Here is a view of the beach as coming from the main parking area.
I don't know who these people are. Local homeless I suppose. That or surf-rats. The Santa Barbara Mountains, the ones famous for all the wildfires last month, are in the background.
Kalins wonderful beach hoe that he so enjoyed using to push sand around. I think it's still laying on the beach down there.
LaCrosse, badmitton, football, and volleyball is how we spent most of our day, everyday. It's a great workout running in the sand, let me vouch. 
Oh and BOOGIE-BOARDING! How could I forget boogie-boarding? The only ones crazy enough to immerse themselves in the frigid water were those with few or no brains. You won't see any of us girls in there. 
If sports and cold water aren't your thing, there is always a good book to be found in the "library" that Misty brings on every camping trip. Good thing she does cause we sure enjoy reading a book on the beach much more than we think we will before the trip. P.S. Book reading only works on the beach if annoying boys aren't hitting you with sandy footballs.
He's only smiling because he's happy that he doesn't have that body behind him. 
Working hard or hardly working? He makes lifting that spatula look like someone could throw a shoulder out of place. This is our outdoor kitchen. With lovely towels drying in the background, Tijuana-style. 
This kid had more little girls running back and forth trying to get him to notice them, I thought I was going to have to start throwing crackers at them and shoo-ing them away. I kept telling him it was the surfer-hair, the cute curls.
Again, boys in the cold water. Jumping waves I guess. Cheap fun. "Whoa man. Check this one out." 
When boogie-boarding was too cold to bear, running from them was good fun too. 
Here is one mans attempt to get a girl in the water. Good thing Tia was able to outsmart him by crying and threatening. 
Here is one mans attempt to get a girl in the water. Good thing Tia was able to outsmart him by crying and threatening. I actually LIKE being sunburned. Call me crazy, I know, but the feeling of my face feeling like its going to crack when I smile is great.
Don't ask. I turned around to see a palm tree growing out of a lightpole and I loved it. Isn't it great? 
You know he's probably just thinking about video games or something. The ocean was gorgeous this morning though. And this kid knows exactly how to enjoy the water. Every morning he was out there with his feet in it, just staring out at the horizon for minutes at a time.
Here is a kind-of shot of our camp. Firewood. Firepit. Inflatable boat. Me. Just up the hill and over the berm is the ocean. High-tide brings it pretty close to camp, close enough for the crashing waves to wake you up at night and make you start thinking about moving to higher ground.
This beach is REALLY awesome at sunset! The colors are always perfect, the sand cold on barefeet, and the shells bright and white. 
Wish I could step inside this one. Miss the water always moving under me, making me dizzy.
Loved it. Love it. Need to go back next summer.
