of us when our oldest was born can barely manage to get them both fed one meal a day without my input and assistance. Edited June 1, 2019 by adsm08 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #17 Posted June 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Tractor boy said: Hvacr tech or emergency responder? 33 minutes ago, adsm08 said: Stay at home parent running a small business out of the house. My wife's mom takes the kids in the afternoon one day a week. My wife, who was very much the more parental of us when our oldest was born can barely manage to get them both fed one meal a day without my input and assistance. I was gonna guess tow truck operator...sounds about like my job...I’m the only wrecker operator for the only wrecker service in the whole county, so going anywhere even for a day is near impossible...many times I don’t even get through basic everyday tasks like shopping without the phone ringing. On a better note, I do have a weeks vacation coming up, and I’ve already told a friend of mine in the next county over that DPS and the Sheriff Office will be sending all calls for Ellis County to him the first week of July. Going back up to Nebraska for my girlfriends sisters 40th wedding anniversary, and hoping to do a little more traveling in the area than we were able to do when we were up there this past Labor Day. Not sure if we are taking the RV or not yet, but either way should be a nice trip. Had ideas of using that weeks vacation for the Big Show, but someone else had other ideas 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,497 #18 Posted June 1, 2019 Hoping to get down to the Carolinas again. Not sure where yet. The boys are in school till June 17th, my oldest Mike graduates hs this year. It has its advantages living across the street from the beach. And nows the time when the Jersey shore springs to life. Glenn 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,427 #19 Posted June 1, 2019 Did a spring trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Stayed in Deadwood, saw Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Badlands National Park, Custer State Park, Spearfish Canyon, Wall Drug, then drove to Wyoming to see Devil's Tower. Trip started with temperatures in the 80's. Then we were hit with a surprise snow storm on day 3. Spent the rest of the trip driving in snow up to 11" deep with temps in the 30's.  Next trip is to the WHCC show. Hopefully no snow. September will find the family in Disney World. 2 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ClassicTractorProfessor 5,314 #20 Posted June 1, 2019 15 minutes ago, rmaynard said: Did a spring trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota. Stayed in Deadwood, saw Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Badlands National Park, Custer State Park, Spearfish Canyon, Wall Drug, then drove to Wyoming to see Devil's Tower. Trip started with temperatures in the 80's. Then we were hit with a surprise snow storm on day 3. Spent the rest of the trip driving in snow up to 11" deep with temps in the 30's.  Next trip is to the WHCC show. Hopefully no snow. September will find the family in Disney World. That’s the same area I’m wanting to tour while we are up there. Her sister lives in Hemingford NE just northwest of Alliance, and she has another brother who lives in Rapid City SD. It’s only about a 3.5 hr drive from Hemingford to the heart of the Black Hills, should be an enjoyable trip 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 15,427 #21 Posted June 1, 2019 7 hours ago, Professor1990 said: That’s the same area I’m wanting to tour while we are up there. Her sister lives in Hemingford NE just northwest of Alliance, and she has another brother who lives in Rapid City SD. It’s only about a 3.5 hr drive from Hemingford to the heart of the Black Hills, should be an enjoyable trip A trip to Mt. Rushmore had been on our bucket list for over ten years. Even though we had the Florida trip planned for the end of summer, a deal for cheap airfare and rental car came up and we couldn't refuse. Also, my wife am I were fans of the HBO series Deadwood back in 2004-2006. With the release of Deadwood the movie last night, it was perfect timing. I forgot to mention that we went to the site of the Mammoth dig in Hot Springs, SD. @stevasaurus we saw your cousins. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
