Mina is on a roll! After organizing our family ski trip last winter, she suggested we try a summer RV trip. So last week we all rented two RVs in Sonoma and drove them up the California coast to Humboldt: Mina, James, Julie, Dev, Rosemary, Louis, Beatrice, Arthur, William, and me, plus Sancho.
Despite a somewhat rocky start after our family's RV broke down outside of the Grandfather Tree near Garberville, we had an excellent time, first at Albee Creek Campground, then farther north at Patrick's Point.
On the way to Humboldt we stopped so the kids could gather some pieces of beach glass.
Albee Creek was probably the nicest campground I've seen. Our site even had this giant redwood stump for the kids (and adults) to play in.
The kids could also walk down to the creek from the camp site.
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| Building a fairy house |
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| A fairy dam |
We hiked through the giant redwoods and went swimming in the creek.
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| Louis learning to climb with a rope |
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| Naked baby in the creek |
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| Louis working on another rope building project |
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| Boy and dog |
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| The kids used two long branches to make a double see-saw. |
Relaxing back at the campground:
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| Rosemary and Beatrice doing her quiz book |
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| Making friendship bracelets and lanyards |
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| A family of five deer walked through our campsite one morning. |
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Louis and Arthur goofing off in the RV's storage area
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Our friend Richard met us on the beach and let the kids try out his paddleboard.
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| Off to the beach |
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| Rosemary mans the paddleboard |
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| Richard and Dev |
The following day we went for another hike and then an afternoon swim in the Eel River.
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| At the top of the trail |
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| Arthur "rescues" Sancho from the bridge |
We went looking for clams at the beach - without success, but Louis really enjoyed using the "clam gun" all the same.
The beach at Patrick's Point was gorgeous, though too rough for swimming - but James led the kids in wading and building a very elaborate sand castle (designed by Louis, of course).
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| James and Louis with their castle |
At Patrick's Point:
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| Richard and Dev |
Fun in the RV:
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| Reading The Wizard of Oz |
We're already looking forward to more trips in the future ...
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| Like father, like son: Naresh and his RV in 1991; Dev and his RV in 2015 |
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