We sure had a great time at Seaside Beach... once we got there on our last day. My, my... the RV rookies, Dad and Mom, sure climbed a steep learning curve throughout our camping trip, but they persevered, stubborn as they are, and also met some really nice "advanced" folks, who literally saved their butts (so we could get out and play finally!) Without going into too much detail, suffice it to say that we drove to Fort Bragg near Mendocino - normally about a 3-hour drive, in four hours. Not bad. Mom drove/towed the trailer and did okay, maybe due to the fact that she used to drive horse trailers a lot in younger days. We found our spot at Mackerricher State Park - beautiful - and Mom backed right in. They leveled the camper just fine, but couldn't uncouple because the ball was frozen to the hitch (Dad forgot to grease the ball). So we set up camp a little and after dinner for both us and MomDad, we took a little walk down a nice boardwalk towards the sea and saw some cool fluffy ground squirrels I just wanted to chase so bad! Not to be, so back to our site for bed cause we were all very tired. At 3 a.m., we all woke up to a shrill beeping sound - the CO monitor was making a disturbingly loud noise. Dad told us all to get out and finish up our sleeping in the Jeep. He grabbed the car keys and pushed the panic button by mistake (headlights flashing brightly, horn honking loudly). And he couldn't get it to stop. After morning showers close by, Dad ran into a very generous camper with 30 years' RV experience. He fixed us all up, teaching my parents how to fire up their generator for power (the CO monitor had simply lost power; the whole 12-volt system had died). He helped us uncouple the jeep from the trailer and re-level it properly. He got the hot water heater to function and lots more stuff. Dad and Mom were armed for the rest of the trip (well... sort of) but extremely grateful. Anyway, we got to play, visit some friends for a dinner out, see some sea lions, run around on beaches and walk around a pretty lake. Here's a little movie of part of the "path" around Lake Cleone - a rickety boardwalk!
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19 comments:
What a start to your camping trip! But it looks like everyone is having so much fun!!! Love the slideshow, it's pawsome!!!
Sam & June
Ah! These photos make us smile! What a fun time! And, with some camper excitement and 3am Panic Buttons!
We haven't been to this area in ages, looks fantastic! Love seeing Sammie and Avalon running together!
Will miss you this weekend!!!!!
Hugs and snaggle-tooth kisses,
Sierra Rose
We had a good chuckle over the new camper mishaps. We went through so many of those too! Fortunately we had close friends that had been RV-ing for years. They were a tremndous help! Once you get the kinks out and get through the learning curve you will love it!
Happy trails!!!
Kisses,
Emma Rose and the Duchess
Woof! Woof! YAH! You guys are back. How FUN was that. Your Lil sis is not so little anymore. Great to see Avalon having such a great time. Looking forward to see more photos/slideshow/video of your trip. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar
Yay! Sounds like fun! Your sister is so big now! My goodness! Love the videos! :-)
My husband who doesn't read blogs LOVED this post as did I! You have a new fan at our house!! :-)))
Samantha,
OMD!! YOu is back, I is sooo happy!
What a wunderful time youz guys had. :) Mom and me luvs all da pictures! Avalon is such a big girls now too. :)
WOofs and Licks,
Maggie Mae
SOOOOO much fun!
SOOOOO much khuteness too!
Khousin Merdie gives The Froggie Puppie HIGH marks ;-)
Thanks fur sharing!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra
Campers are like Blogville residents.. They will help you with all sorts of problems... GRRRREAT isn't it???
I am glad to hear you overcame the camper setup woes and had some fun!
Love the videos.
Wags N Kisses,
Wrigley
miss sammie!
welcome back! i missed you bunches 'n tons!
i'm glad your mama and daddy had that nice dude to help them figure out the RV and everythingie. those alarms and beeps and stuff would have totally scared me, so i'm glad ya'll didn't have to experience that again. teehee.
ya'll picked a most beautimous place to go campin'! i love the pictures and can't wait to see part 2! :)
*woof*
the booker man
What a fun time you had!
Oh dear, sounds like you had some challenges on your trip. But glad you made it back in one piece. Hope to see you...maybe in October? My September is swamped!
Thank goodness you met the experienced people!
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What a beautiful trip! We loved the slideshow!
Love ya lots,
Maggie and Mitch
What a great camping trip you had. We love the video's.. So beautiful and really relaxing...
Big Sloppy Kisses
Gus, Louie and Callie
As long as you all had fun together, that's the main thing!
My people & I are very jealous of your trip. We LOVE camping & haven't gotten to go much this year.
I'm so happy that you have such a great adventure!
Whew, I am behind in my blog reading!
Funny (to me, hee hee) start to your camping trip! I'm glad you got over the hump and enjoyed yourselves. The video of the pups was soooooo cute! :)
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