Last weekend we attended three children’s birthday parties. Aside from the sheer exhaustion of spending three straight days chasing after 3-9 year olds, it was enjoyable to spend the time outside and being active. All three party planners wisely choose to incorporate the gorgeous Florida spring weather into the festivities.
One terrific idea for a child’s party is a day at the park. Our Friday party was at a local park, and the festivities included obstacle courses, climbing, and water play. The kids spent two hours racing around the grassy fields, contentedly communing with nature by hurling
Archives for May 2009
Backpacking Foods
by Bea May 19th, 2009 | Hiking
When planning a weekend hiking trip, what food items you bring does not matter all too much. Your main focus is to buy the food that you like, that you will be able to cook, and that can go without refrigeration for a few days. However, for trips longer than a weekend, planning the food for your trip becomes extremely important.
There are two kinds of backpacking food. One type is freeze-dried backpacking meals, while the other is buying nonperishable food from a grocery store. There are hundreds of options in terms of freeze-dried foods. These foods can be bought online or
There are two kinds of backpacking food. One type is freeze-dried backpacking meals, while the other is buying nonperishable food from a grocery store. There are hundreds of options in terms of freeze-dried foods. These foods can be bought online or
Dragon Boats
by Bea May 12th, 2009 | Boating, Water Sports
On May 4th, I sat near the Longfellow Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 4th seat of a Northeastern University Novice 8-person Resolute boat. On a normal race day, my boat would have to wait there, near the starting line, for only 10-20 minutes. However, a piece of equipment had broken in our boat, forcing us to delay the race for at least thirty minutes. Well, you may not know this, but those Boston Duck Tour boats all travel under the Longfellow Bridge, then they turn around, and go back to where they came from.
So, naturally our boat became a
So, naturally our boat became a
The Joy of a Slow Boat
by Ronald A. Rowe May 5th, 2009 | Boating
Life comes at you pretty fast. And for the most part, Americans embrace fast as good. Even our recreation time is rushed. We run when we could walk. We’d rather ride our bikes fast than far. So it was when I first was introduced to the pontoon boat and the lazy Rainbow River, my first thought being, “How fast can I go?”
The answer, it turns out, is “not very”. The entirety of the Rainbow River, located in the quiet town of Dunellon, Florida, is a no wake zone. Not that pontoon boats go
The answer, it turns out, is “not very”. The entirety of the Rainbow River, located in the quiet town of Dunellon, Florida, is a no wake zone. Not that pontoon boats go
