Potter around rough trails on foot or by bike, breaking with a picnic lunch and a dip.

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It had been Goran's idea to stop for a picnic lunch on the way out to visit Dad's memorial site.

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If you want to bring the kids along, consider Barrel Oak Winery, a family-friendly operation where you can take your own picnic lunch.

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Halfway through the eight-hour excursion, a picnic lunch is served by an emerald glacial lake where guests have been known to jump into for an invigorating (read: freezing) swim.

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Go for a full-day drive complete with a picnic lunch.

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But the ubiquity of department stores around Tokyo also make depachika convenient places to pick up a bento box for a quick picnic lunch that feels as decadent as it is inexpensive.

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While you're noshing, the hotel will pack you a complimentary picnic lunch of fresh fruit, delectable meats, and stellar cheeses, and give you vouchers for your wine-tasting excursion to three wineries: Bernardo, Orfila, and Belle Marie.

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But more often than not, lunch would be another ponchoed picnic at a national park, with dry cheddar cheese, autumnal fruit and other distressingly unpackaged foodstuffs.

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The latter makes for a good picnic-on-the-beach lunch.

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