• I’m on a Boat (in Oregon)!

    They say they best way to have a boat is to know someone who owns a boat.  We took advantage of that during our Oregon trip by taking my brother Dave’s boat out a couple times. When we stayed on the Oregon coast, we took the boat out onto the…

  • Hang Gliding Lessons

    After giving skydiving and paragliding a try, I thought we should give hang gliding a go, too.  Unlike those, where we were passengers with a guide, we would actually do the flying of the gliders ourselves. It didn’t take any convincing for the kids to say “I’m in!”. We were…

  • Riding Sand Rails (Dune Buggy) at Oregon Dunes

    I’ve wanted to see massive sand dunes and go dune buggy riding for a while, so I was really excited when I found out Oregon Dunes National Recreation Area was close to where we were staying on the Oregon coast.  We debated whether we should rent some and drive ourselves…

  • Sea World San Diego

    We never went to Sea World while we were living in San Diego despite being a few miles away and hearing their fireworks show every night during the summer.  I wanted to take the kids but with all the controversy about killer whales in captivity, I decided to stay away.…