It's hot here. Stupid hot as we like to say. 107 last week and is supposed to be 110+ this week. Hot enough that when somebody says, "Well, at least it's a dry heat" you want to punch them in the nose but are too hot to lift your arms. All you can do is give them a grumpy hateful look and even that needs a Popsicle to go with it. Having said that, when we were planning our vacation time this past January we had a couple extra days to use up. We decided to throw in a quick trip to the coast to cool off which happened last week. We packed the kids, the dog and the munchies and headed out for a trek to cool off. You have to understand we live in the middle of the North State. We are (as the crow flies) only about 60 miles to the coast. However, the road is more "over the river and through the woods" and takes us 3 hours because of the twists and turns. It usually takes us a lot longer because we have to stop multiple times for Ty who gets carsick at the word car. Also you have to understand at the coast in the North State it is ALWAYS cold. It's much like an Oregon beach since Oregon is just up the road. Back to our trip, we made it over with no puking (it was close but he made it). We grabbed lunch and headed to the beach. Since it was a Monday we had it all to ourselves and spent at least 5 hours there. My favorite beach is Trinidad with sand, tide pools, an arch, caves, SO beautiful. Carter loved the sand!
The next day we didn't have our hotel to wash off in so we went to Patrick's Point which is a small hike and lookout off a bluff. It was incredible! We saw a whale (first time for me!), seals and pups lots of birds and tide pool creatures. The waves would crash against the rock and Ellie would clap, cheer and jump up and down.
How about that outfit? After we went to the city park and hiked to a tree-slide we discovered a while ago.
When we were sufficiently tuckered out we hopped in the car and headed home again.
(That is red licorish on his face) We watched the thermostat on the car go from 62 to 105 and stopped a lot - especially when Tyler puked. Ah well. Each story - or vacation - must eventually come to an end.
It's hot here. Stupid hot as we like to say. 107 last week and is supposed to be 110+ this week. Hot enough that when somebody says, "Well, at least it's a dry heat" you want to punch them in the nose but are too hot to lift your arms. All you can do is give them a grumpy hateful look and even that needs a Popsicle to go with it. Having said that, when we were planning our vacation time this past January we had a couple extra days to use up. We decided to throw in a quick trip to the coast to cool off which happened last week. We packed the kids, the dog and the munchies and headed out for a trek to cool off. You have to understand we live in the middle of the North State. We are (as the crow flies) only about 60 miles to the coast. However, the road is more "over the river and through the woods" and takes us 3 hours because of the twists and turns. It usually takes us a lot longer because we have to stop multiple times for Ty who gets carsick at the word car. Also you have to understand at the coast in the North State it is ALWAYS cold. It's much like an Oregon beach since Oregon is just up the road. Back to our trip, we made it over with no puking (it was close but he made it). We grabbed lunch and headed to the beach. Since it was a Monday we had it all to ourselves and spent at least 5 hours there. My favorite beach is Trinidad with sand, tide pools, an arch, caves, SO beautiful. Carter loved the sand! 
The next day we didn't have our hotel to wash off in so we went to Patrick's Point which is a small hike and lookout off a bluff. It was incredible! We saw a whale (first time for me!), seals and pups lots of birds and tide pool creatures. The waves would crash against the rock and Ellie would clap, cheer and jump up and down. 
How about that outfit? After we went to the city park and hiked to a tree-slide we discovered a while ago. 
When we were sufficiently tuckered out we hopped in the car and headed home again. 
(That is red licorish on his face) We watched the thermostat on the car go from 62 to 105 and stopped a lot - especially when Tyler puked. Ah well. Each story - or vacation - must eventually come to an end.
4 comments:
You are hilarious!
We get the "dry heat" comment all the time here. :)
That slide looks so fun! No splinters in your bum though, right?
I'm glad you guys have a place to escape the crazy stupid hot heat. And I loved Ellie's outfit!
Stupid hot. Couldn't have put it better myself!! Looks like a blast.
Anything over 100 is TOO hot! I'm glad you guys were able to escape it for a bit. I love the pictures! The kids are growing so fast. It looks like so much fun!
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