DH and I have been thinking about planning a small vacation and that got me thinking about the worst I've ever been on. I'll start with a few of mine, but would like to hear about your as well.
Horrible Vacation #1:
This really wasn't a vacation, it was a trip to a conference in college. We drove from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to the University of Georgia, Athens. We were in a Club Wagon and I had a broken rib. It was a miserable ride. In addition, one of our delegation was blind and had a seeing-eye dog. That much time with a big dog (she was a black lab) in an enclosed space makes for a fun time
. I also somehow got middle of the night dog-walking/poop-scooping duties. I'm not really a dog person, but I was willing to help because the dog was doing such a good thing. Luckily, she was off-harness most of the time, and we could interact with her.
Horrible Vacation #2:
Spring Break, junior year of college. My mother decided we needed a "girls vacation" after the divorce. So she, my sister and I went to Cozumel. We stayed in an all-inclusive resort. I spent the first day laying out and drinking daquiris. I have no idea how many I drank, but in combination with the sun, by that evening I couldn't walk two steps without actually passing out. I had to lay in a lounge chair and eat chips for dinner. The next morning, I woke up so sunburnt that I couldn't stand because of the pain. I spent the day in bed, and the next day forced myself on a bus to visit Chichen Itza (500km bus ride in very scratchy seats.) By the time I left Mexico, I had such severe sun poisoning that my eyes were swollen almost shut.
Horrible Vacation #3:
I went to visit my boyfriend in Seattle (he had moved a few months earlier, and has visited once earlier in the summer.) After travelling across the country for him, my boyfriend decides to dump me. I was, of course, staying with him and his roomate, Sarah. I was supposed to stay for ten days and this way day 2. I'd got my ticket from Priceline, so no changes. My parents ended up spending $1200 for a return ticket the next day (the original round trip had been $150). We decided later, that a hotel and 8 days of sightseeing in Seattle would have been much cheaper! Anyway, it gets worse. His roomate and I sat up all night talking and drinking wine. She was very angry at my ex, what kind of man would break up with you after you travelled 2000 miles to see him?
The next morning, I boarded my flight (the jerk didn't even walk me to my gate, just dropped me off a the curb) and immediately started regretting the copious amount of wine I'd had the night before. After take off, I was so nauseated, that I had to have the flight attendant bang on a bathroom door to get someone out, so I could vomit in airplane sink. Then the lightheadedness started, I had to sit on the floor of the plane with my head between my knees. At that point, the flight attendant had a conversation with the pilot about an emergency landing for me. I adamantly refused (how embarassing would that have been?) I soldiered on, and by the time I got to my third connection in Memphis, I was feeling much better.
Sorry it was so long, but the memories just came rushing back. I can't wait to hear others!
Horrible Vacation #1:
This really wasn't a vacation, it was a trip to a conference in college. We drove from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville to the University of Georgia, Athens. We were in a Club Wagon and I had a broken rib. It was a miserable ride. In addition, one of our delegation was blind and had a seeing-eye dog. That much time with a big dog (she was a black lab) in an enclosed space makes for a fun time
Horrible Vacation #2:
Spring Break, junior year of college. My mother decided we needed a "girls vacation" after the divorce. So she, my sister and I went to Cozumel. We stayed in an all-inclusive resort. I spent the first day laying out and drinking daquiris. I have no idea how many I drank, but in combination with the sun, by that evening I couldn't walk two steps without actually passing out. I had to lay in a lounge chair and eat chips for dinner. The next morning, I woke up so sunburnt that I couldn't stand because of the pain. I spent the day in bed, and the next day forced myself on a bus to visit Chichen Itza (500km bus ride in very scratchy seats.) By the time I left Mexico, I had such severe sun poisoning that my eyes were swollen almost shut.
Horrible Vacation #3:
I went to visit my boyfriend in Seattle (he had moved a few months earlier, and has visited once earlier in the summer.) After travelling across the country for him, my boyfriend decides to dump me. I was, of course, staying with him and his roomate, Sarah. I was supposed to stay for ten days and this way day 2. I'd got my ticket from Priceline, so no changes. My parents ended up spending $1200 for a return ticket the next day (the original round trip had been $150). We decided later, that a hotel and 8 days of sightseeing in Seattle would have been much cheaper! Anyway, it gets worse. His roomate and I sat up all night talking and drinking wine. She was very angry at my ex, what kind of man would break up with you after you travelled 2000 miles to see him?
The next morning, I boarded my flight (the jerk didn't even walk me to my gate, just dropped me off a the curb) and immediately started regretting the copious amount of wine I'd had the night before. After take off, I was so nauseated, that I had to have the flight attendant bang on a bathroom door to get someone out, so I could vomit in airplane sink. Then the lightheadedness started, I had to sit on the floor of the plane with my head between my knees. At that point, the flight attendant had a conversation with the pilot about an emergency landing for me. I adamantly refused (how embarassing would that have been?) I soldiered on, and by the time I got to my third connection in Memphis, I was feeling much better.
Sorry it was so long, but the memories just came rushing back. I can't wait to hear others!
