CALIFORNIA

We woke up this morning at the KOA after a great night's sleep. I went to pee and when I came back Mess had disappeared.  He came back moments later with a delicious surprise: EGGS! We were so excited we ate 7 out of 12. After two weeks of powdered milk and granola this was a gourmet treat. Yum.  

Then we hit the road again excited to make it to the coast.  Oh wait but first we took 5 minutes to play on the gigantic trampoline the KOA had. It was SO FUN. I was laughing uncontrollably. Some of you may have seen the snapchat video. It made the heinous campsite cost almost worth it. Then we actually hit the road. 

The usual mix of tunes, podcasts, and Divergent II took us all the way to the coast. We celebrated at the first sign of ocean by listening to California Girls by Katy Perry and dancing our way up Route 1. Route 1 is a beautiful winding one-lane highway that takes you along the oceans edge. It's not fast driving but it is extraordinarily scenic. Around 630 we found ourselves a campsite at a campground marked Full from the outside- good thing we went into check. We got one of the last available sites. We set up our tent to mark our territory and headed immediately across the street to catch the sunset. We watched overlooking the ocean and really getting to listen to the waves for the first time. It was pretty darn perfect. 

We headed back to camp and made curry cous cous with veggies, drank wine and then had Hot Totties for dessert. Another great day. 

The next morning we woke up and finished the remainder of the eggs before hopping back in the car and continuing up Route 1. 60 miles later we parked at Carmel beach and went for a sandy jog along the tide line. After that we read on the beach for an hour or so just enjoying finally being able to feel like we were IN California. Then, after some quality beach time we explored Carmel on a quest for coffee where we drank iced and hot varieties, called our parents (so nice,) and wrote a postcard. 

Finally- we set off towards my Aunt Ann and Uncle Brian's house just 10 minutes away in Monterey. We had a fantastic time with Brian's mother Dorothy and his brother Doug chatting about lots of things and enjoying Chinese food. It was great to be in a fun and warm household like theirs. With family. We stayed up chatting with Uncle Brian about Mars and hiking and making wherever you go feel like home. It was nice. Now we're ready for bed... tomorrow is the big day- We'll have lunch with Nick & Claire in San Francisco on our way up to Boonville! We'll be at the farm this time tomorrow! And we will get to see Zoe too. We did it! Next time you hear from us it won't be where we're going next but what we're learning and about settling in. Our tent will be stationary for at least a week at a time in between weekend adventures. The air mattress will stay inflated for more than 8 hours at a time. Hooray! We're feeling ready for the next part of the adventure.