Day 6 – Armação de Pêra to Tavira
We had a quiet morning in the Airbnb, packing and eating breakfast before departing for Tavira. We were sad to leave Armação de Pêra – the beaches and cliffs were breathtaking, and the locals...
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Leaving Lisbon
Today we left Lisbon. We quickly packed last night’s needs into our packs, stashed the skeleton key back into its lock box, and sleepily tripped down the steep, uneven stairs out into the streets...
Day 4 – Lisbon to Armação de Pêra
Today was chill and relaxing. We left Lisbon and traveled to Armação de Pêra, a very small fishing town on the Algarve coast. For breakfast, I had a freshly baked croissant with powdered sugar....
A Leap Off the Itinerary – Visiting Lemon Fair Sculpture Park
Soon after Kendra and I got engaged, we spent six weeks living and traveling in Europe. Though we never voiced our concerns, we knew it was one of those experiences that would make or...
Finding the Mice on Main in Greenville, SC!
There is a neat little scavenger hunt in Greenville, South Carolina that we have wanted to do with the kids for years – finding the Mice on Main – nine small bronze sculptures hidden along...
Ringing in 2016 in North Conway, New Hampshire
After a whirlwind Christmas, we decided on the spur of the moment to head to North Conway, New Hampshire for New Years. We spent the morning of December 31st packing up our snowshoeing gear...
Outdoor Families Magazine Launches January 15!
Outdoor Families Magazine, the brainchild of MommyHiker.com‘s Jennifer Fontaine, goes live at outdoorfamiliesonline.com on January 15th! I am so excited for the launch of this unbelievable project, which, according to Jennifer, “strives to enrich the...
Review: Travel Square + Giveaway
Addison, our oldest daughter, is obsessed with many things – including the color pink, and purses. Even better – a pink purse. Whenever we head to the car, she totes along one of her...
Hiking Mt. Pisgah in North Carolina
When Kendra and I were first dating, she invited me to drive with her to South Carolina. What she didn’t tell me was that her parents, Jane and Boris, were out of town, and...
Visiting the Goats at Split Creek Farm, Anderson, SC
A trip to South Carolina wouldn’t be complete without a visit to our favorite goat dairy – Split Creek Farm in Anderson, SC. Though the farm is an awesome, award-winning goat dairy in its own...