Spring break: San Diego

Next week is spring break around here, and this year we decided to pack up and head down to San Diego for the week, to visit my brother and his wife. We’re driving down, spreading it out over two days each way. It’s roughly 1000 miles from Bend to San Diego, so that’s a lot… Continue reading Spring break: San Diego

Mission Beach

When we were in San Diego, we of course had to visit the beach. So on one of our “off” days we packed up a picnic lunch and headed over to Mission Beach. It was a nice, sunny, hot day, pretty much what you’d expect for Southern California (even in late September), but you know… Continue reading Mission Beach

Back to it

Yes, we’re back from our vacation to SoCal. Actually, we got back yesterday and today was back to work and routine, but I just wasn’t quite ready to “return” to the blog, as it were. It was a good trip, but tiring. San Diego is a neat city, but in general I wouldn’t want to… Continue reading Back to it

San Diego or bust

We’ll be on the road all next week—well, starting this week, really, since we’re leaving Friday night—on our way to visit my brother in San Diego. Road trip! From Bend, San Diego is about a 16 or 17 hour drive. Since the kids are little, we’re spreading that over three days each way, taking it… Continue reading San Diego or bust