Decision made – its in the US
Plan now about 20 Oct 2023 Florida to avoid peak Hurricane season and avoid thanksgiving 23 nov 2023
Look for cruise that Peter can join – north of “cancer” clothes protection not sufficient.
Consider short ( 4 day cruise (Benny more info)
Post links with ave cost before next call due 24 July
Martin, I can’t now understand after all the VOTING as to Country, place date ,month & area ,of Siblings re-union, , that it has now been decided (without voting) to have the dates changed due to area being prone to stormy weather, surely when it was voted on, this should and was considered ???
Also everyone will have to factor in the fact that by moving dates forward to October/November, the timeframe of UK Midterm school holidays (England Oct.20-27, 2023) (Scotland Oct.13-20).This will increase flight & Hotel costs, bearing in mind the last flight with TUI from Glasgow is around the 20th October?? plus in November there is thanksgiving that will increase costs further with reduced availability.
The only votes have been 1 for area – USA and 2 timing autumn 2023
That I recall anyway, more specific timing has been discussed in last two calls. If you want to vote on that suggest it
I assumed the September date was to coincide with Martin’s wedding on 16th September to allow him to have a wedding reception for the American families??? Is it that not relevant now??
I assumed the date was to coincide with Martin’s wedding on 16th September to allow him to have a wedding reception for the American families??? Is it that not relevant now??
What about Atlantic City NJ ?
Flights to Philadelphia from Glasgow/Abdn.via Dublin
Plenty of entertainment/hotels beach wedding reception?
Not far from Helen/Winnie??
Not sure what is going on now so hopefully we can all decide on something soon or it will be too late for next year. We need to decide where, dates ASAP. Things keep changing ,hopefully on the next zoom we can decide.
Winnie We checked out the overall area of Bald Island at these two links and feel it’s rather remote with few entertainment resources other than the beach sites and personally-planned activities . The access is only by ferry from the town of South Port
Village in North Carolina, United States
Bald Head Island, historically Smith Island, is a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Compared to the nearby city of Wilmington to the north, the village of Bald Head Island is small and remote.
It is accessible only by ferry from the nearby town of Southport .
Only government officials are allowed to drive the beach strand route. There are few cars on the island; instead, residents drive modified electric golf carts.
Bald Head Island is nationally recognized for its sea turtle nesting activity.
Wilmington, where the airport is, is not exactly “nearby”. It takes about an hour to drive from Wilmington to Southport where the ferry is. There is a baggage charge for overweight (over 50 lbs) bags and more than three bags. https://www.baldheadassociation.com/transportation
additional information on travel: Transportation – Bald Head Island
For most of the year, ferries leave the mainland on the hour and the island on the half-hour, beginning at https://villagebhi.org/visitors/getting-to-the-island/
Getting to the Island – Village of Bald Head Island
Tickets to board the ferry are purchased at the Deep Point Terminal ticket window. As of January 2020, round-trip tickets cost $23.00 for adults and $12.00 for children…
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Decision made – its in the US
Plan now about 20 Oct 2023 Florida to avoid peak Hurricane season and avoid thanksgiving 23 nov 2023
Look for cruise that Peter can join – north of “cancer” clothes protection not sufficient.
Consider short ( 4 day cruise (Benny more info)
Post links with ave cost before next call due 24 July
Martin, I can’t now understand after all the VOTING as to Country, place date ,month & area ,of Siblings re-union, , that it has now been decided (without voting) to have the dates changed due to area being prone to stormy weather, surely when it was voted on, this should and was considered ???
Also everyone will have to factor in the fact that by moving dates forward to October/November, the timeframe of UK Midterm school holidays (England Oct.20-27, 2023) (Scotland Oct.13-20).This will increase flight & Hotel costs, bearing in mind the last flight with TUI from Glasgow is around the 20th October?? plus in November there is thanksgiving that will increase costs further with reduced availability.
If you want us to vote again that’s fine,just request it
The only votes have been 1 for area – USA and 2 timing autumn 2023
That I recall anyway, more specific timing has been discussed in last two calls. If you want to vote on that suggest it
I assumed the September date was to coincide with Martin’s wedding on 16th September to allow him to have a wedding reception for the American families??? Is it that not relevant now??
I assumed the date was to coincide with Martin’s wedding on 16th September to allow him to have a wedding reception for the American families??? Is it that not relevant now??
What about Atlantic City NJ ?
Flights to Philadelphia from Glasgow/Abdn.via Dublin
Plenty of entertainment/hotels beach wedding reception?
Not far from Helen/Winnie??
Hello from Pearl
Not sure what is going on now so hopefully we can all decide on something soon or it will be too late for next year. We need to decide where, dates ASAP. Things keep changing ,hopefully on the next zoom we can decide.
Let’s have a vote on the specific dates on Sundays zoom
Winnie We checked out the overall area of Bald Island at these two links and feel it’s rather remote with few entertainment resources other than the beach sites and personally-planned activities . The access is only by ferry from the town of South Port
Info On:
Bald Head Island, North Carolina. https://villagebhi.org/
https://villagebhi.org/visitors/about-the-village-of-bald-head-island/
Village in North Carolina, United States
Bald Head Island, historically Smith Island, is a village located on the east side of the Cape Fear River in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. Compared to the nearby city of Wilmington to the north, the village of Bald Head Island is small and remote.
It is accessible only by ferry from the nearby town of Southport .
Only government officials are allowed to drive the beach strand route. There are few cars on the island; instead, residents drive modified electric golf carts.
Bald Head Island is nationally recognized for its sea turtle nesting activity.
Wilmington, where the airport is, is not exactly “nearby”. It takes about an hour to drive from Wilmington to Southport where the ferry is. There is a baggage charge for overweight (over 50 lbs) bags and more than three bags.
https://www.baldheadassociation.com/transportation
additional information on travel: Transportation – Bald Head Island
For most of the year, ferries leave the mainland on the hour and the island on the half-hour, beginning at
https://villagebhi.org/visitors/getting-to-the-island/
Getting to the Island – Village of Bald Head Island
Tickets to board the ferry are purchased at the Deep Point Terminal ticket window. As of January 2020, round-trip tickets cost $23.00 for adults and $12.00 for children…