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mydogstinks2
05-05-2008, 09:01 AM
Everyone had so much fun last weekend that we are going to do it again!!

I will find out the open dates that the Inn has. They really do book up fast. Every single conferance room had something going on in it.

There is room for 30 shackies in the room we had. Any more would make it a tight squeeze BUT if more wanted to come I would squeeze!!

I think the price was not bad at all!! I think for our room for 3 nights (queen beds thur-sunday) plus the crop room was only about $225. Then the only thing extra to pay for was food and shopping. We did not eat as much as you would think either.

We had snacks and drinks in our crop room and no one said a thing about it!!

The staff was AWESOME!! They took group photos for us, anything we asked for they were on top of it! If the weather had been better we could have had a bon-fire that they would have started for us!

So I guess over all- Great weekend, we are doing it again, YOU need to be there!!

GrammaStamper
05-05-2008, 09:15 AM
I just check Mapquest and it's only a 5 hour drive from Guelph. I'm definitely considering it for 2009.

iloveflipflops
05-05-2008, 09:21 AM
Dates? I need to know dates so I can pencil it now :)

GrammaStamper
05-05-2008, 09:22 AM
Yeah, give us dates!!!

iloveflipflops
05-05-2008, 09:25 AM
Hurry, hurry ... April/May will be here before we know it. LOL

Spartymom
05-05-2008, 09:54 AM
I didn't find the trip expensive at all. I paid 90.00 for the room (one night, my roomie Nancy paid the other night.), then 44.00 for the conference room, 7.00 to park. BEing with new friends-Priceless. I just had to say that. Food was not that expensive, I spent 25.00 on that too.

kimmyqtgirl
05-05-2008, 10:25 AM
It was so worth it! Not counting our LONG shopping spree, I don't think I spent $200 between room, crop and food. I really need to add an extra day next year!
can't wait!

Inkisallover
05-05-2008, 10:50 AM
Oh, yeah, it was SO worth it! I spent $300, but I bought LOTS of stuff. And the fun I had was worth every cent!

Fief14
05-05-2008, 11:33 AM
Even with our shopping trip, I didn't spend as much over the entire weekend as I thought I would. I came home with plenty of cash in my wallet--so I guess that it a good thing. Considering how much time we were there, it was a really inexpensive weekend.

I'd rather go back around the same time of year before the Inn bumps up the room prices for the Summer season. Since we were hardly in our room at all I'd rather not have to pay a higher price per night-- you know, this will save more $$ for stamps on the shopping spree!!

I'd love to go back in 2009!

workin4stamps
05-05-2008, 12:30 PM
I'll be in for SURE!

Traci

scraphappy908
05-05-2008, 04:30 PM
It was the best weekend ever and you can't put a price on friendship. I'll be there again next year.

iloveflipflops
05-05-2008, 04:33 PM
Ok this is my schedule for next April (LOL)

Our Spring break is late next year, its going to be the week of April 13-17. Easter is April 12th.

So maybe we can work around that week :)

Paula Carden
05-05-2008, 07:25 PM
Give us dates and I will put on it my calendar.
Barb that is a closer drive for you than me.
It would be so much fun to meet up with so many Shackies.
I would have a great time.

spredbirds
05-05-2008, 10:39 PM
You can count me in!!!

As long as it is not Easter or Mother's Day weekend - count me in!!!

Chris - I'd also be happy to help in organizing whatever you and Robin need again! I loved it!

I loved the site ... it was beautiful. The staff was wonderful. And it was great hiking every morning to "Hell's Point" with my Sparty friend!!!

Please let us know what weekends work!

shuggy
05-05-2008, 11:10 PM
count me in!!

mydogstinks2
05-05-2008, 11:30 PM
count me in!!

OMG you will really come this time???? And your cute Mom too???

threefriends91
05-05-2008, 11:33 PM
Well it would only be about a 5 or 6 hour drive for me too..so give us a date and l'll come.. it sounds great.

mydogstinks2
05-05-2008, 11:34 PM
I will try to get there this week and find out what they still have open. Then i will post the dates and we will see what works for everyone.

workin4stamps
05-06-2008, 06:43 AM
I will try to get there this week and find out what they still have open. Then i will post the dates and we will see what works for everyone.

Hey, will you see what you can do for me for the weekend of 4th of July? I've been trying to make reservations for Brian and I, but they're booked (not surprising!) Maybe you could pull some strings? LOL

:-)

Sherry
05-06-2008, 06:45 AM
Sounds like you all had an awesome time. I can feel the Shack love radiating all the way to Nova Scotia!

shuggy
05-06-2008, 07:54 AM
OMG you will really come this time???? And your cute Mom too???

as long as it works out! yes, my cute mom too!

Canadian, eh
05-06-2008, 05:49 PM
I'm going to save the date, and Barb, you can come visit me and we can drive together because you'll be going through Sarnia.

Paula Carden
05-06-2008, 07:17 PM
Do we have dates yet?

iloveflipflops
05-06-2008, 07:21 PM
No dates yet

Robinkay
05-06-2008, 09:18 PM
I think Chris said something about us going down tomorrow or maybe on thursday to check out the dates.

ellie
05-06-2008, 11:02 PM
Count me in!

maxiesmom
05-06-2008, 11:04 PM
Yeah, Beth, Barb & Ellie?? My niece better not have First Communion next year, I need to find out, hopefully the year after.