We hadn’t been back from Pine Mountain Lake for but a week and Mark was already talking about taking the trailer out again. The weather was heating up and we were in store for some 100+ degree days, so we thought it would be a great idea to head towards the coast to try and get some relief from the heat. Well, apparently everyone had the same idea as us. We called a bunch of different RV Parks and campgrounds to just be told they were booked. Finally, we called Bodega Bay RV Park and they happened to have one spot left, but it didn’t have hookups. The hookup thing wouldn’t be a big deal, except for the fact that we don’t have a generator yet. I know, I referenced the no generator issue in the last post, but the amount of research that goes into figuring out what generator we want could be a whole other blog post. Anyways, we decided to take the spot as we figured it wasn’t going to be hot enough in Bodega to need the AC and we can run electricity off the battery.
The plan was to leave right when I got off of work Friday, literally just come home, hop in the car and go. Ha! That of course did not happen. About two hours after our scheduled departure time (I may be exaggerating, but not by much) we began the drive to Bodega Bay. Everything was going great, until I asked, “did you remember to pack the dog food”? Obvious answer to that question was no. Thankfully there was a pet food express in Benicia, we got the dog food and then headed on. I should mention we hadn’t eaten dinner yet, but we really wanted to get to the RV park before dark since we didn’t have a lot of practice backing into RV spots and doing that in the dark brings about other challenges. Traffic wasn’t too bad, but by the time we arrived to the RV park, you guessed it, it was dark. We checked in, found our spot and got settled. It could’ve been worse…
I quickly grilled up a couple burgers for dinner. I swear, those were some of the best burgers I’ve ever made! It was probably just the fact that we were completely starved as it was 9 pm by this time and anything would’ve tasted good. After we unhooked the trailer from the car we realized the electricity wasn’t working. Mark tried everything, but he couldn’t get it up and running. In order for us to have some power we kept the trailer hooked up to the car while we ate and got everyone ready for bed. Knowing we wouldn’t have power overnight, we bundled the kids and ourselves up…Brrr is all I have to say, it was so cold that night!
The next morning we were able to get a spot with hookups, thankfully someone was a no show for their reservation. Not sure if we could’ve handled another freezing cold night (I know, we are a little wimpy – give us a break, we were born and raised in California). We got set up in our new spot and decided to head to Doran Beach. It was gorgeous outside, sun shining, no fog, absolutely perfect! I wished we had planned a little better, we should’ve packed a picnic lunch for the beach and stayed all day but we had decided to try one of the local restaurants instead – not our best choice I must say. The food was good, but being that it was so busy in the area we waited for way too long to order and receive our lunch. Being that we had both kids with us, it was not an ideal situation. After lunch we headed back to our campsite and then decided to take Lucy and the kids for a hike. We finished off the day with dinner back at the campsite and a campfire with S’mores. Both kids were asleep by 8:00 pm and Mark and I were able to enjoy a glass of wine by the campfire, a nice treat I must say!
Sunday morning we drove into Freestone to try Wild Flour Bread as it was recommended by a few people at the campsite. This place is great and definitely a must try if you are in the area. Everything is so fresh and they have beautiful gardens to walk around. The bacon, cheddar, chive scone was amazing! After breakfast we headed back to Bodega and stopped by the Famers’ Market that was near our campsite. We packed everything up and then headed home. Overall, this was a great little weekend trip. Next time, I would prefer to stay at one of the State Park campgrounds. The RV park was nice, but the campgrounds provide more space and more of a “camping” feel. These little weekend trips are a nice way to get away from the hustle and bustle of everything.
Time to get ready for our next adventure!
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