travel – Naptime Chai http://thebenroecks.com Motherhood and adventure in the PNW! Sun, 07 Mar 2021 04:43:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.10 Adventuring with Kids: The Oregon Coast /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/ /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/#respond Thu, 03 Sep 2020 05:28:29 +0000 /?p=8453 Earlier this summer we finally made it down to the Oregon Coast, and it was everything I expected and more. The last time Tim and I had been to the coast was in 2015 when Clara was an itty-bitty baby.  Ah, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2020/09/02/oregon-coast-with-kids/feed/ 0 Adventuring With Kids: A Trip to Bend, Oregon /post/2019/12/16/trip-to-bend-oregon/ /post/2019/12/16/trip-to-bend-oregon/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2019 11:07:28 +0000 /?p=8347 If you live in the PNW, a trip to Bend, Oregon should be on your immediate travel bucket list. We’ve been twice, both times in November (for Thanksgiving), and have loved it. I feel like that’s saying a lot, because … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/12/16/trip-to-bend-oregon/feed/ 0 Adventuring With Kids: Camping at Deception Pass /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/ /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 04:34:58 +0000 /?p=8329 The last (cabin) camping trip of our summer was to Deception Pass. We had been to that location before as a day trip, but it was our first time spending the night at the campground. We had a great time, … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/11/14/deception-pass/feed/ 0 Our first KOA Campground experience /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/ /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 22:54:35 +0000 /?p=8300 (Before we get started, I’m offering a review of this location, but this is not a sponsored post and unfortunately no one offered to compensate for my stay. Womp. I’m just excited to share about my experience in case you’ve been … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/08/07/koa-campground/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Traveling to Winthrop /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/ /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2019 17:27:23 +0000 /?p=8303 At the end of last month we traveled to Winthrop, WA and had the best time! We had been a few years ago, but wanted to go back and explore areas we hadn’t been able to see the first time around. … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/07/19/winthrop-with-kids/feed/ 0 Adventuring with Kids: Camping at Cape Disappointment /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/ /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/#respond Tue, 18 Jun 2019 02:40:45 +0000 /?p=8277 This past week we spent two nights camping at Cape Disappointment State Park campground. It’s a place mentioned in lots and lots of books/blog posts/articles/etc as one of the best places to camp in Washington, so I had high expectations! … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/06/17/camping-at-cape-disappointment/feed/ 0 Our (Third) Babymoon! /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/ /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2019 12:27:06 +0000 /?p=8170 OK, I’m calling our last trip a babymoon, but really it was our last trip as a family of four, because we took the kids with us, too. Nothing says relaxation like a trip with two preschoolers, let me tell … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2019/03/01/our-third-babymoon/feed/ 0 Group Camping! /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/ /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:40:11 +0000 /?p=7954 Last year we went camping for the first time as a family of four. Or rather, we went camping for the first time ever with kids. (I wrote some camping advice here, if you’d like to try it with your … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/07/05/group-camping-with-toddlers/feed/ 6 The past two weekends /post/2018/06/25/past-two-weekends/ /post/2018/06/25/past-two-weekends/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2018 17:59:44 +0000 /?p=7949 June has been a fun and crazy month! Every once in a while I think, “Oh I really want to remember to blog about…” but then I completely forget and move on to something else and before I even realize it, it’s … Continue reading →

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]]> /post/2018/06/25/past-two-weekends/feed/ 10 Evidently air travel has changed in the past few years /post/2018/05/01/air-travel/ /post/2018/05/01/air-travel/#comments Tue, 01 May 2018 11:39:08 +0000 /?p=7907 I’ve had a fantastic few weeks. This past weekend I was in Denver for a bachelorette party. The weekend prior to that I was in San Francisco for a childhood friend’s wedding. Let me tell you, I didn’t realize how … Continue reading →

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