Posted by Max Dunn
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 15:45:45 GMT | no comments
As we were flying to Las Vegas to go kayaking on the Colorado River, Suzanne and I were thinking about how many times we have taken a trip by ourselves without the kids. The answer was three times – and every one of them was because J.R and Eileen invited us to go someplace, with the implicit understanding that the kids were not invited!
While we love going places with our kids, we really appreciate that they invite us on these trips so that we get to spend some time with adults, to reconnect with each other and to have some fun. And this trip was definitely a great time!
After flying to Arizona, J.R. and Eileen picked us up at the Las Vegas airport and then we drove to Boulder City to spend the night. The next morning, we drove down to Willow Beach to pack the kayaks and launch. The trip was put on by Jen of Aqua Adventures and she did a great job. There were 13 of us total, and we enjoyed everyone’s company. (Later, I was informed that unlike power boaters, ALL kayakers are nice people. ;-) )
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Posted by Max Dunn
Fri, 17 Aug 2007 05:20:26 GMT | no comments
We didn’t plan a big trip this year so instead, we got in the car and drove. We ended up spending some time in Newport Beach, Las Vegas and San Diego. Here are the things we enjoyed most about the trip:
- Eating hamburgers and fries at In-N-Out
- Frozen yogurt in San Luis Obisbo
- Riding the eGo electric scooter in SLO
- Eating lunch on the cliffs in Laguna Beach at Las Brisas
- Shopping for surf clothing at Jacks in Newport
- Buying cupcakes at Sprinkles
- Surfing all over
- The wave pool at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas
- Seeing the Blue Man show
- Sleeping in
- Hanging out at the beach in San Onofre
- Paige’s Craft Corner at San O
- Maxie getting coffee at Startbucks
- Seeing baby Mitchy
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Posted by Max Dunn
Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:51:46 GMT | no comments
(Suzanne) If you know me, I’m the one that has to research everything for months before making any kind of big purchase. Trips, on the other hand, can be a different story. Don’t get me wrong, I still love doing research for certain destinations, but there is some sort of thrill that I get out of being spontaneous—this trip being one of them!
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Posted by Max Dunn
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:28:08 GMT | 1 comment
It used to be that the best way to buy things in a foreign country was to use your credit card. Not anymore. The fees they are charging now are a big rip-off.
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Posted by Max Dunn
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:29:06 GMT | no comments
We all had a really great time on this cruise—it was our best vacation yet. Here are the things I really liked about it, and a few that could have been better.
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Posted by Max Dunn
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 15:00:33 GMT | no comments
We had the fun of flying out of Heathrow only 3 days after the airport was closed down due to a possible terrorist attack employing liquids carried on the plane. Everywhere, there were long queues (“lines” for you Americans), and lots of security, but we made it home eventually and uneventfully.
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Posted by Max Dunn
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:52:13 GMT | no comments
Today we had to get off the ship (sniff). We went to breakfast and I had my smoked salmon and scrambled eggs one last time, before we got off the ship. We then spent the rest of the day in London.
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Posted by Max Dunn
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:51:32 GMT | no comments
In Oslo, we perfected our method of visiting a new city.
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Posted by Max Dunn
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:51:51 GMT | no comments
The last day on the cruise was spent at sea travelling back to Dover. The highlight of this day was the kid’s talent show where Claire danced.
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Posted by Max Dunn
Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:40:10 GMT | no comments
Copenhagen was great. We employed our usual method of experiencing a city: Internet, coffee, souvenirs, chocolate. But we also went to Tivoli Gardens which was special.
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