Vacation Time

Assuming I survive one more week of work, I then get a five week vacation as a thank you for five years of service to the company. In that five weeks I am going on three trips and attending / participating in two weddings. It's enough to make my head spin.

Here's the plan.

May 26-29 Camping with a rowdy gang of friends.
An annual tradition that I look forward to all year.

May 30-June 3 Trip to Georgia and South Carolina.
I'm having dinner at my mom's house one evening recently, and she says; "I want to take you on a trip while your off work. Where should we go?" I thought for a bit, and decided that I wanted to see the south-east corner of the US. Lots of colonial buildings and other historical sites from the early years of Europeans in North America. By the end of the evening we've booked a round trip flight to Atlanta with a loose plan to drive to Savannah and Charleston. The return flight departs Atlanta at about 7:00 eastern time. I have opera tickets in SF that night. It's going to be a long day.

June 4-18 Three city train trip.
I'm taking Amtrak from the bay area to Seattle, where I will wander as I see fit for a few days, then I go from Seattle to Chicago across the top of the US. I'm spending a few days in Chicago. The Cubs are in town, so I plan to go to a weekday game at Wrigley Field. Then the final leg is Chicago back to the bay area. I have a private room reserved for each train ride. The first leg is about 20 hours. The other two are each about 40 hours. I've wanted to take a trip like this for a long time.

I'll be taking my camera and my laptop, so I should be able to update as I travel. Keep checking for more updates.