Another Airstream Adventure. But no traveling…
On Monday, 6/17, we drove the short 1.25 hours from Redlands to San Clemente. I have been camping here since 1956… It never disappoints…
We found our campsite – all RV sites are pull-through, about 75′ long, with full hook-ups. Some are better than others, but considering how hard it is to get reservations here, we’ll take whatever we can get…
We had a quiet afternoon, happy hours ensued, and we enjoyed a peaceful evening with friends. This will be the last peaceful evening we will have for awhile…
Tuesday morning (and every morning this week) we walk the 1 1/2 miles along the beach path to the pier…
We’ve been walking this path for about 20 years now…
We’ve been watching these cliffs erode for about 50 years…
A landmark along the way is the T-Street bridge…
Across from the pier is Bear Coast Coffee – the best coffee in So Cal. Today (and every day this week) Lynda has a latte, I have a decaf cappuccino, and we split the Feta-Egg sandwich…
After breakfast we walked back to the Villa and awaited the arrival of the Thundering Herd…
Our daughter, Erin, arrived with Roisin (6), Ian (5), Evelyn (1), and George X (3)…
Erin and Lynda put up their tent while I tried, unsuccessfully, to keep the kids out of trouble…
Despite the cool weather Tuesday (and every day this week) – it never broke 70 – beach time soon arrived…
I asked Lynda why she rarely takes pictures of anyone besides Evelyn; she replied that she is the only one who stays still long enough…
(PS: I don’t do the beach thing. I sunburn easily, there is no drink service, and I need my alone time in the Villa…)
By about 5:00 on Tuesday (and every day this week) Lynda and Erin and the Thundering Herd arrived back at the Villa; they’re hot, tired, sandy, hungry, and cranky…
We do our best to keep them from killing each other while the cleanup process takes place…
Usually we feed the kids, then put on Netflix in the Villa while the adults enjoy Happy Hours. Then we put the kids to bed and finally all the adults collapse… For some reason on Tuesday (and every night this week) Evelyn refused to fall asleep quietly and required adult attention for about an hour…
Wednesday morning the Thundering Herd accompanied us to the Pier and Bear Coast Coffee…
Everyone watched the train go by…
We were able to corral the kids for a picture on the Group W Bench:
Time on the swings ensued…
And the rest of the week proceeded in exactly the same way…
The only difference occurred late in the week. Erin and the kids went home Thursday evening, and they returned on Saturday morning… This allowed Lynda and me to make our marathon walk; we walked to the pier and Bear Coast for breakfast, then we walked to the north end of the beach path; from there we walked inland to Rainbow Sandals to buy new flips for me – walking as much as we do, I wear them out often. Then back down El Camino Real to Beach Town Books, a used book store Lynda likes, then to lunch at South of Nicks (which is actually NW of Nicks…)
From there we walked down Del Mar to the pier, and then back to the Villa. About eight miles…!
On Saturday morning Erin and the Thundering Herd returned…
Another special event occurred Saturday…
Happy Anniversary to us! It’s been 45 years !
To celebrate, we took pictures…
In the afternoon we did our separate things…
Saturday evening we were joined by friends (whose anniversary is Sunday) for dinner at Pierside…
We enjoyed the sunset…
Sunday afternoon we were joined by other friends… Beach time, happy hours, and dinner ensued…
And then everyone left. Silence! Golden silence!
Monday we walked one last time to Bear Coast for breakfast… We packed up and returned to Redlands…
And an enjoyable time was has by all…
Adventures in the Villa 
June 25, 2019 at 1:52 pm
…and now you need a vacation!! Love that place! Happy Anni!!
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