We're planning to go to dance camp this weekend in Becket MA. One of my favorite callers will be there, accompanied by a terrific band. It will be the first time back in Becket, for Robert and me at least, after many years of absence. We've been looking forward to the weekend for a long time.
Accomodations are fairly uncomfortable but we've finally made our peace with the place. We like to stay in an unheated cabin (no electricity, "wash house" next door). We bring loads of blankets and stay very toasty. Last night, we got a last-minute message saying that the the water in the wash houses has been turned off. So we needed to stay in a dorm or deal with a bathroom that was a significant hike away. The coed dorm is fairly unpleasant and we'd prefer to stay together.
We discussed a lot of options. Not going was one. Sending one of us (to stay in a single-sex dorm) was another. Staying in a local motel was another idea. But when I looked up the rates at the motel, they were prohibitively high. We thought about staying 20 miles away in the next closest motel, but that involves much more than 20 minutes of driving for each back and forth.
Finally, we called the nearby motel and were quoted a rate $100 less than what's posted on their web site. It's still a little pricey, but we're both going to dance camp minus all the linens, blankets, and extra pillows. Phew.
And now that we've taken care of the comfort issues, we can concentrate on the having fun part. And I'm especially looking forward to that.
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Have a lovely time. Probably you will enjoy it all the more having had all this aggro to get there. Keep those feet tapping.
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