Travels

Grande-Terre

April 1, 2018

A week on Grande-Terre in Guadeloupe over spring break.

Camelback Mountain

January 15, 2018

We had to do a little work on the alcohol calories after Jim McGarry’s 40th birthday weekend in Scottsdale!

Barcelona

September 22, 2017

Last year I took the kids to Portland during harvest. This year, with Max a year older, we ventured a little further… Norwegian airlines started […]

The Basque Country

September 21, 2017

Our travels through Basque country during the 2017 harvest…

Washington Boys Tour

August 26, 2017

This week we had an unusual alignment of events: no nanny, grandparents out of town, no school for Max, Lilia back at school, and first […]

Bakkers’ for Independence Day

July 3, 2017

Camp Redwoods

June 27, 2017

It’d been 15 years since I’d been to Redwoods, we shouldn’t have left it that long… It’s such a fantastic setup with the communal deck, […]

Arizona

May 26, 2017

Great to get out to Arizona to see Cheryl and Chris!

Three Weeks in Australia

March 25, 2017

An unforgettable three weeks Down Under over spring break!

Sydney!

March 25, 2017

Our last stop in Adelaide was a short stint in Sydney with the Ettridges in Double Bay. Lisa and I hadn’t been to Sydney since […]

Yorke Peninsula

March 14, 2017

We had an action packed few days on Yorke Peninsula with the Brown clan, great to get over there to meet Louis and see the […]

The Tweed Coast

March 10, 2017

We jumped at the opportunity to stop in on Todd and Celia on the picturesque Tweed Coast on our way to Adelaide this week, it […]

Harvest Trip to Oregon

September 27, 2016

While Mum was in the peak of harvest the three of us took a trip to Oregon this last weekend. One of my earliest memories […]

Weekend in Visalia

August 21, 2016

A quick weekend trip down to see the Bakkers in Visalia

The Eastern Sierras

July 30, 2016

Our camping trip through Yosemite and the Eastern Sierras. June Lake, Mammoth Lakes, Bishop Creek, the Long Valley Caldera, Bodie, Grover Hot Springs, Carson City and the American River.

A Weekend in Avila

June 27, 2016

Awesome weekend visiting the McGarrys down in Avila Beach. Great to get back to SLO and enjoy some beach time with the kids!

Honduras

April 7, 2015

It’d been almost two-and-a-half years since our week in French Polynesia with the Bakkers, way too long between tropical sojourns. This time we had our […]