“Soar on a cushion of air up to 30 feet high”. That did not sound like something my son, with his fear of heights and danger, would want to do. But as soon as he saw the iFly brochure in the lobby of our San Diego hotel, he talked of nothing else. With his father…
“You went all the way to San Diego and DIDN’T go to the San Diego Zoo?” That was most common comment I got about our last trip to San Diego. We prioritized the San Diego Zoo this time around and we were not disappointed. Sure, we admired the playful animals, but there was so much…
On the San Diego Waterfront is an impressively gigantic aircraft carrier, lit up at night, that hosts a world of history as one of the longest-running aircraft carriers, the USS Midway. Named after the famous World War II Battle of Midway, the ship was commissioned two days after the end of the war but still…
Beautiful fresh snow. Tall trees that open to a wide clear meadow. A view of Mount Shasta and Shastina to look at. And a groomed trail used mostly by locals. Is there a better place to have your first cross country skiing adventure? To make it even better, it was a morning excursion with just…
Sure, skiing is fun, but have you tried snow tubing? Sitting in an inner tube, you shoot down 300 feet of snow feeling the rush of wind as you fly down the mountain and hope you do not have too much speed and get shot to the parking lot. Mt. Shasta Ski Park has an…
Who else has Ski Week in their school district? Every year we get mid-winter break in February. My kids heard me refer to it as Ski Week once and the name has stuck. Funny part is, we have never actually been skiing. This year, my kids decided they really wanted to try it. We did…
As the vaccine continue to roll out, the cases lessen, and the world begins to open up, there are more activities in the Bay Area that are open for some COVID safe fun. Recently my kids on break wanted an outing that “wasn’t just another hike”. My friend suggested the Oakland Zoo and we were…
December is that magical time of year when houses are full of lights, the air has a nip in it and people are getting ready for the holiday season. It’s also the time of year when people flock to see their favorite ballet performance of Tchaikovsky’s Christmas Classic – The Nutcracker. Since my daughter started…
Recently our family found a COVID safe family-friendly activity in West Sacramento, just a day trip from the San Francisco Bay Area. The Fox River Train provides families theme-based steam train rides with open air cars, beautiful scenery, plenty of hand sanitizer, and attendants that make the ride fun for everyone. We recently rode on…
Seeking a change in scenery and a family outing after a rough week, we loaded up the car and drove over the iconic Bay Bridge, and down and through the hills of the San Francisco Bay Peninsula, to the quaint town of Half Moon Bay to spend a day enjoying small town life and some…