Last weekend we did a "trial," one-night camping trip to Point. Reyes. We chose Point Reyes because number one, it was close to home...but also because I only booked 2 months in advance and every campsite in the Western Hemisphere was already booked 9 months ago. I find this crazy!!!
At any rate, we missed camping last year because Sarah was just a few months old, but were eager to get back at it this year. We had no idea how she would be, or how everything would work taking THREE kids camping!!! It worked out brilliantly! We all had so much fun and the worst part of it all was leaving after one night.
We packed a lot into our 24 hours of camping....we started with a trip to Heart's Desire Beach on Tomales Bay. The we set up camp, played at the camp playground, did a scavenger hunt, drove to another beach in Pt. Reyes, made dinner...then the highlight--S'mores and silly stories by the campfire. Sarah went to bed around 8:00--I put her in double-jammies and covered her up with three blankets and the kid did not move ALL NIGHT. I woke up around 4am and uncovered her and made sure she was still breathing!!
So now that our "trial" run was a success, we all have the itch to go again! I scored a reservation for a long weekend in October at Samuel P. Taylor National Park- in the redwoods of Marin County-one of the best places to camp with kids. I was only able to get a reservation because there was a cancellation AND it was after "summer" was officially over. But in the Bay Area, we know "summer" starts in August and ends in late October :) Next year I'm going to be on the ball and do our real summer reservations 9 months in advance. Better start on that soon :)
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| Heart's Desire Beach, Tomales Bay |
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| She's a water girl! |
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| Chilly evening at Limantour Beach near Pt. Reyes Station |
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| A good book at the beach |
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| Getting ready for S'mores! |
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