Blogs from Carlsbad, California, United States, North America
October 3rd 2010
Being the parent of an eleven-year-old boy that loves LEGOs and a travel writer, it was inevitable that I was going to eventually end up in LEGOLAND. So in October since we were going to be in Southern California anyway, we hopped on a Grayline Bus Tour and headed south to Carlsbad from Anaheim. LEGOLAND in California is actually a 3-part theme park. They have the main park with the rides and LEGO activities; there is an aquarium and then also a water park. As we only had a limited amount of time, we spent our whole time in the main part of the park. I was warned beforehand by friends that had visited in the past that the park's rides were geared more to the 10 and under crowd. This is very much what we ... read more
Beach Bums March, April 2010
Published: December 4th 2009North America » United States » California » Carlsbad
December 4th 2009
We got good news a couple of weeks ago. We will be camp ground hosts in March and April 2010, at San Elijo State Beach about 40 miles north of San Diego and 15 miles south of Carlsbad. It is in the little community of Cardif By The Sea. About 6 months ago I decided to look for a camp ground host job for this winter. For those who don't know what a camp ground host is, the host is a volunteer who gets free camping with full hookups for a period and in return must work about 30 hours per week helping, collecting money and trash, checking out campers and many other not very strenuous activities. We will work 3 days a week and every other weekend. There are 4 campground hosts at this park, ... read more
Finishing up the Blog!
Published: June 29th 2009North America » United States » California » Carlsbad
June 29th 2009
We're leaving tonight! We are mostly packed, minus a few last minute things. It's hard to feel completely ready when you know that you might have missed something. Oh well! They have Targets in Australia, right? We'll post more when we get there!... read more
June 13th 2009
Now that Megan is off school, she has more time to worry about whether or not we are ready for this trip. We are currently formalizing plans, but not too many! We want some of it to be random. That's part of the fun of traveling. What to take? Three weeks is hard to plan for. Do we take three weeks of clothes, or maybe do laundry on the trip. Then again, doing laundry isn't exactly a vacation, is it? We may complain about dragging several suitcases around. Only 16 days left! ... read more
Beaches and Legoland
Published: January 3rd 2009North America » United States » California » Carlsbad
January 2nd 2009
DAY 15 Friday, January 2, 2009 MISSION BEACH and LEGOLAND Bobafett didn’t find us out with the trash nor did we get ticketed or kicked out at 2am. Thank You, Dear Jesus, for keeping us safe! We took a leisurely morning stroll on the beach and combed for precious shells and rocks. Kai was quite a hunter - 306 pieces of treasure! And everyone loved chasing waves. We had a family pow-wow and voted to hit Legoland one more time with our free tickets. It was another fun day but chilly and very overcast. J. and Geoff took a cool robotics class and we got a picture on the Dragon roller coaster for Uncle Cliff. We toured a mini lego factory and raced fire engines and put out fires - J. and I came from behind ... read more
August 1st 2008
It is time. We have been fed. The dog has been fed (dog and humanoid food). And we say our goodbyes.... Goodbye!... read more
July 31st 2008
So, tonight is the last night my dad and I spend in our own beds. We are packed. We are ready. Mom gave me one gift a day starting Tuesday with two rolls of extra-compact duct tape. Wednesday, she gave me a Columbia hat with the neck flap for sun protection....and tonight, a watch!... so I don't forget to email her, she says. Tomorrow: palomar airport --- LAX --- San Jose, Costa Rica --- Maiquetia, Venezuela (30 mins. outside of Caracas) This is the first of many. Look forward to travelling with you.... read more
May 17th 2008
We have procured some pictures from the wedding. It was a fun little 10 minute ceremony in the cove on Terra Mar Point in Carlsbad, CA. Then we had a great evening getting drunk in the drive way of a fabulous beach rental we had for the week (Thanks Dave!). A full album of the pictures can be found here, on photobucket.... read more
