Today we took our trailer out of hibernation to head to Sunset State Beach. It was 84 degrees when we left Clovis about 10:30am. We hope it will be a nice break from this early onset of heat in the valley. We made a few stops before leaving town (library, store, pick up Julianne) and then off we went. We stopped for gas and a quick burger for lunch and then headed out. Just past San Luis reservoir the van temperature gauge shot up quickly. We always have water so John filled the overflow, temp went down and off we went. However, in about 1/2 hour it did the same thing. This time when I attempted to lift the hood I noticed water was all over and John discovered the radiator cap was very loose. Neither of us had touched it but we refilled it again and off we went. We decided to stop at Bella Fruita and John got some anti-freeze while Julianne and I looked around and got a few little things to snack on. The rest of the trip was uneventful. Even with all the stops we got here just around 4pm. The ranger station was closed and there was a sign stating find your site and come back at 9am to receive your vehicle pass and check in. We got camp set up quickly, had a bite to eat and drove down to the beach. It has changed a lot here. Sadly dogs are not allowed on the beach so Tony sat in the car while we took a short walk on the beach. The ocean is always beautiful, even with no sun. The fog is rolling in. Julie found quite a few shells. There are lovely wild flowers everywhere. Back to camp and we made a little fire but we are all cold and thinking it is time for bed, even though it is only 8:45!!!
Mom, do you know what this blue bush is?
Lots of birds around tonight
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