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Crystal Cove 2/19/17

Another cold, overcast, and windy day – but no rain.  Once again, we walked on the beach, marveling at the changes wrought by the pounding seas over the past few days. But the beach is still beautiful, in all its changing forms…

 

Last night we again enjoyed a cozy dinner with friends inside their Airstream – Various hors d’oeuvres, salad, pot roast, dessert, plus several wines, topped off with limoncello… And an enjoyable time was had by all.

This has been our 2oth visit (give or take) to Crystal Cove State Park – El Moro Campground.  Twenty five years ago (give or take) it was all owned by The Irvine Company, who donated all this land to the State of California – over 3 miles of Pacific Coastline, plus over 2,400 acres of wooded canyons, open bluffs, and the Historic District, complete with cottages dating from the 1930, now restored and available as vacation rentals.

I’ll do a campground review later, but for now, suffice it to say that is one special place on the California coast that everyone should visit…

 

 

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Crystal Cove, 2/16/17

Crystal Cove State Park, between Laguna Beach and Newport Beach, on the southern California Coast, is one of our favorite places for a quick weekend getaway. It’s about a 20 drive from our home in Irvine, all sites have full ocean views, and there are plenty of opportunities for walking and relaxing, with stores and restaurants nearby if we have a need for them.

Most of the time we walk on the beach for an hour or two in the morning, then read, work on jigsaw puzzles, watch an old movie, and just hang out. Every evening brings happy hours with friends who are camping with us.  We also take turns preparing dinner for the group, so all meals are very relaxing and fun times.  We have visits from other friends and family, and weather is usually beautiful – even though each year we camp four or five times between September and March.

This year is an exception. This past January we had rain and we had to have all happy hours and dinners inside our Airstream.  Yesterday when we arrived and set up, the weather was again beautiful. Happy hours and dinner was outside at the picnic table, and an enjoyable time was had by all.

Today rain showers started about 4:00 am and all morning it was cloudy, overcast, and very windy.  Heavy rain is expected at noon, with 1-3 inches of rain expected over the next 24 hours.

These pictures show the contract between yesterday and today…

With all this rain I should be able to add updates through the weekend… We hope you can stay dry, wherever you are…

Phil and Lynda

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Who we are…

Lynda Terhorst:  High School English teacher for over 40 years, reader of romance novels, mother of 2, grandmother of 3. Watches house and food shows on TV (while she reads), loves jigsaw puzzles and college sports…

Philip Terhorst: Architect for over 40 years, primarily involved in large, high density multi-family housing projects, mostly in California, father of 2, grandfather of 3. Watches old movies on TV (while browsing the computer), loves bourbon and college football…

We’ve been married over 42 years. Currently we live in Irvine, California, but after we return from this trip we will explore other options…img_6515

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About our rig…

We are traveling in our 2002 Airstream travel trailer. It is almost 35′ long, and it is a self-contained home on wheels. Our tow vehicle is a 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 3500, diesel, 4 wheel drive.  Our Airstream was nicknames, “The Villa” by other members of the Airstream Club, on our first campout with the group. Here are pictures…

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We are making Plans…

 

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We are Phil and Lynda Terhorst. We are retiring soon, and we will begin our first long trip in our Airstream, “The Villa”, in June, 2017. Our plans take us across the country, from Southern California to Rhode Island, visiting friends, historic sites, and examples of fine architecture along the way.

In July we will join an Airstream Caravan, arranged by the Airstream Club (WBCCI or WBAC), which will consist of 25 Airstreams traveling from Rhode Island to Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, for about 6 weeks.

In August we will begin our trip back to the OC. We will again make many stops along the way, traveling along the northern US and Canada, to Washington, then down the Pacific coast.

Join us in our adventure! Send me your email and I will keep you informed on Blog updates.

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