While kids may not be the norm in SF, it continues to exceed expectations with kid friendliness. Summer is no exception. The camps offered around town are wide ranging....
Q enjoyed/endured an intense soccer camp.
(no picture - imagine a limp noodle in a gorgeous park)
And circus camp where they learned to acrobat & clown...
(Z on top)
(Z upside-down)
Meanwhile, X enjoyed X-Kids - programming, robotics & chess....
In addition, we brought our niece Lauren out for a week of 'Camp Lan-Francisco'. We had no trouble filling a week with kid fun around town...
First up, some SF basics....
1) Hill training - with a very vertical walk to Billy Goat Hill
(Yea - a swing again! It's a continuous game of cat & mouse where neighbors put up swings & the park district cuts them down)
2) Public transit training - we forget that city buses and trams are novel if you grow up out of a city...
3) Walk to ice cream training - a critical city skill
Next up, some of our SF family faves....
1) House of Air - wall to wall trampolines
(Lauren's mad water polo skills were put to good use in dodge-ball!)
2) Crissy Field Beach - I should have known 'just dipping our feet in' would never suffice
Yes - the water IS cold year round!
3) The Exploratorium - maybe the only museum kids don't get bored of
Always love the perspective room
Finally, a tourist fave we had intentionally avoided - Pier 39 - way more fun than expected...
1) A cool aquarium - loads of fish to see & some to pet too
2) A random fun '7D experience' - kind of a virtual roller coaster while you shoot things
3) A wild Rocket Boat ride - they play AC/DC and spin in wild turns, what's not to love?!
We cap stoned 'camp' with a weekend in Tahoe - the ropes course in the trees is fab - but made me miss Kiev prices (5 in Kiev = 1 in Tahoe)
After it all, this 'camp counselor' needed refreshment....
Here's to summer camps & the counselors I now appreciate are clearly underpaid!
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