Tag Archives: Pacific Ocean

Cruising on Carnival Miracle

Posted on March 21, 2024 by Carrie

When we made plans to move to a land-locked state last year, I also started making plans to take our family on our first ever cruise. This cruise was not supposed to be a grand luxury vacation, just something local and relatively inexpensive to introduce us to cruising. The Long Beach port is just up the freeway from where we live, so cruising out of there would be easy and would not require coordinating flights or other hotel stays. So, in March, we went on a 5 day/4 night cruise on the Carnival Miracle to Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico. Continue reading →

Posted in Baby & Kids, Eating, Sightseeing, Travel | Tagged Avalon, Avalon City Park, Bad Blood, Bandera Monumental, carnival, Catalina Island, Catalina Island Golf Cart Rentals, cruise, dancing, El Malecón, Ensenada, golf cart, Green Pleasure Pier, Historic Symbols of Ensenada, karaoke, Knabe Park, Long Beach Convention Center, Mariscos 646, Mexico, miniature golf, Miracle, Monumental Flag, Monumento al pescador, Pacific Ocean, ping pong, putt-putt golf, RedFrog Pub, Taylor Swift, Three Palms Avalon Arcade, Wrigley Memorial and Botanic Garden | Leave a comment

Science, San Diego, Sunshine, & the Sea

Posted on January 24, 2019 by Carrie

Last year, I had the best maternity leave ever. I honestly think fondly of that special time with the kids at those ages every.single.day. Returning to work last September was hard, but I’d done it before, and, also, knowing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Baby & Kids, Eating, Sightseeing | Tagged Children's Garden Trail, Dana Point, Dana Point Harbor, Discovery Cube Orange County, gingerbread, Interpretive Center, Irvine Park Railroad, Irvine Regional Park, Lakeside Snack Bar, Lil' Skippers Snack Shack, Martin Luther King, MLK, Nature Center, Ocean Institute, Pacific Ocean, panda, pilgrim, pony ride, Proud Mary's, Pump It Up, San Diego, San Diego Zoo, The Lion Guard | 3 Comments

Springtime Whale Watching

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Carrie

Lillian went on her first boat ride last weekend. She was about the same age that Vivian was when she went on her first boat ride. The four of us ventured out of Newport Bay into the Pacific Ocean to … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Baby & Kids, Sightseeing | Tagged Davey's Locker, Newport Bay, Newport Beach, Pacific Ocean, whale watching | 1 Comment

Aloha Big Island Hawaii

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Carrie

We are a crazy couple who decided to vacation in Hawaii with our 16 month old this summer. Our vacation completely exhausted us, sent me back to the mainland with an aching back, and sent both Dan and me home with … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Baby & Kids, Drinking, Eating, Hiking, Sightseeing, Travel | Tagged Akaka Falls, Anaehoomalu Bay, bamboo massage, Big Island, Blue Hawaiian Helicopters, Boiling Pots, Chain of Craters, Devastation Trail, Dona & Toni's Pizza, Donkey Balls, Eco-Star, Greenwell Farms, Hakalau, Halema'uma'u Crater, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii Calls Restaurant, helicopter, Hilina Pali, Hilo, Hilton Waikoloa Village, Holei Sea Arch, Honokaa Public Library, Island Fish & Chips, Jagger Museum, Kaumana Cave, kayaking, Ken's House of Pancakes, Kings' Shops, Kona, Kona coffee, Kona Pub & Brewery, Kīlauea Caldera, Kīlauea Iki, Kīlauea Lodge, Kīlauea Overlook, Kīlauea Visitor Center, Mandara Spa, Onomea Bay, Pacific Ocean, Pe'ep'e Falls, Place of Refuge, Pu'u Loa Petroglyphs, Pu'u O'o, Pu`uhonua O Hōnaunau, Rainbow Falls, St. Benedict's Painted Church, stand-up paddleboarding, Steam Vents, Sulphur Banks, SUP, Sushi Ebisuya, The Coffee Shack, Thurston Lava Tube, Umauma Falls, Uncle George's Lounge, Volcano House, VRBO, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Wailuku River, Waipio Valley Lookout | 2 Comments

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