Camping Trip

So this past weekend, I went camping up at Mcgrath State Beach in Oxnard with my family and relatives. There were 12 of us total in the 3 day 2 night trip. It was a fun trip as we got to camp close to the beach. The weather was absolutely perfect both days. Wasn't too hot and wasn't too cold. My grandma came along, her 1st time camping and so did my grandpa too.

Left our house Friday around 11. There was traffic along the way and it took us 2 hours to get to campground 145. We unloaded and set up our camping stuff. We had a total of 5 tents for 12 people: 2 two man, 1 three man, 1 four man, and 1 6 man tent, the tent that housed me. It took about an hour and then we surfed around the beaches around that area. At night, we had good dinner of BBQ ribs and corn. I ate a lot that 1st night.

Next day Saturday was the relaxing one. All 5 of us, my cousins, sister, dog, and I slept in the big tent on air mattresses. It was really comfortable. My dog barely slept that 1st night. So Saturday, we cooked pancakes for breakfast. We had the liquid kind. Cameron, Kerry, and I made good round perfect shaped pancakes. It was pretty good. Then, we headed up to Ventura Harbor to Harbor Cove Beach. For about 2 hours, we chilled at the beach. I went in the cold ocean water for a while but didn't go down deep. Water too cold. We built a SEAL ISLAND as we were playing with sand. IT looks pretty cool. In the afternoon back at camp, we chilled and relaxed. Played some cards while the adults took a nap. Walked to McGrath Beach with no dog as there were a lot of birds there. Had PHO for dinner and I took a shower. We had a campfire going and ate some yummmy smores.

Last day was cleanup day. Tore down our tents and cleaned up our mess. Packed everything back into the car and that took almost 3 hours. Walked around at Ventura's Fisherman's Wharf. Then, we hit the road and took Pacific Coast Highway down along the baches. Passed Malibu and then Santa Monica. At home, we cleaned up some of our gear.

This camping trip was fun. Being with all my family members was cool. We will plan another one for next year, different beach. We got lucky as our campsite was a handicap accessible one and shaded with trees.Next summer, we will definitely go at it again.