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This was my best vacation ever! The San Juan Islands are spectacular. Seeing their beauty close up and 'out there' was so much better than viewing from a car or bus. The biking, hiking, and sea kayaking were perfect. They and the other members of our group made this trip so much more than a typical vacation. We learned a great deal about the San Juan Islands from the leaders and had great fun doing it. I would recommend this trip to anyone! Our leaders worked great together and had as much fun as we did. Their personal touches topped off this trip, from playing wiffle ball with the kids and Backroads 'Survivor' at the campsites to their deep knowledge of the San Juans.

We had an exceptional vacation! The fact that it was a camping vacation resulted in many more opportunities for "spontaneous fun" for the kids, and the guides definitely facilitated and promoted those opportunities. In general, the guides worked fantastically together - they were a wonderful group that did everything they could to make our vacation as enjoyable and memorable as possible. When you add that kind of dedication and service to such a remarkably beautiful location, the result is an absolutely awesome vacation.

This was one of my all-time favorite family trips. Everyone in our family had an awesome time and I can't remember one spat between any of our three children during the whole week, which is a rarity with siblings. Each of our children gained self esteem with each hill they biked and with the praise and guidance of our great leaders! The children (aged 8,11,14) were given enough independence to feel really cool, while actually being well mentored and well cared for! It is the first time that neither my husband (an attorney in a high-pressured law firm) nor I (a physician) went a week without calling, or even thinking about “the office” or my patients. We have never been both so active and so relaxed, so in the wilderness (well, not really) and so pampered. Thank you!