ChristmasTrip

Christmas Getaway @ Shasta Lake (Saturday 22 Dec - Tuesday 25 Dec)

- We will be staying at Solus House (19754 solus campground road, lakehead, CA) directions

- 4 bedroom, one bed (sleeps 2) in each room towels, beddings provided

- game room with air hockey, pool table and ping pong

- house rules

- check out procedures Dayna the landlord says that we can check in/out anytime since there is no one before/after us heheeh

[Action Items] - Please signup!

1. Plan & buy breakfast food (Meal #2, 5, 8) - Janet
2. Plan & buy lunch food (Meal #3, 6) - Kendrick
3. Plan & buy first night dinner (Meal #1) - eat out? kevin OK I will take this one since I really dont have any ideas. I will choose the place then.
4. Plan & buy Dinner food (Meal #4) - brenda the gwai por will cook western food.
5. Plan & buy Christmas dinner (Meal #7) - brenda (ditto)
6. Plan & buy dessert - gloria
7. Buy snacks, fruits, beverages - Ho Chuen
8. Research activities around the area
9. Schedule
   1. Saturday Morning 10am leave Bay Area
   2. Saturday afternoon: visit Shasta Dam (2nd largest in US) 12 miles north of Redding on I-5
   3. Sunday afternoon: Ice Rink. $10+$2 skate rental. opened 1:30pm-5pm (530-926-1702)
   4. Monday Morning: visit Sundial Bridge at Turtle Bay
   5. Monday Afternoon: Two hour Cavern Tour: $20 (530-238-2341) 10am, 12pm, or 2pm
   6. Tuesday Afternoon: Pack and go

[Attendee]

1. Brenda
2. Janet
3. Kendrick
4. Alex Yu
5. Chuen
6. Kevin
7. Ben
8. Gloria

[Cost]

- deposit is $500

- $375/night + 10% tax

- 1st night: 6ppl === ~$69/per person

- 2nd & 3rd nights: 8ppl === ~$52/per person/per night

[Car Arrangement]

- drive our own cars...from Kevin's research: SUV/Minivan rental too expensive

Car 1: Kendrick

Car 2: Kevin

Car 3: Ben, Gloria

- let's leave 10am on Saturday

[Food]

- the kitchen is very well equipped (utensils, kitchenware, microwave, food processor, kegerator, ice machine, coffee maker, blender, toaster, crockpot, ovens,...)

- breakfast: eggs, ham, toasts, etc

- lunch: noodles, sandwiches, etc

- do we want to eat out for one dinner?

- anyone interested in making dessert? suggestions? (make some pie, fondue, ...)

- cheese/chocolate fondue? (KC: chocolate fondue!)

- we could drop by SF/Oakland on our way back for a good Christmas dinner

- beverages: wine, beer, hot chocolate, make our own cocktail, OJ, Water, ...

1. Saturday Dinner - (B: since we may be tired from driving, how about eating out for this one?)
2. Sunday Breakfast -
3. Sunday Lunch -
4. Sunday Dinner - chicken and/or lamb, pasta
5. Monday Breakfast -
6. Monday Lunch -
7. Monday Dinner - steak
8. Tuesday Breakfast -

[Activities]

- need more research here (as no internet access there) on what to do around the area:

1. Ski - Mount Shasta Ski Park
2. Outdoor ice skating - Mount Shasta Siskiyou Ice Rink
1. Sundial Bridge @ Turtle Bay
   1. make some fun movie/video - can anyone bring a videocam?
   2. play Christmas music - bring your own instruments :P
   3. wii
   4. snowshoeing?
   5. toys for gift exchange (~$10)? this way we all get something for christmas and more games to play :P

[Stuff to bring]

1. Mahjong - Kevin, Kendrick
2. playing cards -
3. boardgames -
4. Uno, Scrabble, Imaginiff, Set, Clue - Janet
5. Phase 10, sky 9 - brenda
6. DVD/movies - (which region? do we need to bring a laptop?)
7. snow chains - Kendrick(1),
8. ski & snowboard equipment - Kendrick, Kevin
9. ice skates
10. torch - brenda (1) Kevin(1)
11. Nut Cracker Gong Chai (Christmas decor!) - Janet
12. wii - gloria
13. videocam - Janet, Kevin
14. stick a knife in the pirate’s barrel - gloria
15. guitar - brenda
16. recorder (3 soprano, 2 alto, 2 tenor) janet, alex
17. harmonica (1) - janet