Great!

What is SMDA?

Hmmmm, well we will most likely be traveling in our fifth wheel in September and October. Visiting with family in Michigan again in late-September for sure. I’d possibly be open to meeting up somewhere in the East or South in Mid-October. I wish I could be more specific, but many of your suggested places sound good to me at the moment. The rest of the year, Santa Fe is always good for me. Mexico is off the list, though.

I like the idea of April/May 2022, with second choice being Oct 2021.

Mexico is a no for me. I’d love Charleston or Savannah or Asheville. My middle kid is considering a move to Austin so if that happens, Austin would be my first choice!

I'll pretty much go anywhere at anytime, provided I have my own space and plenty of down time. 😊

Having just returned from TX hill country (where I've been many times), I'm thinking that might be a good central location to rendezvous. There are a lot of interesting touristy places to go - wineries, Fredericksburg, Luckenbach, etc. - probably something for everyone. After passing through massive traffic jams and mobs of people in Austin I'd have no desire to go back there but here's a nice rental nearby. Private waterfront resort I'd say May when it's warm enough to hang out by the pool but not yet blazing hot.

How about adding San Antonio to the list? It has a lot of history and natural beauty. I recently went for a long spa weekend and stayed at La Cantera, and had one of the best massages of my life. It was my third stay there. The food was good and it's a lovely property with golf for guys (and girls). There is a nice shopping center nearby (free shuttle from resort).

https://www.lacanteraresort.com/

@eld6161 Sam Miguel De Allende.

I was also stumped for a moment. Mtn is a master of anagrams. Mtn is MoA.

I would be selfishly all over a Texas gathering, of course... but the idea of SMdA is one I still find intriguing.

Texas is fine with me. I’ve never been to Austin but have no desire to sightsee / deal with the crowds and traffic so a great resort would be more to my taste than an intown Air BNB. Any of the proposed destinations would be perfectly fine, but if we gtg in Mexico I would come for a longer period than a long weekend and probably bring DH.

As to the timing, a spring trip to a warm destination works best for me. I’m not available in October as I will be leaving for Zurich at the end of that month. However, if October is the better month for the majority and I miss this one, please have a walloping good time so I know there will be another!

I am fairly flexible on dates at this point. No big trips planned right now even though we are still thinking about some now that we have our shots and things look to possibly opening more soon. Any of these suggestions sound terrific right now. I am travel-starved.

Not interested in San Miguel, I do know people who have gone. it’s just not for me.

Hoping for Charleston as it’s on my travel list.

Vegas, baby! Kidding/not kidding--I'm not a gambler, but because the resorts try so hard to reel people in, there is a ton of low-cost/no-cost stuff to do. And airfares are usually reasonable. But the atmosphere wouldn't be my first choice.

Something more central seems more equitable than something on either coast, since it can make a big difference in time and cost to fly coast-to-coast (not that I wouldn't be game for the East Coast unless airfares were crazy).

I just love San Antonio. Mainly the riverwalk, which extends beyond the downtown district now. And all the restaurants and cafes along the river. You all gave me some good suggestions when I went a few years ago. Can we go tubing on the Guadalupe? It's that still a thing?

May 22, Charleston appeals to me. It all depends on what’s going on in my life at the time since everything is up in the air at the moment. Also,the first half of May is better since I may be going away first week in June.

And Asheville!

Charleston and Asheville get my vote. Edit: Savannah could also work.

Like Ded tired, it depends what is going on at that time. We have trips to reschedule, etc. Mexico is a no go for me. Of course, due to proximity (and my love of the areas!!!) Charleston, Asheville and Savannah get my vote. Spring or Fall, but I suspect (hope) we will be booked up Fall 21 so am saying Spring 22.

October is often parents weekend month for college students. We’ll be visiting my son (3rd weekend) and I probably wouldn’t do two trips that close to each other. Love all the US destinations.

Jojoco, I think next year is better, good to keep in mind in re parents' weekend. All my kids are/will be within a few hours so I forget!

DD &BF are now living in Dallas, so Texas it’s always on my okay list. Plus, it’s just the next state over from me.

I'm flexible and following with interest. We usually travel to the US in November and February, occasionally over December, but I can make an extracurricular trip I'm sure! If the trip coincided with an architecture or design festival all the better! But I'm too lazy to do that research.

Early spring 2022 - Charleston, Savannah, Sea Island,GA, Amelia Island, FL.

Super list so far. Now I need to figure out how to do ranked-choice voting, like those smart Canadians have!

I'm in for early spring 2022 to most of the locations. Since this is a long weekend kind of thing the US or Canada sounds great.

Are there garden tours in spring in Charleston? That would be fun! I'm open to any US location. I'm in driving distance to Charleston, Savannah and Asheville.

I’d love to join in! No real preferences except not Mexico and someplace fairly warm.

There is an annual house and garden tour in Charleston each spring. We would need to check dates. Another plus - especially those who might want to tag on a few days, Charleston and Savannah are very approximately 3 hours apart (via the coast). Savannah, Sea Island and Amelia Island are in close proximity. We have driven from Savannah to Amelia Island (or vice versa) in the past. Hilton Head Island is about 1 1/2 hours each way from Savannah and Charleston.

My DS & DIL live in Augusta and I also have cousins in Hilton Head. Georgia would definitely be a plus.

Good to know Mexico is off the list! I think my family and I will go. Looking into it. I might surprise them.

Great suggestions. I've been to a few of those but it's been years. I'm flexible since I don't have any other definite travel plans. DH and I will take another lazy drive around PA to visit family and friends but we'll schedule that for October. My best friend and I are taking our daughters to Ireland but at this point we're just waiting to find out when things re-open and hoping we can go late summer or early fall.

Thanks Mtn for following through on the GTG - It's something to really look forward to after this abysmal year.

Spring 2022 works better for me, but by an edge. Destination wise I am ambivalent it’s about travel time.

Oh, and we smart Mainers voted in ranked choice 2016.

I'm always interested and would love to join in. Wish I had some great suggestions to offer but right now anyplace, anywhere outside of my world sounds intriguing.