Sun, Wind, Fire, Sand, and Water

The elements of camping at the beach in California.

Sun... We saw some glorious sunsets, and I got a pretty awesome sunburn - in spite of the sunscreen I slathered all over myself.

Wind... The last day at the beach was super windy, so most of us bundled up in hoodies, but that just added to the adventure of it all.

Fire... Campfire is one of my favorite smells on this earth. Jesse likes fire too - pretty sure he built this one.

Water... I can only describe it the way I describe mountains: Majestic. This was my view when I opened the door of my tent on Thursday morning.

Sand... It gets everywhere, but I love how it feels on my toes. And yes, those are my toes at the bottom of the picture.

The sun was out, the surf was (mostly) up, I ate when I was hungry and slept when I was tired. I also walked to the camp store with my niece, my brother-in-law, and some of his family, so we could all buy ice cream. I tried my hand at boogie-boarding - which I suck at, but loved trying anyway, and I caught a couple of good waves. I went to the Surf Ride surf shop and bought some trendy new "sandals" and a new hoodie, and I went to the 7-Eleven twice in one day.

AHHHH... I love camping at the beach.