Tell me where to go.............

[Tuckervill]

Nah, if you can afford to go almost anywhere, go way south, like Hawaii or the US Virgin Islands. Even Puerto Rico would be good. No passport required.

I applied for our passports for our cruise in October and we got them within 3 weeks. But, they don't guarantee them that fast, so you would be taking a risk to schedule something out of the country.

Karen

[tulip]

Get yourselves passports so you will have more options in the future (now required for Canada, too).

I would suggest St. Augustine Florida, or Folly Beach, South Carolina or Edisto Island South Carolina (with side trips to Charleston).

[emily_in_nc]

The Florida Keys....love their funky charm! There's a great bike path most of the way up and down the keys. People ride up and down in their cruiser bikes. DH and I rented a cottage for a week and had a blast doing that this past December!

Wherever you go, sounds like a wonderful time ahead!

Emily

[snapdragen]

Passport Info

Sounds like you could go to Mexico - you need a photo ID and proof of citizenship (birth certificate)

I think I'd choose either Hawaii or San Diego.

[Flybye]

I'm checking all of the suggestions out! Planning to have fun is sure a lot of work!

My mom and dad have a timeshare condo with worldwide access. I checked on the Florida Keys and there in no availability for the week we are able to go. I started there because I noticed that one of the condos had free bike rentals.

I think we will start with the continental US first because of the cost factor.

I really appreciate the ideas - I am not even close to being finished checking all of your suggestions out. You have no idea how helpful is is to have a place to start looking.

I guess I'd better hit the sack. Thanks again!

[Tuckervill]

You "could" go to Mexico, but they caution that the passport requirements are due to change this year and they could change just in time for the trip, or worse, while you're gone. I wouldn't take that chance at all, but that's just me. We didn't really need our passports on the cruise (although Carnival required them, we could have gotten on without them), but I was glad to have them. If you use your passport as ID to fly, I noticed they use a jeweler's loupe to study them at the security gate--and we were only flying to Ft. Lauderdale!

Passport Info

Sounds like you could go to Mexico - you need a photo ID and proof of citizenship (birth certificate)

I think I'd choose either Hawaii or San Diego.

Karen

[Tuckervill]

Oh, and I like Dauphin Island in Alabama, too, but it might still be a bit chilly for swimming in late March.

Karen

[sundial]

Why not take a cruise? Then you can swim on board and snorkel as well on an excursion.