Northstar!
We spent a wonderful (short) week-end with Bruce and Danny at Northstar in Lake Tahoe. We rented a nice house on VRBO. Colin and I went up on Friday morning and were able to get a few runs in on…
Northstar at Tahoe
We had a great week-end at Northstar. We all took Friday off and rented a ski-in/ski-out out condo at Northstar for Friday through Sunday. The Truchards were also there with Michele’s cousin Anna. Marco also visited with the Truchard’s, so…
SA ’13 – New York
Wed 1/8 – New York, Natural History Museum We arrived in NY, missing three of our checked bags. Luckily not anything we needed in the freezing city. (They had since recovered hte bags and Fedex-ed them through to Napa, quite…
SA ’13 – Mozambique
Wed 01/01 – Early flight to Maputo Had a fairly uneventful flight from Cape Town to Maputo – around 2 hours – except for having to pay off a customs official who made up some rule that we couldn’t bring…
SA ’13 – Scarborough
Fri 12/27 – Mom and Dad’s 30th Anniversary We spent the morning walking and playing on the beach and enjoying Matchbox. Then we went to Imhoff Farm and celebrated Mom and Dad’s 30th (Pearl) Anniversary. It was a very intimate…
SA ’13 – Somerset West
Mon 12/16 – Washington DC to Cape Town Kids did great on the flights. Colin slept some, Daniel read mostly, Maureen watched movies, I slept some. White wine with ice – the Cape way… Mom, Dad, Danie, Andre met us…
SA ’13 – Washington DC
Sun 12/15 – Washington DC, Air and Space Museum Our first stop was in Washington DC. We decided to stay over for a night to prepare for the long flight to South Africa, and stayed close to Dulles Airport. Luckily,…
Spring Break – Playa del Carmen
For Spring Break, we went back to Playa del Carmen, a small town 45 min south of Cancun in Mexico. Right in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. This time, we stayed at the Aldea Thai hotel right in…
Northstar with the Cassianis
The kids had Friday off, so we rented a house in Northstar at Lake Tahoe with the Cassianis. Weather was great, and the house was perfect, especially the on-call shuttle to the village, which arrived within 5 minutes of calling,…
Christmas at Heavenly – Lake Tahoe
We spent the Christmas week in Lake Tahoe at Heavenly, renting a room at the Embassy Suites, right at the Gondola lifts. It was a great family bonding experience, and we spent three full days on the slopes. Colin and…