# 37 - Let's Take A Little Vacation! 🧳

Do you want to take a short trip? A little vacation?

In episode # 33 ‘That Summertime Feeling”, we talked about activities that people do in the summer. Something that a lot of people do in the summer is take a vacation or
“go on vacation” or “take a trip”. Do you go on vacation every summer? Do you prefer to take long vacations or short vacations? Do you like to travel to a location (spot) nearby or far away? Do you like to go camping or stay in motels, or hotels or maybe a resort? A resort is a vacation spot that includes lodging (a room), food, and recreation.

Whatever kind of vacation you like to take, getting ready for a vacation is a big job.  Camping trips probably require the most preparation. When you go camping you need a tent, sleeping bags, food  and a way to cook it.

Let’s take a pretend trip. (We’re not really going to go on a trip.  We’ll just imagine that we are going.) Let’s pretend we are going to stay in a cabin at the beach for 2 nights and three days.  What do we need to do? First,  we need to make reservations. We can either call or make the reservation online. If we call, we will say “I would like to make a reservation for a room with a double bed/two double beds/a cabin for xxxx people. Do you require a deposit (money charged on your credit card to “hold”  (reserve) room.)

We have to decide if we are going to eat in restaurants or cook our meals in the little kitchen (kitchenette) in the cabin? Do we need to pack food and  dishes…or is food included in the kitchenette?

What are we going to pack in our suitcases (bags) (luggage). We want to pack enough clothes, but not too many clothes. We don’t want to overpack or under pack. We want to just take what we will need. But we’re going to the beach on western Washington. It can be warm.  It can be cool, It can be rainy. It can be windy. We need to be prepared for all kinds of weather! Let’s pack swimming suits & shorts, a sweatshirt, jacket and jeans.  What about toiletries? (personal care or hygiene products) . We’ll need toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant and sunscreen. 

 Do we need a map? It’s 2024! We’ll use the GPS on our phones or car! Let’s see… are we all ready ?

                Reservations – check!  Bags are packed – check!

Let’s put the luggage in the car (load the car) and get on the road!

OK! Let’s get in the car!

Whoops! There’s a slight problem!

What? The gas gauge says “empty”!

OK – the first stop is the gas station to fill up the tank…and then we’ll get on the road.

We’ll see you when we get back, dear listener!

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