Cape Cod National Seashore

We spent 2 days on different points on Cape Cod National Seashore. The first day was super windy at Race Point Beach, so we didn't spend as much time there as we would have liked as the sand was just cutting. The other beach we went to was Coast Guard Beach and it was the most perfect beach day. You couldn't keep my MN kids out of the ocean. I guess we also walked down Nauset Beach too, but I didn't take any videos of that.




Cape Cod National Seashore is part of the National Parks system and you can use your national parks pass there, otherwise it is $20 parking admission for each beach. We had already had our pass from our trip in August, so we were good to go! We definitely got our money's worth out of the pass this year. It cost us $80 for the Annual Pass and it would have cost us $110 in parking admission on our summer trip, plus we got $12 off at the Arch, and now saved $40. So, it would have cost us $162 individually, but we paid just less than half for the annual pass. Next year I will have a 4th grader, so we will get our pass for free.

Videos from our Whale Watcher Cruise

Since I got the videos uploaded, I thought I would share them. We did a Whale Watcher Cruise out of Barnstable Harbor in Cape Cod. We saw a Finback Whale, Humback Whale, an Atlantic Dolphin and 2 kinds of seals. These are just videos of the whales.

Indoor Fun at The Wilderness in Wisconsin Dells

We took a 4 day vacation and rented a condo at The Wilderness in Wisconsin Dells. It is a great way to feel like you are someplace warm without flying somewhere. There is so much too do indoors. They even have outdoor waterparks there, but we have only gone there in the winter. Here are some videos to share with you so you can see what a few things there are like.

Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America

If you are looking for something fun for the kids to do indoors when you are in the Twin Cities, you should definitely check out Nickelodeon Universe at the Mall of America.

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