We started the day with another trip to the pool. The girls have loved this campground. The warm pool, the big clean showers, and all the orange trees. They are very sad to be leaving but we comforted by the fact that we will be returning in a week to spend some more time with Ryan and Jessica. Once we had camp backed up, we headed out for San Diego. The only...
Read MoreAfter seeing and exploring so many new things, we were all in need of some down time. We did laundry – amazing how nice it is to have clean clothes and sheets and frolicked by the pool for most of the day. We also had pool Olympics. It was a tight race for Kaatje and Kaelyn. They both left daddy in the dust as they completed 3 laps of the pool without a...
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Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park. A fascinating variety of plants and animals make their homes in a land sculpted by strong winds and occasional torrents of rain. A rich cultural history, and surreal geologic features add to the wonder of this vast wilderness. We started by hiking the Hidden...
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We have been on the road for almost two weeks and hadn’t made it to the beach yet. In our family, that is like a crime, so when the schoolwork was done, we set off to see the beaches of the stars. We drove by Adam Sandler’s house and although the beach is public we opted for a nearby surfer beach in Malibu. The locals were very friendly and shocked by...
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We started the day picking oranges, lemons, limes, and grapefruit. We had fresh squeezed orange juice and lemonade with breakfast. It was delicious. After that we tackled some schoolwork and then headed to Ontario California to visit Uncle Ryan and Jessica. When we pulled into the complex, Kaatje found it hard to fathom why Ryan and Jessica would be moving. The...
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