My husband and I had such a great weekend last year on our Romantic Weekend Getaway – South Lake Tahoe that we scheduled a repeat. We stayed at a different hotel, kept our activities super low-key, and soaked in some much needed relaxation! Day 1: arrive at The Landing resort, check out the private beach … Continue reading South Lake Tahoe 2026
Our end-of-summer glamping vacation was Thursday to Tuesday at Marina Dunes RV Resort. Our tween/teens picked bucket list items to do on our vacation: disc golf course (B age 12), something related to cars (S age 16), and Moss Landing State Beach (K age almost 14). My bucket list items were breakfast at First Awakenings, … Continue reading Monterey, California 2026
We were excited to book a stay at one of our favorite glamping resorts - Lake Siskiyou, California. Day 1: arrive & set up camp Day 2: lake day obstacle course - my husband and tween/teens spent an hour on this in the afternoon $15/hour per person we bought our 2-person Oru kayak we rented … Continue reading Lake Siskiyou 2026
before you go hiking at Elkhorn Slough, stop at Phil’s Fish Market in Castroville for some delicious fried artichoke hearts and fish & chips  Hike #12 for 2025 We hiked a 2-mile loop on mostly flat gravel trails and saw 13 different species of birds! A slough is an inlet that is sporadically filled with … Continue reading Elkhorn Slough – Hike
My happy place! 🩵 Before heading to the beach at Carmel-by-the-Sea, we highly recommend stopping by Bruno‘s Market to get custom sandwiches. They are amazing! There is no better place to enjoy a sea salt caramel by the sea than Carmel-by-the-Sea. This was my youngest son‘s idea, and we found the delicious caramels at Bruno‘s … Continue reading Carmel-by-the-Sea
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