I’m not gonna lie, we were nervous about this trip.  A trial run in our car the weekend before helped a lot but still…the idea of driving a 26,000 lb. house on wheels down the 405 for 2-2.5 hours was a little bit unsettling…until we did it!

It was Garrison’s 30th birthday and he wanted an RV camping trip with the family at the beach and nothing was going to stand in the way of that!

Gary drove down and everything went smoothly.  We left at 7:30 in the morning so the traffic was moving with no incidents.  Our favorite app “WAZE” guided us along the way, alerting us to stalled vehicles and the fuzz…and so we flew.  Got down there and WOW what a gorgeous beach!   The RV park was clean, and had electric and water which was all we needed.  It’s on Pacific Coast Highway so a lot of noise on the backside, but it faded into the background of a great time had by all.

Nikki, Elliott and the kids arrived shortly after Garrison, Emily, and Marlowe.  We had snacks and drinks and everyone went to the beach to play, do handstands, collect shells, and take selfies.

 

Back for dinner including burgers, brats, mac&cheese, and baked cheesy zucchini.  With full tummies and the sun already down, Elliott built a great fire out on the sand and we sat around and told stories, made s’mores, and enjoyed the great weather and most of all, each other. Wow, this new life…I’m so in love with it.

N&E went home with GEM and G&B stayed with us in the coach. Everyone slept great that night even with PCH traffic, and after a quick breakfast and another visit to the water where Brody and Grace found a baby sea lion coming up on shore, we packed it up and said goodbye to Bolsa Chica.  We will be back though!  It was a great time with our beautiful family!

~L O V E~

The “Coach” as we are trying to call it because I keep saying rig but I don’t like rig…has been parked for a month now!  The weekend after the Bakersfield trip was booked by an amazing trip to a luxurious spa, The Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, complimentary of CHB.  The weekend after that was spent getting ready for the Super Bowl, the weekend after that WAS the Super Bowl and here we are this weekend with other fun plans surrounding Valentine’s day.  Today we will drive our car (boring) down to the Beach to check out the location of our next adventure and see GEM for lunch ❤

… Then a fun Valentine’s dinner and game night spent with Nikki and family ❤ … Such Blessings!

Until we are able to go again, I guess we will camp in our own yard!