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Codroy Valley and Grand Codroy RV Park: Our First Day in Newfoundland

February 9, 2024 by kokotg Leave a Comment

making Ws with their fingers

travel dates: June 2023 We drove off the ferry in Newfoundland into some of the strongest wind we’ve ever encountered. There’s a visitor information center just a few minutes from the ferry in Port Aux Basques, and we stopped there to let the dogs out and to pick up some brochures and laughed about how […]

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Filed Under: 2023 Newfoundland Trip, beaches, Campground Reviews, Newfoundland

3 Days on New Hampshire’s Seacoast with Kids and Teens

December 31, 2021 by kokotg Leave a Comment

sand sculpture at Hampton Beach

New Hampshire has only 18 miles of coastline, but it doesn’t waste an inch of it, efficiently packing in a handful of state parks, the historic small city of Portsmouth, and the touristy Hampton Beach, with its boardwalk, live music, and crowds. But for most people, the first thing that comes to mind about the […]

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Filed Under: 2021 New England (et. al) Trip, beaches, museums and attractions, New Hampshire

Cape Cod Again! Because you can never have too much Cape Cod

December 11, 2021 by kokotg Leave a Comment

two boys at beach with boogie boards

Travel dates: June, 2021 We’ve been to Cape Cod many, many times, and I’ve already blogged about the two times that happened post trailer acquisition. We’ve been going since my big kids were littler than THIS: So if you’re looking for more of “things to do with kids on Cape Cod” sort of post, I […]

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Filed Under: 2021 New England (et. al) Trip, beaches, hiking, massachusetts

Tybee Island Revisited (Plus a Little Savannah)

January 25, 2021 by kokotg Leave a Comment

I didn’t realize how much I’d missed the beach until I finally made it back to it. We planned a trip to Tybee for Thanksgiving week with Dave’s parents (who live in New Hampshire and who usually come to Georgia for Thanksgiving) back in late summer/early fall–when COVID numbers were fairly low and we had […]

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Beaches, Sheep, and a Dog Named Jim: Exploring Connemara with Kids and Teens

August 20, 2020 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Travel dates: June, 2019 I wasn’t prepared for how lovely Irish beaches are. I really have no one to blame for this but myself, since there are pictures on the internet and everything. I had it in my head that they’d likely resemble the rocky coasts of Maine or Atlantic Canada. And, don’t get me […]

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Filed Under: 2019 UK/Ireland Trip, beaches, Ireland, museums and attractions

Ten MORE Things to Do on Jekyll Island with Kids: Off the Beaten Path Edition

January 16, 2020 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Travel dates: December 27-January 2, 2019/20 (I have lots more Jekyll content in my original things to do on Jekyll post, and this one, and in this podcast that I recorded with RV Atlas) My tombstone could read, “loved islands, hated boats.” There’s probably some deep metaphorical significance there that’s eluding me at the moment […]

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Three Days in Cavendish, on Prince Edward Island with Kids and Teens: Bikes, Beaches, and Anne

September 14, 2019 by kokotg Leave a Comment

travel dates: July 13-17, 2018 I was on the RV Atlas podcast awhile back talking about our stay on PEI, so you can head over there and listen for even MORE PEI info. I knew two things about Prince Edward Island when we started planning this trip: Anne of Green Gables is from there, and […]

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Filed Under: 2018 East Coast Road Trip, beaches, Canada, museums and attractions, national parks, Prince Edward Island

Visiting Joggins Fossil Cliffs in Nova Scotia: An Unesco World Heritage Site

February 18, 2019 by kokotg 2 Comments

Travel date: June 23, 2018 The first time our tour guides called us all over to look at a 300 million year old fossil, everyone was awestruck. “Did he just find that right now…on the beach?” someone asked in wonder. But by the end of our beach walk these discoveries had become routine. We went […]

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Filed Under: 2018 East Coast Road Trip, beaches, Canada, museums and attractions, Nova Scotia

Muir Woods and Rodeo Beach–Country: Crossed!

April 23, 2018 by kokotg Leave a Comment

Travel dates: July 2-9, 2017 And then we made it to the Pacific. After Lassen, we went west as far as we could go until we hit the ocean, and then we had to turn around and start heading east again. But first we spent a week in Livermore, CA, an hour or so inland […]

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Filed Under: 2017 Cross Country Trip, beaches, california, national parks

14 Things to Do on Jekyll Island with Kids

April 12, 2018 by kokotg 15 Comments

Travel dates: April 1-8, 2018 Update 1/19/2020: We went to Jekyll Island again and found even MORE things to do! Check that post out after you finish this one. You can hear me talking more about Jekyll Island on the RV Atlas Podcast. Thanks to the Jekyll Island Authority for providing passes to some of the attractions mentioned […]

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Filed Under: beaches, Georgia, museums and attractions

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