So-Cal with Friends

"So, where are you going from here?" was the question that someone asked as we sat around the campfire on the last night at the rally. "Well," I said, "I think we're heading somewhere... sometime tomorrow... but, maybe not, I'm not sure". Hence the plan was born to head back South again, this time with new friends that we had met at the rally.

We stopped first at Oceanside where the kids scoured the rocks for sea life and loaded up on sand dollars, played in the ocean, watched the seals on the docks, and the guys got out the guitars and drums and jammed in the parking lot by the RVs. Although a pretty stop, the campground at Oceanside was horrible with so many rules and police patrolling thru it that it felt more like a detention camp than a campground. After a reprimand for opening our slides, a warning that we couldn't have chairs outside the RV, and a $245 ticket we were happy to move on the next day.


We headed further on down the coast to Carlsbad State Beach. We shared a space with Bryce & Steve and all of us had a great time building sand castles, kayaking in the ocean, swimming, making communal meals, and hanging out around the campfire. After a week at the campground, the group split up in different directions with some heading for Joshua Tree & Slab City while we headed North to Hollywood with Bryce & Steve.