California 2012 - Pescadero and Felton

We left Tracy and headed for a coastal lodge in Pescadero.  It was really hot in Tracy but as we neared the coast it really cooled down.  Thanks to D&A we had sack lunches and were able to stop at a really nice park in Foster City.  We got our first taste of the really nice weather.

The kids couldn't wait to see the ocean so we stopped at the first free beach.  It was windy and cloudy all day which made it cold.   We also stopped at Pigeon Point Lighthouse.

The Coastanoa lodge and associated grounds were really nice.   We elected to stay in a canvas walled tent cabin.   The bathrooms and showers were communal (the wooden building in the background of the next pic).  It had a twin bed and a full size bed. The plan was that Eric and Mary would share the twin bed and Jane and Ben would share the full. No heat in the tent, but there were electric lights and electric blankets. Maybe you could call it "glamping." It was very windy and you could always hear the wind blowing on the tent, but very comfortable inside.

Because we didn't bring camping gear, fire gear, etc. we sat by the community fireplace outside our bathroom area where the campground staff set up fires. This is the kids' first introduction to smores.

That night Mary threw up in the middle of the night in our tent. Eric and I cleaned her up as well as we could, Eric took soiled sheets and towels to the front desk of the lodge and got some new ones, and for the rest of the night Mary slept in her own bed while the three of us shared the full size bed. This sickness was over 24 hours after she was sick at the fair (acting normal in between), so Eric and I were scratching our heads about what her illness was.

The next day we had planned on the family taking a train through the redwood forest, but the morning got off to a slower start with Mary sleeping extra and then needing an extra shower. We finally got on the road, with Mary acting kind of puny, so Ben and I were the only ones to take the train ride. Eric and Mary waited at the station and the nearby state park while Mary rested and ate crackers and Gatorade. We also stopped at the camp store and bought a beach (barf) bucket for Mary and took a hotel towel from the campsite. At this point we were worried about her being sick in the car and needing to clean with our limited supplies.

 They stopped the train at the top of the mountain so that you could climb around. Ben was a very hesitant poser for the camera. He kept thinking a bear or some other danger would be behind the tree and he was worried if he was not right next to me.

 Running away from danger lurking behind the tree.

 At the state park. Huge tree. Mary in stroller, Ben, and Eric.

Now on to Monterey! Mary is keeping her crackers and gatorade down, hooray!