Finally.........

Our contraption to cook the beans.

Our campsite at Pomo Campground

Sadie and I walking on the beach

Matt walking w/ sadie on the beach

Sadie LOVES the beach!

Matt fishing at Lake Cleone. he caught one but it fell of the hook right at the shore line so we couldn't get a pic too bad!

matt got to go camping! He has been asking me to go camping with him for a while now. It has been at least 4 years since we have camped. Just a little story behind his urging... Matt likes to camp in what I call really"roughing it". For me I like to bring a few comforts of home, like a blow up mattress/bed, camp in a place where there is running water, showers and good bathrooms. Just a few of my needs. Anyhow he always gripes and whines about these specifics so we just never seem to go. Well on Friday Matt called me from work at about 9:00 am and said he wanted to take me somewhere. I was excited and nervous at the same time, he can be kind of "adventurous" at times. When he said camping in Fort Bragg I hesitated for a second and then said sure lets go! He was stunned to say the least. I was just thinking I would give it another try and see how he accepted the way I like to camp. And I thought it would be a great way to get out of the smoke and heat. We had a great time! We were just going to eat out instead of packing all the food ( Matt's idea) but then we just picked up some stuff to roast over the fire at the store when we got there. Not the most nutritious food but fun to cook, and what is camping with out roasting hot dogs and marshmallows over the fire. The baked beans were the best and we just rigged up the pot to cook them in, Matt thrives on figuring stuff like this out. Even though we did not have a mattress we slept pretty well actually. I think we need to buy a bigger tent for future camping though HAHAHA! Matt and I and Sadie in a 8x6 tent was very cozy and the mattress would not have fit anyway. I didn't realize how small the tent was until we set it up. I have never camped in that tent before it was Matt's before we met. Lesson learned :)

While there we just walked on the beach and fished and played lots of card games/board games. Sadie had a good time as well. she loves the beach but her leg was paying the price later that night. Nothing a little aspirin won't take care of ( she has arthritis in her back left leg).

We are already making plans to return and camp at MacKeacker(sp) state park. That is a great campground. Thanks Matt for a great idea and an even better weekend. Now to unpacking and washing all the camp gear, UGH!