Camping Trip

This past weekend, I went down to San Clemente State Beach with my family for a 3-day 2-night camping trip. It was a good gathering as there was 9 of us in total camping. I had a lot of fun, especially spending time with my wonderful cousins. It was a perfect weekend to be down by the beach with the hot weather. Even the two dogs, Rusty and Mimi, tagged along. For the past two years, we have gone family camping, but I felt this one was the best for many reasons.

We had a campsite that was close to the beach unlike last years. Five minutes of walking around a campsite and down the hill and we were at the beach. San Clemente State Beach is quite unique. There isn't a lot of sand area. Very little beach area. But the waves are huge, surfing type waves. Friday evening, we were standing on the edge of where the sand meets the rocks and high tide struck, washing out the entire beach. It was a pretty cool view. Playing in the ocean water on Saturday afternoon was a blast. As the big waves came in, we battled one wave after another. The best part about San Clemente State Beach is the sunset view. It is just absolutely gorgeous and beautiful. From the cliffs before the trail that goes down to the beach, we saw the sun set into the ocean both nights. This beach was nice in all aspects.

In our camp, we ate plenty of rich, tasty food. One night we had Korean-style noodles to go along with dumplings. Another night, we had Korean BBQ with sopa noodles with corn and vegetable stick. Our breakfast was nice too with waffles, sausages, eggs, and French toast. Cucumber salad for Saturday lunch was also tasty too. And smores both nights during the campfire summed it up. Honey-maid crackers with melted marsh mellows with Hershey chocolate; it was delicious. And roasting popcorn over the campfire was pretty tight too. Food food food; I ate so much this weekend.

My dog Rusty is so funny. Saturday night, we all headed to our tents. Rusty came in and went to my cousin's sleeping bag and just knocked out flat. We made noises but his eyes stayed closed. It wasn't until we carried him up and relocated him that he woke up. Rusty, you are so cute and funny!

This camping trip was all about spending family time together out camping. Everyone had a great time bonding. We all worked as a team building up our campsite, setting up the tents, the canopy, cooking,  etc. The weekend was fun-filled and exhilarating.