So, we decided to stay local for our 4th of July vacation.
Friday, July 3: We went canoeing for 10 miles - took 5 hours, stopped for a picnic and had an overall great time.
Saturday, July 4: Spent the entire day with family at cousin's house - cookout, fireworks, etc. Cousin has a great pool so the kids got to swim which was fun.
Sunday, July 5: Went to local amusement park. Kids had a blast.
Cost of 3 days =
$47 canoe rental
$10 food purchased for cookout
$15 fireworks purchased for cookout
$72 Total
The amusement park tickets cost $50 but I paid for them last year at a local charity auction (got them for 1/2 off regular prices).
All in all, a great and cheap vacation!
Now, I'm in the mood to go camping. There was a campsite on the river where we pulled off for our picnic and that gave me the bug for trying our hand at tent camping this summer. I'll have to go and buy all the gear, i.e. tents, sleeping bags, etc. so it might be a bit costly but I think the kids would enjoy it. There are so many great places to camp where we live and it would be a shame for our kids not to experience camping while they are young... I hope to go within the next few weeks so I'll keep you updated.
vacation update
July 7th, 2009 at 04:54 pm
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