Final ocean camping

Yea, we are back in Northern California, specifically to drop Big Blue off in storage for the rest of the year. A quick visit to my family, then off we went to Bodega Bay to get in one final week of ocean-life before heading inland for many months.

Porto Bodega Marina & RV Park has been our home for the week. Expensive as hell, but otherwise very well run and clean, Porto Bodega provided a great view out the rear windows of he Airstream…

Each morning we would wake well before the sun, inhaled a cup of coffee each, and set out to hike a trail within the Sonoma Coast State Park. Each hike provided views of the ocean and shoreline stolen straight from postcards.

I lived in California for 37 years before leaving, and not once have I seen so much beauty. From the Tehachapi Mountains in Southern California, and the entire Interstate 5 drive (which is normally pretty drab), and now the coast of the North Bay. My eyes were on high alert thanks to all the green grass and overwhelming numbers of fresh wildflowers. It was easy to snap a photo that would garner a lot of attention on Instagram.

With the coast life complete, we head East to the foothills where Big Blue will wait for our return in November. From here we go South-East to Zion National Park – in the spring – on our way to Colorado. Photography should be easy going the next few weeks as well…