Another Great Idea

My first day of boogie boarding at Moonlight Beach this summer was exhillarating. I caught wave after wave, and after about an hour, dragged myself from the water, tired and hungry. Luckily Fran mentioned that she had a coupon for $10 at Bull Taco. There were 5 of us that decided to go there for lunch. Bull Taco is in the Cardiff Campgrounds and in my opinion, a real find. With the coupon, lunch came to $5 per person, and we had plenty of food. As we sat outside overlooking the beautiful blue Pacific, watching surfers and boogie boarders alike, I commented that we could be on the Italian Riviera. It was that breathtaking.

As we were sitting there enjoying the view and the company, Sue looked around and said, "Wouldn't it be fun to rent a camper, go to a campground with a bunch of women, and have a girls overnight?" Initially it sounded like a great idea. The only problem is that I, and several others, don't like to camp. Staying in a big Winnebago isn't exactly camping, but it's not something I would enjoy. Yes, sitting around at night and singing songs, telling stories and roasting marshmallows did sound like fun, but I told everyone to keep thinking, maybe we could come up with an alternate plan. We talked about renting a condo in Southern California and having a 2 night adventure with the ladies, but we kept thinking. Then Sue mentioned that she has a condo in Vermont that sleeps 8. Now that sounded like fun. She talked about all the fun things we could do in the area like shop, enjoy the scenery and eat. Or, she says, we could fly to New York, spend a day in the city, then drive to Vermont. I don't know if the trip will ever get off the ground, but it sure was fun talking about it. As the conversation evolved from a night at the campground to a fall trip to Vermont, I thought about how good ideas come to be.

Brainstorming, either in business or in one's personal life, is one of the best ways to get ideas out on the table. One idea leads to another, and in no time we had come up with a really great trip. As I said before, who knows if we'll ever get the trip together, but brainstorming over a delicious Mexican meal was a great way to spend a summer afternoon. It would be great if the trip takes place, but even if it doesn't, we sure had fun planning an adventure that went from the campgrounds of Cardiff in a Winnebago, to a luxury condo in Vermont.