tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16016191732873338702024-03-05T13:04:26.523-05:00#ericcentricEric Kamanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18442357450377313103noreply@blogger.comBlogger773125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1601619173287333870.post-65992906048577978522022-08-14T20:35:00.010-04:002022-08-15T09:58:19.782-04:00Point Pleasant<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fEvTrjLfdVV5-Hq-RPQeStRChtw2FRf_-Uj1R-pf_xP0bOZVNRrBf743S0AlTferK9jO6Yi-LSYgf_z1NrseUOXxPFnmpZIS7dglX0B9kAbL6qJvd6L4W9EilzJ8moMvmO8TH2lgORpiOFoO-jiTeUf88R07BVs-bMKpR9M7S-e8OCDcXNNfivKdAw/s3264/IMG_20220813_1826210.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6fEvTrjLfdVV5-Hq-RPQeStRChtw2FRf_-Uj1R-pf_xP0bOZVNRrBf743S0AlTferK9jO6Yi-LSYgf_z1NrseUOXxPFnmpZIS7dglX0B9kAbL6qJvd6L4W9EilzJ8moMvmO8TH2lgORpiOFoO-jiTeUf88R07BVs-bMKpR9M7S-e8OCDcXNNfivKdAw/s320/IMG_20220813_1826210.jpg" width="320"></a>
Aviva took me for a weekend at Point Plesant for my birthday, and I'm so glad she did!<br>
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We arrived hungry and grabbed a quick bite at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/SxNGDCMmNBuHSAeJ8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Jake's Crab House</a> before checking in at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/W3segsi8JfJH3R5X9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Tower Cottage Bed & Breakfast</a>. We relaxed on the beach before an amazing dinner at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/QD7B9AciTEGjoEkw7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Poached Pear</a>. The next day, we walked around town and grabbed lunch at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/RqiYCFnNrBccWapX6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Shrimp Box & Outside The Box Patio Bar</a> before spending the rest of the day by the beach. We saw a nearly full moon rising on the horizon. On our last day, we spent many hours on the beach, and checked out the waves, before grabbing a quick bite at <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/eEdEQncLFvGti38P8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dune Grass Cafe</a> on our way out of town. It was such a fun and relaxing weekend.<br>
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I went to Toronto for our team building event on Toronto Island. It was great to catch up with everyone in person, playing games, eating, and drinking.<br>
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We celebrated my birthday at the bungalow with Babcia and Dziadek. The kids made me my favorite brunch, and Aviva made me an amazing dinner. Lots of fun times.<br>
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On the last day of our vacation, we took a <a href="https://www.alcatrazislandtickets.com/" target="_blank">tour of Alcatraz</a> before escaping on our red-eye flight home.<br>
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After leaving Trinidad, we visited the <a href="http://www.drivethrutree.com/" target="_blank">Drive-Thru Tree Park</a> on our way back to San Francisco.<br>
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After hanging out at <a href="https://humboldtgov.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Big-Lagoon-2" target="_blank">Big Lagoon County Park</a>, we went hiking around <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Trillium+Falls+Trail/@41.3215949,-124.0451908,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x8b4ad7e0f7a32bf4!8m2!3d41.3215949!4d-124.0451908" target="_blank">Trillium Falls Trail</a>.<br>
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We drove through the <a href="https://www.visitredwoods.com/listing/shrine-drive-thru-tree/185/" target="_blank">shrine tree</a>, wandered around <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Founders+Grove,+California+95569/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x54d46480138871bb:0x6ddbde6f1934c8a1?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi6rqTatpz3AhVMTBoKHX8wC4kQ8gF6BAh-EAE" target="_blank">Founders Grove</a>, and drove up and down the <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Avenue+of+the+Giants,+California/@40.3081954,-123.9110753,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x54d46248c246f22d:0x2887d50e8f3b6041!8m2!3d40.3081954!4d-123.9088866" target="_blank">Avenue of the Giants</a>.<br>
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We left the <a href="https://humboldtgov.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Big-Lagoon-2" target="_blank">Big Lagoon County Park beach</a> to go hiking through <a href="https://www.nps.gov/thingstodo/prairie-creek_foothill-trail.htm" target="_blank">Karl Knapp (Prairie Creek) Trail</a> and then Aviva and I walked around <a href="https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/hiking-trails-south.htm" target="_blank">Lady Bird Johnson Grove Trail</a>. <br>
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We left San Francisco and drove through <a href="https://www.mendocinocafe.com/" target="_blank">Mendocino</a> to Trinidad.<br>
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We drove to Yountville, where we walked around and checked out the sites.<br>
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We walked around the waterfront, had breakfast at <a href="https://www.grandecreperie.com/" target="_blank">the farmer's market</a>, stopped by the Exploratorium and the Aquarium, and hung out at Pier 39, where we had <a href="https://crabhouse39.com/" target="_blank">lunch</a>. At night, Aviva and I drove to the Golden Gate bridge to watch the sunset.<br>
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We took a trip to San Francisco for our spring break vacation. It was late in the evening when we arrived at <a href="https://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/san-francisco" target="_blank">our hotel</a>. We met some friends for dinner and they drove around to see all the hills.<br>
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We returned to <a href="https://www.bartonorchards.com/" target="_blank">Barton Orchards</a> for some apple picking.<br>
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We resumed our Labor Day push-up tradition. Andrea did 500 push-ups in 45 minutes, Eason did 600 in an hour. I did 800 push-up in 50 minutes. It was a windy day, so Eason and I took our "dementor" kite out on the canoe.<br>
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My kids made me a great breakfast and lunch for my 49th birthday. We had great dinner, and they baked me a cake.<br>
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We went up to the bungalow for Memorial Day to open up for the summer. It was our first time going away DC.<br>
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I just took the 2020 Presidential election quiz and found that I side the most with Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders. <a href="https://www.isidewith.com/political-quiz" target="_blank">Who do you side with?</a><br>
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We took Aviva out to <a href="http://andreas25north.com/" target="_blank">dinner</a> for her birthday.<br>
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We took a road trip Princeton, NJ to visit <a href="https://www.princeton.edu/" target="_blank">Princeton University</a>, where we attended a tour and some academic lectures, and the art museum. We spent some time in New Hope, PA. We spent our last day at <a href="https://www.groundsforsculpture.org/" target="_blank">Grounds For Sculpture</a>, which had a lot to see.<br>
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We went to see <a href="https://www.eschernyc.com/" target="_blank">Escher - The Exhibition & Experience</a> at <a href="https://industrycity.com/" target="_blank">Industry City</a>. It was really cool. Then we went to our old neighborhood for <a href="https://www.teddys.nyc/" target="_blank">brunch</a>. I got the Eggs Benedict and a Caesar salad and the Hollandaise sauce and Caesar salad dressing were just as good as I remember from 17 years ago.<br>
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We celebrated Hanukkah with our family at Babcia and Dziadek's house. There were more latkes than we could eat, and just enough prizes for Hanukkah Bingo.<br>
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We went hiking at <a href="http://www.mohonkpreserve.org/" target="_blank">Mohonk Preserve</a>. We had <a href="http://lacharlarestaurant.com/" target="_blank">lunch</a> and <a href="https://www.thestation77.com/" target="_blank">dinner</a> in New Paltz.<br>
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We went to the <a href="http://www.renfair.com/NY/" target="_blank">New York Renaissance Faire</a>. Andrea got her hair braided and wore elf ears. We watched the jousts, and had a very good time.<br>
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Aviva and I enjoyed our time on Mohican Lake. <br>
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