SECOND HONEYMOON

Sunday, March 22. 2009

Coney’s now three, and with her newfound maturity (i.e., not eating anything unrelated to her) she’s able to be trusted without an adult constantly supervising her movements for the protection of others. One of the side benefits of this development is that Dad and Kell can finally take a vacation by themselves. (Elanor and Gran will look after Coney, with Rudy helping out until Friday night when I return from college for the weekend.)
After long and careful consideration of the myriad of options available to them, Dad and Kell decided to return to the cabin in the woods where they spent their honeymoon. They were thrown off by the name change; it’s now called Goldilocks Resorts. It was called something else when they stayed there.
The website describes it as an “enchanted forest getaway, free from the stresses of civilization, yet with all the amenities unavailable to the Wild denizens. It’s the Best of both worlds!!!” (Exclamation points theirs.) They go on to wax rapturously over the lush terrain and babbling brooks.
I doubt that my folks will see much of the exterior anyway.
This week's question for you married humans: Where did you go on your honeymoon?

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I'm not married, but I know where I want to go: Australia. For you, koalas and kangaroos are nearby, and probably friends. For me, they're things I can only see by going to zoos (I think we explained those before) and I'd like to see one in the wild. I also want to go to New Zealand and see the sets for the Lord of the Rings movies. Maybe visit a hobbit hole. Of course, wanting to see Australia could also be because the closest thing I have to a boyfriend at the moment is in Australia. Just maybe.

#1 Selina Grace on 2009-03-22 03:49 (Reply)

But alas, this human is not yet married. I've found the right one, I just... haven't had the opportunity. We've dated and broke up twice, and at the rate it's going now, we'll date again... And this time, we've both changed. So hopefully it'll come around! fingers crossed

As far as what I would LIKE to do, I'd love to visit Ireland or Scotland or England on a honeymoon. But that's just me. Heck, if I can marry the woman I'm wanting to, I'd be happy spending my honeymoon at the house cleaning things up during the day, cooking dinner in the evening, and watching tv whilst cuddling on the couch at night. Sounds like heaven to me. ^_^

#2 Dr3w on 2009-03-22 06:34 (Reply)

Not married quite yet, but we will be in about six weeks and reservations have been made for several months. We'll be going to Kansas City, MO - not the typical honeymoon destination for most humans, I know, but it has special significance for us. My fiance went there last year to visit the Truman Presidential Library. They had an exhibit of some of the love letters Harry Truman wrote to his wife, and he wound up using a quote from one of them when he proposed to me. So now we want to go there together.

#3 Trix on 2009-03-22 08:44 (Reply)

The phrase "not eating anything unrelated to her" doesn't sound quite right, Lindesfarne. It makes it sound like your family's in more danger from her than anyone else. Maybe you should have said everything unrelated to her.

Another unmarried human here. Your human friend Ki Oshiro and her new husband Nick went on a cruise during their honeymoon. For most of the time, they saw only the inside of their cabin... which is what you're implying your parents will do. It's not so much where you go as who you're with.

#4 CharlieG on 2009-03-22 09:10 (Reply)

I'm not married, but my parents spent their honeymoon in Wales and apparantly had a nice time up near Snowdon, enjoying the pleasant scenery and local customs. In the future, I've decided to honeymoon in a scenic place, probably Cornwall or the rugged parts of Ireland. Though nothing's set, maybe the choice'll decide itself later.

#5 Luna on 2009-03-22 09:56 (Reply)

Cruise to Alaska - didn't get an opportunity to see the interior, would like to get to Denali at least. Maybe for our 20th Anniversary - we hit 11 next month.

Saw lots of Otters and Eagles, 2 moose,

#6 Robert The Addled on 2009-03-22 10:55 (Reply)

Charlie G, thanks for the update on my friends Nick and Ki! I was great to hear they finally tied the knot.
Yes, in referring to Coney's eating habits I should've phrased it gooder.

#7 Lindesfarne Dewclaw on 2009-03-22 12:48 (Reply)

I regret that the comic did not depict Coney's third birthday; it must have been cute. Did depict her first, tho, and that seems to be the only birthday we've ever gotten to see. The cartoonist must be afraid of turning Domain into the Hundred Aker Wood.

#8 Classic Steve (Link) on 2009-03-22 12:57 (Reply)

I'd be wary of second Honeymoons... Couples tend to come back with "Surprises" after second Honeymoons, and Seeing as it's March... well... I'd just be careful... tell them not to do anything without planning ahead... and if they do then don't be surprised if 9 months down the line there is another little surprise.

