When our family is planning vacation getaways, tent camping always sounds like a good idea. Camping provides adventure in the great outdoors, a cheap way to see national parks, and a flexible way to travel. But if your family members are beginner campers...
Camping isn’t really their thing. Really, it wasn’t our thing either. We had gone on family camping trips with friends in the past and loved all the time we spent outdoors but camping at Campland on the Bay in Mission Beach, California isn't what you'd think...
El Capitan State Beach in Santa Barbara County isn't just another pretty beach. It's also an inexpensive coastal vacation where a family can enjoy the sound of crashing waves as they drift off to sleep inside their tent or recreational vehicle, RV. There,...
When I heard the news, a wave of relief so great washed over me, I felt the unexpected strain of tears. Until that moment, I hadn’t realized our family camping trip to Santa Cruz Redwoods RV Resort had had such an impact on me. “The...
My husband and I were supposed to go on a cruise to celebrate our 5th anniversary in 2020, but obviously, that was canceled. We wanted to get away and get a break from our toddler, but we were stumped. Where to go? My husband pitched me an unconventional...
It’s the dividing line between youth and age. It was about 63 degrees at the beach where we camped at a nearby Pismo Beach RV park. A sharp wind made me wish I could retract my head into my body like a turtle. At the same time, my boys, 10 and 12, jumped through...