So a while back Gino mentioned he wanted to go camping during his spring break. I commented I would come with him, really joking b/c we weren’t planning on coming out to CA. Well Grandma T saw it and wanted it to come true. So THANKS Grandparents T for the trip. Gino planned a rigorous 4 day hike over 30 miles of rough, enemy ridden terrain. Luckily that trip got postponed and we planned a nice overnighter on the beach of Tamales Bay.
We had to grab some permits from the ranger station and then we were off. We grabbed some lunch from the Tamales Deli. We parked the truck and unloaded. We made the mistake to throw the gear into the canoe and walk it down to the beach. I think I got a hernia. Anyway we got it into the water and packed evenly then got in one at a time. Everyone recounted the last time they had been in a canoe, except me, I didn’t want to ruin the success rate. After about a 30 minute canoe ride we were across the bay. We scoped out Tamales beach and Marshal beach, ending up at Tamales beach b/c the wind break and better sand. Then we decided to go hiking up the hill that kept us from the ocean. About 1/3 of the way there Gino wimped out and went back to camp to nap. Good thing that 4 day hike got changed. 🙂 Dad and I went to the top and saw the ocean breaking and some cows. We went back down to join Gino for some relaxing. A camp fire, some chili, and some 20 questions later and we were ready for bed. Sleeping for Gino and Dad was great, they were snoring in 5 mins. I however had forgotten to pack a mat, and was not enjoying the ground we picked. I also kept waking up b/c the lack of air in the tent caused lots of condensation to build up and fall back on us. LAME. We woke up, Gino did some sort of hike by himself, I think he walked up half the hill and took a nap. Then we broke camp and took a nice slow paddle back. Grabbed some breakfast at Tamales Bakery and took the shortcut home. It was great. Very relaxing. Thanks for a great trip!
