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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 188610" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">One of our first vacations as a family was in Maine, on Long Lake, in a little 2 bedroom cabin, about 25' from the lake's edge. I will always remember that as being our most fulfilling and relaxing vacation EVER. No clocks, no phones, no radios, to alarms, no tvs, no schedule. We ate when we were hungry, slept when we were tired, woke refreshed. It was a perfect 85 degrees EVERY day and no rain. We went boating, we went sight seeing in nearby Portland and then up to the kamgamakus hwy (I know I killed that spelling!) and the rest of the time we went swimming and grilled and chilled. It was the best.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">Another family vacation we took that was equally nice was in FL on the gulf. I think it was called 'Treasure Island - just on the tip of land near St. Pete's Beach. I LOVED it there and if I ever moved to FL, that's where I would want to live. We did touristy stuff a couple of days out of the week we were there - for the kids, but all of mostly enjoyed the beach at sunset and walking around the neighborhoods. We did have fun at Busch Gardens in the water park. It was a fun way to finish our week before heading home.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">As a child, we mostly went camping. I remember this one camp trip in late October way the heck upstate NY someplace near the Finger Lake Region. My mom called the "Girls Trip". It was my mom, two of my sisters and one family friend - all women. I remember sleeping with our clothes, hats and gloves - yes, in a tent in sleeping bags! I remember one morning waking up with frost on us. It was so freaking cold, but we went hiking and my sisters played guitar and we all sang around the campfire and cooked fabulous camp meals. One day my sister and her friend were up on the mountain behind our site when they came barrelling down the hill, with a baby cub behind them! My mom got us all into the car and we waited for it to leave. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">One year, my bought a campsite at a local state park for the entire summer. By day, she went to work and we played at home in our pool and by evening and nights, we stayed at the campground and roasted marshmallows and swam in the pond and played games and slept in a tent. We met really interesting people that summer. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Garamond'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: darkslateblue">And lastly, my favorite short getaways are with my sister, by myself, in WV, just doing nothing but rafting and chilling with my sister's friends. </span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 188610, member: 2211"] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]One of our first vacations as a family was in Maine, on Long Lake, in a little 2 bedroom cabin, about 25' from the lake's edge. I will always remember that as being our most fulfilling and relaxing vacation EVER. No clocks, no phones, no radios, to alarms, no tvs, no schedule. We ate when we were hungry, slept when we were tired, woke refreshed. It was a perfect 85 degrees EVERY day and no rain. We went boating, we went sight seeing in nearby Portland and then up to the kamgamakus hwy (I know I killed that spelling!) and the rest of the time we went swimming and grilled and chilled. It was the best.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]Another family vacation we took that was equally nice was in FL on the gulf. I think it was called 'Treasure Island - just on the tip of land near St. Pete's Beach. I LOVED it there and if I ever moved to FL, that's where I would want to live. We did touristy stuff a couple of days out of the week we were there - for the kids, but all of mostly enjoyed the beach at sunset and walking around the neighborhoods. We did have fun at Busch Gardens in the water park. It was a fun way to finish our week before heading home.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]As a child, we mostly went camping. I remember this one camp trip in late October way the heck upstate NY someplace near the Finger Lake Region. My mom called the "Girls Trip". It was my mom, two of my sisters and one family friend - all women. I remember sleeping with our clothes, hats and gloves - yes, in a tent in sleeping bags! I remember one morning waking up with frost on us. It was so freaking cold, but we went hiking and my sisters played guitar and we all sang around the campfire and cooked fabulous camp meals. One day my sister and her friend were up on the mountain behind our site when they came barrelling down the hill, with a baby cub behind them! My mom got us all into the car and we waited for it to leave. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]One year, my bought a campsite at a local state park for the entire summer. By day, she went to work and we played at home in our pool and by evening and nights, we stayed at the campground and roasted marshmallows and swam in the pond and played games and slept in a tent. We met really interesting people that summer. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Garamond][SIZE=3][COLOR=darkslateblue]And lastly, my favorite short getaways are with my sister, by myself, in WV, just doing nothing but rafting and chilling with my sister's friends. [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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