Big Bear, CA

After all the exciting and beautiful new places we have been this year, Big Bear pales in comparison. Having only been there as kids we soon realized that it offers far less to amuse us as adults, especially in summer. We drove up only for two nights to visit with Bryan’s parents who were vacationing at (uh-oh) another timeshare (previous timeshare experiences have been interesting… think Costa Del Suck, Spain and the Trailer Park in Napa)!

Our time was spent hiking and biking in the nature surrounding the lake and on a rented boat where Bryan’s dad hooked various parts of the boat but zero fish. Bryan was so busy ducking out of the way every time his dad tried to cast the line that he kept pouring beer all over the boat. It was pretty hilarious actually. First dumping 7/8 of a large glass all over Megan’s legs, and then emptying another 1/2 of a glass all over his own seat. We are still not sure how he kept turning his glass completely horizontal in such gentle waters, but we will let is slide due to the fact that his dad was hooking more seat vinyl that bait.

After the dangerous and messy boat ride we stopped off for some beef jerky before heading out to dinner at the Sweet Basil Bistro, both of which were truly gourmet by Big Bears standards. Overall the trip was pleasant, but not thrilling. There isn’t much more to say about it.