Camping in Malibu

Two weekends ago a few of us decided we needed to go find some sunshine for the weekend. We were tired of the snow and needed a break, so we went to the coast! It was an awesome weekend! We left Friday night and pulled into the camp ground at about 10pm. It’s not the best to set up camp in the dark but it was fun to wake up the next morning to discover the site that you couldn’t see before. It was also nice to have a full day to play on Saturday.

Everyone woke up when they wanted to and relaxed for a little while. I was the first one up in my tent and decided to go check out the waves. I walked down to the beach which was just across the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway). The walk reminded me of Cannes, France when we just had to walk on this under pass and then poof there was the beach! It was so beautiful to watch the sun get higher with the morning and to watch the waves role in. I sat there and read for a good while and then I walked back to see if anyone else was up.

Here is the beach. Gorgeous right?

Everyone was awake when I got back so we all had breakfast and made a plan for the day. The camp ground we were at was full for Saturday night so we had to find a new place for sure. Our plan was to hangout around here at the beach until we had check out and then drive up the PCH and to find this other camp ground that Aaron knew about.

This plan was great. We tossed a Frisbee for a while in the sand and then everyone did their own thing for a little while. Aaron went surfing (burr!), the girls went for a walk, and the boys kept playing Frisbee. I walked along the beach and caught up on some phone calls. Once it was time to check out we loaded up the cars and headed out.

This is my roommate MaryHelen and my friend Chelsea.

If you have never driven on the PCH you should make it a goal to do some time. It is spectacular. It’s kind of like taking the scenic route to the North Shore but instead of all of the forests and trees you continually have the Pacific Ocean at your side. J It was great! We didn’t actually make it up to the camp ground Aaron knew about but instead we pulled into another place which was just as great!

Here’s a picture of our site. The ocean was just on the other side of the trees. Can’t get better than that right?!

We set up camp and then went exploring. We found a path that led us down to ocean. It was rocky beach which was so fun to skip rocks and listen to the waves hit the rocks. My favorite part is when the waves pull back and make the trickling sound on the rocks. It was so nice to sit there and just take in the sights and the fact that I get to experience this. The rest of the weekend is just better told through pictures so enjoy!

This is Matt and I walking down the steps to the beach.

These were the huge rocks that were so fun to climb on and hear the waves crash in.

This is my roommate Jessica and I.

Roomates!

We all gave the skipping rocks a try. It was a challenge to hope the waves.

No words needed, beautiful!

The cliff was huge! Jessica and MaryHelen are sitting there on the rocks.

Before dinner we made sure to watch the sunset, beautiful!

I took this for mom. There were so many flowers in bloom on the coast it was great!

This is the group watching the sunset.

So it was a wonderful weekend and made us all happy and rejuvenated for the week! I love California! Woohoo for beach camping!