40th birthday experience ideas needed!
August 25, 2013 10:33 AM Subscribe
I need ideas for an outdoorsy/active October 40th birthday weekend getaway from Boston.
My boyfriend is turning 40 in mid October and I'd like to take him somewhere for a Friday after work, Saturday night stay and come home on Sunday. We live in Boston and 2-3 hours travel time is the maximum (via train, car, ferry or plane - I'm willing to get us plane tickets but don't want a long travel time, that's all!) I'd like to do something fun on Saturday that is outdoorsy (preferably not camping because we are already super active avid campers). My budget for the weekend is $800. Other than that, I'm open and need help thinking of good getaway ideas! Please, no spas. It's just not us. If we could bring our dog it would be a bonus, but most definitely not mandatory.
An example of an idea I had was to take the ferry from Boston to Provincetown, stay 2 nights in p-town, and go mountain biking in the dunes on Saturday, but I feel like I can do better than that. I would like to avoid NH because it will be crazy with leaf peeping season.
Help me hive mind!
My boyfriend is turning 40 in mid October and I'd like to take him somewhere for a Friday after work, Saturday night stay and come home on Sunday. We live in Boston and 2-3 hours travel time is the maximum (via train, car, ferry or plane - I'm willing to get us plane tickets but don't want a long travel time, that's all!) I'd like to do something fun on Saturday that is outdoorsy (preferably not camping because we are already super active avid campers). My budget for the weekend is $800. Other than that, I'm open and need help thinking of good getaway ideas! Please, no spas. It's just not us. If we could bring our dog it would be a bonus, but most definitely not mandatory.
An example of an idea I had was to take the ferry from Boston to Provincetown, stay 2 nights in p-town, and go mountain biking in the dunes on Saturday, but I feel like I can do better than that. I would like to avoid NH because it will be crazy with leaf peeping season.
Help me hive mind!
So look, depending on your view of the outdoors,
rent motorcycles
ride out route 2 to the Berkshires
Maybe see a concert Friday night and then go to the farmers market Saturday morning
Then take Saturday afternoon and try the zipline in Deerfield?
A friend of mine just did the zipline. They said they took their time and it was about 3 hours of entertainment.
posted by Nanukthedog at 12:21 PM on August 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
rent motorcycles
ride out route 2 to the Berkshires
Maybe see a concert Friday night and then go to the farmers market Saturday morning
Then take Saturday afternoon and try the zipline in Deerfield?
A friend of mine just did the zipline. They said they took their time and it was about 3 hours of entertainment.
posted by Nanukthedog at 12:21 PM on August 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
Hot air balloon ride. (No ideas about where to do this, though)
posted by vitabellosi at 12:36 PM on August 25, 2013
posted by vitabellosi at 12:36 PM on August 25, 2013
Berkshires? You could hike and/or do a yoga retreat at Kripalu.
posted by jcrbuzz at 12:43 PM on August 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by jcrbuzz at 12:43 PM on August 25, 2013 [1 favorite]
We love the Shelburne Falls area. Gould's Sugar House is a great place for pancakes and sausage and the glacial potholes are really cool. We've never used them, but I know Zoar Outdoor has kayaking, biking, rock climbing and zip lining. And Shelburne Falls strikes me as a particularly doggy town.
posted by Biblio at 2:45 PM on August 25, 2013
posted by Biblio at 2:45 PM on August 25, 2013
I love Portland, ME. Good food, lots of good hikes, pet-friendly Airbnb places.
posted by barnone at 3:21 PM on August 25, 2013
posted by barnone at 3:21 PM on August 25, 2013
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posted by xingcat at 10:42 AM on August 25, 2013