The drive to Pismo Beach from the San Francisco Bay Area was colorful, as the fields were growing a variety of vegetables, and the hills were flowering with mustard plant and other wild flowers. Here's some info about that painted barn by Gonzales, CA. We like to stay at the Pismo State Beach North Campground... Continue Reading →
Camping with family makes for great memories. We were happy to camp with Deb's sister and brother-in-law in the Monterey areas as they were finishing their first trip in their new motorhome! Just kidding Mike and Sandy! 🙂 This is their beautiful new RV! We drove down the coast, as usual, to the SANTA CRUZ... Continue Reading →
It's a great RV trip when you visit a place you have been to many times and still have great new experiences. That was the case for us when we visited Half Moon Bay State Beach and the near-by town of Pescadero. Here's a 2 minute video of our weekend RV Trip. https://youtu.be/rORpedLDlDI Al &... Continue Reading →
We headed to Santa Barbara in Southern California in the middle of winter to soak up some sun and enjoy 80 degree weather. Santa Barbara was beautiful, both at the ocean, and in the hills above the city. After walking along the Stearns Wharf, the beach, and shopping in town, we enjoyed a break for... Continue Reading →
We took advantage of the long weekend over Christmas to visit Half Moon Bay. While we were there we visited the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, which has great tidepools. It was high tide when we were there, but we still had a great walk. Since my daughter was hosting Christmas at her place, it also made for... Continue Reading →
We took a quick trip mid-December to New Brighton Beach in Capitola (yes, again! 🙂 and here are a few photos of our weekend. The trip there was awesome, as usual. Here's where we stopped for lunch. Sunrise the next morning. And sunset. During the day, we walked on the beach with Lucy, Walked to... Continue Reading →
Over Thanksgiving we headed down the coast again to Capitola and New Brighton State Beach. The weather was perfect and we loved visiting over the holiday. The campground was full and the atmosphere was festive, with poeple wishing you a happy Thanksgiving as you walked through the park. The next day we walked into Capitola... Continue Reading →
Late October is a great time to visit the beach in Northern California. We visited Seacliff for a long weekend and enjoyed the drive there as much as the stay. Seacliff State Beach is nestled underneath the bluffs in Aptos, CA. In front of you is the Pacific Ocean! It is a great place to... Continue Reading →
The Pismo North Beach campground is our favorite place to stay in the area. A map of the area shows why. Since we love to dry camp, we prefer the open spaces of the North Beach campground to the comparatively cramped quaters of the Pismo Coast Viallage. You also get a better path to the... Continue Reading →
