Based on the context and the answer, generate a question. 

Context: Our recent trip to California was too short in some ways and too long in others . It was originally planned as a last minute summer hurrah and morphed into an ill grandfather , a 5 minute visit with Tam and a few days with my dad and stepmom . The girls and I spent some time with my grandfather , their great - grandfather .

Answer:

The summer seemed very long and then very short .



What may have happened during our summer vacation ?