Novatrix
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- Oct 17, 2017
Much to my disgust, the California marathon that I was previously planning my trip around Memorial Day weekend just e-mailed today to let me know that they were postponing the race to a week later. As far as I'm concerned, them letting participants know so last minute results in a vote of no confidence from me that the race will actually occur on the new date, and I don't feel like rescheduling my plans around them again.
So now that I'm no longer planning around the race, I have 2 options. I have a 4 day park hopper to use at Disneyland and I won the lottery for a back country permit at Yosemite with Half Dome that I'd like to use.
Option 1 is a slight modification of my original plan, with swapping the need to travel to Ventura with a full day at Disneyland. Disadvantage is being at Disney during a major holiday, needing to switch Disney hotels, and mostly camping/or staying in a Curry Village tent "cabin" for my time in Yosemite.
Fri: fly LAX check into HoJo
Sat: California Adventure, Lamplighter Inn brunch
Sun: Disneyland all day, check out of HoJo and into Best Western Park Place
Mon: Disneyland, Trader Sam's for Lunch, Napa Rose for Dinner
Tues: California Adventure
Wed: Check out of Best Western, Drive to Yosemite, Pick Up Backcountry Permit (it's a 5 night permit that includes Half Dome), hike to Little Yosemite Valley to camp overnight
Thurs: Half Dome, camp LYV
Fri: Curry Village or camp LYV (currently have the option of either)
Sat: Curry Village or camp LYV
Sun: Drive to LAX fly home
I'm debating changing to the following.
Option 2 - As luck would have it, I hadn't yet called up to cancel my Yosemite Valley Lodge reservation for Memorial Day weekend in Yosemite. The pros are that I can bookend the camping with hotels and I avoid Disneyland on Memorial Day weekend. The cons are that I would have NO dining/park reservations at Disneyland and I really want to experience Trader Sams.
Fri: fly to LAX, stay near LAX
Sat: Drive to Yosemite, Stay Yosemite Valley Lodge
Sun: YVL
Mon: YVL
Tues: pick up permit for next day, stay overnight in a front country campground
Wed: hike Half Dome, camp overnight Little Yosemite Valley
Thurs: drive to Anaheim, check into Anaheim Hotel, spend evening in a park
Fri: Disneyland or California Adventure
Sat: Disneyland or California Adventure
Sun: Disneyland or California Adventure
Mon: Drive to LAX fly home
Any thoughts from the experts?
So now that I'm no longer planning around the race, I have 2 options. I have a 4 day park hopper to use at Disneyland and I won the lottery for a back country permit at Yosemite with Half Dome that I'd like to use.
Option 1 is a slight modification of my original plan, with swapping the need to travel to Ventura with a full day at Disneyland. Disadvantage is being at Disney during a major holiday, needing to switch Disney hotels, and mostly camping/or staying in a Curry Village tent "cabin" for my time in Yosemite.
Fri: fly LAX check into HoJo
Sat: California Adventure, Lamplighter Inn brunch
Sun: Disneyland all day, check out of HoJo and into Best Western Park Place
Mon: Disneyland, Trader Sam's for Lunch, Napa Rose for Dinner
Tues: California Adventure
Wed: Check out of Best Western, Drive to Yosemite, Pick Up Backcountry Permit (it's a 5 night permit that includes Half Dome), hike to Little Yosemite Valley to camp overnight
Thurs: Half Dome, camp LYV
Fri: Curry Village or camp LYV (currently have the option of either)
Sat: Curry Village or camp LYV
Sun: Drive to LAX fly home
I'm debating changing to the following.
Option 2 - As luck would have it, I hadn't yet called up to cancel my Yosemite Valley Lodge reservation for Memorial Day weekend in Yosemite. The pros are that I can bookend the camping with hotels and I avoid Disneyland on Memorial Day weekend. The cons are that I would have NO dining/park reservations at Disneyland and I really want to experience Trader Sams.
Fri: fly to LAX, stay near LAX
Sat: Drive to Yosemite, Stay Yosemite Valley Lodge
Sun: YVL
Mon: YVL
Tues: pick up permit for next day, stay overnight in a front country campground
Wed: hike Half Dome, camp overnight Little Yosemite Valley
Thurs: drive to Anaheim, check into Anaheim Hotel, spend evening in a park
Fri: Disneyland or California Adventure
Sat: Disneyland or California Adventure
Sun: Disneyland or California Adventure
Mon: Drive to LAX fly home
Any thoughts from the experts?