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Victoria, BC How to Get There: There are a number of ways to get to Victoria and if you plan it right, it's a fun family adventure all on it's own. We like to combine it with a trip to Seattle for a few reasons: Seattle is a fun place for a family vaca, you can find great deals on flights and we are lucky enough to have wonderful family to visit.  It seems also relatively easy to get to Victoria from Vancouver but that's a trip I need to plan for the future.   Playing games on the Clipper. View of Seattle as we take off on the Clipper  The fastest and easiest way to get from Seattle to Victoria is via the Victoria Clipper . The Clipper departs Seattle right near downtown so it's easy to uber or catch a ride to the dock when staying in Seattle. It then takes you right into Victoria where everything is walkable. So no need to worry about a car. If you find you want a car, you can rent one right in Victoria. The Clipper is about a 2.5 hour boat ride whic

Maine Continued... This is a continuation of the first Maine post. Where To Eat in Camden/Rockport/Rockland Entertained while waiting in line at Claws Lobster Roll at Claws   Claws - Claws is a little seafood shack in Rocklan. It's known for it's lobster and trust me when I say, order the lobster. My husband ordered something else and was disappointed. I ordered the lobster roll and it was delicious especially with a Maine Blueberry beer to go with it. Claws is only open in the summer months so if you are there in spring or fall be sure to check their website to see if they're open. Boynton-McKay   - If you are looking for breakfast in Camden --GO HERE--! Maybe it's because I wasn't expecting too much from the exterior looks of the restaurant but this was such a delicious breakfast! Their pancakes are amazing, coffee (lattes) amazing, service amazing. I will go here again. Bagel Cafe - We stopped at the bagel cafe for a quick bite to eat befor

MAINE My husband is from Maine and if it weren't so far from Arizona we would probably go there far more often. Now this was the first trip to Maine we took as a vacation vs. visiting with family. We ended up turning this into a bit of a road trip and extended our trip into Prince Edward Island, Canada. It was such a great trip, I would highly recommend it if you have the time. I will soon have a Prince Edward Island post for more details. Maine is absolutely beautiful in the summer but it books up quickly so this may be a trip you want to plan a bit in advance if you are thinking of going anytime in the month of July. You can still book last minute but you may be limited on choices and pay a higher price. Our plan this trip was to get a little taste of a few different areas in Maine. You will notice we don't spend anytime in Bar Harbor or Acadia National Park. Both my husband and I have been but we are holding off on bringing the kids to those places until they can han

Why Breckenridge in the summer? When thinking about summer vacations mountain/ski towns aren't always the first places that come to mind. We used to escape the summer heat by heading to the beaches in California. Once our kids were in school things changed. We now had to travel when everyone else was traveling during school breaks. The beach vacation suddenly became more expensive and crowded. So I started to look around for other places with cooler temperatures and lower rates and found ski towns to be an amazing summer getaway. They are not only a great place to cool off, many offer fun summer activities and it's their off-season so rates are lower and the crowds are minimal. We began our first mountain town summer vacation with a trip to Breckenridge, CO....as a road trip (yikes). Getting There Definitely the quickest and easiest way to get to Breckenridge is to fly into Denver, CO (strangely located near....nothing), rent a car and drive about 1 hour and 45 minutes