#9 Rex Dragon (Link) on 2009-03-22 14:20 (Reply)

Unmarried. This year going to Yellowstone, probably next year on a Carribean cruise (at least a chance to see a mongoose).

#10 Thomas Mazanec (Link) on 2009-03-22 14:55 (Reply)

This human and his wife actually didn't have a honeymoon in the traditional sense, we didn't have the time or money to go anywhere after we got married. Our first trip after our wedding was actually a trip I planned for a birthday present for my new wife which we took 9 months after our wedding (at her birthday), we drove from our home in Winnipeg to Edmonton, stayed at the Fantasyland Hotel in the West Edmonton Mall (biggest mall in N. America) in a theme suite, and drove back. Even though it wasn't right after our wedding, and we'd been married almost a year by that point, we still acted like newlyweds, if you get the drift.

(Good to see your parents can still do that, Lindesfarne!) I'm thinking of a trip to the east coast for our 10th anniversary (summer 2010) but finances might not allow it.

#11 David Kendall on 2009-03-22 14:58 (Reply)

Yet another single here, and probably will stay that way. But, if I DID have one, I don't care where it is as long as it's warm and has a beach. Selina's idea of visiting Australia sounds good. Always wanted to go there.

I couldn't help but notice you bypassed my inquiry regarding inter-species relationship. As a scientist, I thought you'd find such musings an interesting departure from the usual faire. Ah well.

#12 Mortar on 2009-03-22 16:21 (Reply)

We went to a beach. Imagine our surprise when had trouble booking a room in what we thought was an out-of-the-way spot. Fortunately the beach wasn't crowded and it was very pleasant.

We were amused when we returned to the same hotel years later to discover the luster had faded on the surroundings. Still nice, but the hotel had declined. I don't think the hotel even exists anymore.

#13 Harry on 2009-03-22 16:51 (Reply)

Lindesfarne, Rex Dragon brings up (indirectly) a question. What is the gestation period of wolves on your world? Here it's apparently 59-63 days. For humans, it's 266 days. For hedgehogs: 35 days. Obviously the 'nine months' Rex mentions is a good approximation of the human pregnancy span, but that can't be a constant on your side. Mayflies only have a life-span of one day: a nine-month pregnancy is impossible in their case.

(From what I've heard from some pregnant women over here, they'd gladly trade that 266 day span for that of wolves or hedgehogs!

)

#14 CharlieG on 2009-03-22 17:07 (Reply)

Kell's pregnancy with Coney lasted nine months.

Mortar, what was your inquiry about inter-species relationships?

#15 Lindesfarne Dewclaw on 2009-03-22 22:44 (Reply)

1st honeymoon Walt Disney, my guess is in your realm it really is run by mice. 2nd honeymoon a year later because she got sick for2 days. Walt Disney World
10 years later.......any hotel within an hour will do..... God bless my parents for watching the boys.
My question for you is really nosey.Your Dad! he is great but also a very different rabbit. I know you know your genetics, have you ever tested his?

#16 PZ Dude on 2009-03-22 22:46 (Reply)

Tahoe, on the Nevada side. The price was right, but the hotel was deceptive. ("Do you have air conditioning?" "Yes" [but not in the rooms, only in the casino]) It was high summer, and virtually all the time in the room was spent in the nude.

#17 Robin on 2009-03-23 00:46 (Reply)

Yes, because honeymooners spend sooooo much of their time clothed...

#17.1 Selina Grace on 2009-03-24 00:05 (Reply)

Yes, I have tested my father's genetics. He's a rabbit, just an extraordinary rabbit.

And yes, his parents are Grandpa and Gran. I've definitely confirmed that.

#18 Lindesfarne Dewclaw on 2009-03-23 04:04 (Reply)

Thanks, I have always wondered about that. I am happy that Granpa and Gram are his parents. Well at least Gram and she was faithful. Her spunk maybe enough to spark such a rabbit as your dad. And that is a good thing!
But you have to admit there has to be some one in the family tree behind them to produce such a rabbit.
But I guess that is for another day. And we will just have to enjoy reading about him as is.

#18.1 PZ Dude on 2009-03-23 10:18 (Reply)

I'm just saying they may want to be careful if they don't want to end up with 4 kids instead of 3. March is a very crazy time for rabbits.

