Road Trip!: Sunset Beach

No sooner did we go into the trailer we got a knock a the door. It was a ranger telling us to turn off our generator. It was only around 9pm so we were surprised. Generator times are 10am-8pm, it is usually the opposite 8am-10pm. Since there was no one to check us in and no instructions given, we had no way of knowing. No worries, except Julie’s laptop lost power before she finished her DVD. LOL. Surprisingly it was not that cold in the night. When there is no breeze it doesn’t really seem cold. Julie had to use the bathroom in the night and I was too groggy to figure out she could just come in and use ours! She asked Dad to walk her to the bathroom (very close) so he did. Tonight we will know better! Anyway, they said it wasn’t cold and she was warm in her tent all night just with a sleeping bag. No gourmet breakfast for them, instant oats, banana, juice, and coffee for John, cappuccino for Julie. After J&J (John and Julie) had their breakfast they took Tony and drove up to the ranger station to check in. J&J found out right near the ranger station there is a gate to drive through, parking lot, path to the beach, and just walk north on the beach were dogs are allowed! Yay! By the time they were back I was dressed and had some set up still to do so they took Tony for a walk. It is foggy but not too cold right now. Finished with chores and Julie wanted to see the rest of her movie so she is doing that and we are doing other things before having our lunch. We then drove to the doggie beach spot and Tony had his first walk on the beach. He loved it. I was hysterical watching him sneak up on the water and run when it got closer. There was a California Sea Lion dying on the beach, which was disturbing. However, a ranger came along and said it has happened to a few of them. They think they are eating the red tide algae and it is making them sick. He said he would call the marine patrol to come an take care of it, but they already took a look. We talked to another couple with a well-behaved dog and they said it has been there 4 days and the rangers wanted nature to take it's course. We understand that but hate to see it suffer. Well, we are not in charge. We had a great time and Julie had LOTS of shells. We were exhausted after the walk, came back to camp, and rested for a bit before S&S (Steven and Saira arrived. They showed up before 5pm and her sister and family showed up at nearly dark. We had some wine, appetizers, and our chili dogs before they came but we heated up things for them and they did it all after that. Very simple. I only have ONE pot to wash! Yay! I think that makes the evening successful! It is definitely NOT warm here but to be honest, I LOVE IT. I am sure everyone else would love more sun but I am happy it is not hot! When there is no wind, at night, it feels a lot warmer. Steven just came to check if we have more fire wood....Nope. They can get more tomorrow. I am glad they are having fun but we are going to bed.

John, Julie, and Tony