@surfsnowgirl - wow! you're going to be learning on a proper boat! lucky! ive been sailing since i was a kid, but where I grew up it wasn't really a luxury - everyone did it, and our parents basically popped us on a laser when we were 7 or 8 and of we went. you are going to love it! Im so jealous!
we do the usual hiking, mountain biking around here. we also usually take one trip with the kids during the summer - this year it's amsterdam, paris and croatia (to hang out with my parents and lie on the beach!). SO and I are really lucky that we can work remotely, so it's not too difficult to take off for a trip for a month. We try to do a big trip with the kids every other year or so.