DB Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I have scope for that, it's those of Sam who don't get the Socialist paradise holidays who may have trouble.
Harold Jones Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 I have scope for that, it's those of Sam who don't get the Socialist paradise holidays who may have trouble.between accumulated vacation and comp days for overnight maintenance between now and October I'm down for anything under three weeks.
sunday Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) New schedule proposal with small extension, 10 days there: Thu 10/03 Day 0 Arrive New Orleans, overnight in NOLAFri 10/04 Day 1 NOLA stuff TBD, overnight in NOLASat 10/05 Day 2 WW2 Museum and Battle of New Orleans Battlefield, overnight in NOLASun 10/06 Day 3 USS Kidd, 10:00-12:00, 3 hours to Mobile, overnight MobileMon 10/07 Day 4 USS Alabama, overnight in MobileTue 10/08 Day 5 Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines/Mobile Maritime Museum?, overnight in MobileWed 10/09 Day 6 1 hour to Pensacola Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, overnight in MobileThu 10/10 Day 7 6 hours to Orlando, stuff TBD (*), overnight in OrlandoFri 10/11 Day 8 Kennedy Space flight center 1 hour east of Orlando, overnight in OrlandoSat 10/12 Day 9 Depart from Orlando (**) For further consideration: (*) For Day 7, an alternative to "stuff TBD" could be to spend the morning in the Naval Aviation Museum, then continue to Orlando. Another alternative would be to stop at Tallahassee to visit the Automobile Museum, or even spend a night there in order to visit the Natural Bridge Battlefield, extending the schedule by one day more. (**) 10/14 is Columbus Day. It may be necessary to advance the whole schedule a couple of days in order to avoid events, or perhaps we could spent 10/12 at, for instance, St. Augustine (one of the few places in Samland where 300 years is not a long time ), then depart Sunday. At the castle they do a historic weapons demonstration Fri, Sat, Sun at 1030. The city is 2/3 hours away from Orlando. Some edition done: Deleted the Baton Rouge overnightAdded link to Mobile Maritime Museum Edited March 7, 2019 by sunday
shep854 Posted March 7, 2019 Author Posted March 7, 2019 Been to Morgan, up for Maritime Museum. My only visit was short, with then-gf and her energetic son.
shep854 Posted March 7, 2019 Author Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/GulfQuest_Maritime_Museum Edited March 7, 2019 by shep854
sunday Posted March 7, 2019 Posted March 7, 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GulfQuest_Maritime_Museum Added to the schedule proposal.
shep854 Posted March 8, 2019 Author Posted March 8, 2019 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GulfQuest_Maritime_Museum Added to the schedule proposal. I saw. Included for general information.
FlyingCanOpener Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Day 6 should be overnight in Pensacola rather than driving back to Mobile only to drive back east on the way to Orlando. Depending on how things work out, I'll be there Saturday-Sunday (It's 2 hours to New Orleans for me). I'd like to do more, but our school calendar hasn't been finalized yet, and I'm not sure if we're having a Fall Break a couple weeks afterward.
sunday Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Day 6 should be overnight in Pensacola rather than driving back to Mobile only to drive back east on the way to Orlando.The intention is to reduce the number of different hotels to a minimum, avoiding one nighters. However, if we are going to do several things around Pensacola, some of the Mobile night stays could be moved to Pensacola. Depending on how things work out, I'll be there Saturday-Sunday (It's 2 hours to New Orleans for me). I'd like to do more, but our school calendar hasn't been finalized yet, and I'm not sure if we're having a Fall Break a couple weeks afterward.Were you to know your fall break schedule, and it being compatible with Markus's holidays, perhaps we all could agree in some schedule movement.
Allan W Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 If we stay in the Orange Beach area, it ls only about a 30 min drive to Pensacola NAS and less than an hour to Mobile itself.
DB Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Currently a flight out from LHR to MSY returning from MCO to LHR via MIA is £590, £670 with hold luggage. I have no idea if that's good, bad or indifferent. It's a codeshare BA and American., slum economy class.
sunday Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) If we stay in the Orange Beach area, it ls only about a 30 min drive to Pensacola NAS and less than an hour to Mobile itself. It would be nice to have some input by locals on the matter, especially about the places to visit in the Mobile area, and which ones could be accessed more easily from Orange Beach. Currently a flight out from LHR to MSY returning from MCO to LHR via MIA is £590, £670 with hold luggage. I have no idea if that's good, bad or indifferent. It's a codeshare BA and American., slum economy class. Not a bad price, but MIA is one of those airports that one should avoid. Did you try Google Flights? I found there are direct flights from Orlando to Gatwick, for about €70 more. If you must return to Heathrow, there is a connection via Chicago using a 787 for the transatlantic segment. Edited March 10, 2019 by sunday
Allan W Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 The Maritime Museum doesn't have a lot (or any that I can recall) military stuff and can easily be combined with a visit to the USS Alabama as they are within 10 mins of each other. Fort Gaines should probably be done on the way into Mobile from New Orleans. If we are early enough, we could take the ferry across Mobile Bay and do Fort Morgan as well. Looking at the map, if we stay in Daphine on the east side of Mobile Bay, NAS Pensacola is about an hour while the USS Alabama is about 10 minutes, Fort Morgan is about 1 hour 20 minutes. If we stay somewhere in Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, the USS Alabama is about an hour away while NAS Pensacola is 30 mins and Fort Morgan about a half hour. I don't think there's any point in staying in Mobile itself.
