It
has been a busy summer which actually started in the spring. This year, in
addition to the various day trips around the area, we have been to Hershey,
Pittsburgh, Stone Harbor, and all over Virginia. Additionally, I took a short
trip to Atlanta. It has been a lot of miles, provided us with a few challenges,
and also been a great experience with our son. The question now is whether or
not we want to continue traveling during the remaining summer months?
My
wife and I have discussed taking a few day trips to revisit some places and
introduce our son to some of our favorite spots. At the same time, we obviously
have to take into consideration the fact that we are no longer traveling as a
couple but as a family so some of our previous adventures are incredibly impractical
at this point in our lives. We have been so busy this summer that it has been
nice not having to be anywhere during our weekends. August is already well
underway and there aren’t many days left before things get busy at work.
However,
while it may not be this summer, there are a couple of spots that we will visit
again and show our son some of the places that we have enjoyed over the last
few years. Jim Thorpe is definitely on the list as it provides us with a nice
relaxing place to walk and I am sure our son will enjoy riding on the train
through the mountains. Maybe we should hold this off for the fall so we can
finally experience it with the trees burning the horizon.
Gettysburg
will definitely be another family trip. In addition to being a great place to
walk there are a lot of things that we didn’t get around to seeing when my wife
and I drove down there last time. However, with so much open space, this isn’t
going to be the best place to go during the heat of August. This will, most
likely, be a trip that we take in the spring.
The
last place that immediately came to mind when we were thinking about other
places to bring our son was Knoebels… didn’t really have to think hard about
this one. It is a great way to introduce our son to an amusement park without
the intensity of the huge crowds or the cost of parking and general admission.
There are so many thing that he can look at and new experiences that we want to
expose him to. I expect to be riding the small train quite a few times whenever
we are able to get up there. I am thinking that this will be perfect for next
summer.
Of
course this doesn’t really answer the question of where we will be taking our
son this summer but at least there are a few places planned out for the future.
What can I say, he likes to travel and be out and about so we need at least a
few of these things planned ahead of time. I guess you will find out where we
bring our son this summer shortly after we return from our brief travels.
Sometimes, that is the best way to plan out a summer anyway.
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