This winter break we were lucky enough to have a couple of weeks up in Whistler where we enjoyed time skiing and with our extended family. This has been a place we have been coming to since I was 14 years old and there are parts I never explored. I have spent more time in... Continue Reading →
International Travel: Liquid Leisure Aqua Park (Dachet/Slough)
Just outside of London is a water park with loads of fun. We checked out Liquid Leisure on our trip to England and this is our review!
International Travel: The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre (Great Missenden, England)
Do you have any Roald Dahl fans in your family? If so, you should check out the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre in England! Here is our review!
International Travel: Narrowboat Adventures in England (Warwickshire, United Kingdom)
Ever considered a different sort of cruising option? We rented a narrowboat and cruised the canals of England! Here is our write up!
Activity: Zip-lining with Ziptrek Ecotours (Whistler, BC)
We have gone zip-lining in lots of places and usually it is somewhere warm. My son doesn't weigh very much and often doesn't meet the requirement for many zip-line operations. We checked in with Ziptrek Ecotours to see if they might be able to accommodate us and they could on one of their tours. We... Continue Reading →
Travel: San Juan Island, WA
The San Juan Islands have become a big time destination for travelers, and not just locals to the Pacific Northwest. People are flocking here from all over to get a sense of what our boating/island life is like while enjoying the Northwest culture and food. Many of the islands can be easily accessed via ferry... Continue Reading →
Hikes for Kids: Neahkanie Mountain (Manzanita, OR)
Every summer we do a camping with our school at Nehalem Bay State Park which is just outside of the gorgeous, tiny town of Manaznita. This year a group of us decided we wanted to add more hiking/walking to our stay and we checked out a couple of things. The first was a walk from... Continue Reading →
Hiking with Kids: Oak Island Nature Trail (Portland/Sauvie Island)
Portland is very close to many great things. Hiking is fairly abundant close in and we discovered a great trail just outside of Portland on Sauvie Island. What is fun for kids to imagine about the Oak Island Nature Trail is that they are on an island in a lake, that is on an island in a... Continue Reading →
Hiking with Kids: Lava River Cave (Sunriver, Oregon)
About a month ago my son and I did a camping trip over in Central Oregon, just outside of Sunriver. We were checking out the Bend-Sunriver RV Campground at the time and wanted to get out for a little walk. There are lots of great options in the Bend area, but we are fans of a... Continue Reading →
Campground Review: Bend-Sunriver RV Campground (Bend, OR)
We have stayed in a lot of different types of campgrounds but usually do so in our little teardrop. We were recently given the opportunity to stay in a yurt, which we have never done before and thought we should try it out. We packed up and drove the 3.5 hours from Portland to just south of... Continue Reading →