Where to take Mila on her first Airstream trip?
Our kid has occasional breathing problems. And one of the ways to get her breathing normally again is to take a ride in the car with the windows open. This crap happens to her usually during the night. Poor thing sits in her car seat coughing her lungs out, wind in her hair, complaining that it’s too cold. But the other weekend, her coughing flared up during the day. Strange. So we loaded everyone in the car and went for a drive. A drive along the beautiful coast that we take for granted.
We drove by the coastal campsite at Faria Beach to check out what the deal is with reservations. We’ve never looked into it these premium spots… mostly because this campsite seems packed every day of the year… and because it’s just a hop, skip and jump away from us. As we drove slowly by all the trailers and RVs, we saw this cool vintage trailer with a matching old school car.
And then we saw a lovely silver Airstream that made us miss our Mali Mish. Badly.
Hmmm… Faria Beach? I wonder if we should stay here for Mila’s first trip.
Looks like this place is first come, first serve.
And the beach is just so lovely here.
And it has been two and a half months since our last trip.
But is the beach the best place to take a newborn for her first outing in our Airstream? Not sure. You’ll just have to wait and see.
the end,
marlene
October 16th, 2009 at 7:33 am
Was just at Rincon Parkway this past weekend (10/9 to 10/11)…..saw the same Airstream. They (Ventura County) were in the middle of resurfacing the asphalt in both Faria and Hobson Parks (premium sites). I think they’re going to resurface Rincon in the next few weeks. No doubt you discovered that everything (Rincon, Faria, Hobson) is on a first come /first serve basis. We picked up spot on the parkway on Thursday, and there were probably a couple dozen available. Typically, if you want a full hookup spot in Faria, or Hobson you have to get there no later than Wednesday, which shouldn’t be too hard for you since you live so close. I think the premium spots are now $40/night now, but you get water, electric, sewer and cable TV. The last time we stayed at Faria my brother drove up on a Wednesday last January and got two full hookup spots. You can save a full hookup spot with just a small tent, and by paying for the number of days you will want the site for. This is what the “locals” do. They are willing to pay an extra $40-$80 to get a spot for the weekend.
October 16th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Thanks for the helpful info Clarke. Now we just have to wait for a weekend with lots of sunshine!!