Last week my brood and I vacationed in Lake Tahoe, specifically Squaw Valley in Olympic Valley, California, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. Whenever traveling as a family of four without the buffering effect of extended family or friends, there is always the potential for conflict. In other words, there's the possibility that vacation might turn out like time spent together at home. Well, I am happy to report that this trip was a great success, and best of all, we gained some valuable knowledge along the way. With contributions from the rest of the MacShimers, here are the top 10 things we learned on our summer vacation:
- Freakin' cheap United Airlines doesn't even offer you peanuts or pretzels on a cross country flight.
- Plastic cups sucked to ones face, will result in a chin hicky. Just ask Ian.
- Black bears enjoy a dip in the hot tub after coming out of hibernation and would rather eat your peanut butter sandwich, hot dog, or cinnamon roll than dine on you personally.
- Everyone in Lake Tahoe owns a dog. This is because cats get eaten by coyotes.
- It's true that Racer 5 and Lagunitas taste better in California.
- Trying to beat Abby in a game of Set is an exercise in futility.
- Beach cruisers with practically non-existant brakes are a bad idea on steep inclines or, in my case, little hills
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| Made with real badger? |
- A 3+ mile hike up a mountain is a foolish undertaking with only one and a half bottles of water for four people (more on this in my next post).
- When you see squirrels in the forest, be sure to sing "California Squirrels" to the tune of "California Girls." The kids really like that, especially when strangers can hear you.
- "Lightly scented" Badger Sunscreen literally smells like badger. What in the hell do they put in this stuff? It's almost unwearable.
That's all for now, but stay tuned for a full report on our mountain adventure. It was worse than my black belt test...
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