Let me just say that this place is awesome!! If you are ever in Redding, CA this is a place you can’t miss. The place was so large we didn’t even get to see it all with a whole day of exploring. Turtle Bay Museum is a mini aquarium, zoo, science center, history museum, botanical gardens and playground.
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Our plan was to travel from Twisted Oak Winery to one of many RV parks in Redding, CA. We hadn’t made reservations, as we didn’t think northern CA would be a popular camping destination in February. However, when we were about an hour away from Redding we began calling RV parks, and realized they were all full!
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California can be a tricky place to find good campgrounds at reasonable prices, so we decided after Yosemite to take advantage of our Harvest Host membership to spend a night at a vineyard in the Sacramento area.
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Justin and I had done a short Yosemite visit on our Honeymoon road trip and it was enough to put it on our list of parks to return to for future years. Well, the year had come. Unfortunately we weren’t ready for family hikes due to our oldest’s leg still healing but we had a great time none the less.
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Fresno was a good location to land on our way home to Portland because of their zoo. We didn’t want to spend a lot for camping which is a tricky task in CA so we chose to stay at the Fresno County Fairgrounds for $35 per night.
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Sometimes travel days are drawn out and down right miserable whereas other times, such as this time, our traveling day led to some fun unexpected adventures.
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When I first heard that FullTime Families were having a get-together at LEGOland I almost immediately wrote it off under the impression that it was just an overblown museum of LEGOS where kids could look and create. After all, we have some LEGOs in Portland that the girls can play with for free instead of buying expensive tickets to LEGOland. However, when someone told me that it’s really an amusement park themed around LEGOS it became more appealing.
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We chose to go to Oceanside, CA because a couple of the friends that we had made on the road were staying there prior to our group trip to LEGOland. It wouldn’t have been our first choice but since friends were there we thought it would be worth it.
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We thought it might be fun to test out one of the many beach campgrounds in CA to see what they were like. We chose San Elijo State Beach because of the lower prices (compared to RV parks) and because of the great walk-ability in the area.
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San Diego always holds a special place in my memories. It is the place I was able to get an escape from the very taxing daily routine of raising our first kiddo. Since the company Justin worked for was based in San Diego, our oldest (as a baby) and I used to periodically tag along on work trips. It always felt so nice to get out of the norm and see new things. It’s also nice to come back to visit and see some friends Justin used to work with.
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