Friday we finally took Tracey on her first camping trip. Dan worked until noon and then we headed on our way. Sam covered for Dan at work.... Happy Day
We decided for our first trip to stay pretty close to home {for two reasons- my knee and we are new at this camping trailer thing. =)
We have been slowly stocking Tracey with everything we thought we might need- so leaving on short notice wouldn't be hard { we are short notice kind of people} all we needed to do was to get food.
Danny took care of everything...all I needed to do was hop in the truck....and I mean that literally =)
{wild crazy beach hair...sorry.}
Us with smiles on our faces....we had a awesome smooth set up. We had reserved site number 27 at Sunset State beach.....and were bummed when we got there and the ranger made a mistake and gave it to someone else.....she said she would go talk to them and have them move....but we didn't want the other people to have to go through that.....she then said go pick out any site we wanted.....so, that's what we did.
We were super happy she had given our site away....the one we picked was awesome! {thank-you ranger lady for making a mistake.}
The best one in camp. Number 19 is going in our "Tracey Romantic camp book" {which is a whole other post....For Valentines day I bought a vintage leather book with vintage papers in it....{ it looks like it came from Indiana Jones movie} Every time we go camping I plan to make a scrapbook page about it and it will go in our Romantic camp book- more on that later. =)
The set up- Awesome! I decided that Tracey...being the cute lady that she is...needed to have a couple banners so... everyone that saw her would know how much she is loved. =}
Inside Tracey- {We call her Tracey because we liked that name better than the one her birth mom gave her- Tracer. =)
One Queen size bed- Private bath with walk in large shower. The dinning area makes into another queen size bed...good for when we take the Grand-kids.
{my only complaint about Tracey....and it is not her fault....but really guys...brown, tan & blue with wallpaper are the only options you give people to pick from.... and truly are swirls, dolphins and tigers the only things you can think of to put on the outside? ..I have tons of ideas for you...call me =)
I think that is why so many people love vintage trailers....at least they have character....if we find we like camping this way....our next baby will be an airstream...please don't tell Tracey}
Our Camp Site-
After everything was set up- we walked the short distance to the beach- sat there for a few hours- talking and waiting for the sun to go down.
Just before we left Danny called Steve and told him what we were doing and said...Hey, if you want come on down and spend the evening with us.....Steve decided to "Tent" it. {Sandi was at work and didn't know what was going on....sorry Sandi.} They showed up around 9pm.....and we had a wonderful evening together.
Stayed up until 2am talking and eating pink bunny rabbit smores.
Time for bed....Everything went well with Tracey...but we couldn't figure out how to get the heater to work....so, it was a little cold.....I thought, man If I'm Cold Sandi and Steve must be freezing! They said they did fine....I think they were just being nice. First thing in the morning Danny got the heater to work- so Sandi and I stayed in Tracey while the guys made breakfast for us.
Also that morning, Sandi and I took a short walk up the hill to watch the ocean and the new morning light.
After the guys finished up breakfast - we headed out for a short, slow walk- thanks to my knee...but I'm doing great- I never thought I would recover this fast. {Still tender but hey, I can walk.}
It was a beautiful morning { we had to be out of our camp site by noon} the weather was fabulous mid 70's ....
We spent the rest of the day checking out future camp sites and exploring.
I would have to say that Tracey's maiden Voyage was fabulous.
Happy Day
Even though we don't live here....we come to this area enough for me to call it home.
linking up with designmom today for her new series- Love the place you live.
Also linking this up with Shannon's "Lets go on a date"
Looks like so much fun! Beautiful scenery and it looks like the accomodations are pretty awesome, especially for camping!
Posted by: Marilyn | February 26, 2012 at 03:57 PM
Hurray for the first foray into the camping world. It all looks so beautiful and fun.
Posted by: marysue | February 26, 2012 at 05:44 PM
Oh what fun. Some of my favorite memories are ones that we have spent in our trailer.
Posted by: Paula | February 26, 2012 at 06:18 PM
Glad you are doing so good and recovering so well. Beautiful place and Trailer!
Posted by: Becky rasmussen | February 26, 2012 at 07:44 PM
Glad to hear the trip went great. Looks like a place we need to go check out. Glad to hear you are getting around well.
Posted by: Libby | February 27, 2012 at 06:44 AM
How fun! I'd love to get a trailer. We are going on a beach camping trip soon, and staying in a yurt!
Posted by: Dee | February 27, 2012 at 09:21 AM
What a fun trip - and what a gorgeous campsite!!!
Posted by: Lisa Brown | February 27, 2012 at 01:49 PM
I love that you named her Tracey instead of Tracer. Hah!
Posted by: Gabrielle - Design Mom | February 28, 2012 at 05:26 AM
Lovely pictures - I can see you and Tracey are going to have a lot of fun together!
Posted by: Kirsty@Bonjour | February 28, 2012 at 05:35 AM
you make me want a camper! :O)
Posted by: gkgirl | February 28, 2012 at 04:32 PM
What fun - a new camper - and what an amazing campground. I love the beach with the mist over the water.
Posted by: Grace | February 28, 2012 at 07:25 PM
She's gorgeous and that is the way to see the countryside! What a fantastic trip xx
Posted by: Liz@Violet Posy | February 29, 2012 at 12:37 PM
Finally getting around to reading your post -- what a great camping adventure! I'm glad Tracey and the location and time with friends worked out so well!
Posted by: shannon b | March 01, 2012 at 07:20 AM
I love your adoption of Tracey into your family... I'm sure she will be well loved for many years to come! My parents-in-law are caravaners so appreciate the set up process to be able to just up and go on a whim!
Posted by: Janelle | March 02, 2012 at 01:42 AM