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Thursday – 7/3
Today we packed up camp and headed down to Jackson, WY. Still not getting up and out early, we left around 10 AM.
The drive to Jackson took a little longer than I had thought. It was listed at 87 miles, but getting through Yellowstone took a couple hours. Once south of Yellowstone the pace picked up a bit.
We saw Jackson Lake and the Tetons as we made the trip into Jackson.
We stopped at the airport and picked up a car on a weekly rental. I had originally looked up a rate of $54/day for a small SUV (the full size cars were north of $65). When I tried to book this rate from Cody, the rate was over $150 for the SUV and over $175 for the full size. That was the daily rate.
Charlotte, Jackson and Georgia had been singing the Hotwire.com song, so I gave it a shot. They quoted $56/day for a full size SUV (the cars are still more expensive) so I jumped on it.
The car we picked up was a Suzuki Grand Vitara with 400 miles on it. A nice step up from the past 2 Ford Tauruses that each had over 150,000 miles on them.
As we drove into town, we stopped at the info center to unload the RV and put the suitcases into the car. Not sure where we are going to be able to park, so we need to pull everything out that will be needed for the next 4 days.
Reminds me of the George Carlin skit about packing your “stuff” to go on a trip, then packing a condensed version of your “stuff” for the weekend away on your vacation.
After an hour of trying to figure out what was needed, Wendy asked why we decided to do this. The kids would have been perfectly happy staying in the RV.
The Homewood Suites by Hilton was very nice. We spent some time talking to the manager getting recommendations for a fly fishing outfitter, horse back rides, hikes and rafting. The room was big and had double beds in one room and a pull out couch in the living area. We unpacked, and out for dinner. The manager had recommended a place called Sidewinders for dinner. None of the kids were keen on heading out for dinner and it was like pulling teeth to get them going.
When we got in we sent them into the game room and Wendy and I ordered dinner and watched the end of the Cubs game. Food was fine. I had a great India Pale Ale from a local brewery. The kids went back into the game room after dinner, and I had to remind them how much they did not want to come here.
Back to the hotel, and I spent a few hours working before turning out the lights. Nice to have a good internet connection!
Today we packed up camp and headed down to Jackson, WY. Still not getting up and out early, we left around 10 AM.
The drive to Jackson took a little longer than I had thought. It was listed at 87 miles, but getting through Yellowstone took a couple hours. Once south of Yellowstone the pace picked up a bit.
We saw Jackson Lake and the Tetons as we made the trip into Jackson.
We stopped at the airport and picked up a car on a weekly rental. I had originally looked up a rate of $54/day for a small SUV (the full size cars were north of $65). When I tried to book this rate from Cody, the rate was over $150 for the SUV and over $175 for the full size. That was the daily rate.
Charlotte, Jackson and Georgia had been singing the Hotwire.com song, so I gave it a shot. They quoted $56/day for a full size SUV (the cars are still more expensive) so I jumped on it.
The car we picked up was a Suzuki Grand Vitara with 400 miles on it. A nice step up from the past 2 Ford Tauruses that each had over 150,000 miles on them.
As we drove into town, we stopped at the info center to unload the RV and put the suitcases into the car. Not sure where we are going to be able to park, so we need to pull everything out that will be needed for the next 4 days.
Reminds me of the George Carlin skit about packing your “stuff” to go on a trip, then packing a condensed version of your “stuff” for the weekend away on your vacation.
After an hour of trying to figure out what was needed, Wendy asked why we decided to do this. The kids would have been perfectly happy staying in the RV.
The Homewood Suites by Hilton was very nice. We spent some time talking to the manager getting recommendations for a fly fishing outfitter, horse back rides, hikes and rafting. The room was big and had double beds in one room and a pull out couch in the living area. We unpacked, and out for dinner. The manager had recommended a place called Sidewinders for dinner. None of the kids were keen on heading out for dinner and it was like pulling teeth to get them going.
When we got in we sent them into the game room and Wendy and I ordered dinner and watched the end of the Cubs game. Food was fine. I had a great India Pale Ale from a local brewery. The kids went back into the game room after dinner, and I had to remind them how much they did not want to come here.
Back to the hotel, and I spent a few hours working before turning out the lights. Nice to have a good internet connection!