Comments on: Visiting Apple Hill – so close to home, yet far away

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Tue, 05 Oct 2010 04:47:44 +0000

[...] me, I have two. One is Apple Hill which is 45 minutes from where I live towards Tahoe. I make sure I visit every year in the Fall [...]

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Budget travel ramblings for 09/29/10 « Budget Travel Intentions — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:47:28 +0000

[...] I am not sure I have the patience for this with kids this young. However, as I learned on my recent trip to Apple Hill, Adam is right – kids can teach you a [...]

By: Juno

Juno — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 09:00:49 +0000

haha! You have some great kids!!

Well, you know I was never a noisy kid. I was stubborn for sure. The biggest, but never noisy. hehe

By: budgettravelsac

budgettravelsac — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:31:53 +0000

That’s definitely an interesting view on things. It’s funny how our perspective changes when we get older. For example, it’s too bad I didn’t take some of my classes from high school and college now when I’ve grown up a little more and know what really interests me.

As a child, you don’t appreciate those moments of long car trips with family. As you get older, you become quite fond of them and thankful for the memories and times you had. I guess you could say “don’t forget the little things” and to look at what is around you so it doesn’t pass you by. Ironically, it’s my kids that have taught me to see things again for the first time through their eyes. Then as we get older, the fascination wears off.

One thing I will say is different now. On the way home, I WANTED my kids to sleep in the car.

By: Juno

Juno — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:15:17 +0000

Your story reminds me of my dad. We went lots of driving & travels when my brother and I was young. Many times we took a nap in the car, you know, car ride can be boring. The most exausted person is the driver – I know now but didn’t know that back then. Time to time, my dad yelled at us to wake up and look outside. ‘We are out here and you guys are just sleeping’ something like that.
Well, I thought if I want to see, i will see. That’s true but my father was right at some point though. He took an effort to go out like that and we were ruining it-kind of.
Here’s to fathers!