The Hotel del Coronado is amazing.  A excellent place for a wedding.  It has so much history and is located in such an great location.  It’s right on the Pacific Ocean, the weather is spectacular and it’s only a short drive to San Diego.  When we first arrived, we had lunch with Mom and Dad at the Beach Grill of “The Del”.  The city of Coronado is tiny but very cool too.  We walked around much of the town.  Our favorite was the Sock Store.  The picture below is just a small part of the store.  Of course, Bob and Lynn found time to exercise too.

The Wedding was very special.  Mary and Paul know how to throw a party.  The family had a short photo session.  We then moved to the “Vista Walk” where they held the ceremony.  The Rabbi did a spectacular job of mixing together a Jewish and Christian service that made everyone very comfortable and kept a very religious feel.  As I watched the service, I couldn’t help take in the whole view from The Del, to the Ocean, to the service.  It was very special.

The reception was just as cool. The band made sure everyone felt welcome.  Many of the guests joined the band on stage to sing along with their favorite tunes.  I think everyone danced most of the night.

On Sunday afternoon, we went for a Sunset Sailboat ride with Mike, Marie, Mom and Dad. The thirty foot sailboat was very cool.  It was very clean.  There was a nice kitchen below with snacks and drinks.  The captain was very helpful in sharing information about the area. We headed straight out to the Ocean.  The first hour was wonderful. Unfortunately, the waves were more than Dad could handle and he got very sick.  In spite of that, the views were excellent and we (most of us) had a great time.

On Monday, we took a bike ride through La Jolla.  We rode from the beach all the way up to Mount Soledad Memorial Park.  The ride up was easy because the bikes are electric and it required very little effort. Lynn and I have taken bike rides in many of the cities we’ve visited and enjoyed them all but this was very unique because of the ocean views and the electric bikes. We don’t have pictures of the houses, but they were absolutely amazing too.  They cost a fortune and it shows.

Great Trip.  Thank you Mary and Paul!

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Saturday was skiing and boarding at Vail. It had snowed a couple inches that evening which made for great conditions. We skied the entire mountain; front-side, back-bowls, and big sky basin. It was a great day.

Mary and Paul took us snowshoeing at the Keystone Nordic center on Sunday. That was really cool. We hiked for nearly four miles. Some of the snow was very deep. Everyone had a great time.

Sunday we returned to Keystone to ride the mountain. The good news was the crowds were very small. We loved the Keystone terrain park.

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Saturday morning we walked to the local farmer’s market and starbucks. Later in the day we met up with Paul’s nephew Steve who lives in Cincinnati and works for Western & Southern Insurance. We all took a tour on the Duck Boats. Matthew, Nicole and Jorden joined us for dinner at Nada‘s downtown.

On Sunday, the adults took a nice long walk while the kids slept. Steve drove up and the adults went to our community pool. Nathan and Andrew went to Kings Island while Lauren stayed home for some R&R.

On Sunday night we drove downtown to see the Labor Day fireworks from Steve’s 19th floor apartment right on the river. It was a spectacular view. This picture is a small sampling of the 400,000 people on each side of the Ohio River (800k total).

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