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Spain: The Trip

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

9 days/8 nights
4 flights, 3 hotels and 4 cities
3 cameras and 3600+ photos later
I had a great time in Spain with my family but it was definitely a trip not a vacation. I now need a vacation from my trip. If you don’t know what the difference is, think Spain vs St. Thomas.
I haven’t even [...]

Spain: The Reveal

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Mom and I decided to surprise Dad with a trip for his birthday. So after some research we decided to make it Spain since none of us had been yet. Open jaw into Barcelona for 3 days, puddle hopper flight to Granada to see the Alhambra for 1 day, and then off to Madrid for [...]

West Coast Trip Part 2 - Jeff and Jayne’s Wedding

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

Jeff and Jayne’s nuptials got Connie and I back on the west coast for a trip to Yosemite. Already having put 930 miles on the car in one week, I was about to add another 700 before the trip was over but here are some of my favorite shots from the weekend.

Surfing….and my thoughts on snowboarding

Thursday, October 1st, 2009

So to make my west coast trip part vacation, I decided to take surfing lessons. Somewhere in my head, west coast=surfing. Little did I know when I started this idea that the water in the Pacific (59°F) doesn’t warm up like the Atlantic (71°F)
I went with Santa Cruz Surf School and went for 2 lessons. [...]