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Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:20 pm
by mtngal
Yay....a FAST internet connection.....had to leave home to find it! I'm camping in the Monterey Bay area. As much as I love Pacific Grove and Monterey I am staying put in my campsite and just enjoying the ocean. After arriving about 3 pm, I headed out for a long walk on the beach....just over the dunes.....a ways longer than I realized, but it was worth it!

The trail up the dunes....
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On top....
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And down the other side....
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Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:46 am
by VickieP
Looks like you're going to have a nice, relaxing stay at the beach. Thanks for sharing your pics, I've only seen the Pacific ocean once when we were in Oregon.

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 5:36 am
by Cedar518
I think I would really like camping there, Diana. Can you hear the surf from your camper? What a way to fall asleep at night!

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:31 am
by rvgrammy1953
Great place, Diana!!! ;) So beautiful!! Glad you are having a good time at the beach....

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:30 am
by mitch5252
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What a neat place to camp. Lucky you!

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Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 8:40 am
by Liz
Thanks for taking us along on your hike over the dunes. Looks like difficult walking through the sand, but well worth the effort. Enjoy your stay!

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:21 am
by Rufflesgurl
Diana - Great pix. Do you just love the ocean?? Are you going north or??? I'm very near Pismo Beach and love the ocean BUT hate the fog/overcast which we had this AM BUT the sun is shining brightly now which I love. If you are coming this way send me a PM.

Have a great trip.

Linda

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:35 am
by jaymesullivan
What a great looking spot...Thanks for the pics. I'm still in the dreary weather, got cought in the rain yesterday: was so wet that I had to dry my hair with paper towels to get it to stop dripping on my glasses. Jayme

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 11:46 am
by Rufflesgurl
Diana - I looked at some of your pix from The Narrows at Zion. Isn't it just the most beautiful place?? We were there 2 summers ago and hiked quite a ways into the Narrows but there wasn't as much water when we went. Glad for that!
Did you go all the way to the end?

You've got great pix on your blog!

Linda

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:33 pm
by OutandAbout
What a lovely reward for the end of a hike. Seems like a great place to camp. Linda

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:40 pm
by avalen
great pictures, I can smell the surf, and I can hear the sea gulls too, its been a long
time since I've actually been on the beach but I remember it all. I was just a kid then,
and it left quite an impression.

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:16 pm
by Sparkle
I can't wait for a Beach again. Why am I here????? :lol: Thanks a heap Diana for making me Beach-sick.

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:41 pm
by Redetotry
Me too me too I want to be at the beach. That area is sooo beautiful would love to go back.

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:33 pm
by Orchid
Linda, I know Pismo well as I lived in Lompoc for over thirty years. I don't miss the fog or the damp. I do miss the milder winters and no mosquitoes! :lol: Cheryl

Re: Camping at the Beach

PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:15 pm
by mtngal
Home again on Friday. A dr appointment for 3 pm today got pushed up to 1200, that required me leaving by 8 am this morning. How strange it was to leave 52 degrees with fog and get home to pushing 100! It was a very refreshing get away. Won't have another chance this fall, but
will plan on several escapes next summer.

I love Pismo too, we spent time in that area in the 70s, even did some clamming! Maybe we came plan an rvwomen gtg on the Central Coast
next year?

And yes, I stuck to my goal of no shopping, didn't move my van the whole time I was there!