Camping Adventures

Rob borrowed his parents' vanagon for the first few weeks we were back in CA until he had a chance to buy himself a new (used) car. Lukas thought it was the coolest thing since it had curtains, a back bench, fridge, etc. But when we showed him that the top popped up for sleeping, he was beside himself. He BEGGED us to let him sleep in it curbside at our house. We were pretty sure that our neighbors wouldn't approve of that, so we promised to take him camping.

We headed to Butano State Park on the coast nearby. CA had been experiencing a drought, and it hadn't rained in about 4 months. Of course, the weekend we chose to camp it rained cats & dogs. But we still had a great time. I see more vanagon camping wkds in our future.


Exploring nearby Pigeon Point Lighthouse

The coast replaces the mountains.....

The coast is only a 15 minute drive from our house. It is proving to be good therapy for me whenever I am "homesick" for the beautiful green mountains of CH. It is too cold right now to build sand castles and such, but we always find fun on the beach:


Lukas finds a driftwood tree to climb


Kelp whips/snakes/tails...


Looking for creatures at the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve tidepools

who needs to cook?......

Rob & Lukas dig into a good ole American meal at a local diner

We are missing CH like crazy, but are loving all of the restaurants & take out here -something that is definitely lacking in Zürich. I have cooked probably less than 10 nights since we've been back. Why bother when there is great Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, etc...... just a phone call or short drive away.