Are you doing anything unusual this summer?

I have a 2013 Prius that I bought in 2017 and can confirm that it's 100% worth the slight markup for a hybrid. My gas mileage even on the highway is fantastic (20-40mpg depending on how aggressively I'm driving), and in the city/side streets I average 50-60mpg. I went from filling up weekly in a Honda Fit to maybe every 3 weeks in the Prius.

 

There might be other less expensive Toyota hybrids than the Prius. I think you pay a.premium for the model name. They started making hybrid Corollas 2 or 3 years ago.

 

Hybrid battery replacement: I would never take out a loan to fix my car. Maybe my Chevelle, but that car actually increases in value every year.

I'm seeing a pattern with the used hybrids. All of them are 10+ years old and 100K miles. Owners are getting rid of them before the big battery repair bill. None of the dealerships have any info on recent battery replacement.

 

That sounds like a lot of fun but also very stressful! Good luck!

 

My husband and I went to Greece!

 

Planning my vacation to Spain

 

I will start working on my own business this summer, so no chance for some rest. First of all i want to implement clerk.chat in the daily communication with the customers and gonna probably need some time for that

 

Nope. Just relaxing since I have to work at summer school for 6 weeks.

 

This summer will not be unusual to me, but it might be to others

This is the 4th summer that I will go camping with my German shepherd in my A frame trailer (in the past I have done tent camping, I also done it with a pretty big travel trailer, but the A frame is the best). So I'll be going to Southern Utah to camp and hike. I love hiking in the heat, 90-100 degrees are perfectly fine, I am prepared and have never had a problem. I knw that it conditions you to be more tolerant to heat and exert energy in the heat it trains your heart, lungs and teaches your body how to better regulate body heat. This is in addition to all the great things hiking alone does to you.

I prepare the trip during the year (I type up the whole plan) , I often revisit places from the previous years and add to them. I usually hike every day, 5-10 miles, my longest days have been 13-16 miles, hopefully I'll add to those this time. My very favorite things are hiking in slot canyons, I've been to so many, and petroglyphs. Seen so many, anywhere between 1000-5000 years old ones.
This is usually 3 weeks, then I come home and go deer hunt for about 7-10 days (most likely in the 90-100 degree heat, hence the training before), after that just hang out at home, go to the lake which is 15 minutes from me and enjoy the rest of the summer.

I do the same type of hiking / camping trips during my spring break, for 7-8 days. Just this year I got to hike the famous Wave and part of Buckskin Gulch - I'll be going back to the same areas this summer.

I started in 2020 during Covid, in Northern Arizona (just as beautiful, it's basically the same area just different states) and then moved up the S. Utah, but also went to Sedona twice and it was amazing.

I don't do national parks because they're not dog friendly. I've been to many of them, but there are just as many beautiful places out there, all free and you can take your dog.

Can't wait for summer!

 

My husband and I are going to drive 4 states in our Truck Camper. We have already found many cool places to visit during the trip. I also contacted Ober Mountain customer service and found out what entertainment they have in the summer. I am already looking forward to the summer so that I can start traveling and have a little rest from the hard school days