Allan W Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 If we stay in the Orange Beach area, it ls only about a 30 min drive to Pensacola NAS and less than an hour to Mobile itself.It would be nice to have some input by locals on the matter, especially about the places to visit in the Mobile area, and which ones could be accessed more easily from Orange Beach. Currently a flight out from LHR to MSY returning from MCO to LHR via MIA is £590, £670 with hold luggage. I have no idea if that's good, bad or indifferent. It's a codeshare BA and American., slum economy class.Not a bad price, but MIA is one of those airports that one should avoid. Did you try Google Flights? I found there are direct flights from Orlando to Gatwick, for about €70 more. If you must return to Heathrow, there is a connection via Chicago using a 787 for the transatlantic segment. I agree with Sunday, avoid Miami at all costs. It is a horrid airport.
sunday Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) New schedule proposal with small extension, and Mobile overnights changed to Daphne, 10 days there: Thu 10/03 Day 0 Arrive New Orleans, overnight in NOLAFri 10/04 Day 1 NOLA stuff TBD, overnight in NOLASat 10/05 Day 2 WW2 Museum and Battle of New Orleans Battlefield, overnight in NOLASun 10/06 Day 3 USS Kidd, 10:00-12:00, 3 hours to Mobile, overnight in DaphneMon 10/07 Day 4 USS Alabama, overnight in DaphneTue 10/08 Day 5 Fort Morgan, Fort Gaines/Mobile Maritime Museum?, overnight in DaphneWed 10/09 Day 6 1 hour to Pensacola Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, overnight in DaphneThu 10/10 Day 7 6 hours to Orlando, stuff TBD (*), overnight in OrlandoFri 10/11 Day 8 Kennedy Space flight center 1 hour east of Orlando, overnight in OrlandoSat 10/12 Day 9 Depart from Orlando (**) For further consideration: (*) For Day 7, an alternative to "stuff TBD" could be to spend the morning in the Naval Aviation Museum, then continue to Orlando. Another alternative would be to stop at Tallahassee to visit the Automobile Museum, or even spend a night there in order to visit the Natural Bridge Battlefield, extending the schedule by one day more. (**) 10/14 is Columbus Day. It may be necessary to advance the whole schedule a couple of days in order to avoid events, or perhaps we could spent 10/12 at, for instance, St. Augustine (one of the few places in Samland where 300 years is not a long time ), then depart Sunday. At the castle they do a historic weapons demonstration Fri, Sat, Sun at 1030. The city is 2/3 hours away from Orlando. Some edition done: Deleted the Baton Rouge overnightAdded link to Mobile Maritime MuseumMobile overnights changes to Daphne The Maritime Museum doesn't have a lot (or any that I can recall) military stuff and can easily be combined with a visit to the USS Alabama as they are within 10 mins of each other. Fort Gaines should probably be done on the way into Mobile from New Orleans. If we are early enough, we could take the ferry across Mobile Bay and do Fort Morgan as well. Looking at the map, if we stay in Daphine on the east side of Mobile Bay, NAS Pensacola is about an hour while the USS Alabama is about 10 minutes, Fort Morgan is about 1 hour 20 minutes. If we stay somewhere in Gulf Shores or Orange Beach, the USS Alabama is about an hour away while NAS Pensacola is 30 mins and Fort Morgan about a half hour. I don't think there's any point in staying in Mobile itself.Sounds reasonable, and there are several hotels in Daphne. Perhaps we should select one in high ground, just in case.Schedule proposal changed. Edited March 10, 2019 by sunday
Allan W Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 I would suggest that the schedule be changed to: Sun 10/06 Day 3 USS Kidd, 10:00-12:00, 3 hours to Fort Gaines, AL, overnight in Daphne, ALMon 10/07 Day 4 Mobile Maritime Museum/USS Alabama, overnight in Daphne, ALTue 10/08 Day 5 Fort Morgan, possible half day at NAS Pensacola Naval Aviation museum or sightseeing in Mobile city, overnight in DaphneWed 10/09 Day 6 1 hour to Pensacola Pensacola Naval Aviation Museum, overnight in Daphne
Harold Jones Posted March 11, 2019 Posted March 11, 2019 Thought it would be helpful to create a specific topic for this one http://www.tank-net.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=43860
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