Wedding Anniversary/Fathers Day @ Bodega Dunes

It was not easy to find an available campground for this weekend, probably because of the Fathers Day on Saturday. Luckily we could make a reservation at the Bodega Dunes, Sonoma Coast SB. The nearby fishing harbor of Bodega Bay was chosen by Alfred Hitchcock as a film location for his movie ‘The Birds’. This remote small coastal place with the morning fog and the calming sound of the foghorn keeps its thrilling atmosphere even today.
We liked the campground a lot: insulated can't-see-your-neighbors-sites settled in the dunes some with trees and bushes to provide a bit of shade. Luckily we got enough sun too since the temperature at the coast was round 60 °F (15 °C) during the day! Thus quite a big difference than what we are having in San Ramon these days. It was wonderful to escape the heat for a few days!
Friday June 16th was our 6th wedding anniversary. This was also one of the reasons for our trip to the Sonoma Coast. But being so busy with all the nice things at the beach and in the dunes we both have completely forgotten it!!! Anyway we had a good laugh after all. This time we didn’t have problems with the squirrels. Here were just a few mosquitoes. After dark a raccoon came to look for something yummy at our site and he was successful to steal a few sausages from the cool box. I had to chase him away since he didn't want to leave at all. I can’t say I was feeling very comfortable facing him so close. Even when we went to sleep we still could hear him around.
We didn’t do much hiking this weekend. We couldn’t actually get Maarten of the beach and of the water in particular. The Sonoma Coast beaches are not for swimming because of strong rip currents, heavy surf and rogue waves. It was really challenging to keep an eye on Maarten all the time. And the water is so freezing there that it even hurts your feet. Because of the Fathers-Day-weekend Rob got the precedence entirely enjoy his son at the beach ;-)





Maarten wants more cake!




























Even completely wet Maarten refused to leave the water and was fighting back!

















PS: I just couldn’t help myself from taking a picture of our neighbors’ tent!