Premium Campsite

This was our only reservation on our adventure so far. A beautiful ocean view near Santa Cruz at New Brighton State Beach. This premium view campsite for $50 per night with no hookups. We definetly can't afford this price every night with our $100 a day budget, but Jeff really wanted the view. Thank goodness for the solar panels. We have had enough power both nights to cook dinner, have the heater on, some lights, and very quick showers (not much water in the water tank). The solar panels have not been charging fully while driving during the day so we have been operating on 20-30% battery charge at night and draining it almost completely by morning. Jeff is workng on some trouble shooting to see if we can get the panels to charge the battery fully.

We ended up arriving in the dark again, but we did have a beautiful view in the morning this time. Jeff and the girls had two raccoons staring them down while sitting around the campfire that night. Ella quickly came inside screaming the whole way. Jeff and the girls quickly followed her inside, minus the screaming:)  We enjoyed a short hike in the morning down to the beach before getting back on the road. I wish we would have had a bit more time to enjoy this beautiful beach.