“Sorry, folks…”

WalleyWorld

“…park’s closed. The moose out front shoulda told ya.”

Not only is it one of the greatest movie quotes of all time, it also sums up less-than-stellar vacations for more than one SicolaMartian. When it comes to terrible trips, we’ve had some doozies.

Nada: “Attempting to go to Little Corn Island on the eastern side of Nicaragua.”
Editor’s note: Due to length constraints, Nada’s adventure has been boiled down to a few key phrases. “WWII cargo plane… a torrential downpour… men pelting dogs with rocks… in the middle of the ocean and we had no power… same crappy plane… worse weather conditions… Chad got interrogated by the police… we kissed the ground.” You get the idea.

Scott: “After a climbing trip, we ended up sleeping at a construction site outside of LA, because we arrived at 4 a.m. to find no vacancies.”

Lyndahl: “I have taken two separate extensive RV vacations with my family. Anything and everything that could have gone wrong went wrong. We were buried in a sand dune in the night, were washed out to sea, lost 32 tires and were mauled by bears.”

Brooke: “I traveled to England, France and Scotland with one of my best friends. On our way from Paris to London via the Eurostar/rail, the train was derailed in Northern France by a crazed man who put metal bars over the tracks. We were going over 150 mph! Luckily my friend and I weren’t injured, just shaken up, and no one on the train died.”