Not at all - Hell, every day with a wife and kid is an adventure. I meant more that the big, exotic stuff can be really tricky or expensive with a family. Last year all of us went to Costa Rica with my parents for 10 days, and it was completely awesome, but damn expensive, and we were in cheap hotels in the rain forest, not resorts on the beach.

I think what Clark's writing about is great and inspiring and everyone should do more of it. However, for me to be interested in a how-to book, it has to be something that actually applies to me, and skiing from the North Pole isn't something I can do with a kid.