Camping in Carp!

Our friends Patrice and Geoff and their three kids spent the second week of Spring Break camping at Carpinteria State Beach, and they invited us to join them.

Luckily, Stace could get a day off, so we headed up Tuesday afternoon and spent the night in a tent, alongside Patrice and Geoff's trailer.

We had a fantastic 36-hour mini-vacation, and we're excited to get back into camping after taking a break for a few years.

We have lots of friends who love camping at Carp, so it was nice to finally see what all the fuss is about. The location is perfect - right next to the beach! We saw lots of other SClarita friends, too.

We took a walk down to the overlook for the harbor seals - there are dozens on the sand behind Cora and Emily here.







While we spent a lot of time with Cora's friends the first week of Spring Break, this little trip was great fun for Violet, too. She enjoys playing with Tommy and Charlie, while Cora and Emily also get along very well.

It wasn't exactly beach weather, so the campfire was nice in the morning and even at lunchtime. Violet was very excited about cooking beans over the fire.

Stace took a nice nap after lunch.

On our stroll down the beach, the kids found tide pools to explore.

On our beach walk, we also came upon some cool teepees. No, we didn't make them - we just used them for photo opps!

We had such a great time camping and spending time with Patrice, Geoff and their family. We then went home and ordered up a new tent and air mattresses, and some better sleeping bags for the girls. We're planning our next trip already!