#19 Rex Dragon (Link) on 2009-03-23 10:00 (Reply)

When we got married, we had been planning the wedding for most of a year -- and had to move the date forward about 4 months when I finally got a job offer in Australia after 2 years of looking for work in the US. The 'honeymoon' consisted of packing two households and shipping them overseas while we looked for a place to live for the next 5 years.

Anyway, our tenth anniversary is getting closer. If we can afford it, we will probably find someplace scenic where we can ignore the scenery in true honeymooner fashion. Ideally, there will be caves nearby (I enjoy spelunking) as well as huge vistas (my wife is a claustrophobe).

#20 Derv on 2009-03-23 15:24 (Reply)

Never did get married either. Niagra Falls has an old reputation for being where a lot of couples take their honeymoon.

#21 Bixyl Shuftan (Link) on 2009-03-23 18:14 (Reply)

Well, my husband and I went to a cute little bed and breakfast out in the middle of nowhere, where the owners had done a lot of hand painting and artwork all over the place. It was so much fun wandering around and looking at everything. Originally we were going to go to Disney because I had never been (my husband still vows to somehow find the money to take me there). But sadly he lost his job because the company was bought out, so we took the pennies we saved to go somewhere a little closer to home.

We are a couple of geeks though, and probably would have been happy going to a anime convention for our honeymoon. Heck that's where he proposed anyway!

The general answer for honeymoon's however is that it really depends on the couple, their likes, and what they have money for. I've know people to go as far away as Hawaii and some who chose to use the honeymoon money for something more practical like buying or remodeling the home.

Oh I promise to try and respond more quickly from now on. I always seem to be the last to post.

#22 librarypages on 2009-03-24 09:45 (Reply)

We were very short of funds when we got married in 1971. We went camping, first to Idaho, then to Yosemite. I got a job offer partway through and we hurried home. For our 30th anniversary, we took a trip to Alaska: first the train trip from Fairbanks to Anchorage, then the cruise to Vancouver. It was a lovely trip.

#23 Johanna on 2009-03-24 18:43 (Reply)

I'm another of those unmarried folks. My parents' honeymoon had them driving a few hours to a beach north of San Francisco where they camped for a few days. They had just graduated from college, and were still pretty poor.

If I were to get married, I'd probably want something simple like that, too. Just longer.

#24 cat frye on 2009-03-24 21:02 (Reply)

First time poster here- but it's relevant so I thought I'd pipe up.

I'm right now in the process of planning my honeymoon, and it's proving to be as challenging as it was picking the locale for you Dad and Stepmom's second. We've been offered a trip to Turkey from some enthusiastic family members, but my German fiance is a bit of a 'burrower' and not prone to flying off to exotic locales as I'd like to do. Negotiations are still ongoing- we might be able to compromise with something like a cruise (so I could leave him on the boat and go out sight seeing as I like.) I might be able to convert the Turkey trip to a graduation trip and do something closer to home for the honeymoon. Home at that point will be in Germany, so there's plenty nearby to keep an American girl with a zest for travel entertained!

I wonder if such conflicts are more common on your side of the portal with some species being more nomadic than others. We're (my fiance and I) separated by nationality and some basic personality traits- but you guys are often separated by species! On both sides of the portal we all seem to get by just fine, though, so I'm confident we'll figure it out in the end.

#25 Ally Kat on 2009-03-25 01:21 (Reply)

Another first time poster! Hubby and I were offered the change to go to Lake Tahoe for our honeymoon and we took it. It was a coin toss between there and Disney in Florida. Long story short, we decided to go to a "grown up place" for our honeymoon because we figured when we had a family, we'd head to Disney to see the head mouse. Which we did in 2008 with our 11 year old and 10 year old daughters. It was definitely more fun with the girls! So I did manage to hit both places at different points in my life. Hubby and I will be married 16 years this year (not bad for a blind date, huh?)

#25.1 Cheryl on 2009-03-29 04:03 (Reply)

First a long weekend in Montreal, then, later when we both had time off from work, three weeks driving from NJ to the southwest and its wonders: Meteor Crater, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas [left soon!], Zion, Bryce, Jackson Hole and many points in between. In an un-air-conditioned car. In July. And me with a tendency toward motion sickness. Love survived and thrived, though we NEVER bought a car w/o a/c agian!

#26 Phrogge (Link) on 2009-03-31 14:58 (Reply)

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