Wednesday, September 30, 2015

British Columbia by boat Day 6: Tenedos Bay

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We got up at 6:00am and drove away from West View, projecting an arrival at Prideux Haven at 11:00am. The drive out was pretty, but knowin...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015

British Columbia by Boat Day 5: Westview

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True to our word, we got up at 6:00am, had a quick breakfast and coffee, and then left the dock, leaving Bowen island. It took us the bett...
Monday, September 28, 2015

British Columbia by boat Day 4: Bowen Island

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We woke up and finished provisioning the boat, and by 9:00am, Aubrey, one of Cooper's mechanics, showed up to really show us the boat ar...
Friday, September 25, 2015

British Columbia by Boat: Day 3 Vancouver

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We got up early and headed over to the bus depot. I'd never seen a bus driver do so much paper work for what should be a common trip (th...
Thursday, September 24, 2015

British Columbia by Boat: Day 2 Victoria

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I'd originally planned to visit the Butchart gardens this day, but changed the plans because of the fireworks the night before, which ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

British Columbia by Boat: Day 1 Victoria

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My wife, her aunt and uncle, and Bowen and I planned for a sailing trip to desolation sound . For various reasons, we had the trip cut short...
Tuesday, September 22, 2015

Long Term Review: Garmin Vivoactive

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It's been about 5 months since my original Vivoactive review . Since then, the watch has barely left my wrist! I don't even usually ...
Monday, September 21, 2015

Review: French Kids Eat Everything

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I checked French Kids Eat Everything out of the library because it seemed entertaining in the way Bring Up Bebe seemed to be, rather than ...
Friday, September 18, 2015

Indexing Google's Source Code

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I couldn't talk about this before, but now that Wired magazine has disclosed the size of Google's code base  (2 billion lines), I ca...
Thursday, September 17, 2015

Review: The Opposite of Spoiled

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I checked out The Opposite of Spoiled hoping for practical tips on how to teach children about money. I got more and less than what I barga...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip: Tips, Conclusions, and Brief Equipment Reviews

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When I planned the trip, the thought was that Bowen would love it, and I'd be indifferent. The reality was that Bowen loved it, but I co...
Tuesday, September 15, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 15: Ogden to Salt Lake City

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We got up early, drained the RV of all the essentials, and drove it back to Utah RV Rentals, where the checkin process revealed that we'...
Monday, September 14, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 14: Lava Hot Springs to Ogden

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We went tubing in the morning, with Bowen hobbling his way to the rental shop, and then hobbling to the tubing put-in. I was very impressed ...
Saturday, September 12, 2015

Trip Index: Grand Tetons, Yellowstone, and Sawtooth Mountains RV Trip

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In August, Bowen, my parents, and two of Xiaoqin's relatives and I took an RV trip from Salt Lake City up through Grand Tetons and Yello...
Friday, September 11, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 13: Wood River to Lava Hot Springs KOA

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We woke up to clear skies and drove down to Sun Valley where gas was cheaper (though not cheap) and added gas and bought a few more grocerie...
Thursday, September 10, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 12: North Fork Village to Wood River National Forest Campground

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We left North Fork Village at a leisurely pace, heading up towards Stanley, which was strongly recommended by others. Near Stanley, we asked...
Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Tetons/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 11: Bozeman KOA to North Fork Village

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The Bozeman KOA provides breakfast as part of the package, so we got up in time to eat the all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast. It was reasona...
Tuesday, September 08, 2015

Tetons/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 10: Bridge Bay to Bozeman Hot Springs KOA

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I woke up determined to beat the traffic jam and get to Mammoth Hot Springs before the crowds, so we managed to leave before 7:30am. Arri...
Saturday, September 05, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 9: Lake Yellowstone, Tower Falls, and Boiling River

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The weather looked nice, and the forecast was for poorer weather the next day, so we checked out a motorboat and went on Lake Yellowstone. ...
Friday, September 04, 2015

Teton/Yellowstone RV Trip Day 8: Yellowstone's Grand Canyon

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We woke up fairly early, ate a quick breakfast, and headed north towards the Canyon area of Yellowstone. I'd thought about booking tours...