Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Emerald Forest Invasion 2009

This past weekend we had our 6th Annual Emerald Forest Invasion camping trip on the coast with friends.  Every year the dynamic is a little different and this year we had a fairly small group with five families.  Still a total blast and went by super-duper fast!  We went up on Thursday and after getting settled in to camp we headed over to Trinidad Beach to get a glimpse of the ocean.  We even spotted a whale off in the not too far distance. 

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Early Friday morning the guys headed out to play some golf while the rest of us played around the campground.  Then in the afternoon we packed up some dinner and spent many hours playing on Big Lagoon beach.  Before the beach however, we made a pit stop at Humboldt Marine Laboratory where we got to see a variety of sea creatures and play with starfish. 

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Saturday morning we visited the Samoa Cookhouse for a DELICIOUS and much appreciated (we didn't have to cook!) breakfast.  We then headed to Moonstone Beach for the rest of the day. 

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Our nights were spent around the campfire...making s'mores, telling stories, singing campfire songs.  Another successful Emerald Forest Invasion concluded!

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2 comments:

Aaron Lee said...

I so love this camping trip. The kids always have a blast together and we adults get to spend a little quality time together as well. I can't wait for the next camping trip.

Jeanne said...

Looks like all the kids had a wonderful time.