The California RV trip

Whew, what a trip. It was a lot of driving but couldn't have gone smoother and it was great to get to meet my cousins for the first time. Day 1 was the longest drive of the trip. We drove 14 hours from Grand Junction to Boca Resevoir in the Lake Tahoe forest. I did great sitting in my carseat for 13 hours and then I was DONE. The last 45 minutes was because we missed the turn for the campground and had to drive an extra 15 miles to find a place to turn the beast around. Mom was not a fan of the iPhone navigation before and had she been able to figure out a way to get the RV windows open, the phone would be at the bottom of the Boca Resevoir right now. Needless to say she will not forget the android charger again. 

Here we are pulling away from the house

Its a good idea to keep one hand on the call button at all times

The messy RV from trying to stay entertained all day

The view from our camp spot at the resevoir

 helping Brandon in the Phase 10 game

Our original plan for day 2 was to see the giant redwoods in Northern Ca.  But after so much driving already, we decided the extra 6 hour detour to San Francisco was not a good idea and we would all just pretend we could drive through the redwood tree in Grandma's backyard. So we stayed in Sonoma instead. The Hendersons met us there and stayed with us all week as we inched our way down the California coast. 

The pond at Cline Winery

Meeting Uncle Loyd and Pier for the first time. She was born 2 wks after me

Tai, Sydney, little D, and Brandon

Day 3-5 were our San Francisco and Santa Cruz beach days. Mom was right, there is just nothing like the ocean. Our RV spot was facing the Pacific Ocean.

Yes, that's me in the drivers seat

No doubt I will make a good wingman for dad

my version of playing in the cold water

Hayley is going to teach me how to do this on the next trip

Our first family beach photo

The Santa Cruz boardwalk

Roller coasters and a beach= kid heaven

Hanging with Aunt Angie

The rest of the trip was spent in Southern California where I met the Klines, Lees and Goldstines. I also visited mom's favorite beach, Zuma. I slept in my blue wrap the whole time but rumor has it the waves were huge that day. I will add body surfing to my bucket list for next trip.

At Grandma and Grandpa's house

And finally the 13 hour drive home

Stay tuned for the next post where you can see how much I grew during our trip (think adults on a 2 week cruise).