Beaches

The following guest post was written by Stefanie Shank, a traveling mother of a three-year old. This was her family’s experience as guests of the Beachcomber Inn at Fort Bragg. As east coast natives temporarily living in Davis, CA, my husband and I began planning our last weekend getaway in California by listing our priorities: combing the Pacific north coast beaches, exploring the state parks, and riding...

A while back I got some information from my friend Sylvia at Seaside Properties about how kid-friendly Sanibel, Florida is. This Florida island is two-thirds nature preserve. There are shells all over the beach, and wildlife a plenty. It sounds like an incredible vacation spot with kids, and one I had never heard of before. But, since it is clear across the U.S. from me, and four transcontinental flight...

I recently wrote about our trip to Bakers Beach in San Francisco. As part of Photo Friday, I thought I would also document the trip using photos of the progression of that day. Check out Delicious Baby for more Friday travel photos. The first hour the kids were excited to share the beach with the dog. They threw the ball for him, chased each other threw the waves, energy galore.           About an hour...

Nothing can burn a whole day with kids like a beach. Luckily this weekend we were close to Santa Cruz and so, with grandparents, we headed to the sand. Santa Cruz is well-known for its boardwalk. Frankly with young kids who likely don’t meet the height requirement for any ride there, I was hesitant to go within viewing distance of any roller coaster. There are other beaches to choose from, but since our...